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| Saheli Roy Choudhury / CNBC: |
Alibaba announces Jack Ma will remain executive chairman for a year, and CEO Daniel Zhang will take over as chairman on September 10, 2019 — - Alibaba said on Monday that CEO Daniel Zhang will take over as chairman of the board in a year, succeeding current executive chairman Jack Ma.
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| Zen Soo / South China Morning Post: |
Profile of Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang, who will succeed Jack Ma as Alibaba's chairman, and is best known for his roles as CEO of Taobao and president of Tmall.com — Among the 86,000 employees who work at Alibaba Group Holding, chief executive Daniel Zhang is not known as Daniel, or Mr. Zhang, or even boss.
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| Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss / Reuters: |
NY regulator approves its first stablecoins; the digital currencies, strictly pegged to US dollar on a one-to-one basis, come from Paxos and Winklevoss' Gemini — NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state's Department of Finiancial Services on Monday approved Gemini Trust Company's … | Guilherme Rambo / 9to5Mac: |
Trend Micro apps including Dr. Unarchiver, the 12th most popular free app in Mac App Store, found to steal and upload sensitive info including browsing history — When you give an app access to your home directory on macOS, even if it's an app from the Mac App Store, you should think twice about doing it.
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| Michael Grothaus / Fast Company: |
In an SEC filing, Snap says its Chief Strategy Officer, Imran Khan, will be stepping down — In an SEC filing, the company said its chief strategy officer, Imran Khan, will be stepping down. On the Form 8-K, Snap revealed: … As the filing states, Khan is apparently not leaving Snap over any disagreements with the company.
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Tweets: @sarahfrier, @sarahfrier, @sarahfrier, and @danprimack
| Erin Griffith / New York Times: |
Pinterest now has 250M MAUs, saw user growth of 27% and revenue growth of 50% YoY, but sources say its steady approach has frustrated some investors, employees — SAN FRANCISCO — Ben Silbermann does not enjoy being interviewed. He isn't a fan of speaking at tech industry conferences.
Tweets: @eringriffith and @kerrymflynn
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Sources: Citigroup developed Digital Asset Receipts or DARs, similar to regulated ADRs, but for crypto, where bank holds asset and issues receipt for investor — - Citigroup has created what it's calling a Digital Asset Receipt or DAR, thought to be the most direct way to invest … | Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Evaneos, which connects tourists with a list of local travel agencies to book personalized trips, raises $81M Series D led by Partech and Level Equity — Online travel marketplace Evaneos announced it has raised $81 million in venture capital as the Paris-based company seeks to push outside Europe.
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Tech.eu and PE Hub Blog
| Christopher A. Bail / New York Times: |
Researcher, citing a study he co-authored, says that forcing Twitter users to encounter political views they disagree with can increase political polarization — On social media, encountering opposing views can make people become even more wedded to their own. — Mr. Bail is a sociologist.| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Kuo: USB-C on 2018 iPad Pro, Touch ID on 2018 MacBook, EKG and Ceramic Backs on All Apple Watch Series 4 Models, More — Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a new research note today, obtained by MacRumors, that outlines several predictions about Apple's upcoming products, including new iPhone …
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| BuzzFeed News: |
How WhatsApp's popularity in India has fundamentally changed communication norms, exacerbating misinformation sharing, as many only get news through the app — In July, residents of a rural Indian town saw rumors of child kidnappers on WhatsApp. Then they beat five strangers to death.
Tweets: @arunikashyap, @buzzfeedben, @sub8u, @rmac18, @riptari, @pranavdixit, @jasonleopold, and @buzzfeednews
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