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Snap reports Q3 net loss of $443.2M, vs. last year's $124.2M, and writes off $39.9M in unsold Spectacles inventory — VENICE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2017.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Evan Spiegel says Snap is redesigning Snapchat to make it easier to use and expects that it will be “disruptive to our business in the short term” — New version of the Android app also in the works — In today's earnings letter to Snap investors, CEO Evan Spiegel revealed …
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| Alex Heath / Business Insider: |
Snap reports Q3 revenue of $207.9M, up 62% YoY, vs. $235.5M est., as DAUs grew 17% YoY or 3% QoQ to 178M; stock down 15%+ after hours — Snap CEO Evan Spiegel. — Snap Inc. will report its third-quarter earnings after the closing bell on Tuesday. — The primary question for investors … | Caitlyn Gribbin / ABC: |
Facebook tests hashing to eliminate revenge porn in some countries; users send nude pics to themselves that Facebook will hash so they never appear on its sites — If you've had a nude photo taken, you might be nervous about where it could end up. — Your phone may be hacked …
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| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
Waymo now offers free taxi rides in fully driverless cars in Phoenix, plans for a paid taxi service; at first, most of the cars will have employee in back seat — Waymo's first product will be a driverless taxi service in the Phoenix area. — Driverless cars are here.
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Twitter to roll out 280-character tweets around the world, in all languages except Chinese, Japanese, and Korean — Double trouble — In most of the world, the iconic 140-character tweet is now officially a thing of the past. Twitter said today that after a global test …
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| Dara Khosrowshahi / LinkedIn: |
Uber CEO announces new “cultural norms” for company after employee input: celebrate differences, do the right thing, act like owners, make big bold bets — I've spent my first two months as Uber's CEO meeting our teams around the world, dealing with a few firefights …
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| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Apple Pay Cash launches in iOS 11.2 beta 2 today, letting users send and receive Apple Pay money in Messages — Apple is soft-launching direct, person-to-person payments in an iMessage today with the Apple Pay Cash beta. The feature, which was announced earlier this year …
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Amazon's AWS S3 adds five new tools, including default encryption and warnings about unencrypted files, to prevent data leaks — If you do a search for Amazon S3 breaches due to customer error of leaving the data unencrypted, you'll see a long list that includes a DoD contractor, Verizon …
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Major flaw in Parity multi-sig wallets, often used in ICOs, potentially freezes hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Ethereum — Today is not a good news day for Ethereum. A vulnerability found within a popular wallet has frozen potentially hundreds of millions of dollars …
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| Ali Breland / The Hill: |
After declining multiple invitations, ex-Yahoo CEO Mayer subpoenaed to appear before Congress, alongside Equifax execs, to shed light on respective breaches — The Senate Commerce Committee has issued a subpoena requiring former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer to testify before the committee … | Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
iPhone X shows how Apple's integration of hardware and software fends off less integrated rivals, like Google, even when rival services are superior — The history of Apple being doomed doesn't necessarily repeat, but it does rhyme. — Take the latest installment, from Professor Mohanbir Sawhney …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google is testing an AirDrop competitor, file manager, and cleanup utility for Android called Files Go, which reportedly will launch globally in December — Google is preparing to soon launch a new mobile app called Files Go that will allow Android users to better manage the files on their phone …
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UK's Office for National Statistics tests using Vodafone cell data to track daily commutes in London boroughs, a task that previously relied on the census — Thousands of people have had their movements tracked by the Office for National Statistics to see if they can find out where they live and work.
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Facebook promoted comments expressing disbelief under news stories as part of an experiment that has since ended — A Facebook test that promoted comments containing the word fake to the top of news feeds has been criticised by users. — The trial, which Facebook says has now concluded …
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| Tarinder Sandhu / HEXUS.net Tech Latest Content: |
Memo: Raja Koduri, AMD Radeon Technologies Group leader, to leave company after two years — One of Raja Koduri's last acts as chief of the Radeon Technologies Group — Remember when we reported on the Radeon Technologies Group boss, Raja Koduri, taking a leave of absence with an intent to return to the fold in December?
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| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
UK-based digital bank Monzo raises £71M Series D at £280M post-money valuation led by Goodwater Capital — Monzo, one of a number of “challenger” banks in the U.K. aiming to re-invent the current account, continues to be on a roll, both in terms of user numbers and now a significant new funding round.
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Corephotonics sues Apple for using its patented camera tech in iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 Plus; suit claims Apple expressed contempt for Corephotonics patents — (Reuters) - An Israeli startup has sued Apple Inc, accusing the iPhone maker of copying its patented smartphone camera technology.Sponsor Posts
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