HTC launches U11 Plus with 6-inch 2880x1440 LCD display, small bezels, 3,930mAh battery, IP68 water resistance, Alexa and Google Assistant support, for €799
Ships with Oreo and more of the good stuff that made the U11 so appealing — The HTC U11 has been one of the best flagship Android phones …
Google to shut down its QPX Express API for airfare data, which launched out of its ITA acquisition, on April 10, 2018
As Google gradually builds out its footprint in travel search, the company is also making a move to shut down one of its data feeds to others in the travel space.
SEC: paid endorsements of ICOs may be illegal if compensation is not properly disclosed, and, even with disclosure, paid promoters may be liable in some cases
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a stern warning to the celebrities, athletes and social media stars pitching investment opportunities in virtual currencies.
Sources: US DoJ identified more than six members of the Russian government involved in hacking the DNC and could charge them next year, but arrests are unlikely
At least six Russian government officials are identified as part of ongoing investigation — The Justice Department …
Lenovo buys 51% of Fujitsu's PC business for $157M+, as its Q2 earnings beat estimates with revenue up 5% to $11.8B YoY, profit down 11% to $139M YoY
Lenovo Group Ltd. posted better-than-expected revenue as the PC maker benefited from a stabilizing global personal computer market.
Razer Phone: 5.7" 120Hz 1440p display, 8GB RAM, Snapdragon 835, 12MP dual cameras, 4000mAh battery, but no audio jack, Oreo update 2018; ships Nov. 17 for $699
Can you actually make an Android phone for gamers? Aren't they all spec-heavy beasts of incredible processing burden?
Facebook reports Q3 profit of $4.7B, up 79% YoY; revenue of $10.3B, up 47% YoY, vs. $9.84B expected; headcount hits 23,165, up 47% YoY
for Now Sarah Frier / Bloomberg : Facebook Tops Sales Projections While Russia Ad Inquiry Unfolds Josh Constine / TechCrunch : Facebook beats in Q3 with $4.7B profit, record share price despite Russia...
Secureworks finds data showing Russian Fancy Bear targeted 4.7K Gmail users worldwide using 19K malicious links mostly generated during Moscow office hours
WASHINGTON (AP) — The hackers who disrupted the U.S. presidential election had ambitions well beyond Hillary Clinton's campaign …
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook's efforts to prevent abuse will cut into future profits as company plans to double employees to police its platform
here's what to expect Alexei Oreskovic / Business Insider : Mark Zuckerberg on Russian election meddling: 'What they did is wrong and we're not going to stand for it' Kurt Wagner / Recode : Mark Zucke...
London-based TransferWise raises $280M Series E; sources say valuation is $1.6B and that the co-founders and others sold some shares to the new investors
Old Mutual, IVP lead investment round in London fintech — Company now valued at $1.6 billion, source familiar saidEMBARG
Sources: Trump admin quietly set aside Obama-proposed mandate requiring new cars to have wireless vehicle-to-vehicle communications technology
https://apnews.com/9a605019eeba4ad29347 41091105de42 — Link copied! — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has quietly set aside plans …
Berlin-based travel activities booking platform GetYourGuide raises $75M Series D led by Battery Ventures
Right after Berlin-based travel activities booking platform GetYourGuide announced its $50 million Series C, one of Europe's biggest tourist draws, the city of Paris, was rocked by a series of terrori...
Periscope says it will waive its 30% cut from the Super Broadcaster Program and give all earnings to creators minus a $1 admin fee per payout
Twitter's Periscope is going after live broadcasters in a big way, as it's now promising to give back more of their earnings from the sales of Super Hearts in their live video streams.
Facebook says 10% or ~207M accounts are estimated to be duplicates, up from 6% and fake accounts total ~60M, up to 2-3% from 1%, as detection methods improve
- Facebook quietly increased its number of estimated duplicate accounts from 6% to 10%. — Estimated fake accounts were raised to 2-3% from 1%. Tweets: @alexeheath and @shiraovide . Thanks: @stevetwee...
The value of the Bancor token has dropped 56% since the June ICO, which raised ~$153M
Olga Kharif / Bloomberg : Tweets: @thestalwart and @alex Tweets: Joe Weisenthal / @thestalwart : One of the most high profile ICOs has crashed 50% since it came to market. https://www.bloomberg.com/....
Waymo partners with auto retailer AutoNation to maintain and repair its autonomous fleet
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Alibaba's Q2 results top estimates with revenue up 61% YoY to $8.3B, raises annual revenue growth forecast from 45%-49% to 49%-53%
Quarterly earnings-per-share also beat analysts' projections — Alibaba's dominance in Chinese retail is drawing advertisers
Facebook now has 1.37B DAUs, vs. 1.18B a year ago; average revenue per user climbs to $7.54, up from $5.95 a year ago
Kurt Wagner / Recode :
Lawmakers release a sampling of Russian Facebook ads placed during and after campaign
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Source: VMware to acquire software-based networking startup VeloCloud; VeloCloud has raised $84M in funding since launch in 2012
Kevin McLaughlin / The Information :
Face ID Unlocks an iPhone More Slowly Than Touch ID, but is Faster in Day-to-Day Usage
Juli Clover / MacRumors :
Qualcomm reports Q4 revenue of $5.96B, vs $5.8B est., down from $6.17B a year ago, amid costly Apple patent battle that hit its licensing business hardest
Stephanie Condon / ZDNet :
Fitbit beats estimates as Q3 revenue grew 44.5% YoY to $393M but posts a net loss of $113M, in wake of Fitbit Ionic's October 1 debut
Sarah Buhr / TechCrunch :
Yelp Q3: $222.4M revenue vs. $221M expected, up 19% YoY, but misses on guidance and says it expects $211M-$216M in Q4 revenue, less than $233.6M estimated
Katie Roof / TechCrunch :
Sources: Uber-SoftBank deal in jeopardy, after Kalanick pushed back on provision requiring majority of board to approve any directors he appoints in the future
Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal :
Google, IBM, Lyft join legal briefing opposing Trump's DACA order in California AG's lawsuit
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