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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram now lets users have a four-way group video chat as they browse, after announcing the feature at F8 in May — Instagram's latest assault on Snapchat, FaceTime, and Houseparty launches today. TechCrunch scooped back in March that Instagram would launch video calling …
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| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Facebook now allows some preapproved advertisers to promote crypto businesses and services, like exchanges, but ads for ICOs and binary options are still banned — Advertisers will need to apply, but ICO ads are still banned. — Facebook is reversing its ban on cryptocurrency advertisements …
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Facebook, TechCrunch, CNBC, VentureBeat, Engadget, NewsBTC, SludgeFeed, Mashable, Crowdfund Insider, Bitcoinist.com, Axios, and Adweek. Tweets: @thekevinsteele
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Maps rolls out an Explore tab to clue users in on what's happening nearby, a “For you” tab for restaurant recs, and the ability to follow neighborhoods — At its I/O developer conference last month, Google previewed a major update to Google Maps that promised …
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| Selina Wang / Bloomberg: |
Twitter to require email or phone number confirmation for new accounts, place a warning sign by suspicious accounts, and is using ML to find problematic ones — - Platform will require new accounts to confirm email or phone — Twitter will place warning sign on suspicious accounts| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases first public beta of macOS Mojave with new system-wide Dark Mode, group FaceTime, desktop Stacks, redesigned Finder and Mac App Store, and more — Apple is today releasing its first public beta of macOS 10.14 Mojave, the upcoming version of its Mac operating system …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
UK judge grants Uber a 15-month license to operate in London, provided it meets TfL conditions and pays £425K, after its license was revoked in September 2017 — After failing to secure a renewal for a license to operate a private hire vehicle service in London last September, Uber …
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| Henny Sender / Financial Times: |
Sequoia Capital has raised the first $6B round of its $8B global fund, all of which comes from investors with no previous relationship with Sequoia — Sequoia Capital has raised the first $6bn of what will be an $8bn global fund, as the Silicon Valley venture capital firm seeks more firepower …
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| Rob Price / INSIDER: |
Facebook no longer making drones that would have provided wireless internet to the developing world, now focusing on flying connectivity hardware technologies — - The revelation comes after Business Insider reported on upheaval at the Aquila project, including the departure of its leader and a planned redesign.| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
As Benchmark gets ready to raise a new fund, four years after its last fundraise, questions arise about its future and who will stay at the firm — Questions swirl around the venture capital firm as it prepares to raise a new fund within the next year. — Benchmark is one of tech's …
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| Kashmir Hill / Gizmodo: |
California has until Thursday to pass a privacy bill; if not, a stronger version will likely show up on state ballot in November, leading lawmakers to scramble — Recent headlines have suggested that California lawmakers are considering a bill that would give Californians “unprecedented control over their data.”| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google announces Cloud Filestore, a new cloud storage option for developers needing a traditional file system interface, launching in beta next month — Google is giving developers a new storage option in its cloud. Cloud Filestore, which will launch into beta next month …
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Amazon's Alexa app for iOS to get voice control in the coming days, after the feature's announcement in January — Way back at the beginning of the year (seemingly 24 or 25 months, at this point), Amazon brought voice control to its Alexa app for Android. The move marked a big step toward …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Wi-Fi Alliance begins certifying products that support WPA3, the successor to the WPA2 security protocol, that provides additional protections against attacks — WPA3 certification starts today — Wi-Fi devices have been using the same security protocol for over a decade.
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CNET, DSLreports, XDA Developers, Android Authority, Wi-Fi Alliance, The Next Web, Fortune, Mashable, Wired, AppleInsider, Neowin, iPhone in Canada Blog, ValueWalk, FierceWireless, The Register, iDownloadBlog.com, WeLiveSecurity, The Tech Report, Inquirer, Softpedia News, TechSpot, BGR, KnowTechie, Fortune, 9to5Mac, BleepingComputer.com, MacRumors, Engadget, bit-tech.net, BetaNews, darkREADING, VentureBeat, and SlashGear
Tweets: @wifialliance, @hanno, and @kjhiggins
| Alana Semuels / The Atlantic: |
Reporter recounts the day she spent delivering packages as an Amazon Flex driver in San Francisco, says she made less than minimum wage after expenses — I'm sure I looked comical as I staggered down a downtown San Francisco street on a recent weekday, arms full of packages … | New York Times: |
Sources: top tech companies met intelligence officials to discuss midterm elections but neither the FBI nor DHS was willing to share specific threat information — SAN FRANCISCO — Eight of the tech industry's most influential companies, in anticipation of a repeat of the Russian meddling …
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The Hill, Business Insider, Engadget, CNET, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, Washington Post, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, Axios, and reddit.com
Tweets: @ethanz, @sheeraf, @justinhendrix, @stevekopack, @juliettekayyem, and @jason_kint
| Andrii Degeler / Tech.eu: |
German big data analytics startup Celonis raises $50M Series B from existing investors Accel and 83North at a $1B valuation — Munich-founded startup Celonis has raised a funding round of $50 million from its existing investors, Accel and 83North. The deal values Celonis at $1 billion … | Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
A look at how Uber's Saudi Arabian operation, which sees 1.33M riders quarterly, has prepared product changes for the country's legalization of female drivers — Uber has about 95,000 monthly active drivers in Saudi Arabia. And right now, only one is a woman. — But that's about to change.| Eugene Kim / CNBC: |
Overview of Amazon's poaching efforts from 2015 to 2017 shows Microsoft as the most common target, with at least 30 director or higher level execs defecting — - There are many reasons for this trend, including Amazon and Microsoft's close proximity, but brand image and compensation may have to do with it too.| Alan Boyle / GeekWire: |
Autonomous delivery drone startup Matternet raises $16M Series A led by Boeing HorizonX Ventures, aims to use the funds to expand operations in US and elsewhere — Boeing HorizonX Ventures has taken the lead role in a $16 million Series A funding round for Matternet, a California company specializing …
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