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Amazon announces it's acquiring mesh WiFi company eero to make it easier for customers to set up and connect their smart home devices — Amazon announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire eero, a company that offers products and services for high-performing, reliable, and simple home WiFi
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LinkedIn debuts LinkedIn Live, a new live video broadcast service, as an invite-only beta in the US — LinkedIn — the social network for the working world with close to 600 million users globally — says that video is the fastest-growing format on its platform alongside original written work, shared news and other content.
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Trump signs American AI Initiative executive order that will prioritize federal funding for AI, create resources for AI researchers, establish standards, more — Artificial intelligence may have been invented in the United States, but other nations, including China, Canada, and France …
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Apple and Google's mobile app stores host Absher, an app from the Saudi government to help men in the country track and dictate where women can travel — - Apple and Google have been criticized by rights groups for hosting Absher, an app which allows men in Saudi Arabia to track and control where women travel.
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IDC: Apple's Q4 smartphone shipments in China fell 19.9% YoY and Xiaomi's fell 34.9%, but Huawei's shipments grew 23.3% — Huawei racks up 23 per cent gain in shipments in fourth quarter against 9.7 per cent slump in industry shipments.
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Sensor Tower: US iPhone users spent $79 on average on apps last year, up 36% from $58 in 2017 and up from $33 in 2015 — Apple's push to get developers to build subscription-based apps is now having a notable impact on App Store revenues. According to a new report from Sensor Tower due …
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Longtime Apple employee and iPhone exec Frank Casanova named as Apple's first head of product marketing for AR — - Company is betting on augmented reality as major initiative — Apple veteran Casanova helped market the iPhone via carriers — Apple Inc. assigned a longtime iPhone executive …
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Google Fi SIM cards for calls and texts are now available at 500+ Best Buy stores for $9.99 each, with a $10 credit toward service within a week of activation — They cost $10, but you get it back as a service credit — Google Fi is taking a big step into retail today …
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Current and former contractors employed by Apex Systems who work at an Apple “black site” in Sunnyvale discuss fear of termination, inadequate facilities, more — Apple's new campus in Cupertino, California, is a symbol of how the company views itself as an employer …
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Apple says it has partnered with the US Department of Veterans and will soon let veterans access their digital health records through iPhone's Health app — Apple has announced that it will soon support accessing digital health records for veterans through the Health app on iPhone.
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Autonomous vehicle startup Nuro says it has raised $940M from SoftBank's Vision Fund, valuing the company at $2.7B — (Reuters) - Autonomous technology startup Nuro said on Monday it raised $940 million from SoftBank Group Corp, which valued the Silicon Valley-based company at $2.7 billion.
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Source: DoorDash is raising ~$500M at a valuation of over $6B — Food-delivery startup DoorDash is in the process of raising roughly $500 million at a valuation of more than $6 billion, according to a person familiar with the situation.| Julia Boorstin / CNBC: |
Reddit raises $300M Series D at $3B valuation, with Tencent, Sequoia, a16z, Fidelity among investors, says it has 330M MAUs, half between the ages of 18 and 24 — - CEO Steve Huffman says the company will use the investment to improve Reddit's website and work to take digital ad market share away from Facebook and Google.
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Jobvite, a recruiting software provider, announces a $200M+ investment it will use to buy three companies focusing on different parts of the recruitment process — Jobvite, the company that was once an early mover in leveraging social networks to help source job opportunities … | Shoshana Wodinsky / The Verge: |
YouTube creators say scammers are extorting channels using copyright strike threats; problems persist due to YouTube's focus on the accused, not the accuser — Scammers are threatening to shut down channels — unless the owner pays up — An anonymous blackmailer has caught at least … | Jeff Grubb / VentureBeat: |
Sony Interactive Entertainment names Jim Ryan president and CEO, taking over from John Kodera, who will become deputy president, as the two swap roles — Sony's gaming business has a new leader stepping in to take the top job. Jim Ryan will take over as SIE president and CEO beginning April 1.
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