HMD Global partners with German lens maker Zeiss to design hardware and software for Nokia-branded phones
The next wave of Nokia-branded smartphones will carry another well-known name, but from the photography market: Zeiss. HMD Global, the Finnish startup that's taken over the Nokia phone brand …
An overview of proposals on what the VC industry can do to minimize sexual harassment including: zero-tolerance policies, codifying expectations, transparency
While the rest of America watched fireworks and ate BBQ, the citizens of Startup Land spent the July 4th holiday weekend glued …
NotPetya malware-linked hackers empty BTC wallet, ask for 100BTC for private decryption key in attempt to reset narrative that it's ransomware, not wiperware
Hackers connected to the disruptive world-wide ransomware attack that crippled Ukraine and hit computers all over the world have surfaced online.
Microsoft announces general availability of Workplace Analytics tool, an Office 365 add-on, to let managers track employee productivity
Microsoft today released a new tool that lets company leaders track how teams spend their time. — The new program, Microsoft Workplace Analytics …
DeepMind hires three prominent Canadian computer scientists to open a research lab in Edmonton, its first outside the UK
Tech companies scooping up professors raises brain drain fears — DeepMind, the London-based artificial intelligence company, is hiring three prominent computer scientists …
Sources: Apple will allow top publishers to use their own tech, like Google's DoubleClick for Publishers, to deliver ads within the Apple News app
Apple is working on a money fix for publishers that send their articles and content to its News app but so far have gotten very little in return …
Chinese bike-sharing service Ofo raises $700M+ Series E led by Alibaba, Hony Capital, and Citic Private Equity, aims to expand to 20 countries by end of 2017
Latest funding round led by Alibaba, Hony Capital, Citic PE — Investment is the biggest round for a bike-sharing company
Source: Facebook is making a clone of live group video chat app Houseparty that's called Bonfire and is slated to debut this fall
Gather 'round the Bonfire — Facebook is building a standalone app that incorporates ideas from Houseparty, the group video chat app that rose from the ashes of Meerkat, The Verge has learned.
Microsoft says it plans to cut thousands of jobs, mostly from its sales teams outside the US, starting today
Microsoft announced a major reorganization on Wednesday that will include thousands of layoffs, largely in sales. — The job cuts amount to less that 10 percent …
UN report: Singapore, US, Malaysia, Oman, Estonia lead world for best cyber security strategies, but only ~50% of countries are operating or even developing one
Singapore has a near-perfect approach to cybersecurity, but many other rich countries have holes in their defenses …
SoundCloud cuts 173 employees, or about 40% of its staff, and plans to close its offices in San Francisco and London to cut costs and stay independent
Music service will close offices in San Francisco, London — SoundClound has struggled to compete against Spotify, Apple
Sources: Amazon and Dish Network have discussed a partnership to enter the wireless business, though no deal is imminent
For years, Dish Network has sought out partnerships with just about every major telecom company. Now, a somewhat surprising potential partner has emerged: Amazon.com.
Electronic Privacy Information Center files privacy suit over Trump election commission's voter data request
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Alibaba launches Tmall Genie, a voice assistant-controlled speaker for Chinese customers, available in limited beta
Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg :
Snapchat finally lets users attach links to all Snaps and adds voice filters and backdrop editing tool
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Lyft says it's had 48 straight months of ride growth, is on track for 350M rides this year, and completes 1M rides a day, a milestone Uber announced in Dec. '14
As we approach five years of working … Mallory Locklear / Engadget : Lyft reaches one million rides per day but is still well behind Uber Biz Carson / Business Insider : Lyft's growth is rocketing and...
Canada aims to capture foreign tech talent with recently debuted Global Skills Strategy program, which boasts visa application turnaround of 2 weeks for firms
Kim Hart / Axios :
Amazon confirms Voicebot's analysis: Alexa has over 15K skills, up from 10K in February; Voicebot says Google Home has 378 voice apps and Cortana has 65
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Nvidia and Baidu announce broad AI partnership that outlines cooperation on self-driving, cloud, and home assistant tech
Seth Archer / Business Insider :
Nokia and Xiaomi sign a business collaboration agreement and multi-year patent deal, which includes cross-licensing for cellular standard essential patents
Charlie Osborne / ZDNet :
Ukraine scrambles to mitigate backdoor found in M.E. Doc software used by 80% of Ukrainian firms, says all devices on networks that had M.E. Doc are vulnerable
Baidu acquires Seattle-based natural language startup Kitt.ai, which helps build and power chatbots and voice-based apps across multiple platforms and devices
Within the past year … Frank Hersey / TechNode : Baidu buys Kitt.ai and other news from its first AI conference Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet : Baidu steps up AI efforts with Kitt.ai acquisition, Nvidia p...
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