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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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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Online personal shopping startup Stitch Fix files for IPO, says it lost just under $1M on $977M in revenue for the year ending July 29, will trade on Nasdaq — Stitch Fix, a personal shopping subscription service founded by Katrina Lake, has filed for an initial public offering.
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Sources: Facebook's news subscription tool is delayed on iOS over Apple's 30% App Store cut; the tool will roll out 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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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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| Reuters: |
Founders of company that owns Tezos code seek to oust head of the Swiss foundation set up to manage its $232M ICO, putting project at risk — Anna Irrera, Steve Stecklow, Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi — ZUG, Switzerland/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Just three months ago, a tech project called Tezos …
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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.| 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 … | Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab: |
Pew survey of 1,116 technologists and other experts: consensus that current environment is conducive to misinfo; 51% say things won't improve over next decade — It can be nice to hear from experts (even the so-called experts) how things are going to shake out.
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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 … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
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 … | Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
MongoDB closes up 34% on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq, at a market cap of around $1.6B, after raising $192M in its IPO — New York-based MongoDB went public on the Nasdaq on Thursday, finishing the day at $32.07, up 34 percent above its IPO price of $24.| Twitter: |
Twitter unveils user safety roadmap through Jan. 2018: expand definitions of non-consensual nudity, update policy around hate, add info for suspended accounts — As we said last week, we're updating our approach to make Twitter a safer place. This won't be a quick or easy fix, but we're committed to getting it right.Sponsor Posts
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