FCC's 600MHz spectrum band auction results: T-Mobile will pay $7.99B for what it says is 31MHz of spectrum nationwide, Dish to pay $6.2B, Comcast to pay $1.7B
Dish, Comcast, and US Cellular also bought plenty of 600MHz spectrum. — T-Mobile USA was the biggest winner in an auction …
Japan's NHK: Apple considering multibillion dollar investment in Toshiba's chip business for stake of more than 20%
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is considering investing at least several billion dollars in the chip business put up for sale by Toshiba Corp (6502.T), public broadcaster NHK reported, citing an unidentified sour...
Facebook rolling out tech that analyzes patterns to find fake accounts that can spread misinformation, malware, and falsely boost page rankings
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is ramping up efforts to kill off sham accounts used to spread fake news, pass along malware and falsely boost page rankings …
Google retires the Octane JavaScript benchmark, since developers are making optimizations to boost scores at the expense of real world performance
JavaScript engines have focused too much on the benchmark, to the detriment of the real world. — Google has announced …
Susan Fowler, the Stripe employee who exposed harassment at Uber, is named editor-in-chief of Increment, Stripe's new quarterly magazine for software engineers
The techie who became famous for her blog about the sorry state of Uber will run Increment. — Susan Fowler …
Uber now allows riders who want extra privacy to input an intersection instead of an address as a drop-off or pickup location
Uber changed its app Thursday to allow riders to enter an intersection instead of an address as a drop-off or pickup location. That way, customers can give …
Nintendo discontinues the NES Classic Edition, which launched to high demand in November 2016
it wants your soul Mark Wilson / BetaNews : Nintendo discontinues NES Classic Edition Shane McGlaun / Technabob : Dicktendo Discontinues NES Classic Edition Console Richard Lawler / Engadget : The Mor...
Google adds “Style Ideas” feature in Image Search for mobile web and Android to show more fashion possibilities, using algorithms and authoritative sites
Google is not taking Pinterest's search ambitions lying down. The company recently launched a “Similar Items” …
Google Photos v2.13 for Android adds video stabilization feature
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Google has taught a neural network to sketch like humans, understand the concept of what it's drawing, and complete images started by someone else
Remember last year when Google released an AI-powered web tool that played Pictionary with your doodles? Well, surprise!
Google is testing Google Hire, a tool for managing the job application process, with outside companies
Google has finally begun to provide hints about the app that's been under development by Bebop, the startup created by VMware cofounder Diane Greene that Google acquired in 2015.
Peloton raises $60M Series B from Omnitracs, Intel Capital, Nokia Growth Partners, Volvo Group, and others for its driver assist system for fleets of trucks
Peloton Technology ("Peloton"), a connected and automated vehicle startup that's setting out to improve the safety and efficiency …
Sources: Apple has been conducting feasibility trials at clinical sites across the Bay Area for noninvasive and continuous blood sugar level monitoring tech
The place to measure glucose level … Brent Dirks / AppAdvice.com : Future Versions of the Apple Watch Could be Used to Monitor Diabetes William White / InvestorPlace : Thursday Apple Rumors: Possible ...
Sources: Hulu's live TV service will likely cost $39.99 per month, with cloud DVR add-on costing less than $20 per month
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Workflow automation app has no ‘further updates planned’ following Apple acquisition
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Slack now lets you change your status to a custom message with an emoji
How Slack apps can use custom status to add context Andrew Dalton / Engadget : Slack adds status messages, a feature it should have had on day one Blair Hanley Frank / CIO.com : Slack makes it easier ...
Lidar sensor startup Luminar comes out of stealth, says it has raised $36M in seed funding from Canvas Ventures, GVA Capital, and Peter Thiel-backed 1517 Fund
Lora Kolodny / TechCrunch :
Blink Health, an app that helps people save money on prescription medications, raises $90M Series B led by 8VC, briging total raised to $165M
Blink Health, a company that provides discounts to prescription drugs, just raised another $90 million. — The New York-based digital health startup …
Filing shows India's Ola raised around $250M from SoftBank in Nov. 2016; sources say funding part of a bigger round that will lower valuation from $4.5B to $3B
Former Microsoft execs launch Nextio, a professional networking site that lets you charge for responses to unsolicited messages
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Snap to roll out “Snap to Store” tool, which lets brands measure if Snapchat geofilter ad campaigns drive users to specific locations
Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal :
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