Walmart strikes strategic partnership to use Microsoft's cloud technology, AI, machine learning, and other services
The shared rivalry with Amazon ‘is absolutely core to this,’ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says — Walmart Inc. WMT -.07% agreed to use Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT -.49% cloud technology …
Samsung announces 10nm 8GB LPDDR5 DRAM chip, targets 6.4Gbps data transfer rates and 30% reduced power
Samsung has been on a roll lately with memory & storage-related announcements, and that roll is continuing today with a new DRAM-related announcement out of the juggernaut.
Netflix reports Q2 membership growth of 5.2M, 1M less than forecast, and a profit of $384M, up from $65M last year; stock down 9%
Video site blamed faulty internal forecasting, not business reasons like price increases — Netflix Inc. missed its own forecasts by more than a million subscribers …
Microsoft launches Skype version 8.0 for desktop, with HD video, screen-sharing in calls, and improved chat, plans more features this summer like call recording
Skype's redesign launched last year was met with mixed reviews, but the company is forging ahead by rolling out a number …
IBM asks jury to award $167M from Groupon for alleged infringement on ecommerce patents, says Amazon, Facebook, Google licensed patents for $20M-$50M per firm
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp on Monday asked a U.S. jury to award it $167 million …
The company behind a Kodak-branded crypto-currency mining rig, which was shown to the press at CES and seen as a scam by critics, has dissolved
The company behind a Kodak-branded crypto-currency mining scheme has confirmed the plan has collapsed. — In January, a Bitcoin mining computer …
Andreessen Horowitz names Connie Chan a General Partner, ending the VC firm's no-promotion policy
Connie Chan is Andreessen Horowitz's first general partner promoted from within. — Andreessen Horowitz has prided itself on breaking some of venture capital's long-time norms in its nine years of op...
Travel giant Booking Holdings, formerly known as Priceline, invests $500M in Chinese ride-hailing firm Didi Chuxing
Didi Chuxing, China's largest ride-hailing company, has pulled in some strategic capital after Booking Holdings invested $500 million into its business.
Dialpad, which provides conferencing software and voice transcription apps, raises $50M Series D led by Iconiq Capital
Dialpad announced a $50 million Series D investment today, giving the company plenty of capital to keep expanding its business communications platform.
Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya defends his work after a string of prominent staff departures and a failed expansion that have left investors dismayed
Seven years ago, Social Capital made its debut as one of the hottest venture funds in Silicon Valley, the brainchild …
Snapchat is partnering with four news discovery platforms to help journalists better mine the billions of public videos and photos shared on the app
Snapchat is launching a news partnership initiative with the goal of helping journalists and news organizations better mine the billions …
Detailed medical histories and contact information of 80K+ patients in Ontario allegedly held for ransom after data breach at CarePartners healthcare provider
Data contained names and contact information for more than 80,000 patients, plus detailed medical histories
Ming-Chi Kuo report: Galaxy S10 to come in three sizes in 2019, with 5.8", 6.1", 6.4" screens; the larger two will have fingerprint sensors built into display
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Apple removed QDrops, an app that sent alerts about the Qanon conspiracy theory, after months near the top of the App Store; app still on Google Play Store
Airbnb found in breach of EU consumer law regarding hidden costs, unclear terms and conditions, and more; regulator gives company until end of August to rectify
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Election Systems and Software contradicts earlier statements, admits to Sen. Wyden some voting systems sold to states from 2000-2006 had remote access feature
Remote-access software and modems on election equipment ‘is the worst decision for security short of leaving ballot boxes on a Moscow street corner.’ Tweets: @nycsouthpaw , @briankrebs , @kimzetter , ...
Inside the world of self-published romance on Amazon Kindle Unlimited, where authors collaborate and compete to game Amazon's algorithm
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How Helsinki residents are getting around the city by bus, train, bike, taxi, or car, via a monthly subscription to all-inclusive transportation app Whim
Kati Pohjanpalo / Bloomberg :
Coinbase says SEC and FINRA have given it the green light to list coins deemed to be securities by approving three acquisitions, including Keystone Capital
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Instapaper says Pinterest will transfer ownership of the service to an independent company owned and operated by the team that has worked on it since 2013
the read-it-later service goes indie again Seamus Bellamy / Boing Boing : Instapaper leaves Pinterest Rob LeFebvre / Engadget : Instapaper buys itself back from Pinterest Ryan Christoffel / MacStories...
Profile of Zoox, which has been building an autonomous car from scratch since 2014 and has raised $800M to date, including $500M in July at a valuation of $3.2B
The mystery box sits inside an all-white room in an office building in San Francisco. It's a large, wooden crate with no features … Tweets: @felixgillette , @joelwebershow , @mcannonbrookes , and @er...
Airbnb's approach to dealing with people with criminal convictions highlights the challenges faced by formerly incarcerated people in the sharing economy
Hanna Kozlowska / Quartz : Tweets: @thefortunesoc Tweets: The Fortune Society / @thefortunesoc : .@_MarlonPeterson's recent @usatoday op-ed drew attention to @airbnb's discrimination against people w...
Uber rolls out new features to improve pickups, like giving riders in US and Canada guaranteed pickup windows, offering a $10 credit if scheduled rides are late
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Fastly, a CDN provider whose clients include Reddit, GitHub, and Stripe, raises $40M Series F led by Deutsche Telekom, bringing its total funding to $219M
Romain Dillet / TechCrunch :
Study: China is pouring money into US tech through loosely regulated VC investments with 1,300+ funding rounds representing ~$11B from 2000 through May 2018
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @wsjpolitics , @skupor , @rhodium_group , and @wsj Tweets: Capital / @wsjpolitics : Chinese foreign-direct investment into the U.S. fell into negative territory during t...
Salesforce to acquire Datorama, an Israeli cloud-based AI marketing platform; Israeli media says the deal was worth more than $800M
Steven Scheer / Reuters :
Toka, a Tel Aviv-based government-focused cybersecurity startup, raises $12.5M seed, with a16z, Launch Capital, and Dell Technologies Capital among investors
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
Shanghai-based chip maker ASR Microelectronic raises $100M Series B co-led by IDG Capital, bringing the total raised to over $300M
Katherine Guo / China Money Network :
7Net, an online exam grading service provider used for more than 20,000 students in China raises ~$30M Series B, as it looks to invest in AI and expand
Yimian Wu / China Money Network :
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