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Microsoft Q1: revenue of $37.2B, up 12% YoY, net income of $13.9B, up 30% YoY, revenue for Intelligent Cloud was $13.0B, up 20% YoY — REDMOND, Wash. — October 27, 2020 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, as compared to the corresponding period of last fiscal year:
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Tweets: @microsoft, @epro, @tomwarren, and @zhugeex
| Patrick Moorhead / Forbes: |
AMD says it will buy rival chipmaker Xilinx for $35B in an all-stock deal — I talked to AMD CEO Lisa Su last night and got the download on what could be a historic, $35B semiconductor deal to acquire Xilinx. AMD had a monster Q3 and guide and has been on a growth tear for years …
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Tweets: @naveengrao, @business, @hardwarecanucks, @tculpan, and @nytimestech. Thanks:@patrickmoorhead
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple acquired Barcelona-based Vilynx, a startup specializing in AI and computer vision tech, earlier this year for about $50M — - Barcelona-based Vilynx's technology makes video search easier — Apple has purchased several AI startups to buttress Siri, apps
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iMore, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Engadget, MacDailyNews, and The Mac Observer. Tweets: @markgurman
| Michael Sheetz / CNBC: |
SpaceX, in emails to interested customers, says the beta of the Starlink satellite internet service will initially cost $99/month plus a $499 upfront cost — - SpaceX is expanding the beta test of its Starlink satellite internet service, reaching out via email on Monday to people who expressed interest in signing up for the service.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
TikTok partners with Shopify, letting merchants create TikTok ad campaigns for In-Feed video ads from the Shopify dashboard — TikTok is further investing in social commerce with today's announcement of a new global partnership with e-commerce platform Shopify.
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Tweets: @katherineykwu, @mdudas, @skanwar, @kvlly, and @shopify
| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Ankhi Das, Facebook's public policy director for India, South, and Central Asia, leaves after allegations of content moderation interference for India's BJP — Ankhi Das, a top Facebook executive in India, is leaving the company on Tuesday months after she was alleged to interfere … | Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Reddit says that moving forward it will let employees work from home, with some exceptions, and that it won't lower pay for US staff if they move within the US — Spurred on by the seemingly endless COVID-19 pandemic — and no doubt inspired by similar moves from companies like Twitter … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers detail how link previews in messengers from Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Line can leak sensitive data, consume limited bandwidth, and more — Link previews provide convenience. They can also compromise privacy or security. — Link previews are a ubiquitous feature found …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Ubisoft rebrands its $15/month UPLAY+ game streaming service as Ubisoft+ and will expand the service's availability to Stadia and Luna by end of year — Ubisoft's subscription service goes multiplatform and bets big on game streaming — Ubisoft is overhauling its UPlay Plus subscription service …
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| BBC: |
UK regulator bans mobile carriers from selling locked phones from December 2021 — The UK's mobile networks are to be forbidden from selling phones locked to their services from December 2021. — Regulator Ofcom said unlocking handsets could often be a complicated process …
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Tweets: @ofcom, @tomwarren, @mayoaka, @ofcom, and @simonnread
| Danny Crichton / TechCrunch: |
The rise of “no-code platforms” is helping usher in a new generation fluent in using computers and mobile devices for self-expression, research, and analysis — In the distant past, there was a proverbial “digital divide” that bifurcated workers into those who knew how to use computers …
Tweets: @alex, @siriuslycold, @salahkhawaja, @plevy, @nocodeportal, @plefoll, @morganlinton, and @dhinchcliffe
| Wall Street Journal: |
Twitter employees say Jack Dorsey takes hands-off management to extremes, delegating most major decisions or delaying them, partly so he can pursue his passions — The CEO's management style, delegating most major decisions while pursuing his personal passions, faces one of its biggest tests
Tweets: @dseetharaman, @kirstengrind, @pkafka, and @pkafka
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram extends time limit on live streams to 4 hours, up from 60 minutes, and will give streamers 30 days to download their videos before they are deleted — Instagram is adapting to the way creators have been using its service during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Tweets: @thedextriarchy and @alexjamesfitz
| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Vimeo launches Vimeo Record, a free tool to help teams communicate through video messages that has subscription options for premium features — Vimeo Record is a new product that allows teams to communicate through video messages. — Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud said that while the pandemic … | Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
YouTube says it will add a “Results may not be final” label to relevant search queries and videos on Election Day linking to Google's election results feature — - YouTube announced Tuesday it will add a label to relevant search queries and videos on Election Day.
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Tweets: @megancgraham, @lorakolodny, @jowens510, @justinhendrix, @susanwojcicki, @jenn_elias, @kent_walker, @lorakolodny, and @ohthatflo
| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Recruiting software startup Eightfold raises $125M at a $1B valuation led by General Catalyst to expand its talent management service — - Venture firm General Catalyst leads $125 million funding round — Lightspeed, Capital One, IVP, Foundation Capital also joined| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Facebook launches free-to-play cloud gaming on desktop and Android but says it is unable to bring games to iOS due to Apple's “arbitrary” policies — - Facebook announced the launch of cloud gaming on its desktop website and Android app but not to iOS due to Apple's “arbitrary” policies.
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Tweets: @facebookgaming, @jason_rubin, @chupchap, @alexvoica, @larsiusprime, @facebookgaming, @elkmovie, @kentbye, @hmltn, @ryan_browne_, @gekido, @piershr, @hakan_ozalp, @youngbloodjoe, @samhouston, @wongmjane, @zhugeex, @zhugeex, @ryan_browne_, @tomwarren, @jason_rubin, @alexvoica, and @megancgraham
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Tinder is rolling out Face to Face, its opt-in video chat feature, globally — Tinder, currently the world's biggest biggest dating app for people to find matches and connect with them, is expanding another feature today to extend the time people spend in the app, and the communications they can have within it.
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Engadget, Mashable, Input, BBC, KnowTechie, 9to5Mac, and Pocket-lint
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
T-Mobile will debut live TV streaming service TVision on Nov. 1, with TVision Vibe available for $10/mo. and more expensive TVision Live tiers with sports, news — Including a new $10-per-month option — After years of anticipation, T-Mobile is finally getting into the live TV business … | Lauren Debter / Forbes: |
Faire, a wholesale marketplace for independent local retailers and makers, raises $170M Series E led by Sequoia Capital, valuing the startup at $2.5B — Faire has completed a $170 million Series E round led by Sequoia Capital that more than doubled the valuation of the online wholesaler to $2.5 billion …
Tweets: @sequoia
| Rachel Lerman / Washington Post: |
Google says it will ban political ads for at least a week after the election, citing its “sensitive events” policy — Google said it will ban political ads for at least a week after the election, anticipating that results may take longer to come in
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Protocol, Engadget, Forbes, Business Insider, KnowTechie, Input, The Hill, and Axios
| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
Alphabet says it has altered its rules for electing board members, shifting from plurality to majority voting, a system considered better for accountability — Google parent Alphabet Inc. said it altered rules for electing board members, switching to a system considered better for corporate accountability.
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