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Instagram is testing Direct, a standalone private messaging app that replaces the current inbox, in six countries; there is no timeline yet for a global launch — Messenger 2.0 — Instagram is testing a standalone app for private messages called Direct, a first step toward possibly toward …
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| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
Google adds video responses from celebrities, including Will Ferrell, Gina Rodriguez, and Mark Wahlberg, for popular questions as a trial in US — Using selfie-style videos — Google today is launching a new search feature that will have celebrities answering commonly searched questions …
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NiceHash, a Slovenia-based marketplace for cryptocurrency mining, says it was hacked and 4,700 bitcoins, worth about $60M+, were stolen from its wallet — (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency marketplace NiceHash said the contents of its bitcoin wallet had been stolen in a security breach and one executive said nearly $64 million had been lost.| Michael McWhertor / Polygon: |
Steam ends support for bitcoin payments citing volatility as fees move toward $20 per transaction vs. ~$0.20 when support via Bitpay was enabled April 2016 — “It has become untenable to support Bitcoin as a payment option” — Valve is ending support for Steam purchases made with bitcoin …
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| Alyssa Hertig / CoinDesk: |
ACINQ, Blockstream, and Lightning Labs successfully test live bitcoin transactions over Lightning Network bringing Bitcoin scaling solution closer to reality — Bitcoin's long wait for the Lightning Network is almost over. — Announced today, the startups behind the three … | Andrew Webster / The Verge: |
Sony says PS4 sales reached 70M units and PlayStation VR sold 2M units worldwide; PS4 now on track to surpass its predecessor which sold 80M+ over its lifespan — Sony announced today that the PlayStation 4 has hit a major new milestone, surpassing 70 million units sold worldwide.
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| David Meyer / Fortune: |
Bitcoin price reaches $16K+ despite bubble warnings, with a total market capitalization of ~$270B — Bitcoin broke through the $15,000 barrier on Thursday morning as it continued what has been a remarkable run even by the cryptocurrency's usual bubblelicious standards.
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| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Patreon says it will reduce pledge fee from 5% to 2.9%, but add a $0.35 charge for each individual pledge, causing concern among some creators — Patreon announced a new service fee policy that it says will help creators keep more money, but many are worried because they believe it will instead discourage their patrons from pledging.
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| Ainsley Harris / Fast Company: |
Real estate tech company Compass raises $450M from SoftBank's Vision Fund at a $2.2B valuation, plans to double its domestic reach in the US — Compass, a New York-based real estate startup, said Thursday that it had raised $450 million in funding from SoftBank Group's Vision Fund.| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Lyft launches first self-driving car pilot in Boston; select riders will be paired with a nuTonomy autonomous car, human safety drivers will be behind the wheel — Robot taxis by NuTonomy — Lyft's first self-driving car pilot is officially underway. The company is sending autonomous vehicles … | Peter Rubin / Wired: |
Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia, joins Everipedia as CIO as the two-year-old encyclopedia moves to the blockchain and becomes a peer-to-peer resource — AT THE TIME of this writing, the opening sentence of Larry Sanger's Everipedia entry is pretty close to his Wikipedia entry.
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| Farhad Manjoo / New York Times: |
How new businesses, including 100K+ with $100K+ sales, are using Amazon to sell electronics and other products, often undercutting established competitors — A few weeks ago, Wyze Labs, a one-year-old start-up in Seattle, sent me its first gadget to try. It's a small, internet-connected video camera …
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