Facebook’s privacy woes have a price tag: $3 billion or more – CNET
The matter still isn’t settled. Facebook’s privacy woes have a price tag: billion or more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe matter still isn’t settled. Facebook’s privacy woes have a price tag: billion or more – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe tech giant is now the most valuable company in the US. Microsoft joins trillion market cap club – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe potential fine would represent the largest privacy-related civil penalty the FTC has imposed. Facebook sets aside billions of dollars for a potential FTC fine Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreKatie Roof / Wall Street Journal: Sources: Slack plans to reveal by Friday its prospectus for a direct listing on the NYSE; it had already confidentially submitted its filing to regulators — Paperwork will be for its direct listing debut on NYSE — Messaging platform Slack Technologies Inc. is taking the next step toward going
Read MoreIt would be another step toward going public for the messaging startup. Slack reportedly expects to reveal listing prospectus this week – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWhile Microsoft’s $9.6 billion in ‘commercial cloud’ revenues stole the headline show for its Q3 FY19, Windows also contributed significantly to Microsoft’s numbers. Microsoft Q3 FY19: Windows has a surprisingly strong quarter Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreBuzzFeed News: Despite reporting that it expects a $3B-$5B fine from the FTC, Facebook’s stock is up ~8% after hours, adding ~$40B to its market cap — Facebook will set aside $3 billion to cover expenses associated with a fine from the Federal Trade Commission over its privacy practices. All good here, say investors. Despite
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook says Facebook Stories now has 500M daily users across Facebook and Messenger and WhatsApp’s Status has 500M daily users; Snapchat has 190M daily users — You might think it’s redundant with Instagram Stories, or just don’t want to see high school friends’ boring lives … Facebook says Facebook Stories now
Read MoreTom Warren / The Verge: Slack previews new features rolling out in the coming weeks and months: responding to messages via email, new calendar integrations, universal search, and more — Most of the new features will be available later this year — Slack arrived more than five years ago with the bold attempt to try
Read MoreMicrosoft is adding new ink-based cognitive services to its stable of AI programming interface offerings, as it will detail at Build 2019. Microsoft is readying AI-powered Azure digital inking services Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read More*X-Files theme song plays loudly.* US Navy working on new rules to report UFO sightings, says report – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreI’m holed up in a theater watching 22 Marvel films back to back. At the halfway point, I’m feeling great (and loving Captain America). Avengers: Endgame or bust — My 59-hour Marvel movie marathon hits day 2 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAliveCor’s KardiaMobile pocket-sized ECG sensor could detect heart disease, anxiety and more. The FDA just cleared an iPhone ECG sensor that beats the Apple Watch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFor when you want to watch all things. Ginormous 17.3-inch Galaxy View2 tablet available on AT&T, April 26 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe wearable fitness app goes to play for the other team. Google Fit leaps into the iOS arena – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePayPal: PayPal reports Q1 revenue of $4.13B, up 12% YoY, net income of $667M, 31% YoY, and $161 billion in total payment volume, up 22% YoY — Toggle navigation PayPal Investor Relations Financial Releases << Back Apr 24, 2019 PDF Version PayPal Reports First Quarter 2019 Results GAAP EPS of $0.56 … PayPal reports Q1
Read MoreKate Rooney / CNBC: PayPal says it had 277M total customer accounts at end of Q1, up 17% YoY, including 22M merchant accounts, and Venmo has surpassed 40M+ active user accounts — Popular payment app Venmo has ushered in 40 million users to the platform, its parent company PayPal announced on Wednesday. PayPal says it
Read MoreFacebook and the F.T.C. have been in negotiations over a financial penalty for claims that the company violated a 2011 privacy consent decree with the agency. Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to Billion by F.T.C. Over Privacy Issues Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreJosh Constine / TechCrunch: Facebook had 2.38B MAUs in Q1, up 2.5% QoQ, as DAUs hit 1.56B, up 2.63% QoQ; EPS is $0.85 instead of $1.89 after setting aside money for potential FTC fine — A massive penalty hangs over Facebook’s head, but it otherwise had a very strong Q1 earnings report. Facebook had 2.38B
Read More{$inline_image} Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: Microsoft reports Q3 Productivity and Business Processes revenue of $10.2B, up 14% YoY; Azure revenue was up 73% YoY, and Surface revenue rose 21% YoY — Microsoft today reported earnings for its third fiscal quarter of 2019, including revenue of $30.6 billion, net income of $8.8 billion … Microsoft reports
Read MoreMicrosoft’s third quarter was strong as its commercial cloud revenue continues to chug along. Microsoft's commercial cloud revenue hits .4 billion run rate in Q3 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreLime scooters have caught fire, broken apart in use, and been recalled after a technical bug caused “sudden excessive braking during use.” This week, a small number of scooters in Brisbane, Australia were hacked, causing the devices to say profane things to potential riders. In Australia, hacked Lime scooters spew racism and profanity Source: Washington
Read MorePrice hikes are driving customers toward the exits, but AT&T is determined to increase profits. AT&T’s streaming service, DirecTV Now, has lost nearly 20 percent of its subscribers in the last 6 months Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreA prosthetic voice decodes what the brain intends to say and generates (mostly) understandable speech, no muscle movement needed. Scientists Create Speech From Brain Signals Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreThe iPhone maker detailed some of its plans in documents shown during Qualcomm’s opening arguments in court. Apple 'plotted' to hurt Qualcomm years before it sued the company – CNET Source: CNet
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