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Facebook announces Clear History feature, letting users stop Facebook-collected browsing history from being associated with their account — It's arguably the company's biggest update since the Cambridge Analytica scandal broke. — Facebook users will soon be able to opt …
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Facebook announces dating feature for its app that will recommend matches and let users create a separate dating profile, with testing to begin later this year — The world's largest social network is adding dating app features — Facebook is adding a dating layer to its main mobile app …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook announces updates to Messenger: chat translations, slowly rolling out starting with English/Spanish; AR features in closed beta; and a simplified UI — Facebook could use more evidence that it brings the world together rather than tearing it apart.
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| Michelle Castillo / CNBC: |
Sources: Facebook is considering launching its two smart speakers internationally first due to privacy concerns in the US; launch was originally slated for F8 — - Facebook is considering launching its smart speakers internationally first to avoid U.S. public scrutiny of data privacy issues, sources say.
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| Steven Levy / Wired: |
Interview with Mark Zuckerberg on his recent Congressional testimony, goals for F8 keynote, the three-year timeframe for fixing Facebook, and more — Mark Zuckerberg knew his keynote speech at F8 this year would not be like any other. His previous appearances at Facebook's annual developer's conference …
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| Apple: |
Apple Q2: revenue of $61.1B, up 16% YoY, as iPhone sales rise 3% YoY to 52.3M, iPad sales rise 2% YoY to 9.1M, Mac sales fall 3% YoY to 4.08M; stock up 3%+ — Revenue Grows 16 Percent and EPS Grows 30 Percent to New March Quarter Records — New $100 Billion Share Repurchase Authorization Announced, Dividend Raised by 16 Percent
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Tweets: @stevesi, @tsrandall, @asymco, @johnfraher, @sharatibken, @sfiegerman, @sharatibken, @lanceulanoff, @inafried, @benedictevans, @asymco, @asymco, @benbajarin, @asymco, @neilcybart, @neilcybart, and @neilcybart
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple reports Q2 services revenue of $9.2B, up 31% YoY, and says that the App Store, Apple Music, iCloud storage, and Apple Pay all generated record sales — Revenue grows the most since 2015; sales of wearables jump — IPhone sales meet projections; Apple sees more revenue gains
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Tweets: @asymco, @benbajarin, @lanceulanoff, @journeydan, and @benbajarin
| Thuy Ong / The Verge: |
Mark Zuckerberg announces new Instagram features, including a redesigned Explore page and video chat — The Explore tab will also feature more topics — Instagram is rolling out a host of new features today, including video chat and a redesigned Explore page.
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Instagram, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, MacRumors, TechCrunch, The Verge, Android Authority, Tech Times, The Verge, POPSUGAR Culture, Engadget, CrackBerry.com, PhoneDog.com, and iPhone Hacks. Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg
| Laura M. Holson / New York Times: |
Instagram says it will expand anti-bullying tools, including hiding comments that attack appearances — Instagram said Tuesday it was expanding its online anti-bullying initiative, adding a new filter to weed out comments meant to harass or bully the 800 million users of the popular social media site.
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Tweets: @instagram and @mikeyk
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Review of Oculus Go, which launches today: works without a phone or computer, solid hardware, $199 price is reasonable, but ecosystem is lacking and looks bulky — Oculus' first portable all-in-one VR headset is good, but not great — For the past few years, consumer virtual reality headsets …
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Tweets: @oculus, @geoffreyfowler, @geoffreyfowler, @thedextriarchy, and @reckless
| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
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| Snap Inc.: |
Snap reports Q1 net loss of $386M, as average revenue per user rose 34% YoY to $1.21 but was down 21% QoQ — VENICE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018.
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Tweets: @sarahfrier, @kurtwagner8, @kerrymflynn, @sarahfrier, @alex, @alexeheath, and @lexnfx
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google is launching .app domains, the first top-level domains secured with built-in HTTPS, to its Early Access Program on May 7 and to all on May 8 — Over three years after Google paid $25 million to gain the exclusive rights to the “.app” top-level domain, the company …
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The Keyword, 9to5Google, The Verge, Android Authority, and XDA Developers
| Selina Wang / Bloomberg: |
Steve Ballmer says he sold his stake in Twitter because he no longer wants to be an investor; Ballmer bought a 4% stake in October 2015 — Former Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said he sold his entire stake in Twitter Inc. because he no longer wants to focus on being an investor and the price was attractive.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon launches Prime Book Box, an invite-only subscription service for kids' hardcover books for $23/box sold as part of Prime membership — Along with the higher price that Amazon is introducing to Prime this month, the company is also bringing another first to its membership service: physical books.
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Cisco acquiring Accompany, which uses artificial intelligence to build databases of people and relationships at companies, for $270M in cash and stock — Cisco just announced an agreement to acquire Accompany, which uses artificial intelligence to build databases of people and relationships at companies.
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