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| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
Spotify's direct listing is an inflection point in the push-and-pull power struggle between Silicon Valley and Wall Street — You should care what happens on Tuesday — even if you don't care about Spotify. — Tuesday will be an abnormal day in the history of the IPO. — “Normally, companies ring bells.
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| Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
Intel debuts new 8th Gen CPUs: i9 and i7 chips with 6 cores at 45W for laptops, U-Series chips with Iris Plus graphics at 28W, 17 desktop Coffee Lake CPUs, more — The march from Intel for everything to be under the ‘8th Gen Intel Core’ branding is now at its climax: today is the official launch …
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Sources: Panerabread.com leaked customer records with names, emails, last four digits of CCs; flaw reported 8+ months ago, may affect 7M+; Panera says now fixed — Panerabread.com, the Web site for the American chain of bakery-cafe fast casual restaurants by the same name …
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| Sean White / The Mozilla Blog: |
Mozilla says it is building Firefox Reality, a new cross-platform web browser designed from the ground up to work on standalone VR and AR headsets — Today, we primarily access the Internet through our phones, tablets and computers. But how will the world access the web in five years … | Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair: |
Sources: Trump wants USPS to increase Amazon's shipping costs as advisers encourage the president to cancel Amazon's cloud computing contract with the Pentagon — With the West Wing finally calm, Trump is contemplating a multi-front campaign against Jeff Bezos.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google search chief John Giannandrea to step down and return to AI research, Jeff Dean will lead Google's AI efforts, and Ben Gomes will become VP of search — Two years ago, Google appointed its head of artificial intelligence to lead Search in a move that reflected the future of the company.
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| Thuy Ong / The Verge: |
Snapchat introduces group video chat for up to 16 people and “Mentions” in Stories that allow users to tag friends — You can video chat with up to 16 friends or 32 with just voice — Snapchat is introducing several new features this week, including the ability to make group video calls and a …
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| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
HTC Vive Pro review: new head-strap design is very comfortable and high resolution screen is nice, but at $799 without peripherals, it's only for enthusiasts — What if HTC could make the Vive VR headset again, but with better ergonomics, and higher quality screens? That's basically the Vive Pro.
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Instagram abandons its Apple Watch app, as Apple begins requiring native apps in updates starting this week — Despite dramatic improvements to Apple Watch speed, some high profile apps have been actively pulled from watchOS over the last several months. Instagram is the latest major app …
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Grindr's security chief Bryce Case says company has been unfairly singled out and that it has stopped sharing users' HIV status with its third-party vendors — Grindr has stopped sharing users' HIV status with its third-party vendors, the company's head of security told Axios.
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| Facebook: |
Facebook Messenger gets support for sending 360-degree photos and HD video — Visuals are the best way to add delightful expression and meaningful emotions to your chats. Earlier this year we shared that the ability to send photos, videos, stickers and GIFs in Messenger is extremely popular …
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
A timeline of how Microsoft came to accept the reality of Windows' decline with Nadella's reorg, leaving it without a dedicated PC division, a first since 1980 — The story of Windows' decline is relatively straightforward and a classic case of disruption: — The Internet dramatically reduced application lock-in| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Instagram has cut its API limit from 5000 to 200 calls without warning, breaking functionality in some third-party apps, amid Facebook privacy scandals — Without warning, Instagram has broken many of the unofficial apps built on its platform. This weekend it surprised developers …
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| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
Amazon announces Alexa Donations, powered by Amazon Pay, allowing users to give to one of 48 charities and nonprofits via voice commands — You can now donate to charity with your voice by asking Amazon's Alexa. Today, the tech giant announced a new feature called Alexa Donations, powered by Amazon Pay.
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| CoinDesk: |
SEC charges Centra Tech co-founders with fraud following last year's ICO, which raised $32M+ and received endorsements from Floyd Mayweather Jr. and DJ Khaled — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has halted an initial coin offering and charged its founders with …
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Tweets: @artplaie and @katie_haun
| Olga Kharif / Bloomberg: |
After 150+ cryptocurrency hedge funds opened amid 2017's meteoric rise in prices, this year's ~50% drop in Bitcoin value has led at least 9 funds to close — At least nine funds have been shuttered so far this year — Funds have losses of 23 percent in 2018, industry tracker says
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Private fundraising widens gap over the public market with $2.4T raised last year in the US, fueling the rise of Silicon Valley unicorns and coin offerings — The boom is transforming how companies grow, concentrating investing in fewer hands and raising concerns about oversight
Tweets: @miriamgottfried
| Elizabeth Cassidy / The Mighty: |
Twitter updates its reporting form and guidelines to include hateful content that targets people with disabilities — Two months ago, Natalie Weaver called for Twitter to include hate against people with disabilities in the form users fill out when reporting offensive tweets.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is planning to use its own processors in Macs from 2020, replacing Intel; Intel stock closed down 6.07% yesterday — Apple is planning to use its own chips in Mac computers beginning as early as 2020, replacing processors from Intel, according to people familiar with the plans …
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| April Rinne / Quartz: |
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