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Sources: Apple is planning to launch high-end over-ear wireless headphones with noise canceling as early as the end of 2018 but has faced development challenges — Company is rapidly growing wearables and accessories segments — New headphones could potentially cannibalize some Beats sales
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| New York Times: |
Google is selling US restaurant review guide Zagat, which it bought for $151M in 2011, to restaurant review company The Infatuation for an undisclosed sum — When Google agreed to buy Zagat for $151 million nearly seven years ago, the technology giant intended to bring the restaurant review empire into the digital age.
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| Alex Hern / The Guardian: |
Facebook admits it was a mistake to run a survey this weekend that asked users what its policy should be for when adults ask underage girls for sexual images — Social network admits survey asking whether it should permit adults to ask 14-year-old girl for sexual pictures was a mistake
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Amazon is in talks with big banks including JPMorgan Chase about a checking-account-like product for those without bank accounts — Online giant wants to develop product that would appeal to younger customers and those without bank accounts. — Amazon.com Inc. AMZN .46% is in talks …
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| Kevin Roose / New York Times: |
Some VCs say travels outside the Bay Area, including to Midwest, have helped them see downsides of Silicon Valley, as SF faces high levels of outward migration — “Oh my god, this is so cute!” — Robin Li, an investor with the San Francisco venture capital firm GGV Capital …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Xiaomi Chairman Lei Jun says the company plans to enter the US smartphone market by late 2018 or early 2019 — Chinese maker, No. 4 at home, looks to extend its Western expansion as it plans IPO to raise $10 billion or more — China's Xiaomi Corp. could sell smartphones in the U.S. as early as this year … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google's search app for iOS adds an extension for iMessage in US, a Safari share sheet option to see related content suggestions, and iPad drag and drop support — Google Search is now available within iMessage. In an effort to more deeply integrate Google's search engine on iOS devices …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook has been testing a breaking news label for articles, is expanding that beta to 50 more publishers in Latin America, North America, Europe, Australia — Facebook's algorithm is terrible at surfacing breaking news, often showing urgent posts hours or even days later when more facts have since emerged or the story has changed.
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Facebook Media, Engadget, Axios, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @nberke, @moorehn, @joshconstine, @kerrymflynn, and @charlesarthur
| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
Coinbase hires Emilie Choi, who did 40+ deals during her tenure as head of M&A at LinkedIn, as its VP of corporate and business development — A cryptocurrency company could do some fairly outside-the-box acquisitions. — Coinbase, the cryptocurrency trading platform … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Waze's carpooling app for commuters relaunches and now allows people to choose their shared rides, as opposed to being matched blindly — Waze's carpooling app for commuters is relaunching with a number of new features designed to make it easier and safer to use.| Alfred Ng / CNET: |
PA attorney general files lawsuit against Uber for waiting over 12 months to disclose the data breach from Oct 2016, which affected ~13,500 drivers in the state — Uber's got a new legal fight on its hands. — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Monday filed a lawsuit against Uber … | USA Today: |
Lyft partners with electronic health records company Allscripts to let hospitals and doctors' offices schedule rides for patients through LyftConcierge — SAN FRANCISCO — Last week, Uber announced it was rolling out a service aimed at helping healthcare providers summon rides for patients.
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| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Former Dropbox executive and Index Ventures VC Ilya Fushman joins Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers as a general partner — Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has added a high profile new partner to its effort to revitalize its venture practice. — The newest face to join Kleiner Perkins … Sponsor Posts
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