Amazon plans to spend $1.49B to create its first worldwide air cargo hub in Hebron, Kentucky, says the hub will create up to 2.7K new full- and part-time jobs
The investment, which could create over 2,000 new jobs, points to Amazon's continued ambitions to expand in shipping and logistics.
Apple reports Q1 revenue of $78.4B, up from $75.9B a year ago, as profit reaches $17.9B; 78.3M iPhones sold, up 5% YoY, as iPad sales declined 19% YoY to 13.08M
Apple today disclosed that it produced a $17.8 billion profit, or $3.36 in earnings per diluted share, on $78.35 billion in sales …
WSJ: Facebook building video app for Apple TV and other set-top boxes as it ramps up its original programming efforts
Facebook is developing an app for set-top boxes including Apple TV, as a way to bring longer-form video content — and video ads — to big-screen TVs in consumers' living rooms, the Wall Street Journal ...
EU announces deal to end all wireless roaming charges starting June 2017
The European Union took a big step toward creating a Digital Single Market today with the announcement of a deal that would end roaming charges for mobile consumers across the continent.
Apple's Q1 2017 revenue from services, which includes iCloud and Apple Pay, reaches $7.17B, up 18% YoY from $6B, as Apple aims to double it in four years
Apple had an incredible Q1 2017 … Alexandra Vaidos / Softpedia News : Apple App Store Records Double The Revenue of Google Play Store Jordan Novet / VentureBeat : Apple thinks it can get much bigger i...
Apple Watch set an all time revenue record in Q1 according to Tim Cook, but the “Other” category revenue as a whole was $4.02B, down from $4.35B last year
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Facebook is now training its News Feed algorithm to detect authenticity of posts to reduce the promotion of spammy, fake, and sensational stories
Facebook is prioritizing “authentic” content in News Feed with a ranking algorithm change that detects and promotes content “that people consider genuine …
Fitbit to shut down Coin product services on February 28; cards will still be usable until end of their battery life
This was all inevitable, of course. Fitbit has made its plans for Coin clear since it bought the mobile payment company back in May of last year.
GoPro's Karma drones are back on sale, three months after they were recalled due to a design flaw that made them lose power mid-flight
Grounded no more — GoPro's Karma drone is returning to store shelves after a three-month-long recall. The company announced in a press release …
New FCC chair Ajit Pai quietly removed a proposal to force pay-TV operators to open-source their set-top boxes from the FCC's agenda last week
The cable guys win one, courtesy of a Trump appointee. — Looks like the cable guys won't have to open their boxes after all.
Pinterest introduces Search ads with Keyword and Shopping campaigns; Barilla, eBay, Garnier, and Target are among the brands testing the new ads
The new offerings should help Pinterest scale its advertising efforts. — Pinterest introduced its anticipated Search Ads product on Wednesday.
Report: Snap Inc. is working on adding in-app lenses that can recognize and interact with landscapes, an extension of the current set which recognize faces
Snap, Inc. is working on an updated version of its in-app Snapchat lenses that would be able to recognize landscapes as well as faces …
Jim Goetz to step down as a “steward” of Sequoia, to be succeeded by Roelof Botha; Botha and Alfred Lin will lead US venture team
Sequoia Capital on Tuesday told investors that partner Jim Goetz will be stepping back as the firm's “steward” and head of U.S. venture capital …
Apple-recommended LG UltraFine 5K Display doesn't operate well near routers, dropping connections or freezing connected Macs; LG acknowledges the issue
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Kickstarter acquires video streaming startup Huzza and opens a Vancouver office
Couple of pieces of news out of Kickstarter headquarters this morning. First, the crowdfunding service has announced the acquisition of Canadian video streaming startup Huzza.
Predictive analytics startup Uptake, founded by Groupon founder Brad Keywell, raises $40M from Revolution, reportedly at a $2B valuation
Investment now reportedly values Uptake at $2 billion. — One of Chicago's fastest growing startups just got a $40 million boost from Steve Case and Ted Leonsis' VC firm Revolution Growth.
As FCC chairman, Ajit Pai says he plans to rollback unnecessary commission regulations but declined to comment on net neutrality or the AT&T-Time Warner merger
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Amazon and Expedia join Washington State's lawsuit against Trump's travel ban, file sworn statements in court; Microsoft is working with the State AG office
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Flipagram CEO says the video creation app has been acquired by Chinese news aggregator Toutiao, will remain “completely independent”
Flipagram says it will remain “completely independent.” — Flipagram, the video creation app that was once considered a serious threat to Instagram …
Indian IT-outsourcing giants lose billions in market value following reports of proposal by Rep. Zoe Lofgren that would double salaries required for H-1B visas
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Slack debuts Enterprise Grid, an admin-focused tool to scale its software for large firms, including the ability to create an unlimited number of “workspaces”
Help the largest companies … Ian Barker / BetaNews : Slack sets its sights on large enterprises Thomas Claburn / The Register : Slack flaunts enterprise handcuffs Colm Gorey / Silicon Republic : Slack...
AMD reports Q4 revenue of $1.11B, vs $1.07B expected, as Computing and Graphics revenue reached $600M, up 28% YoY
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Uber strikes deal with Daimler to add self-driving Mercedes-Benz to Uber's fleet
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EA reports $2.07B in quarterly revenue, vs $2.04B expected, up from $1.8B last year, on success of hits like Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2
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Take-Two Interactive, which once rebuffed a $2B acquisition offer from EA, buys mobile games publisher Social Point for up to $276M
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