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| Sahil Patel / Wall Street Journal: |
Foursquare says it's merging with location data company Factual in an all-stock deal; the two companies say they brought in $150M+ in combined 2019 revenue — The all-stock deal is aimed at sharpening Foursquare's location-data offerings, from audience-targeting and ad measurement to app developer tools
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| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Interview with Masayoshi Son on WeWork and the role of the Vision Fund within SoftBank, says he expects 15 companies in the Vision Fund portfolio to go bankrupt — Covering venture capital, software and startups — Between the WeWork debacle and the coronavirus, the markets … | Financial Times: |
Inside two weeks of turmoil at SoftBank, as Masayoshi Son was forced to take drastic action, including share buybacks, to shore up confidence in his tech empire — How the Japanese billionaire was forced to take drastic action to shore up confidence in his tech empire
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Airbnb raises $1B in debt and equity from Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners; source: the funding doesn't depend on its performance or a target date for IPO — - Airbnb raised $1 billion in a new round of funding led by Silver Lake and Sixth Street Partners.
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| Taylor Lyles / The Verge: |
Google updates Pixel 4 to require open eyes to use the phone's face unlock feature by default, with the option to disable it — Apple's had a similar feature since 2017 — Google released an update for the Pixel 4 today requiring users to have their eyes open when using face unlock to open the phone.
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| New York Times: |
Interviews with over 30 sources highlight Amazon's struggle to combat COVID-19, under pressure as orders rise, as the virus spreads to more than 50 warehouses — Shifting sick-leave policy and communication issues are causing employees to assert themselves after they stayed on the job.
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| Jason Del Rey / Vox: |
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| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Facebook says it's releasing new Data for Good tools including Disease Prevention Maps to help public health researchers track social distancing efforts — - Facebook's Data for Good team is working on tools for public health researchers to help them figure out if preventative measures …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft hires former Apple exec Ruben Caballero to work on mixed reality hardware and AI; Caballero was in charge of wireless technologies at Apple — Microsoft Corp. hired Apple Inc.'s former executive in charge of wireless technologies to work on mixed reality hardware and artificial intelligence technology.
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| Tina Bellon / Reuters: |
Uber says its app will list job openings in delivery, food production, and grocery industries that its US drivers can access, amid slump in ride-hailing demand — (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc (UBER.N) said on Monday its app will list job openings in the delivery, food production …
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| New York Times: |
A look at law firm Keller Lenkner and startup FairShake, which file arbitration lawsuits against companies en masse, including 2K+ against DoorDash in one day — Lawyers and a Silicon Valley start-up have found ways to flood the system with claims, so companies are looking to thwart a process they created.
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| Munsif Vengattil / Reuters: |
IBM names former Bank of America CTO Howard Boville as head of its cloud business, as Arvind Krishna takes over from long-time CEO Ginni Rometty — (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) on Monday named former Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) top technology executive Howard Boville head …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Tim Cook says Apple has now sourced 20M+ masks for healthcare workers from its supply chain and has designed and will ship face shields at a rate of 1M/week — Tim Cook is back with another update on Apple's ongoing efforts to help healthcare professionals amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google launches its Local Home SDK out of preview, to enhance smart home integration with Google Assistant by routing commands through local networks — Google today announced the launch of the Local Home software development kit (SDK), a technology suite intended to enhance smart home integration …
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| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
SonderMind, a marketplace to find mental health services, raises $27M as demand grows during the pandemic — “Our real focus is on democratizing mental healthcare,” says SonderMind co-founder chief executive, Mark Frank. — His company, founded back in 2017, is having a moment.
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| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Supervised autonomous shuttles from Beep are being used to transport COVID-19 tests to the Mayo Clinic's processing location in Jacksonville, Florida — Each shuttle is shadowed by a human driving a regular car — Autonomous shuttles are being used to move COVID-19 tests from a Jacksonville … | Isabelle Kirkwood / BetaKit: |
Montreal-based WorkJam, which makes software that helps companies manage their frontline “non-desk” workers, raises $50M Series C led by Inovia Capital — Montréal-based digital workplace solutions startup WorkJam has closed a $70.6 million CAD ($50 million USD) Series C round.
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Retail TouchPoints, SiliconANGLE, PR Newswire, and FinSMEs
| Andrew Allemann / Domain Name Wire: |
GoDaddy is acquiring Neustar's domain name registry services business and renaming it GoDaddy Registry; Neustar has about 12M domains — GoDaddy buys its first registry, implements governance model for conflicts of interest, and promises to keep domain prices in check.| Saheli Roy Choudhury / CNBC: |
Samsung forecasts Q1 2020 operating profit of $5.2B, up 2.7% YoY, beating analyst estimates, and consolidated sales of ~$44B; stock is up 3%+ — - Samsung said it expects 6.4 trillion Korean won ($5.23 billion) in first-quarter operating profit for 2020, up 2.7% from the 6.23 trillion won it posted for the same period a year earlier.
Tweets: @kifleswing and @hedgehogoptions
| Seth Stephens-Davidowitz / New York Times: |
Researchers: Google searches about symptoms, like loss of smell, can help find places where positive COVID-19 cases were missed and reveal undetected symptoms — They can also reveal symptoms that at first went undetected. I may have found a new one. — Mr. Stephens-Davidowitz is the author of …
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