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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 connection service, analysts say 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.| 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.| 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 … | 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 … | Ashley Gold / Politico: |
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| 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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Swedish lock giant Assa Abloy, which owns Yale and other brands, acquires smart lock maker August Home, which had raised around $75M — Oct 19, 2017, 11:26 amOct 19, 2017, 3:48 pm — The smart home market continues to heat up, and the legacy giants do not want to get locked out: quite literally.| 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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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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| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
MongoDB prices IPO above range at $24, may raise up to $220.8M at a valuation of about $1.2B — MongoDB has finished up what is essentially the final step in going public, pricing its IPO at $24and raising $192 million in the process. — The company will debut on the public markets tomorrow …
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