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Sources: Samsung to launch the flagship Galaxy S10 in February, while Galaxy S10 with 5G support and its foldable phone called Galaxy F will launch in March — Samsung Electronics Co. plans to launch its first foldable smartphone in March, along with a fifth-generation (5G) network-powered Galaxy S10, industry sources said Monday.
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SAP announces it will buy user experience management platform Qualtrics, which had planned to go public later this month, for $8B — SAP on Sunday night announced that it will purchase Qualtrics, a U.S.-based maker of survey software that had been expected to go public this week, for $8 billion in cash,
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Profile of Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith, who resisted taking VC money for over a decade before finally agreeing to deals with Accel and Sequoia Capital — - SAP is paying $8 billion in cash for Ryan Smith's Qualtrics — Utah-based software company had been planning to go public
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Apple's main supplier for Face ID tech, Lumentum, has slashed its revenue forecasts by about 17%; Apple's stock drops ~5% amid concerns of weak iPhone sales — (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) shares fell to their lowest in more than three months on Monday as the main supplier for its Face ID technology …
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Netflix execs talk about plans to boost international growth, want to experiment with lower-priced subscriptions in countries with lower per-capita income — - Streaming service wants to experiment with prices, CEO says — Service has announced 17 new shows from five Asian countries
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Sources: Imran Khan, formerly second-in-command at Snap, is working on a new e-commerce startup due to launch next year — Khan plans to launch a new shopping platform in 2019. — Imran Khan, who spent the past four years as the top business executive at Snapchat's parent company, Snap … | The Keyword: |
Google says Gboard on Android can now use AI to suggest GIFs, emoji, and stickers that are “related to your conversation”, available globally in English — We communicate in pictures more than ever before. Emoji, stickers, or GIFs often get your point across better than just words.
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Snap VP of Content Nick Bell, who joined the company in 2014 to lead Discover, says he's leaving amid a planned reorg under Chief Strategy Officer Jared Grusd — Another longtime Snap executive is jumping ship. — This time it's Nick Bell, Snap's VP of Content, who told employees that he's leaving on Monday.| Wall Street Journal: |
A look at the tug of war between the data driven tech team and the relationship-oriented Hollywood team at Netflix — As the company plunges deeper into originals, its L.A. wing is doing the once-unthinkable: overriding the metrics — Netflix Inc.'s executives were torn.
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| Susan Wojcicki / YouTube Creator Blog: |
YouTube CEO says open platforms hosting content can not be expected to enforce EU's Article 13 copyright restrictions and none will take the financial risk — This op-ed originally appeared in the Financial Times. — Creativity has long been a guiding force in my life …
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Smart speakers changed audio consumption habits and boosted sales of smart home devices, but hopes for adoption in areas like shopping have not panned out yet — Until we invent something that wouldn't be possible without voice, we're just repurposing online content for our ears.| Reuters: |
Regulatory filing shows SoftBank Group seeks to raise ~$21B in an IPO for its Japanese mobile telecom unit on December 19 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange — TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp's domestic telecoms unit on Monday received approval to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange …
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Clearbanc, which provides $5K to $10M loans to startups for online marketing in exchange for revenue share, says it has raised $70M in seed and Series A rounds — Selling equity to buy Facebook and Google ads is a bad deal for startups. Clearbanc offers a fundraising alternative.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Kofax to acquire Nuance's imaging division for $400M as it continues building up its AI-based tools for automating repetitive or mundane back-office tasks — Some consolidation and subsequent divestment are in play in the worlds of imaging and voice recognition.
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Framer, an Amsterdam-based UI prototyping platform, raises $24M Series B led by Atomico, with Accel and AngelList participating — Dutch design prototyping startup Framer has raised $24 million in a series B round of funding led by Atomico, with participation from Accel and AngelList.
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As companies seek more direct ways to engage customers, ad agencies like WPP face increased competition from tech consultants like Accenture, Deloitte, and IBM — The shift from ads to digital marketing is setting up a fight between ad agencies and tech consultants
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| Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at nascent efforts to stream video games, as latency seems set to drop even lower with the proliferation of data centers and 5G rolling out — By making game consoles unnecessary, streaming could dramatically broaden the videogame market — Technology giants are trying to bring …
Tweets: @saraheneedleman
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Facebook agrees to cooperate with France in an informal examination of its content moderation practices and give the government access to its internal processes — Facebook and the French government are going to cooperate to look at Facebook's efforts when it comes to moderation.| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
BlaBlaCar will offer a bus service and is acquiring Ouibus, the bus division of France's national railway company SNCF, and also announces $114M in new funding — French startup BlaBlaCar is announcing plans to acquire Ouibus, the bus division of France's national railway company SNCF.| Ismail Shakil / Reuters: |
Cloud-based IT management startup Apptio says it has agreed to be bought by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners for about $1.94B in cash — (Reuters) - Software company Apptio Inc (APTI.O) said on Sunday it had agreed to be bought by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners for about $1.94 billion in cash.
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