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Sources: Apple is in advanced talks to buy Intel's smartphone modem chip business in a deal valued at $1B+ covering staff and a portfolio of patents — Apple Inc. AAPL 2.29% is in advanced talks to buy Intel Corp. INTC 2.15% 's smartphone-modem chip business, according to people familiar with the matter …
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Flaw in Facebook's Messenger Kids let kids invite a parent-approved user into a group chat even if that user wasn't authorized to chat with others in the group — ‘We recently notified some parents... about a technical error,’ a Facebook representative said
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Sources: Apple to release three “iPhone 11” models this fall, each with an A13 chip, Lightning port, and a new Taptic Engine, as 3D Touch goes away — Similar to last year's introduction of the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, Apple will release three new ‘iPhone 11’ models this fall.| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Heap, which automates company analytics by collecting and organizing customer behavioral data, raises $55M Series C led by NewView Capital — Since co-founding Heap, CEO Matin Movassate has been saying that he wants to take on the analytics incumbents. Today, he's got more money to fund that challenge …
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Commission-free trading app Robinhood raises $323M Series E led by DST Global at a $7.6B post-money valuation and has raised a total of $862M to date — Unless you were some hotshot finance person in the 1980s, you probably only recently started using your mobile phone to place trades.
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Profile of Marcin Kleczynski, CEO and co-founder of Malwarebytes, who quietly grew the company in his dorm to a multi-million dollar/year business by graduation — The BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Marcin Kleczynski … | Reuters: |
Huawei has laid off more than 600 workers from its US-based research arm Futurewei, as a result of being put on a trade blacklist by the US government — SANTA CLARA, Calif./HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies laid off more than two-thirds of the 850-strong workforce …
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Pinterest updates its search, so when users type in an anxiety-related query like “dealing with stress”, a box with mental health resources appears above pins — ON THE INCREASINGLY polarized internet, Pinterest often feels like the good place.
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Mobile bank MoneyLion, which provides both financial advice and access to loans, raises $100M Series C led by Edison Partners and Greenspring Associates — There's a new fintech startup in the U.S. that is inching closer to the unicorn status. New York City-headquartered MoneyLion …
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How US companies quietly acceded to Chinese government demands to add ID-tracking and playtime restriction systems to games like Fortnite and World of Warcraft — Last October, software developers at Riot Games in Santa Monica fielded an unusual request. As with other video game makers … | Stacy Cowley / New York Times: |
Equifax will pay at least $650M and potentially significantly more to end an array of state, federal, and consumer claims over the 2017 data breach — The credit bureau Equifax will pay at least $650 million and potentially significantly more to end an array of state, federal and consumer claims …
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Sources: Bird is raising a Series D round led by Sequoia Capital at a $2.5B valuation; Sequoia led Bird's $300M Series C in June 2018 — Bird is raising a Series D round led by Sequoia Capital at a $2.5 billion valuation, TechCrunch has learned. Sources, however, did not indicate the size of the round.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft says it will invest $1B in OpenAI, beginning a partnership to jointly develop new AI technologies for the Azure cloud platform — Microsoft today announced that it would invest $1 billion in OpenAI, the San Francisco-based AI research firm cofounded by CTO Greg Brockman …
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Millions of first-time internet consumers are getting online with ~$25 “smart feature phones”, popularized by Indian telecom Reliance Jio and powered by KaiOS — First-time internet consumers are connecting to the web on a new breed of device costing about $25| Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
Once viewed as a frivolity, emojis are now key to clear and concise communication, esprit de corps, and cultivating a shared corporate culture — Once viewed as a frivolity, emojis are now key to clear and concise communication, esprit de corps and cultivating a shared corporate culture| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
CircleCI, which develops continuous delivery automation software, raises $56M Series D led by Owl Rock and Next Equity, bringing its total raised to $115.5M — San Francisco-based CircleCI, which develops continuous delivery automation software, today revealed that it closed …
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Alibaba opens up its online platform to US merchants for the first time; fruit and vegetable wholesaler Robinson Fresh and Office Depot among the first to join — - U.S. sellers can now target Alibaba.com's 10 million buyers — Alibaba wants to generate 50% of revenue from outside of ChinaSponsor Posts
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