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- Bill O'Reilly's Firing and the Women Who Made It Happen
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- Born Anxious: Why Some of Us Are Wired to Worry
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Tech News
- FTC tells ‘influencers’ to quit trying to hide the fact that they’re shilling for brands
The Federal Trade Commission has put dozens of so-called influencers on notice for failing to adequately document the fact that their Instagram and such like posts are in fact thinly veiled ads for which the posters are being generously compensated. Read More - Don’t get played by this spammy app like I did
At my birthday party last week, my friend Ebby walked over and asked a group of us “What’s this Gather app all about?” I instantly felt a bit insecure. Of that particular group of friends, I should have been the one with a ready answer. I’m supposed to know about hot new apps. But Gather was a myst... - The TC Meetup + Pitch-off goes down in Seattle on June 22
- Navy and Marine Corps outlaw nude photo sharing without consent
- Canada is North America’s up-and-coming startup center
- Shopify Pay aims to complete the picture for online checkout
Shopify introduced a new product at its developer conference today, which will reduce friction during online orders and simplify checkout across any stores that run on Shopify’s ecommerce platform. Shopify Pay is similar to other instant payment solutions that store your info for fast access later ... - Amazon’s new Alexa developer policy now bans all ads except in music and flash briefings
Amazon has quietly introduced a change to its Alexa Skills Developer agreement aimed at further restricting advertisements within Alexa’s voice apps, which it calls “Skills.” Previously, the developer agreement stated that it would ban apps that used the Alexa app home cards – the cards that appear... - NerdWallet just laid off over 40 people, including its VP of growth
- This phishing technique is more interesting than dangerous
- A chat with Pluralsight founder Aaron Skonnard on the global move to sharpen tech skills through online training
- Pinterest’s Tim Kendall will talk the future of advertising at Disrupt NY 2017
- Uber will live stream its first Elevate VTOL summit April 25-27
- Survey says: Kids these days aren’t so into electric or autonomous vehicles
- Lyft head of engineering pens a letter to teammates asking for open communication
- What’s keeping cryptocurrencies from mass adoption?
Speculators flocked to Bitcoin and many of the alt-coins in hopes of getting in early and making a big exit, but everyday users haven’t warmed to cryptocurrencies. There are many reasons why, but one of the largest barriers to mainstream adoption is the price volatility of cryptocurrencies. So the ... - Snap acquires the crucial geofilter patent from Mobli for a record $7.7M
According to Snap’s S-1 filing for its IPO, of the $400 million in revenues the company has, $360 million is made by selling “Geofilters,” or photo filters based on location, which advertisers can buy. So owning the patent on that concept would seem pretty crucial. But Snap has never had such a pat... - Uber employees thought it’d be a good idea to paint a ‘#Undelete’ mural
- Crunch Report | Google Home Gets More Personal
- Apple releases a bit of code to let you put Live Photos on your sites
- Ambient noise could be your next multi-factor authentication token
- Juicero CEO promises refunds for any dissatisfied customers while defending the company’s tech
- Another smart card bites the dust, as Plastc ends operations and leaves pre-orders unfulfilled
- Confide sued over ephemerality and screenshot protection claims
- Today is the last day to save $1,000 on Disrupt NY tickets
Alright, startup fans. We gave you an extension, a whole extra week to save some serious cash on tickets to Disrupt NY 2017. But now your time is almost up. You have just a few hours left to save $1,000 on tickets to the best startup show in the Big Apple. Early bird tickets cost just $1,995 apiece... - Twitch opens up its money-making tools to tens of thousands of non-Partnered channels
On the heels of yesterday’s news about expanded subscription options for partners, video streaming site Twitch today announced another way for its creator community to generate revenue, with the launch of an Affiliate program. Explains the company, the new program will allow non-partnered video cre... - MIXhalo to reveal new audio technology at Disrupt NY with help from Pharrell and Incubus
- New partnership makes Google Play Music the default on all Samsung devices, with double the storage capacity
- Equity podcast: Uber’s losses, Cloudera’s IPO and the biggest e-commerce acquisition ever
- Uber allows more time for sexism probe, expects report by end of May
- Netflix rival Iflix reveals its first original content series for emerging markets
- Elon Musk’s Neuralink wants to turn cloud-based AI into an extension of our brains
- Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is now on sale in the U.S., Canada and Korea with more launches to come
- Of course Microsoft is working on its own version of the Chromebook
Windows Central has gotten its hands on an internal document highlighting the hardware performance of Windows 10 Cloud, a rumored operating system spinoff expected to be unveiled at next month’s big education event in New York. Predictably, the slide puts the OS head to head with Google Chromebooks... - Q&A app Quora valued around $1.8 billion in $85 million fundraise
Quora just became the unicorn of subjective human knowledge. After eight years carefully cultivating an intelligent question and answer community, it’s just raised an $85 million Series D round co-led by Collaborative Fund and Y Combinator’s Continuity Fund. Read More - Machine intelligence is the future of monetization for Facebook
- The death of retail is greatly exaggerated
- Form an orderly queue! Google wants your blood (and other bodily fluids). Oh and your medical records
- A Midas List VC on the problem with the Midas List
- Uber’s head of diversity will be speaking at TC Sessions: Justice
- The augmented reality gold rush is afoot
- Duolingo launches paid subscriptions as it experiments with new ways to monetize its service
- Apple testing process for autonomous safety drivers revealed in DMV documents
Apple has developed a testing procedure for drivers who would act as failsafe controls during autonomous vehicle testing, documents discovered by Business Insider via a public records request show. The documents detail the testing procedure that Apple has created in order to comply with the Califor... - Waymo accuses Uber of hiding a secret LiDAR device
In preparation for a preliminary injunction hearing next month, Waymo today filed new claims in its lawsuit against Uber, alleging that its competitor withheld information about technology Uber is using in its development of self-driving cars. Waymo is in the midst of a contentious lawsuit against ... - HBO’s “Silicon Valley” cast hints about upcoming season
- Crunch Report | Quora Valued At Around $1.8B
- YouTube says it fixed the problem with Restricted Mode that was filtering LGBTQ+ content
- Analyzing the spectrum of corporate innovation from R&D to VC
- Using wearable technology to detect conflict in couples before it occurs
- Theranos says it has been mischaracterized in allegations the company faked tests
- Weekly Roundup: Facebook’s F8, Confide hit with lawsuit
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