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Lyft says it has raised $1B, led by Alphabet's CapitalG, at an $11B post-money valuation — Today we're happy to announce CapitalG — Alphabet's growth investment fund — is leading a $1 billion financing round in Lyft. This brings Lyft's post-money valuation to $11 billion.
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Apple Watch customers in China no longer able to sign up for cellular service; analysts say change is likely due to government concerns over tracking users — BEIJING— Apple Inc. AAPL -0.44% has another headache in China: this time with its latest watch. — For the first time …
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| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Sources: Facebook's news subscription tool is delayed on iOS over Apple's 30% App Store cut; the tool will rollout on Android phones over coming weeks — The problem: Apple's 30 percent tax. — Facebook's effort to help media companies sell subscriptions has hit a snag: Apple.
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| Tony Romm / Recode: |
Senate bill on political ads, called the Honest Ads Act, would regulate web firms with 50M+ annual visitors, require copies of ads and info on $500+/year buyers — An early look at the Honest Ads Act by Sens. Mark Warner, Amy Klobuchar and John McCain — A trio of top Senate lawmakers …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google Play rolls out “Try It Now” button for Android Instant Apps, updated Editor's Choice section, and Play Console update — Google today is announcing a number of changes to its Google Play app store, the most notable being a new way to try apps immediately without having to first install them on your mobile device.
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Tony Fadell, co-founder and ex-CEO of Nest, launches Future Shape, an investment and advisory firm for startups in agriculture, robotics, transportation, more — Tony Fadell, a co-creator of Apple's iPod and the co-founder and ex-CEO of Nest, has revealed his next project … | Wall Street Journal: |
How Amazon uses an in-house team of specialists to gain incentives from local and state governments for building projects, including its second headquarters — Cities and states woo e-commerce giant to house its second headquarters; request for proposals closes Thursday
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Facebook begins letting developers monetize Messenger's Instant Games with in-app purchases and video ads — Facebook is finally giving developers a reason to build games for Messenger while also opening a new revenue stream for the chat app. After launching HTML5 ‘Instant Games’ inside Messenger … | Leigh Cuen / International Business Times: |
Report: Google, Citi, and Goldman Sachs among biggest investors in blockchain tech; $390M was invested in blockchain products in 2016, $327M so far in 2017 — The buzz around blockchain technology is all about its potential to disrupt the status quo. But the truth is Silicon Valley … | Nathan Ingraham / Engadget: |
Sonos One review: the Alexa-enabled speaker has better sound than Google Home or original Echo, works with most music services, but setup process is complicated — When Sonos released the Play:5 speaker in late 2015, the Amazon Echo was still an unproven tech curiosity.
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| John Koblin / New York Times: |
Nielsen announces it is providing Netflix viewer data to clients, based on audio recognition in 44K homes in US; Netflix disputes accuracy — In the five years since Netflix started streaming original series like the Emmy-winning “House of Cards” and “Master of None,” the shows …
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| Bloomberg: |
A look at Sundar Pichai's challenges as Google struggles with criticism over fake news, sexism in its own ranks, fears of AI, and anti-trust cases in Europe — The sparsely furnished offices of Sundar Pichai stretch across the second floor of the Googleplex in Mountain View … | Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC: |
Verizon's Q3 earnings match estimates, with revenue of $31.72B and net addition of 603K postpaid customers — - Adjusted EPS: 98 cents a share, excluding items vs. 98 cents per share expected by a Thomson Reuters consensus estimate — Net adds: 603,000 (486,000 smartphones) …
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