Waymo to offer free rides in its self-driving minivans to residents of Phoenix, Arizona; users can sign up for the “early rider program” on Waymo's site today
Major milestone for the Google spin-off — Starting today, residents of the greater Phoenix metropolitan area …
Apple announces it's reducing affiliate commissions on apps and in-app purchases from 7% to 2.5% starting May 1
Today, Apple announced that it is reducing the commissions it pays on apps and In-App Purchases from 7% to 2.5% effective May 1st. The iTunes Affiliate Program pays a commission …
To combat fake news, Google allows users to report inappropriate search suggestions, aims to improve search quality with an emphasis on authoritative content
Google knows it has a search quality problem. It's been plagued since November with concerns about fake news …
AV provider Webroot mistakenly flagged Windows system files as malware, bricking millions of managed PCs worldwide; company is working on a fix
Windows' system files were flagged as malicious, and Facebook was marked as a phishing site. — Tough day for anyone running Webroot antivirus.
Atlassian's messaging platform HipChat hacked over weekend: names, email addresses, and hashed passwords may have been exposed
Over the weekend, an unknown intruder broke into HipChat, the Atlassian-owned team communication platform, and made off with a significant amount of data.
Jimmy Wales launches Wikitribune, a crowdfunded news site that will use journalists to write and volunteers to fact check in effort to combat fake news
The crowd-funded news platform aims to combat fake news by combining professional journalism with volunteer fact checking: “news by the people and for the people.”
Facebook tests displaying links to fact-checks beside stories inside Related Articles widget
Facebook wants you to think about whether a headline is true and see other perspectives on the topic before you even read the article. In its next step against fake news, Facebook today begins testin...
Google adding TV ad inventory to DoubleClick Bid Manager, letting advertisers measure video campaigns across digital media and linear TV
In a new test, advertisers will be able to buy linear TV spots programmatically via DBM. — To allow advertisers to buy and compare video ad performance …
Xiaomi-backed Yi Technology debuts Yi Halo, a $17K 17-camera VR rig made in partnership with Google that can shoot stereoscopic video in 8K resolution at 30FPS
Plus a promising new 360-degree consumer camera from Yi Technology — Chinese company Yi Technology has made a name for itself …
Netflix signs licensing deal with iQiyi, one of China's top video streaming services and a subsidiary of the country's search giant Baidu
The streaming giant has been attempting to negotiate greater accesss to the huge Chinese market for several years. — Blocked by regulators …
Sources: data management startup Rubrik raising up to $200M at a $1B valuation led by IVP
Make way for another juggernaut amongst enterprise startups: Rubrik, a data backup company that only emerged from stealth in 2015, is in the process of raising between $150 million and $200 million …
T-Mobile reports net income of $698M, up 46% YoY, and says it gained 914K post-paid customers in Q1, amid Verizon's loss of 289K post-paid customers
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British digital health firm Babylon raises $60M to improve its AI to diagnose illnesses, sources say at a valuation of over $200M
UK tech group says new funding will help its software predict future health problems — Read next … British digital healthcare company Babylon …
Violin Memory, which went public in 2013, announces it has been acquired by private investment fund Quantum Partners
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Dish's Sling Media debuts SlingStudio, a $999 portable TriCaster competitor that can connect with 10 cameras, optimized for Facebook Live, YouTube live streams
Dish debuts $1K SlingStudio, entry-level … Emily Price / Fast Company : SlingStudio Aims To Make Multi-Stream Video Production More Accessible Sam Rutherford / Tom's Guide : Sling Studio Lets You Broa...
Amazon launches Subscribe with Amazon, a marketplace for digital subscriptions, which has been in development since last year
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DJI's new FPV headset, called DJI Goggles, lets you control your drone with head movements, shipping after May 20 for $499
and they will control your drone, too Sean O'Kane / The Verge : DJI's $449 FPV goggles can control a drone with head movement Rob LeFebvre / Engadget : DJI's first-person goggles look to the future of...
Microsoft says it will start integrating Dynamics 365 for Sales with LinkedIn's Sales Navigator in July and announces new HR app called Dynamics 365 for Talent
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Source: Square acquired the engineering team of Yik Yak, which had raised ~$74M in total funding, for less than $3M
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Google announces series of YouTuber-led “Internet Citizens” workshops in the UK designed to tackle the spread of online hate speech and fake news
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Fortune Capital leads $14M series A in Shanghai-based VR headset maker Shadow Creator to expand internationally
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