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Docs show Uber, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, IBM, others are forming “The Coalition for the American Dream” group to lobby for DACA; Uber confirms participation — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Nearly two dozen major U.S. companies in technology and other industries are planning … | Peter Kafka / Recode: |
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.| Brandon Butler / Network World: |
Cisco to acquire machine learning startup Perspica and integrate its real-time data processing tool into AppDynamics — Real-time data processing tool will be integrated with AppDynamics — Cisco today announced plans to acquire San Jose-based startup Perspica, a company that specializes …
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Intel and Amazon partner to release a new development kit enabling Alexa voice-control capabilities in third-party smart home devices — Intel Corp. and Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday they're teaming up to deliver a new development kit that allows developers to embed Amazon's Alexa voice-control capabilities …
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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.
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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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Tweets: @katie_roof, @delrey, @shiraovide, @danprimack, and @ericnewcomer
| Lyft Blog: |
Lyft says it has raised $1B, led by Alphabet's CapitalG, at an $11B post-money valuation; CapitalG partner David Lawee joins Lyft board — 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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| Quinn Norton: |
Journalist Quinn Norton says author and tech evangelist Robert Scoble sexually assaulted her at an O'Reilly unconference in the early 2010s — Foo Camp, the original unconference thrown by O'Reilly every year, is one of my favorite events in the technology world.
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Google Play rolls out “Try It Now” button for Android Instant Apps, updates Editor's Choice section and Play Console — 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.| 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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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Coda, a collaborative editor with word processor and spreadsheet tools, launches in private beta, reveals $60M in funding over two rounds, Reid Hoffman on board — From rows and columns to custom apps — When Shishir Mehrotra worked at YouTube, he was struck by the relatively pedestrian tools that kept the site running.
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Coda Blog, TechCrunch, and Mashable
Tweets: @amyhoy, @jerols, @jonseff, @johnolilly, and @danprimack
| Bloomberg: |
Sources say launch of Verizon's new live online TV service, which is separate from Go90, is delayed until Spring 2018 at the earliest — Programming deals still in negotiation, strategy seen adrift — Online streaming TV is ‘absolutely critical,’ CEO saidSponsor Posts
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