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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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Axios, TheStreet, Netflix, ABC News, USA Today, Reuters, TechCrunch, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, TheStreet, Business Insider, CBS News, Financial Times, Barron's Online, BBC, New York Post, CNBC, CNBC, Variety, Tubefilter, BGR, and Investor's Business Daily
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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