Source: Samsung Galaxy Note8 to come with 6.3" display, dual 12MP cameras, and 6GB of RAM, launches in second half of September, will retail for €999
EXCLUSIVE: — Samsung is making preparations to launch its most expensive cellphone yet, telling partners that its Galaxy Note8 will retail for €999.
Google to stop scanning Gmail email content to target ads, will use other user info it has for ad targeting
The move is designed to ease concerns of enterprise customers — Diane Greene pushes ad change to chase Microsoft in enterprise — Google is stopping one of the most controversial …
After reports of sexual harassment, Justin Caldbeck takes indefinite leave of absence from Binary Capital, apologizes for behavior, says he'll seek counseling
Venture capitalist Justin Caldbeck is taking an indefinite leave of absence from Binary Capital, the Silicon Valley firm he co-founded …
Instagram is testing “favorites”, editable lists allowing users to share posts with a limited group of friends
Reinventing the friends list — Instagram has begun testing a way to share posts with a more limited group of friends. Called favorites, the feature attempts …
Heaps of Windows 10 internal builds, private source code leak online
Unreleased 64-bit ARM versions, Server editions among dumped data — Exclusive A massive trove of Microsoft's internal Windows operating system builds and chunks of its core source code have leaked o...
The tech industry should treat sexual harrassment of founders by VCs much like HR departments treat workplace abuses
Entrepreneur. Product Strategist. Investor. — I don't often write immediate reactions to recent news. However, after reading an article published …
A number of female founders allege unwanted sexual advances and harassment by Binary Capital's Justin Caldbeck
“What do you know about a VC named Justin Caldbeck?” — That was the question a (now former) colleague asked last year, at the end of an unrelated conversation.
Todoist developer unveils Twist, a Slack competitor which focuses on asynchronous communication by organizing all team conversations into threads
When Slack implemented threaded conversations, it seemed like the holy grail for internal communications. Slack finally lets you talk about multiple things in separate conversations.
Facebook Is Launching A Standalone App Exclusively For Video Creators
Facebook is set to launch a standalone app for video creators later this year, the company's product director, Daniel Danker, announced during a presentation entitled The Future of Facebook Video this...
Samsung Electronics says its has begun mass production of Exynos i T200, its first processor optimized for Internet of Things devices
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Sources: Venmo is testing its own physical debit card
Plastic is so hot right now. — Venmo has been testing its own version of a physical debit card that would allow people who use its app to make purchases in brick-and-mortar stores using money stored...
Firms like Cisco, IBM are acceding to Russia's demands to review source code of security products, raising fears knowledge gained can be used for cyberattacks
Home design firm Houzz closes $400M round from Sequoia, GGV Capital, Iconiq Capital, and others; sources say at $4B valuation
Iconiq Capital, which manages Zuckerberg money, led funding — The company's new valuation is said to be $4 billion — Houzz Inc., a website for home design services …
Altice USA ends the week up 14%+ from Thursday's IPO price of $30 after raising $1.9B in the largest US telecom initial public offering since the 2000
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Google says current laws underpinning digital evidence gathering are outdated, proposes new legal framework for cross-border data handling
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Facebook launches Online Civil Courage Initiative in UK to fight hate speech and extremist content, will train and support charities and anti-terror groups
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Vice Media raises $450M from TPG at a $5.7B valuation, will use some of the funds to create a new mobile subscription service
Vice Media has secured a $450 million investment from private-equity firm TPG, as the youth-focused digital media company looks to step up its spending …
Algorithmia, a marketplace for algorithms, functions and machine-learning models, raises $10.5M Series A led by Google's new AI fund
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Satellogic raises $27M Series B led by Tencent, with CrunchFund participating, for affordable, high-resolution imaging satellites
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How some popular Spotify playlists in its Browse section are controlled by a small group of firms, some owned by big labels, making or breaking upcoming artists
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Facebook removed 30+ pages run from Macedonia, many of them popular from pro-Trump “news” during election; publishers assumed they were safe after buying ads
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Reddit is rolling out video ads, redesigning its ad-buying platform, and partnering with media agencies to build self-service ad products
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Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements
2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
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