Day: November 5, 2018

Source: Amazon plans to split HQ2 evenly between two cities, a decision driven by the need to recruit enough talent; sources: announcement could come next week (Laura Stevens/Wall Street Journal)

Laura Stevens / Wall Street Journal: Source: Amazon plans to split HQ2 evenly between two cities, a decision driven by the need to recruit enough talent; sources: announcement could come next week  —  Amazon.com plans to split its second headquarters evenly between two locations rather than picking one city for HQ2 … Source: Amazon plans

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Qualtrics, a user experience management platform, sets IPO price range of $18-$21/share, aims to raise $400M at a valuation of ~$4.8B at midpoint of the range (NASDAQ.com)

NASDAQ.com: Qualtrics, a user experience management platform, sets IPO price range of $18-$21/share, aims to raise $400M at a valuation of ~$4.8B at midpoint of the range  —  Qualtrics International, which provides software used to analyze and improve user experience, announced terms for its IPO on Monday. Qualtrics, a user experience management platform, sets IPO

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As Apple argues unit sales are the wrong way to understand its business, it needs to start reporting the numbers of active customers and the revenue per user (Ben Thompson/Stratechery)

Ben Thompson / Stratechery: As Apple argues unit sales are the wrong way to understand its business, it needs to start reporting the numbers of active customers and the revenue per user  —  While the saying goes that “No news is good news,” in the case of Apple it turns out that “News about no

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After CNN, NBC, and Fox News remove a Trump-endorsed political ad for being racist, Facebook says it violates its ad guidelines and stops its paid distribution (Lachlan Markay/The Daily Beast)

Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast: After CNN, NBC, and Fox News remove a Trump-endorsed political ad for being racist, Facebook says it violates its ad guidelines and stops its paid distribution  —  The spot was too controversial for TV.  And, now, the biggest social media platform has pulled it too. After CNN, NBC, and

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Chrome 71, which arrives next month, will block all ads on sites that have persistently shown abusive ads such as fake system messages (Jon Porter/The Verge)

Jon Porter / The Verge: Chrome 71, which arrives next month, will block all ads on sites that have persistently shown abusive ads such as fake system messages  —  Chrome 71 arrives next month  —  With Chrome 71, Google is stepping up its fight against the internet’s abusive ads problem by blocking every ad on

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Top Facebook, Apple and Google executives have donated little in the 2018 midterms, two years after clashing with Trump

The top executives at Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft have stayed on the political sidelines during the 2018 midterm elections, opting not to donate to federal candidates who might advance Silicon Valley’s political agenda — or battle back President Trump. Top Facebook, Apple and Google executives have donated little in the 2018 midterms, two years

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Xprize winning air-water conversion device leaves us thirsty for more

On October 22, the Skysource/Skywater alliance won the ‘Water Abundance Xprize’ and a reward of $1.5 million for its device that could extract water from atmospheric moisture. While some news reports claimed that the device could solve the world’s water crisis, hydrologists and water conservationists caution that this isn’t a silver bullet solution. Congratulations to

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