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Sources: Dell's board is meeting later this month to discuss strategic options, including an IPO — Company's board plans to discuss options later this month — After going private in 2013, firm now seeks growth, cash — Dell Technologies is considering strategic options including … | Huib Modderkolk / De Volkskrant: |
Dutch media: Dutch intelligence penetrated Russian APT29 Cozy Bear's network, office security camera in 2014, provided info on State Department, DNC hacks to US — Hackers from the Dutch intelligence service AIVD have provided the FBI with crucial information about Russian interference with the American elections.
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Google is testing Bulletin, an app for allowing local users to submit stories about their communities, as a limited pilot in Nashville, TN and Oakland, CA — Google appears to be testing a new tool for people to report and publish local news stories, called Bulletin.
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Lyft investigating whether staff abused access to customer data after online post claims workers tracked ex-partners, pulled info of celebs including Zuckerberg — Enter your email to read the full article.
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Intel reports Q4 revenue of $17.05B, up 4% YoY, vs. $16.34B analyst expectations, net loss of $687M after $5.4B expense due to recent tax overhaul; stock up ~4% — Books a $5.4 billion charge after recent changes in U.S. tax law — Intel Corp. INTC -.46% said it had record fourth-quarter revenue …
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App Annie: Google Play downloads topped 19B in Q4 2017, surpassing Apple's App Store by 145%; App Store had $11.5B consumer spend, surpassing Play by 95% — Smartphone adoption in emerging markets just delivered the highest number of app downloads Google Play has ever seen in a quarter.
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Amazon debuts single sign-on for Fire TV with support for Spectrum, DirecTV, Dish, Optimum, Verizon FiOS, and others; Comcast Xfinity not supported — Amazon joins Apple in offering Single Sign-On, but Roku still doesn't have it — Amazon is eliminating the frustration of having …
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Sources: Airbnb will show $100M in cash-flow profitability for the full year in 2017, as it adds Amex ex-CEO Kenneth Chenault to its board and prepares for IPO — It's a small $100 million in cash-flow profitability, but it sets up the short-term home rental company for an IPO in 2018.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Zero-fee stock trading app Robinhood says it will let users trade bitcoin and ether starting in February using its Robinhood Crypto platform — No-commission stock trading app Robinhood will let you buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum without any added transaction fees starting in February …
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California DMV says Apple has expanded its self-driving test fleet to 27 vehicles, up from three in April 2017 — Company received first permit from California DMV in April — CEO Tim Cook has said Apple is focusing on autonomous systems — Apple Inc. has expanded …
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JD.com founder Richard Liu says the company is in talks to sell 15% of its logistics unit to Tencent, others, as it prepares to launch in Los Angeles in 2018 — Tencent and other investors to buy 15% of JD Logistics — Billionaire CEO preparing for a Los Angeles launch this year| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Walmart and Rakuten partner to launch a new online grocery service in Japan, sell Rakuten-owned Kobo's e-readers, audiobooks, and e-books in US — Walmart today announced a major expansion in terms of its global e-commerce presence: the retailer is entering a strategic partnership with Tokyo-based Rakuten …
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Jet.com's president Liza Landsman is leaving just 18 months after the $3B Walmart acquisition — Liza Landsman had been elevated to the top role one year ago. — Liza Landsman, president of the Jet.com e-commerce site that Walmart acquired for $3 billion in late 2016 … Sponsor Posts
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