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- Report: the UK will allow Huawei limited access to help build parts of the country's 5G network, such as antennas and other "non-core" infrastructure (Nick Statt/The Verge)
- Letter from Wisconsin governor to a Foxconn executive reveals that Wisconsin is renegotiating its contract with Foxconn to build an LCD plant in the state (Scott Cohn/CNBC)
- FireEye researchers find the source code of the Carbanak malware, made by a hacker group who has stolen €1B+ from banks, has been on VirusTotal for two years (Catalin Cimpanu/ZDNet)
- Squarespace makes its first acquisition by buying Acuity Scheduling, which helps businesses manage online appointments; all 45 employees will join Squarespace (Anthony Ha/TechCrunch)
- Source: Trump complained in a meeting with Jack Dorsey that Twitter had removed some followers; Dorsey stressed even he lost followers from new Twitter policies (Tony Romm/Washington Post)
- Postmates says it has launched in 1,000 new cities since December, now operates in 3,500 cities across all 50 states, and that it reaches 70% of US households (Kate Clark/TechCrunch)
- Reddit says it is rolling out Events, used to schedule posts related to an event like a TV show, and Collections, used to curate posts, to all subreddits (Janko Roettgers/Variety)
- Report from FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) says online theft, fraud, and exploitation caused losses of $2.7B globally in 2018, up from $1.4B in '17 (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
- eBay beats with Q1 revenue of $2.6B, up 2% YoY, total gross merchandise volume of $22.6B, down 4% YoY, and 180M global active buyers, up 4% YoY (Natalie Gagliordi/ZDNet)
- Jack Dorsey had a closed-door meeting with Trump on Tuesday, which sources say was anticipated to be about "the health of the public conversation on Twitter" (Motherboard)
- Snap reports Q1 revenue of $320M, vs. $307M est., up 39% YoY, DAUs of 190M, up 2% QoQ; Snapchat reaches 90% of 13-24 year-olds in US (Salvador Rodriguez/CNBC)
- Kohl's and Amazon expand partnership: Amazon customers will be able to return products to Kohl's 1,150 US stores, some of which will now carry Amazon products (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch)
- Tim Cook shares his thoughts on privacy, tech regulation, politics, and the "rigged" San Bernardino encryption case, citing an inspector general report (Michael Potuck/9to5Mac)
- Civic says it will bring its blockchain age verification tech to 1,000 beer vending machines by end of 2019, partnering with 12 major automated retail companies (Brady Dale/CoinDesk)
- Stripe acquires Ireland-based Touchtech and updates APIs for stronger customer authentication in EU, which is set to roll out new online transaction regulations (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)
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- Fintech startup SoFi is reportedly in talks to raise $500 million from Qatar, but won't gain any value from 2017
- A New York Times story about YouTube's internal 'Condom Challenge' deliberations shows why keeping toxic content off the site is such a daunting challenge (GOOG, GOOGL)
- 16 signs we're in the middle of a 6th mass extinction
- 'Avengers: Endgame' is a mix of a heist movie and revenge tale that is even better than 'Infinity War'
- Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Trump met behind closed doors to discuss social media ahead of the 2020 election
- Alphabet's drone delivery company just received FAA approval to start dropping packages on customer's front doorsteps in Virginia (GOOG, GOOGL)
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- Snap's new leadership, Complex Media?s unusual media playbook, and Amazon?s advertising business
- Exchanges made nearly $30 billion in 2018, but a new report suggests their business could be at risk if they don't innovate in 3 ways
- If you're thinking of buying Apple's newest MacBook Air, spend the extra $100 and get the 13-inch MacBook Pro instead
- Investors are looking for 3 things from Tesla's earnings (TSLA)
- Snap beat Wall Street's expectations for Q1 2019, but its user growth is still stalled (SNAP)
- Apple's new 2019 iPhones are expected to get a major camera upgrade. Here's everything we know so far. (AAPL)
- China is a glittering prize for Western CEOs, but Google, Facebook and thousands of other big businesses fail there. Here are 9 tips that helped one startup exec succeed against the odds.
- A yet-to-launch tech news site backed by Craigslist's founder is facing a staff exodus after its renowned editor-in-chief was forced out
- Every Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, ranked by how much money they made at the worldwide box office
- The latest chapter of Silicon Valley icon Kleiner Perkins' fall from grace is a tale of succession and leadership struggles
- Apple CEO Tim Cook says he made one simple change that helps him avoid becoming addicted to his iPhone (AAPL)
- The $100 Cuisinart AirFryer makes crispy vegetables without additional oil ? I ate fried veggies for a week and didn?t notice a difference in taste or texture
- The creator of 'Fortnite' reportedly has a brutal work culture where some employees have 100-hour work weeks: 'I hardly sleep. I?m grumpy at home. I have no energy to go out.'
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