Sources: Pandora founder and CEO Tim Westergren plans to step down, will likely stay until a replacement is found
The streaming music giant doesn't have a replacement for its founder lined up. — Pandora co-founder and CEO Tim Westergren plans to step down as the streaming music company's leader …
Sources: Matt Mazzeo, formerly of Lowercase Capital, quits Binary Capital weeks after quietly joining as its third partner; Justin Caldbeck formally resigns
We have some updates on the situation at Binary Capital, the San Francisco-based venture capital firm whose co-founding partner …
Sources: Facebook courts talent agencies as it prepares to debut TV-quality shows by late summer with budgets of up to $3M/episode, as well as short-form videos
Facebook is talking to Hollywood studios and agencies about producing TV-quality shows with an eye toward launching original programming …
Avis signs deal to manage the self-driving minivans of Alphabet's Waymo in Phoenix; Waymo CEO says Avis' Zipcar network was part of the partnership's appeal
Rental car firm will service Waymo vehicles in Phoenix — Zipcar owner could give Waymo much needed access to network
Sources: Pearl Automation, self-driving kit startup founded by ex-Apple engineers that raised $50M, shuts down after poor sales of its wireless rear-view camera
Pearl Automation, an automotive startup founded by former Apple engineers, has decided to shut down, Axios has learned from multiple sources.
Facebook adds animated reactions, more masks, filters, and effects to Messenger's video chat
Facebook Messenger has had video chat capabilities for a couple of years now, and last December, it finally added group chat capabilities. Today, the company is unveiling even more features …
ZeniMax vs Oculus lawsuit continues as ZeniMax asks for $500M more in damages and lawyer fees, while Oculus argues that the jury verdict should be thrown out
After trial victory, company also ups damage demand from $500 million to $1 billion — Earlier this year, ZeniMax won …
Attack on UK parliament email system prompts security team to disable remote access; fewer than 1% of 9,000 accounts on the system compromised, says spokesman
Walmart tells some tech providers not to use Amazon Web Services if they want Walmart's business
Wal-Mart is telling some technology companies that if they want its business, they can't run applications for the retailer on Amazon's leading cloud-computing service, Amazon Web Services.
Over the past few months, an estimated 60K IT workers have lost jobs in India, where employers often cite poor ratings to pressure employees into resigning
NEW DELHI — They were going to be India's gilded generation. — When P.R. Sujoy became a software engineer, he thought his life was made. Tweets: @raju Tweets: Raju Narisetti / @raju : What @narendra...
Google Earth launches Voyager feature with lesson plans and educational tours for classrooms, put together by scientists, nonprofits, and other storytellers
In April, Google introduced a revamped, reimagined version of Google Earth, which included a number of new features that go beyond visualizing …
Samsara, maker of sensors and GPS units for fleet vehicle management, raises $40M Series C at $530M+ valuation led by General Catalyst with return investor a16z
Rapid changes in the shipping industry has caught the attention of investors who are starting to pour large sums of money into the industry.
Profile of Starsky Robotics, which hires truckers to train and eventually remotely control semi-autonomous trucks
Just before Stefan Seltz-Axmacher offers a job to an engineer at Starsky Robotics Inc., a driverless trucking startup in San Francisco, he gives them the talk. Tweets: @aexm , @planetmoney , @chafkin ...
65 projects have raised $522M in ICOs this year, according to Smith + Crown; investors should be aware of the unregulated nature and potential for abuse in ICOs
Last week I wrote about the bull market … Tweets: Paul Cohen / @sonicviz : “a small team of computer engineers in Lithuania raised $14 million in 45 minutes by selling a coin, known as Mysterium” + 10...
How a network of dummy online stores pretending to sell household goods is used to hide internet gambling payments from regulators and card issuers
Alasdair Pal / Reuters : Tweets: @alasdairpal Tweets: Alasdair Pal / @alasdairpal : Today, we reveal how fake online stores are being used to launder the proceeds of online gambling http://www.reuter...
Microsoft Teams gets new features for education users: School Data Sync, OneNote Class Notebooks, education app integration, and assignment management
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat :
With rising competition and no real moat, Uber may find it hard to live up to its $68B valuation, even if it can overhaul its corporate culture
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal :
Consumer-price index for wireless phone service dropped 13% YoY in April, according to US Labor Department, the largest decline in the history of the category
Ryan Knutson / Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @wsj Tweets: @wsj : Cellphone bills are falling so fast they're helping hold down inflation http://www.wsj.com/...
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