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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft launches Skype version 8.0 for desktop, with HD video, screen-sharing in calls, and improved chat, plans more features this summer like call recording — Skype's redesign launched last year was met with mixed reviews, but the company is forging ahead by rolling out a number …
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Skype Blogs, The Verge, Engadget, The Verge, CNET, GeekWire, SiliconANGLE, 9to5Mac, Ars Technica, Paul Thurrott, MacRumors, Digital Trends, Neowin, Petri, On MSFT, ZDNet, 9to5Google, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @maryjofoley and @mattnavarra
| CNBC: |
Amazon suffers glitches in both mobile app and desktop site as Prime Day kicks off, including shopping cart errors and endless loops when trying to get to deals — - Some users saw an error page featuring the “dogs of Amazon” and were never able to enter the site.
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Business Insider, Business Insider, Axios, Quartz, Business Insider, Adweek, PYMNTS.com, and Fortune
Tweets: @shiraovide, @stevekovach, @shiraovide, @cnbcnow, and @cnet
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Instapaper is becoming independent, says Pinterest, which bought the service a couple of years ago, has agreed to transfer ownership of it to a new company — Read-it-later and bookmarking service Instapaper announced today that it will once again be an independent operation.
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Instapaper, Engadget, VentureBeat, CNET, MacStories, KnowTechie, Adweek, and Neowin
Tweets: @alexeheath, @ow, and @marcoarment
| Wall Street Journal: |
Netflix reports Q2 membership growth of 5.2M, 1M less than forecast, and a profit of $384M, up from $65M last year; stock down 14% after hours — Video site blamed faulty internal forecasting, not business reasons like price increases — Netflix Inc. missed its own forecasts …
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Tweets: @lucas_shaw, @benbajarin, @pkafka, @pkafka, and @benbajarin
| Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Uber is being investigated by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over gender discrimination, a probe which began last August — EEOC investigators have been seeking information related to hiring practices, pay disparity and other matters
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Fortune, New York Times, The Verge, Bloomberg, Engadget, The Hill, Ars Technica, CNET, TechCrunch, BBC, TechSpot, Reuters, Telegraph, Mashable, and Axios. Tweets: @gregbensinger
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Uber rolls out new features to improve pickups, like giving riders in US and Canada guaranteed pickup windows, offering a $10 credit if scheduled rides are late — Uber is aiming to perfect the art of the pick-up with three features it says minimize cancellations.
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Uber Newsroom, Engadget, The Verge, Axios, 9to5Google, Android Police, KnowTechie, East Bay Times, Cult of Mac, and MacRumors. Tweets: @joshconstine
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Roku unveils Roku TV Wireless Speakers that use company's Roku Connect platform to link-up with Roku-powered smart TVs over WiFi, coming in October for ~$200 — The first speakers to use the new Roku Connect platform are also Roku's first foray into the speaker market
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TechCrunch, Roku Online Newsroom, Axios, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, TechSpot, TechHive, KnowTechie, Engadget, Thurrott.com, Investor's Business Daily, Ars Technica, and Washington Post. Tweets: @reckless
| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
Ming-Chi Kuo report: Galaxy S10 to come in three sizes in 2019, with 5.8", 6.1", 6.4" screens; the larger two will have fingerprint sensors built into display — - Samsung's Galaxy S10 lineup is expected to be composed of three models when it launches next year, according to a well-known research analyst.
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MacRumors, BGR, Android Authority, TechSpot, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, Android and Me, and Cult of Mac. Thanks:@stevetweedie
| Lily Katz / Bloomberg: |
Coinbase says SEC and FINRA have given it the green light to list coins deemed to be securities by approving three acquisitions, including Keystone Capital — - SEC, Finra sign off on deals that give firm federal licenses — Company is exploring addition of five new digital tokens
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| Daniel Boffey / The Guardian: |
Airbnb found in breach of EU consumer law regarding hidden costs, unclear terms and conditions, and more; regulator gives company until end of August to rectify — Accommodation service told it needs to be clearer on total cost including fees and charges — Airbnb has been found in breach …
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EU Press Room, The Verge, Reuters, Financial Times, BBC, Fortune, Bloomberg, and Telegraph. Tweets: @eu_commission
| NBC News: |
Apple removed QDrops, an app that sent alerts about the Qanon conspiracy theory, after months near the top of the App Store; app still on Google Play Store — One of the App Store's top entertainment apps pushed a conspiracy theory about a child sex ring and a Trump secret police force.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Israeli ride-hailing service Gett mulling an exit from US by selling Juno, the startup it acquired a little over a year ago for $200M — - Move would mark a retreat from its global expansion plans — Gett investor VW turns attention to fund its own mobility unit
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