Chris Cox, Facebook’s chief product officer, and WhatsApp VP Chris Daniels are leaving. Facebook loses chief product officer, WhatsApp head as it pivots to privacy – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreFrom chattering nuns to missing unicorns, SXSW brought the weird in 2019. SXSW 2019: The weirdest sights from the world's largest culture fest – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreDan Primack / Axios: Tiger Global says managing partner Lee Fixel, who helped lead investments in Facebook, LinkedIn, Spotify, and more, is stepping down — Lee Fixel is stepping down as the managing partner of Tiger Global, where he has helped lead successful investments in such “unicorn” companies as Facebook, Flipkart, LinkedIn and Spotify. Tiger
Read MoreGrab a plate. We’re goin’ in. SXSW 2019 served up 3,000 pounds of cheese and now I don't feel so good – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe incident, which also affected WhatsApp and Instagram, was caused by a small mistake that led to big problems. Facebook’s Daylong Malfunction Is a Reminder of the Internet’s Fragility Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMaggie Fitzgerald / CNBC: TPG Capital fires Bill McGlashan, who managed TPG Growth, an investor in Airbnb, Spotify, and Uber, after the DOJ charged him in a college admissions scandal — – TPG’s Bill McGlashan was fired from the private equity firm on Thursday amid the massive college cheating scandal. TPG Capital fires Bill McGlashan,
Read MoreJeff Grubb / VentureBeat: Discord says it will now let developers sell their games directly in their Discord server as well as use Discord to run alphas, betas, and early access tests — Discord is a social network first. While the platform has a store and subscription service, it recognizes that most people come to
Read MoreThe lack of HDMI inputs on almost all laptops is a huge drawback for anyone who wants to easily play a video game on the road, for example. As to why no manufacturers offer this piece of convenience when we all have easy access to a working screen of this size, perhaps no one can
Read MoreOne of the wildest phones last year is getting a do over. Red Hydrogen One phone to get 'radically' redesigned with pro cameras – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNatalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: Adobe reports Q1 revenue of $2.6B, vs. $2.55B estimated by analysts, subscription revenue of $2.3B, and product revenue of $170M — The Photoshop maker said Creative Cloud revenue was $1.49 billion. — Adobe delivered solid first quarter financial results on Thursday after the market closed. Adobe reports Q1 revenue of .6B,
Read MoreGoogle is apparently working to improve native support for Nintendo‘s Switch controllers within Chrome. Could this be a sign of things to come for Project Stream? A recently discovered commit in Google‘s Chromium Gerrit page proposes to “improve support for Nintendo Switch gamepads.” First spotted by 9to5Google and Owen Williams, it would improve support for Switch
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago, Elon Musk announced he would reveal the Model Y – Tesla’s more affordable SUV – on March 14. Well, guess what day it is? You’ll be able to live stream the event on Tesla’s website beginning at 8PM PT/11PM ET, and if you’re unable to catch it live, we’ll post
Read MoreWhen choosing your laptop’s internal storage, you historically had to decide between speed and capacity. Fast SSDs – at least, the ones you could afford – were somewhat limited in storage. Old-school mechanical HDDs, although excruciatingly slow, could at least contain an ungodly amount of songs and movies. But now, you don’t have to make
Read MoreMarch 29, the day upon which the UK will leave the European Union, feels nail-bitingly close. Adding to the anxiety is that with the twice-fold rejection of Theresa May’s withdrawal deal, the UK is heading in one of two directions: the first is a chaotic no-deal Brexit, and the second is a second referendum, which
Read MoreChris Cox, who is one of the social network’s highest-ranking executives, and Chris Daniels, head of WhatsApp, are leaving Facebook. Facebook Loses Top Executives, Including Chris Cox Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Facebook starts rolling out a dedicated Facebook Gaming tab with a personalized feed for some users — Facebook’s gaming efforts and challenge to Twitch are taking another big leap today, as the social network begins the initial rollout of a dedicated Facebook Gaming tab in the main navigation of Facebook’s app.
Read MoreTesla’s fifth major consumer-auto reveal in 15 years could prove to be its most important and profitable car. It’s also “the product they can’t screw up.” Tesla’s Model Y is a car Elon Musk hopes will distract from everything else Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreThe 2020 Revero goes on sale this year. Karma will reveal the second-generation Revero in Shanghai – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreReuters: Sources: Uber will issue its public S-1 and start its IPO roadshow in April — Carl O’Donnell, Heather Somerville — (Reuters) – Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc is planning to kick off its initial public offering in April, putting it close on the heels of its smaller rival Lyft Inc … Sources: Uber will
Read MoreSearches for Instagram and Facebook-related porn spiked during the outage. Facebook outage sends surfers to Pornhub for tentacle porn – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company will update its terms of service to reflect its policy on illegal and harmful activity. Slack takes down 28 accounts tied to hate groups – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCox, a longtime confidant of chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, announced his unexpected departure in a Facebook post Thursday. Facebook says its top product executive, Chris Cox, is leaving, the highest-level departure in years Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreFacebook: Facebook’s Chief Product Officer Chris Cox and VP of WhatsApp Chris Daniels are leaving the company — Today Mark Zuckerberg shared the following post with employees. — Hey everyone — I want to share some important updates as we organize our company to build out the privacy-focused social platform … Facebook's Chief Product Officer
Read MoreWe always look forward to the builds [MakerMan] sends in, and it’s not just because we dig his choices in royalty free music (though it helps). He always manages to put together his projects with a minimum of fuss, and perhaps more importantly, a minimum of funds. His builds use salvaged components, easily sourced materials,
Read MoreChaim Gartenberg / The Verge: Garmin targets the high-end watch market with a new Marq line of premium smartwatches priced between $1,500 and $2,500 — Garmin is gunning for mainstays like Rolex, Breitling, and Omega — Garmin is taking its fitness-focused smartwatches in a more premium direction with its new Marq line. Garmin targets the
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