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    • Source: Apple quietly bought Silk Labs, a startup that makes lightweight AI software for consumer hardware, earlier this year; PitchBook: Silk Labs raised ~$4M (Aaron Tilley/The Information)

    Aaron Tilley / The Information: Source: Apple quietly bought Silk Labs, a startup that makes lightweight AI software for consumer hardware, earlier this year; PitchBook: Silk Labs raised ~$4M  —  Apple has quietly acquired a startup, Silk Labs, that specializes in making artificial intelligence software lightweight enough … Source: Apple quietly bought Silk Labs, a

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    • LinkedIn tests Snapchat Stories-esque feature called ‘Student Voices’

    Well, it’s finally happened. LinkedIn finally ripped off Snapchat’s Stories, meaning it joins the illustrious company of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google, WhatsApp, and just about everyone else. The new feature is called “Student Voices,” and resembles Snapchat’s Stories. First spotted by consultant Carlos Gil, LinkedIn has since confirmed, via TechCrunch, that it is in fact working on

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    • While Facebook says human trafficking on its site is not allowed, it took weeks to remove a viral post that led to the auction of a child bride in South Sudan (Reuters)

    Reuters: While Facebook says human trafficking on its site is not allowed, it took weeks to remove a viral post that led to the auction of a child bride in South Sudan  —  JUBA/NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The auction of a South Sudanese girl for marriage on Facebook could spur other families … While

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    • Uber partners with MV Transportation, a paratransit service provider, to improve access to wheelchair-friendly rides in six North American markets (Megan Rose Dickey/TechCrunch)

    Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: Uber partners with MV Transportation, a paratransit service provider, to improve access to wheelchair-friendly rides in six North American markets  —  Uber has long received flack for its lack of widely available wheelchair accessible rides.  Today, Uber is taking steps to ensure riders … Uber partners with MV Transportation, a

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    • Critics argue that the FCC should classify text messaging as a telecommunications service so that phone companies can't discriminate against messages (Colin Lecher/The Verge)

    Colin Lecher / The Verge: Critics argue that the FCC should classify text messaging as a telecommunications service so that phone companies can’t discriminate against messages  —  Consumer advocacy group opposes the move  —  The FCC unveiled two proposals today to battle the scourge of phone spam … Critics argue that the FCC should classify

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    • To help block robocalls and spam texts, the FCC proposes classifying text messaging as an information service and making a database of reassigned phone numbers (Jon Fingas/Engadget)

    Jon Fingas / Engadget: To help block robocalls and spam texts, the FCC proposes classifying text messaging as an information service and making a database of reassigned phone numbers  —  FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is continuing his seemingly relentless quest to rid the US of robocalls. To help block robocalls and spam texts, the FCC

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    Design software company Autodesk says it is acquiring PlanGrid, a provider of cloud-based construction software, for $875M (Kia Kokalitcheva/Axios)

    {$inline_image} Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: Design software company Autodesk says it is acquiring PlanGrid, a provider of cloud-based construction software, for $875M  —  Autodesk has agreed to acquire Plangrid, a startup that makes cloud-based construction software, for $875 million net of cash.  —  Why it matters … Design software company Autodesk says it is acquiring

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    • Growing trade tensions between US and China could endanger Nvidia's access to its Chinese customers, who accounted for 20% of the company's revenue last year (Wall Street Journal)

    Wall Street Journal: Growing trade tensions between US and China could endanger Nvidia’s access to its Chinese customers, who accounted for 20% of the company’s revenue last year  —  Nvidia sells lots of artificial-intelligence chips in China.  That creates a dilemma as the company tries to navigate political and trade tensions. Growing trade tensions between

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    • PlayVS, which brings esports infrastructure to high schools in the US, raises $30.5M Series B after raising a $15M Series A in June 2018 (Jordan Crook/TechCrunch)

    Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: PlayVS, which brings esports infrastructure to high schools in the US, raises $30.5M Series B after raising a $15M Series A in June 2018  —  PlayVS, the company bringing esports infrastructure to high schools across the country, has today announced the close of a $30.5 million Series B financing. PlayVS, which

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