TPG partner David Bonderman resigns from Uber board after making disparaging remark about women at Uber meeting following Holder report
SAN FRANCISCO — David Bonderman, an Uber board member and partner at private equity firm TPG, is resigning from the board of the ride-hailing company …
Travis Kalanick says that he is taking leave from Uber for an undetermined time to deal with family tragedy, in email to employees
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Report on Uber recommends board oversight committee, reevaluated cultural values, reducing alcohol use at work events, prohibiting boss-employee relationships
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As Travis Kalanick takes leave, the company will strip him of some duties and appoint an independent chair to limit his influence, according to Holder report
Board member David Bonderman has stepped … Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge : Uber CEO To Take Leave Of Absence, “Dimished Role” After Holder's Report On Workplace Scandals Denisse Moreno / International Bus...
Use of US cyberweapons against ISIS, which uses the web to recruit, spread propaganda, and use encrypted communication, has been a consistent disappointment
WASHINGTON — America's fast-growing ranks of secret cyberwarriors have in recent years blown up nuclear centrifuges in Iran …
Charles Thacker, one of the lead designers of the Xerox Alto, co-inventor of Ethernet, and recipient of the Turing award in 2009, dies at 74
Every computer we use today owes a debt to the legendary and influential machine. — Charles Thacker, one of the lead hardware designers on the Xerox Alto …
Facebook updates Safety Check, adding personalized tools including a fundraising option for private and charitable causes
The Facebook tool everyone hopes they'll never have to use is getting another upgrade. — Facebook announced four new updates to its Safety Check feature on Wednesday …
In wake of WannaCry, Microsoft fixes 3 flaws affecting unsupported OSes including Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 that it initially said it wouldn't patch
The company previously said it would not fix three outstanding exploits, but reversed course following the ransomware attack in May.
Mozilla launches Firefox 54 with Electrolysis tech which uses up to four processes to run content across tabs and lays foundation for sandboxing
Mozilla hopes a new phase of its Electrolysis project will bring you back to its browser by making it faster and better able to resist crashes.
Uber investors Freada and Mitch Kapor, who recently called the firm's culture “toxic”, are satisfied by plans laid out after the release of report
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Box introduces desktop app Box Drive on Windows and MacOS, which enables access to files in the cloud without opening a web browser
Box just made it a little easier to access your files while you're at your computer. — The company is introducing Box Drive, a desktop application that works on Windows and MacOS.
Google Play debuts Android Excellence curated collections that showcase top apps and games
At WWDC this month, Apple introduced an entirely revamped App Storethat puts a much greater focus on editorial, with plans for stories about the apps, how to's, interviews, and more …
Cross-border money transfer service WorldRemit adds Android Pay support for remittances across its 112M-account, 125-country network
Cross-border money transfer service WorldRemit is enabling its immigrant customer base to send money home using Android Pay, making it the first international …
Microsoft joins open source PaaS project Cloud Foundry Foundation as a gold member
The Cloud Foundry Summit Silicon Valley opened in Santa Clara, California, today with announcements by the Cloud Foundry Foundation of a new certification for developers as well as a new member, Micro...
Facebook Messenger's AI assistant M now makes suggestions in Spanish to users in US and Mexico
Any technology that only works in English neglects 75% of the world. That problem is especially severe for Facebook with its global userbase. Yet most languages are being left out by the advances …
Element AI, a platform for companies to build AI solutions, raises $102M Series A led by Data Collective
The race for artificial intelligence technology is on, and while tech giants like Google and Facebook snap up top talent to build out their own AI-powered products …
Patreon redesigns app, adds improved analytics, Snapchat-like Lens feature for creators, and partners with Crowdcast for live video service
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The New York Times begins using Alphabet's machine-learning powered Jigsaw to weed out toxic comments, increasing the number of articles that allow comments
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Atlassian unveils Stack, a new subscription service that bundles its developer tools into a single offering, priced at ~$187K/year for 1K licenses
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Google's Pixel Launcher crosses the 1M downloads mark, suggesting around 1M Pixels have been sold to date
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Altice USA expects IPO to price between $27 and $31 a share, to raise ~$1.35B
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Digital pharmacy startup ScriptDash rebrands as Alto, raises $23M Series B led by Greenoaks Capital for nationwide expansion
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Amazon launches Prime Reload, offering 2% back on purchases funded through debit cards
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On-demand storage service Clutter raises $64M led by Atomico with participation from Sequoia, Google Ventures, and Fifth Wall
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Facebook greenlights reality TV series Last State Standing and scripted comedy Loosely Exactly Nicole, in bid to lure viewers to its video tab
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Airware founder Jonathan Downey to step down as CEO 6/26, but remain on leadership team, will be replaced by COO Yvonne Wassenaar
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US blames North Korean gov't for cyber attacks since '09 across media, aerospace, financial sectors and key infrastructure, mainly hitting old Microsoft systems
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Twitter now lets brands add up to 3 action buttons to Direct Messages; actions include following another Twitter account, visiting a web page, tweeting, more
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Chinese online brokerage firm Futu Securities raises $145.5M Series C led by Tencent with participation from Matrix and Sequoia
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