{$inline_image}In terms of entrepreneurship and innovation, Airbnb is an absolutely brilliant company. Based on the simple idea of helping people rent out their homes to tourists, the company’s yearly revenue has passed the $2 billion mark in its first 10 years and its services are available in almost every country on the planet. But Airbnb’s
Read MoreAparajita Saxena / Reuters: Lyft says it has filed with the SEC for an IPO, hasn’t specified the number of shares it is selling or their price range; sources say IPO is slated for H1 2019 — (Reuters) – Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc on Thursday filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an
Read MoreAfter four preview releases, Microsoft unleashes KB4469342 to everyone running Windows 10 version 1809. New Windows 10 1809 update rolls out: Mapped-drive bug finally fixed Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe buggy update was your choice to install, Microsoft tells owners of its $3,000 flagship Surface device. Windows 10 blue screen: Microsoft blocks buggy 1803 update to Surface Book 2s Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreFinancial Times: Millions of users on the SoftBank network in Japan and O2 in the UK are unable to use mobile data, sources say due to a software problem in Ericsson’s equipment — Millions of mobile phone users around the world have been unable to use their smartphones after a software issue in systems provided
Read MoreOne of the largest UK phone networks, O2, is investigating a network outage that has rendered mobile data inaccessible to the company’s 25 million customers. The issue is also impacting customers of MVNOs that piggyback on O2’s infrastructure, like GiffGaff, Tesco Mobile, and Lyca Mobile. This means that the number of impacted customers is, in
Read MoreTaskRabbit today announced a massive expansion to its UK operations and is now available in six new markets: Brighton, Cardiff, Coventry, Reading, Oxford, and Liverpool and Warrington. The company also plans to launch operations in Edinburgh and Glasgow by early 2019. The on-demand app, which IKEA acquired in 2017, connects people with others who’ll do
Read MorePlans for EU-wide digital services tax to prevent tax evasion were struck down this week as the proposal didn’t receive unanimous support from all 28 member states. This happened despite Germany and France‘s attempt to reach a consensus by proposing a bill full of concessions, which would specifically target behemoths like Google and Facebook. France
Read MoreIn an elaborate scheme, the German political art collective Center for Political Beauty (ZPS) tricked thousands of potential far-right supporters to unknowingly reveal themselves. Earlier this week ZPS set up a site where people could identify far-right demonstrators in exchange for money. The site sparked a huge controversy in Germany, not only because it evoked memories
Read MoreThe Navy has spent more than $1 billion trying to develop projectiles to support land attacks by the Marine Corps, with little to show for its investment. At War: Rocket-Boosted but Going Nowhere Fast: The Navy’s Failed Munitions Programs Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe tactics used are similar to those employed in earlier attacks linked to the Chinese government. Clues to Marriott data breach suggest China ties, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBloomberg: A look at Ninebot, a Chinese company that makes an estimated four out of five electric scooters in use worldwide, which a source says is valued at $1.5B — Ninebot makes powered unicycles, Segways and other odd-looking artifacts of the transportation future. It didn’t see the scooter boom coming. A look at Ninebot, a
Read MoreDiscovery’s new documentary uses virtual reality to capture the lives of the last sea wanderers of Sabah, Malaysia. How VR takes us closer to the Bajau Laut, one of the last sea gyspy tribes – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDude Perfect and the breakup of two big YouTubers round out the top three. Kylie Jenner's baby was YouTube's most viral video of 2018 because of course – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreZack Whittaker / TechCrunch: Australia passes sweeping anti-encryption bill giving police power to implant malware and insert backdoors, despite opposition from experts, tech companies — Australia’s controversial anti-encryption bill is one step closer to becoming law, after the two leading but sparring party political giants struck … Australia passes sweeping anti-encryption bill giving police power
Read MoreIt’s supposed to be an awards show, but we know why you’re really here: announcements, trailers and reveals. Game Awards 2018: How to watch all the new game reveals live – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCEO Pete Lau’s prediction confirms your worst nightmare: 5G phones won’t come cheap. OnePlus' 5G phone could cost 0 to 0 more than the OnePlus 6T – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAnd it’s a separate phone from the OnePlus 7. OnePlus expects to launch 5G phone by the end of May – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe arrest of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer, is likely to escalate tensions between the United States and China just as their trade tensions had begun to thaw. A Top Huawei Executive Is Arrested in Canada for Extradition to the U.S. Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreChaim Gartenberg / The Verge: Google says it will stop working on Allo and instead focus on Messages; Allo will stop working March 2019 — Google has officially announced that it’s shutting down Allo, ending the run of yet another failed Google chat app experiment. The news isn’t entirely unsurprising … Google says it will
Read MoreA new Quinnipiac poll finds New Yorkers favor the project 57 percent to 26 percent, but are mixed about the billions in subsidies. NYC voters: Amazon HQ2 good, incentives not so much – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNew York Times: Sources: as Uber prepares to resume testing cars in autonomous mode in Pittsburgh, the cars still face issues, raising safety concerns — SAN FRANCISCO — Eight months after one of Uber’s self-driving cars struck and killed a pedestrian, the ride-hailing company is close to putting … Sources: as Uber prepares to resume
Read MoreBrent Wistrom / AustinInno: Austin-based Aceable, which offers online training courses in driver’s ed, real estate, and more, raises $47M Series B, bringing total raised to $55.7M — Aceable is graduating to the next level. The edtech startup’s roots are in Austin, and it secured a big chunk of its initial funding from Austin-based venture
Read MoreThe social network said Sandberg’s request was “entirely appropriate.” Here's the Facebook board's letter defending Sheryl Sandberg's ask for research on George Soros – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreMessages released publicly on Wednesday suggest the idealistic image the company promoted for years was a carefully cultivated smoke screen. The Shift: Facebook Emails Show Its Real Mission: Making Money and Crushing Competition Source: NY Times Tech
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