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Amazon has made $11.2B in profits in 2018 but will pay no federal income tax and will receive a rebate of $129M due to unspecified tax credits — Amazon, the ubiquitous purveyor of two-day delivery of just about everything, nearly doubled its profits to $11.2 billion in 2018 from $5.6 billion …
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| Brad Stone / Bloomberg: |
After Amazon misread New York's politics, pulling out was a typical Bezos' power play of belligerently confronting opposition he views as unfair or unjust — In retrospect, the helipad was probably a bad idea. — The proposed transportation hub for senior Amazon executives was supposed …
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| J. David Goodman / New York Times: |
Amazon says it has canceled plans to build HQ2 in New York City, focusing instead on Northern Virginia and Nashville, following backlash — Amazon on Thursday canceled its plans to build an expansive corporate campus in New York City after facing an unexpectedly fierce backlash from lawmakers …
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| Stefan Etienne / The Verge: |
Samsung unveils 10.5-inch Galaxy Tab S5e, its lightest and thinnest tablet and the first with Bixby built-in, starting at $399, launching in the second quarter — It's $399 and comes in three “millennial friendly” colors — There isn't a single Android tablet we can currently wholeheartedly recommend …
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| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Samsung to open stores in LA, Houston, and Long Island on February 20, the first US retail stores to be operated by the company — Samsung's coming to a mall near you — if you live in California, New York or Texas. — The company on Thursday said it plans to open three Samsung Experience Stores … | Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter: |
US Copyright Office has refused a copyright claim for the “Carlton Dance”, a potential blow to performers seeking rights to dance emotes in games like Fortnite — A government examiner also questioned the submission of the actor's performance on ABC's “Dancing With the Stars,” …
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Samsung's wearables app reveals new products including Galaxy Buds wireless earbuds, the Galaxy Watch Active smartwatch, and Galaxy Fit and Fit e fitness bands — An update to Samsung's wearables app has inadvertently revealed an entire lineup of new products that are presumably set to be unveiled alongside the Galaxy S10 next week.
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| Tom Wilson / Reuters: |
HSBC exec says its blockchain project, which processes between 3,500 to 5,000 trades worth $350B a day, has cut foreign exchange trading costs by 25% — LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC has reduced the cost of settling foreign exchange trades by a quarter through its blockchain-based system …
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Uber reports Q4 revenue of $3B, up 24% YoY, gross bookings of $14.2B, up 37% YoY, and adjusted EBITDA losses of $842M, up 88% YoY and 60% QoQ — Uber on Friday released its latest quarterly financials, likely its last before formally filing to go public. showing continued growth and investment in areas like UberEats.
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| Marco Chown Oved / Toronto Star: |
Internal docs show Google's Sidewalk Labs plans expansion in Toronto's Port Lands, seeks share of property taxes, development fees in return — Google's futuristic development on the eastern waterfront, Quayside, is only the first step in an expansive and ambitious plan to build new neighbourhoods …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Delaware filing: Opendoor, which buys homes from sellers directly to sell at a profit, is raising $200M Series E-2 at an estimated valuation of $3.7B — The housing market is predicted to cool this year, but the market for startups selling houses? It seems to be heating up.
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| Matthew Gault / Motherboard: |
The right to repair movement hopes it is getting a strong corporate backer after US insurance giant Allstate buys the smartphone repair company iCracked — With Allstate's purchase of iCracked, you could say the right to repair movement is ... in good hands.
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| Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter: |
Pokémon Go creator Niantic agrees to settle class action with property owners for unsanctioned PokéStop and Gym placements; monetary damages up for mediation — After fighting over the meaning of “trespass” in the digital age, Niantic agrees to a system for resolving nuisance complaints …
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