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Facebook reports Q1 revenue of $15.08B, up 26% YoY, as advertising revenue hits $14.91B, up 26% YoY; sets aside $3B related to a forthcoming FTC settlement — Facebook, Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
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Despite reporting that it expects a $3B-$5B fine from the FTC, Facebook's stock is up ~7%, adding ~$40B to its market cap — Facebook will set aside $3 billion to cover expenses associated with a fine from the Federal Trade Commission over its privacy practices. All good here, say investors.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
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Microsoft briefly passed a market cap of $1T, the third US company to do so after Apple and Amazon — Strong earnings push Microsoft toward a new milestone — Microsoft has become the third US company to pass a market cap of $1 trillion. The software giant passed the milestone after a jump …
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Verizon begins preorders for Samsung Galaxy S10 5G starting at $1,300 and names 20 cities that will get 5G in 2019 — Verizon's 5G rollout is spreading to more markets. And with the expansion comes the launch of Samsung's Galaxy S10 5G. — On Thursday, the largest wireless carrier …
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Canadian privacy regulator finds that Facebook committed serious breaches of local privacy laws due to its mishandling of users' personal info — Canadian regulators on Thursday found that Facebook committed “serious” breaches of local laws over its mishandling of users' personal information …
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Nintendo misses analyst estimates of Switch sales with 17M units shipped in 2018 and 18M forecast for 2019, says no plans for new Switch at E3 this year — - Forecast for profit, Switch shipments below analyst estimates — President Furukawa says new hardware won't be unveiled at E3
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As AWS launches more services based on open source projects, some devs say AWS poses an existential threat by lifting others' work and renting access to it — Community leaders say AWS increasingly poses an existential threat — March 11, a Vice President at Amazon Web Services …
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Source: Apple has cut its spending on AWS to around $370M in 2018 from $775M in 2017, in its bid to become self-sufficient in cloud operations — Apple has cut its spending on Amazon Web Services dramatically over the past year, to around $370 million in 2018 from $775 million in 2017 …
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Microsoft report: 41% of voice assistant users are concerned about trust, privacy, and passive listening; 52% worry their personal info or data is not secure — Forty-one percent of voice assistant users are concerned about trust, privacy and passive listening, according to a new report … | Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian: |
Child stars on Instagram and YouTube aren't being protected by child labor laws, which were designed to prevent exploitation by parents and employers — ‘Kidfluencers’ are earning millions on social media, but who owns that money? — They open boxes, play with toys, pull pranks and make slime.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Walmart opens a working concept store called IRL in Levittown, New York with interactive displays and AI-enabled cameras to monitor stock levels — Walmart this morning unveiled a new “store of the future” and test grounds for emerging technologies, including A.I.-enabled cameras and interactive displays.
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Snapchat announces a new Bitmoji For Games SDK that will let select game developers integrate 3D Bitmoji as a replacement for their character skins — Want your video game character to look just like you? Soon you'll be able to scan an in-game code with Snapchat to play …
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Security experts say companies that dominate the US election tech market have failed to acknowledge and remedy vulnerabilities in systems used to hold elections — The last few years have been an awakening for Election Systems & Software. Before 2016, very few people were publicly pressing … | Jessica Guynn / USA Today: |
Facebook admits it often confuses advocacy and commentary on racism and white complicity in anti-blackness with attacks on a protected group — It was spirit week, and Carolyn Wysinger, a high school teacher in Richmond, California, was cheerfully scrolling through Facebook on a break between classes.
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Online learning startup Coursera raises $103M Series E led by Seek Group, at a valuation of over $1B — Online education giant Coursera has raised $103 million in a series E round of fudning led by Seek Group, with participation from Future Fund and NEA. — Founded in 2012 …
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PayPal reports Q1 revenue of $4.13B, up 12% YoY, net income of $667M, up 31% YoY, and $161 billion in total payment volume, up 22% YoY — GAAP EPS of $.56, increasing 34%; non-GAAP EPS of $.78, increasing 37% $.08 EPS benefit related to PayPal's strategic investment in MercadoLibre 9.3 million net …
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