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Snap reports Q1 results with DAUs up 36% YoY to 166M, or 5% QoQ, revenue of $149.6M, up 286% YoY; stock opens down 17%+
VENICE, Calif.— Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. First Quarter 2017 Financial Highlights:
Google acquires Owlchemy Labs, the VR-focused game studio behind Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality, for an undisclosed sum
Google announced today that it's acquiring Owlchemy Labs, the VR-focused studio that created Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality.
Microsoft announces Windows 10 Fall Creators Update with better syncing across devices, including resuming sessions and apps, Fluent Design, more
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is the next major update that Microsoft is planning to release in September.
Verizon to buy 5G spectrum holder Straight Path Communications for $3.1B
Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N), the No.1 U.S. wireless carrier, is buying wireless spectrum holder Straight Path Communications Inc (STRP.A) for an enterprise value of about $3.1 billion, ending a ...
Snap's reported Q1 revenue of $149.6M fell short of Wall Street's expectations of $158M
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Microsoft announces Story Remix, which uses your photos and videos to create an auto-generated movie, with the option to import 3D Models from Paint 3D
I watch as a Tyrannosaurus Rex chases a frantic young woman across a vaguely familiar landscape, something straight out of Jurassic Park.
EU's top court advised to treat Uber as a transport service; a final ruling is expected by late summer
Uber suffered a setback to its expansion plans on Thursday when a senior adviser to Europe's highest court recommended that the ride-hailing company comply with the region's tough transportation rules...
Microsoft announces Xamarin Live Player, which lets users develop, run, and debug iOS apps directly from Windows, instead of using a Mac
Today at Build 2017, Microsoft announced a preview version of Xamarin Live Player, which is in some ways the final piece of the mobile development puzzle.
Apple says it will invest $1B to expand data center and build new shipping warehouse in Reno
Earlier this week, it was reported that Apple was planning an expansion of its Reno data center, with the company awaiting city approval. Today, the Reno City Council officially approved Apple's prop...
Andy Rubin-backed Lighthouse unveils smart security camera that can identify people and pets, and ships in September for $399 with a one-year service
The team at Lighthouse, a startup out of Android co-founder Andy Rubin's Playground accelerator, doesn't see its new hardware product as a home security camera.
Snap CFO Drew Vollero says the company made $8.3M in revenue from its “other” category, which is predominantly Spectacles, in Q1 2017
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Uber introduces Saved Places so users can bookmark frequent destinations, available now to US riders on Android and iOS
Unless you're traveling home, it can be a pain to pick out a favorite destination in Uber's app. It's often easier to dig through your history than to punch in the address …
Microsoft says 500M devices are now running Windows 10, up from 400M in September 2016
Microsoft is announcing today that 500 million active machines are now running Windows 10. The latest statistic comes almost 8 months after the company revealed 400 million devices were running Windo...
Microsoft updates its Microsoft Graph data sharing service with support for devices and third-party apps via Cortana
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Microsoft debuts OneDrive Files On-Demand, which selectively downloads files when needed, available as part of the Fall Creators Update
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Microsoft shows off Presentation Translator, which translates PowerPoint slides in real-time, now available in closed preview
announcing new opportunities for developers Pradeep / MSPoweruser : Microsoft expands capabilities of Microsoft Graph APIs for developers Mudit Mohilay / The Tech Portal : With Microsoft's new present...
Governor Cuomo announces New York is taking applications from companies wanting to test self-driving cars on its roads; test period to end April 1, 2018
The Empire State and its bustling metropolis are ready to get in on the autonomous vehicle party. According to an announcement …
Cisco acquires conversational AI startup MindMeld for $125M to enhance its collaboration suite
This morning Cisco announced that it is buying MindMeld for $125 million.Founded in 2011, MindMeld helps businesses to build conversational interfaces with cloud-based services.
Sources say Snap's acquisition strategy is fast-paced, respectful, and not tediously prepped; some acquired teams work out of existing offices
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FCC's website has been flooded with 128K+ identical fake anti-net neutrality comments via its public comment system API
Not John Oliver — Crashed Its Website. But Nobody Seems To Believe Them David McCabe / Axios : Net neutrality comments already dogged by controversy Aaron Pressman / Fortune : FCC Buried By Fake and ...
Coincheck launches Japan's first interest-paying fixed deposit accounts for bitcoin: 14 days at 1% annual interest, 30 days at 2%, 90 days at 3%, one year at 5%
All devs can now publish Microsoft Teams apps to Office Store, not just select ones; features added to preview include 3rd-party notifications in activity feed
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat :
Microsoft's Cognitive Services get customizable models for search, image classification, and A/B testing, and launches video indexer to make videos searchable
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Peter Thiel-backed German fintech firm Kreditech raises $120M from Naspers' PayU, to expand in high-growth markets like India
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Portland council authorizes subpoena for Uber by unanimous vote, seeks “Greyball Playbook” including documents and software
Dirk VanderHart / Portland Mercury :
Google launches event suggestions in US search results on mobile web and in app; data pulled from 13 sources including Eventbrite, Ticketmaster, Meetup, StubHub
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang says Toyota will use Nvidia's Drive PX supercomputers for autonomous vehicles
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
Stack Overflow launches Trends to track interest in programming languages and technologies over time, based on volume of questions asked per month
David Robinson / Stack Overflow Blog : Tweets: @stackoverflow , @stackoverflow , @topley , and @s1guza Tweets: Stack Overflow / @stackoverflow : Developers ask 8,000 questions a day on Stack Overflow...
Profile of Baillie Gifford, a £159B Scottish investment firm famous for backing tech unicorns such as Airbnb, Spotify, and Dropbox
Jeremy Kahn / Bloomberg : Tweets: @business , @stacertheacer , and @ionayoungmoney Tweets: @business : When Jeff Bezos visits Britain, there's just one Amazon investor he meets regularly http://www.b...
Profile of Margrethe Vestager, EU Competition Commissioner since 2014, who's challenged major US tech firms including Apple, Google, Amazon during her tenure
Samanth Subramanian / Bloomberg : Tweets: @samanth_s , @business , @kifleswing , and @shiraovide Tweets: Samanth Subramanian / @samanth_s : Takes on Apple. Inspires a TV show. Keeps a middle-finger s...
Founder of Nucleus, which raised $5.6M from Alexa Fund, and now faces competition from similar Echo Show device, says Amazon crippling its Alexa Fund ecosystem
Jason Del Rey / Recode :
Interviews with 21 experts including Walmart and Amazon staffers reveal Amazon's mastery of price-tracking “bots”, giving it an edge over rivals
Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters : Tweets: @stephennellis and @david_ingram . Thanks: @david_ingram Tweets: Stephen Nellis / @stephennellis : An amazing inside look at the raging price-scraping bot war betwe...
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