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Sources: Facebook employees react to VP's controversial 2016 memo, with dozens criticizing company leakers; Andrew Bosworth has now deleted his memo — “I've always thought our ‘open but punitive’ stance was particularly vulnerable to suicide bombers." — The publication of a June 2016 …
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Apple details external GPU support now available in macOS 10.13.4 High Sierra, recommends a number of specific enclosures and AMD cards; no Nvidia cards listed — The release of macOS 10.13.4 brings with it official external GPU support by Apple, but the company is recommending specific enclosures/chassis … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
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Profile of Dara Khosrowshahi as he works to repair Uber's image by acting as a diplomat and a salesman without giving up the qualities that led to its success — Dara Khosrowshahi is charged with turning the scandal-plagued startup into a traditional company—without sacrificing what made it successful.| Jack Nicas / New York Times: |
Some Silicon Valley executives warm up to Trump on taxes and deregulation even as they disagree with him on immigration and the environment — SAN FRANCISCO — Two days after Donald J. Trump won the 2016 election, executives at Google consoled their employees in an all-staff meeting broadcast around the world.
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Chartbeat: Chrome recommendations on mobile, Articles for You, is now the fourth-highest referrer to websites, growing 2100% in 2017 from 15M to 341M visits/mo — It's already driving almost as many visits as Twitter, and publishers have no idea why their stories get chosen (or don't).| Josh Chin / Wall Street Journal: |
Huawei reports strong smartphone sales of 153M in 2017 as net profit rose 28.1% YoY to ~$7.3B on revenue of ~$92.5B, up 15.7% YoY — The company said it sold 153 million smartphones world-wide last year — SHENZHEN—Huawei Technologies Co. said strong smartphone sales led to a recovery …
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ProtonMail adds encrypted contacts manager, which uses digital signatures to check data integrity, to its iOS and Android apps — Encrypted email provider ProtonMail has expanded its encrypted contacts feature to its mobile app on Android an iOS. — The Swiss company first introduced encrypted contacts …
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Accolade raises $50M from a16z, Madrona, others, bringing a total raised to $200M+ to help corporate employees navigate their healthcare options — Accolade has raised another big investment round to fuel growth of its healthcare technology platform. — The company, headquartered in Seattle … | Reuters: |
Customs officers in Shenzhen arrested a gang that smuggled ~$80M worth of iPhones from Hong Kong to mainland China using drones — BEIJING (Reuters) - Customs officers in southern China's technology hub Shenzhen busted a group of criminals using drones to smuggle 500 million yuan ($79.8 million) …
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Singapore says it has reasonable grounds to believe Uber-Grab deal may violate competition laws, tells firms not to integrate businesses in the country for now — Uber's exit from Southeast Asia is under scrutiny from regulators in Singapore who believe that Grab's purchase of the U.S. firm's business …
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Nift, a startup that enables merchants to give gift cards from other local merchants to best customers to cross-promote their businesses, raises $16.5M Series A — Nift, which is giving local businesses a new way to promote themselves, has raised $16.5 million in Series A funding.
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Yevgeniy Nikulin, a Russian indicted for allegedly hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring in 2012, has been extradited to the US from Czech Republic — The Czech Republic has defied Russia and deported a Russian accused of hacking to the United States. Russia wanted Yevgeniy Nikulin …
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