James Damore says he filed complaint with National Labor Relations Board before being fired by Google, claims he was subjected to “coercive statements”
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — A 28-year-old former Google engineer who was fired over a memo he wrote about gender differences …
Disney to end Netflix film distribution deal in 2019, will launch ESPN streaming service in 2018 and Disney streaming services in 2019
Disney will end its distribution deal with Netflix and launch its own streaming service, the company announced today. It intends to launch the service in 2019.
Disney will pay $1.58B to acquire additional 42% stake in BAMTech, making it a majority stakeholder
The Walt Disney Company announced today that it has agreed to acquire majority ownership of BAMTech, LLC and will launch its ESPN-branded multi-sport video streaming service in early 2018 …
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki defends firing of memo writer, says she's faced gender-based slights throughout her career
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Airbnb starts deactivating accounts of some people booking rentals to attend “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, VA, citing community rules
The rally is set to take place in a Virginia park where earlier this year white supremacists gathered with torches to protest the removal of a Confederate statue.
Internet Archive appears to be blocked by Indian government; Indian Department of Telecom, Ministry of Electronics & Info Tech not responding to firm's queries
Update 2: Chris Butler, Office Manager at the Internet Archive, responding to a query from MediaNama, saying that their attempts …
Andy Rubin's Essential Products raises $300M from Tencent, Amazon, and others, says Best Buy and Amazon will be its retail launch partners in the US
Startup founded by Google Android's creator has raised $300 million in funding; plans to release $699 titanium-encased smartphone
US ITC to review Qualcomm's complaints about Apple iPhone patents, sets date for completing its investigation within the next 45 days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. trade officials have agreed to investigate Qualcomm Inc's allegations that Apple Inc infringed on patents with its iPhone7 and other devices …
Instagram tests letting you add a guest to your Live video, rolling out as a trial today with a full release expected in the coming months
Double the people, double the fun? That's what Instagram is banking on with its latest update, which will give you the chance to go Live with a friend …
KGI: “iPhone 8” to debut same day as other iPhones in mid-September and come in black, silver, gold; Apple can produce 2M-4M this quarter, 45M-50M by year's end
black, silver … MacDailyNews : KGI says Apple's next-gen OLED iPhone will launch in September after all, shares rise Yoni Heisler / BGR : What delay? Apple's iPhone 8 will hit stores in September in t...
Microsoft disables security certificates from Chinese CA WoSign and its StartCom subsidiary because of bad practices, joining Apple, Google, and Mozilla
Microsoft has joined Apple, Google, and Mozilla in disabling security certificates from Chinese company WoSign and its StartCom subsidiary.
Eric Schmidt's Innovations Endeavors has merged with Israeli venture firm Marker LLC
We are pleased to announce the merger of venture capital firms Innovation Endeavors and Marker LLC. The combined entity will be named Innovation Endeavors. — With offices in Herzliya, Israel …
Facebook uses AI and expands human review processes to identify misleading ads and posts that use “cloaking” to disguise true link destinations
“Cloaking” sounds sci-fi but it's actually a trick used today by spammers to show content moderators or search engine spiders …
Facebook has killed Lifestage, the Snapchat-like dedicated social networking app for high schoolers it had released last year
Alex Heath / Business Insider :
Sources: online sports retailer Fanatics raises $1B from SoftBank's Vision Fund and is now valued at $4.5B
Wall Street Journal :
UK enterprise software startup Huddle sold to San Francisco-based PE firm Turn/River after months of financial struggles, source says for about $89M
Enterprise software startup Huddle is selling to San Francisco-based private equity firm Turn/River, after months of financial struggles left …
Cruise is running an autonomous ride hailing service for employees in SF 16+ hours a day seven days a week, to expand fleet by 100+ cars over next few months
sort of Rob LeFebvre / Engadget : GM is beta testing a ride-hailing app for autonomous EVs Fred Lambert / Electrek : GM's Cruise launches beta autonomous ride-sharing app with Chevy Bolt EVs Carolyn S...
Altaeros raises $7.5M from SoftBank to bring wireless broadband to rural areas using tethered balloons
Catherine Shu / TechCrunch :
Zillow Group reported record quarterly revenue of $266.9M, up 28% YoY, vs. $261.9M expected; stock down 9%+
Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire :
Despite SEC's warning that securities law applies to sale of virtual currencies, 46 ICOs have been announced, 204 moving forward, and only 3 canceled/postponed
Nathaniel Popper / New York Times :
Israeli lidar tech startup Oryx Vision raises $50M Series B led by Third Point Ventures and WRV
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch :
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