Open letter outlining Facebook's attempts to build a more inclusive community, including improving tools for reporting abuse, squashing misleading stories, more
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Samsung Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee arrested on charges of bribery, perjury, and embezzlement, after last month's arrest warrant request failed
Court accepts prosecutor's second request of Lee's arrest — Lee faces allegations of bribery, perjury and embezzlement
Alphabet reduces the amount of balloons needed to test Loon from 200-400 to 10-30 using AI and an improved system for altitude control and navigation
The Loon project says these advancements shorten their timeline for deployment. — Loon, the balloon project that aims to deliver internet …
AT&T debuts $100/mo “unlimited” data plan that doesn't require DirecTV subscription, but speed is throttled after 22GB usage; additional lines cost $40/mo each
AT&T on Thursday announced an expanded version of its unlimited data plan that does not require an additional subscription to a pay-TV service.
Facebook just changed its mission, because the old one was broken
With great power comes long letters — Facebook used to repeat its mission statement so often that most tech reporters could recite it from memory: “to give people the power to share and make the wor...
How a hands-off culture and tangible rewards for attention led to the PewDiePie scandal on YouTube, a platform with its own emerging politics
Felix Kjellberg, known to his fans as PewDiePie, is by far YouTube's biggest star. His videos, a mix of video-game narration, humorous rants and commentary …
Sources: Apple will start assembling iPhone SE in India at contract manufacturer Wistron's plant in Bengaluru starting April
NEW DELHI: Apple will kick off its India manufacturing plans by initially assembling 3-4 lakh units of its iPhone SE model at the Karnataka plant being set …
Zuckerberg's letter, while short on specifics, hints at how Facebook might “create the greatest positive impact on the world”
The Zuckerberg manifesto, explained. — Mark Zuckerberg posted nearly 6,000 words today outlining his vision for Facebook's future …
Airbnb buys Canadian company Luxury Retreats; sources say the price was about $300M in cash and stock, and Luxury Retreats rebuffed Expedia and Accor bids
Airbnb said to have been in talks to offer $300 million — High-end rentals encroach on Expedia and Priceline's turf
HTC to exit entry-level phone market this year but will continue to support current models; its focus is shifting to high-end, high-margin devices
HTC plans to exit the entry-level phone market moving forward and will instead focus its handset portfolio on high-margin devices.
Niklas Zennström's London-based VC firm Atomico, which is focused on European tech startups, closes its fourth fund at $765M
Atomico has raised a $765 million (£613 million) fund to invest in European technology startups, shrugging off any concerns that Brexit has made it harder …
Google Home adds the ability to buy products via voice from select Google Express partners
just like on Amazon Echo Napier Lopez / The Next Web : You can now buy stuff with Google Home Alex Wagner / PhoneDog.com : Google Home now supports shopping from more than 50 retailers Jillian Stamphe...
KGI: Apple's 2017 OLED iPhone to have a “function area” for virtual buttons in place of home button, a bigger battery, and a price tag starting at $1K
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Spotify-backed Soundtrack Your Brand, which streams music to businesses, raises $22M round led by Balderton Capital and Stockholm-based Industrifonden
A Swedish startup that wants to bring music streaming to businesses has raised $22 million (£17.5 million) in a round led …
An inside look at why Apple has failed to revolutionize TV as it tests fifth-generation Apple TV, which sources say can stream ultra-high-definition 4K video
now what? Jeff Gamet / The Mac Observer : New Apple TV Getting 4K Video, But Not Much Else Mike Flaminio / Insanely Great Mac : Next Apple TV thought to offer 4K Don Reisinger / Tom's Guide : Apple's ...
Tinder acquires Wheel, a collaborative video messaging app that functions similarly to Snapchat's Live Stories
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Verizon has acquired Skyward, a Portland-based startup that makes commercial software to help track and manage drones
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IBM partners with Visa to connect its Watson IoT platform with Visa's token technology to enable IoT commerce
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Financial services tech firm OpenFin raises $15M Series B led by J.P. Morgan, Bain Capital Ventures, others
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Sources: Uber employees of four or more years can sell up to 10% of their shares, paid out over many months if they remain with the company
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