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| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
Internal email from Uber executive Eric Meyhofer says it has decided to wind down self-driving tests in Arizona, following pedestrian death — “We intend to drive in a much more limited way,” Uber executive writes. — Uber is shutting down testing of self-driving cars in Arizona …
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Apple says it will partially refund customers with iPhone 6 or later that paid for out-of-warranty battery replacements in 2017 by giving them $50 credit — Apple said today it'll refund customers who paid for out-of-warranty battery replacements on their iPhone 6 or later devices between January 1st, 2017 and December 28th, 2017.| Johana Bhuiyan / Recode: |
Uber reports $2.6B in Q1 2018 revenue and a profit of $2.5B due to $2.9B received from merging its Russia and Southeast Asia businesses with local competitors — The company saw $2.5 billion in profits on $2.6 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2018.
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| Nicholas Thompson / Wired: |
Facebook outlines new steps to combat false news: request for academic proposals to study it on Facebook, release of a 12-minute film, and news literacy program — NEWS FEED, THE algorithm that powers the core of Facebook, resembles a giant irrigation system for the world's information.| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple launches privacy portal where users can download a copy of all data Apple associates with their account, starting in EU and rolling out worldwide later — Apple has today launched its new Data and Privacy website, allowing Apple users to download everything that Apple personally associates …
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| Jim Finkle / Reuters: |
Cisco's Talos cyber intelligence unit says 500K+ routers in dozens of countries have been infected by Russia-linked malware and could be used to attack Ukraine — (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) on Wednesday warned that hackers have infected at least 500,000 routers and storage devices …
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| Lydia Wheeler / The Hill: |
District court judge rules President Trump can't block people from viewing his Twitter feed, calling it a designated public forum protected by First Amendment — A federal district court judge on Wednesday ruled that President Trump can't block people from viewing his Twitter feed.
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| Kate Conger / Gizmodo: |
Facebook says users can now use dedicated hardware or code-generating apps for two-factor authentication without having to register their phone number — Facebook users who want extra account security but don't want to share their phone number with the company can now lock down their accounts …
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Dublin-based sports betting company Paddy Power Betfair agrees to acquire FanDuel, will merge its US assets with FanDuel and invest $158M in cash — Ireland-based online gaming company Paddy Power Betfair has agreed to buy U.S. fantasy sports site FanDuel, Axios has learned from multiple sources.| Reuters: |
France's Macron meets with executives from the world's biggest tech companies, including Satya Nadella and Mark Zuckerberg, to talk investment, tax, and more — PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron told executives from the world's biggest technology firms on Wednesday that he wanted innovation …
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| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Snap launches a seed accelerator, called Yellow, that will invest $150K in 10 different media startups and creators starting this fall — Snap's executives, including CEO Evan Spiegel, will help the program's founders. — Snap wants to find the next big media business …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook Marketplace adds home service professionals like house cleaners, plumbers, contractors, and others in partnership with Handy, HomeAdvisor, and more — Facebook is entering the home services market. Starting today, U.S. Facebook users browsing the Facebook Marketplace will be able …
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Okta announces Sign in with Okta, an API that lets users sign in with their Okta account on other services — Consider that there are millions of Okta users out there using the service to sign into their company applications with a single set of credentials.
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Twitter will start adding labels to US Congressional candidates' profiles on May 30, ahead of the November midterm elections — Twitter will start adding labels to the profiles of candidates running in the 2018 midterm elections after May 30th. — Why it matters: The move underscore's … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: ZTE estimates at least $3.1B in losses from US sales ban, as operational expenses mount and most of its 75K employees sit idle — - Missed deals and mounting expenses are adding up for ZTE — The action against ZTE is now entangled in U.S.-China talks| Wall Street Journal: |
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Lyft says it will spend $100M on a network of driver support centers, where they can get low-cost oil changes, basic vehicle maintenance, and car washes — Lyft driver “hubs” include discounted car washes and oil changes, as well as clean bathrooms — Lyft announced today plans …
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| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
Following Seattle's “head tax” law, San Francisco, Mountain View, Cupertino, and East Palo Alto look to introduce laws taxing big tech companies per employee — Mountain View, East Palo Alto, Cupertino and San Francisco blame the industry for inequality and overcrowding.| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
The Marshall Islands, with 53K citizens, will issue its own cryptocurrency called “sovereign” or SOV, limited to 24M tokens, to replace the US dollar there — The Marshall Islands made its own cryptocurrency, doing away with the US dollar. The government has signed the change into law …
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CryptoGlobe, Reuters, International Investment, and Crypto Currency News. Tweets: @cryptomanran
| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: |
A look at Kaspersky Lab's SAS conference, where the company showcases its best research while entertaining competitors and reporters, amid its ongoing crisis — We went to Kaspersky Lab's SAS conference, where the controversial Russian anti-virus firm showcases its best research …
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The Daily Beast. Tweets: @jason_koebler, @puppycapitalism, @metacurity, @rhhackett, @lorenzofb, @bobmcmillan, @josephfcox, @thegrugq, and @zackwhittaker
| CoinDesk: |
Coinbase is launching Coinbase Pro, a new version of its GDAX platform, and acquiring crypto trading relay platform Paradex — Coinbase announced Wednesday that it is launching a new version of its GDAX platform called Coinbase Pro and acquiring crypto trading relay platform Paradex.
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