Apple finally adds stereo pairing to HomePod, four months after its release, as part of iOS 11.4 update that includes AirPlay 2 with multi-room streaming
The HomePod smart speaker will finally do what Apple promised it would be able do nearly a year ago: play in multiple rooms simultaneously and in stereo mode.
Papua New Guinea will ban Facebook for a month in a bid to crack down on fake users and study how fake news and pornography spreads
Analysts will explore how fake news and pornography spreads, and assess whether country needs its own version of the platform
Uber's new in-app emergency button that lets riders call 911 assistance goes live across the US
Dial 911 directly from the app — In April, Uber announced that it would be adding a direct way for riders to call 911 within its app, in an effort to boost its flagging safety reputation.
White House says it's proceeding with $50B in tariffs on Chinese exports, list coming June 15, and will impose new limits on Chinese investment in US tech firms
President Trump said Tuesday that he would proceed with tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese imports and introduce new limits …
Creators of cryptocurrency trading app Taylor, which recently completed an ICO, claim a hacker stole around $1.35M of Ether from company funds
The creators of the Taylor cryptocurrency trading app claim that an unidentified hacker has stolen around $1.35 million worth of Ether from the company's wallets.
Private equity firm KKR to acquire BMC Software for an undisclosed sum, 5 years after a Bain Capital, Golden Gate Capital-led investor group bought it for $6.9B
Private equity firm KKR is broadening its technology reach as it acquires BMC Software from a Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital led investor group.
Source: French mobile freemium game maker Voodoo raises $200M from Goldman Sachs and plans to more than double staff to 150 by the year's end
Mathieu Rosemain, Gwénaëlle Barzic — PARIS (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs' (GS.N) private equity fund has invested about $200 million …
London launches contactless payment system for street performers with payments firm iZettle and Busk In London, an organization supporting street performers
Big tech industry groups claim EU's new ePrivacy Regulation will limit growth online; the law has been delayed after being slated to go into effect this month
The new European data privacy legislation is so stringent that it could kill off data-driven online services and chill innovations …
Sources: Alibaba's fintech affiliate Ant Financial has raised $10B, valuing the firm at $150B, up from ~$60B valuation after April 2016 fundraising round
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Ant Financial Services Group, operator of China's biggest online payment platform by market share, Alipay …
Russian search giant Yandex announces Prime-like service Yandex.Plus, a ~$160 smart speaker, and a new skills platform for its Alice assistant
Russian search giant Yandex is sometimes described as the “Google of Russia”, but maybe it should be described as the Amazon of Russia, too.
DHS moving forward on plans to rescind International Entrepreneur Rule, which would have let immigrant founders of startups stay in the US for up to five years
After nearly a year of protest and litigation, the Department of Homeland Security finally announced late last week …
Star India's streaming service Hotstar set new global record for a live event on Sunday by drawing 10M+ concurrent viewers during IPL cricket tournament final
on their phones Jai Vardhan / Entrackr : IPL final sets new world record with over 1 crore live viewership on Hotstar Stuart Thomson / Digital TV Europe : Hotstar sets global concurrent users streamin...
French startup Comet, a marketplace for tech and data freelancers, raises $12.8M Series A led by Daphni
French startup Comet (not to be confused with Zyl, which was formerly named Comet) is building a marketplace of talented tech and data freelancers as well as companies that are looking …
Snapchat launches its first Lens that reacts to sound and says it will roll out more in the coming weeks
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Sources: Facebook plans to roll out WhatsApp payment services in India as early as next week, despite only three of four launch partners being ready
- Was due to start with 4 partners but will press ahead with 3 — Facebook looking to claw market share from Google, Paytm
Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 review: Intel's Kaby Lake-G, with integrated AMD graphics, makes for a slim, light, and powerful laptop, but fan noise is frequent and loud
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How animal shelters and rescue organizations are successfully using social media to promote less desirable dogs, helping save their lives by finding them homes
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The EU has emerged as a powerful regulator of Silicon Valley, stepping in where Washington has failed or been unwilling to limit influential US tech companies
Tony Romm / Washington Post : Tweets: @tedgioia Tweets: Ted Gioia / @tedgioia : Strange but true: Europe demands privacy protection from Silicon Valley, while US legislators do nothing. http://www.wa...
Google brings ARCore to China, where Play Store isn't available, through a partnership with the Xiaomi App Store on the Mi Mix 2S smartphone
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Source: US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigating potential age discrimination in Intel's 2016 cuts that led to 10,000+ being laid off globally
Georgia Wells / Wall Street Journal :
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb says it's banning trading in 11 countries, including Iran, Iraq, North Korea, to improve anti-money laundering compliance
Joseph Young / NewsBTC :
Venezuelan migrants propel growth of ride-sharing apps in Latin America but are vulnerable to taxi syndicate threats and the conditions apps impose on drivers
Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch :
US tech founders are increasingly wresting control from VC backers and extracting huge pay packages tied to going public compared to their non-tech peers
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @shiraovide , @mims , @rolfewinkler , @felixsalmon , @rolfewinkler , and @rolfewinkler Tweets: Shira Ovide / @shiraovide : Tough board room discussion: “How much should ...
Tencent pulls ~$4.7M investment in WeChat-based media company Chaping after criticism in state media over the startup's handling of copyright issues
Sijia Jiang / Reuters :
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