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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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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.| 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| 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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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| 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.| Taylor Lorenz / The Atlantic: |
Some of the biggest meme accounts on Instagram have gone private in recent months as their owners say it's a new way to gain followers on a crowded platform — Over the past six months, some of Instagram's biggest meme pages—like Shithead Steve, with more than 2.5 million followers …
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Co-founder of Twitch and Justin.tv explains why he is not building another B2C firm and went the B2B route for his next startup, Atrium — The biggest technology companies in the world are typically consumer internet companies, like Amazon, Google, Apple, and Facebook, so it's easy for new entrepreneurs to be attracted to B2C.
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| Rob Price / INSIDER: |
Sources describe a dysfunctional culture at Meitu, a Chinese selfie app maker with 400M+ MAUs, with public shamings of staff, seemingly arbitrary firings, more — - Meitu is a hot Chinese selfie app maker with hundreds of millions of users — but some believe its global expansion has been plagued by dysfunction.
Tweets: @tprophet
| Jessica Guynn / USA Today: |
Facebook's diversity efforts fall short as just six African-American and ten Hispanic women serve as senior managers in the US, out of 769 such jobs — The global director of diversity at Facebook, Maxine Williams, says the company needs to invest in local communities in order to become more diverse.| Steven Scheer / Reuters: |
Salesforce to acquire Datorama, an Israeli cloud-based AI marketing platform; Israeli media says the deal was worth more than $800M — JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. sales and marketing software company Salesforce (CRM.N) said on Monday it signed an agreement to acquire Datorama … | Kyle Samani / Multicoin Capital: |
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