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Pinterest’s IPO looks set to make it an “undercorn,” the UK has some more ideas about regulating internet platforms, about those iPhone triple camera rumors, Netflix dumps AirPlay and Snap opts not to beat ’em; instead, plan’s to join ’em.

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Pinterest sets IPO range at $15-17, valuing it at $10.6B vs previous valuation of $12.3B (TechCrunch)

iPhone rumors now claim two OLED models with triple-camera arrays for 2019 (The Verge)

New report claims that the triple-camera iPhones in 2019 will feature 6.1-inch and 6.5-inch OLED screens, tweaked chassis thickness (9to5Mac)

Netflix confirms it killed AirPlay support, won’t let you beam shows to Apple TVs anymore (The Verge)

‘CHANGE MY VIEW’ REDDIT COMMUNITY LAUNCHES ITS OWN WEBSITE (Wired)

To stop copycats, Snapchat shares itself (TechCrunch)

Microsoft launches first Chromium Edge builds for Windows 10 (VentureBeat)

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Google scraps the AI ethics board, Alexa is coming for AirPods, the Bezos’ divorce is settled, Snap reminds everyone they’re pretty darned good at inventing weird stuff and the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Exclusive: Google cancels AI ethics board in response to outcry (Vox)

Amazon Is Making a Rival to Apple’s AirPods as Its First Alexa Wearable (Bloomberg)

Jeff Bezos, in divorce settlement, retains 75 percent of the Amazon stock he held with his now ex-wife MacKenzie (The Washington Post)

Snapchat launches Mario Party-style multiplayer games platform (TechCrunch)

Snapchat launches Scan, its AR utility platform (TechCrunch)

Snapchat will power Stories & ads in other apps (TechCrunch)

The Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

Talking Reckless (A Gaming Podcast)

Smart home, machine learning and discovery (Benedict Evans)

25 Years Later: Interview with Linus Torvalds (Linux Journal)

‘They Thought It Was Black Magic’: An Oral History of TiVo (OneZero)

The World’s Greatest Delivery Empire (Bloomberg Businessweek)

Old, Online, And Fed On Lies: How An Aging Population Will Reshape The Internet (Buzzfeed News)

Astronomers set to make 'groundbreaking' black hole announcement (CNET)

Facebook. Data. Exposure. Another one. Could Intel issues delay a 5G iPhone? Apple cuts the price of the HomePod, Amazon is going to launch Internet satellites, and the trouble with AI ethics boards.

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Researchers find 540 million Facebook user records on exposed servers (TechCrunch)

Inside Apple’s shaky plan to deliver a 5G iPhone in 2020 [Updated] (FastCompany)

MIT suspends ties with China's Huawei and ZTE (CNN Business)

Apple drops HomePod price down to $299 (TheVerge)

Google launches Android Q Beta 2 with multitasking Bubbles, foldables emulator, and zoomable microphones (VentureBeat)

Hundreds of thousands of ‘lost’ MySpace songs have been recovered (TheVerge)

Amazon to offer broadband access from orbit with 3,236-satellite ‘Project Kuiper’ constellation (GeekWire)

Google’s brand-new AI ethics board is already falling apart (Vox)

THE PROBLEM WITH AI ETHICS (TheVerge)

Electric car battery with 600 miles of range? This startup claims to have done it (TheVerge)

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Facebook stops asking people to reveal their email passwords, WhatsApp gives you control over group chats, Google has a credibility problem when it comes to product shutdowns and 5G is kinda, officially here.

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‘Beyond Sketchy’: Facebook Demanding Some New Users’ Email Passwords (Daily Beast)

Facebook Is Just Casually Asking Some New Users for Their Email Passwords (Gizmodo)

Facebook will stop asking new users for their email passwords (Axios)

WhatsApp finally lets you prevent people from adding you to their shitty groups (TNW)

WhatsApp now lets you control who can add you to groups (The Verge)

Justice Department Warns Academy Over Potential Oscar Rule Changes Threatening Netflix (EXCLUSIVE) (Variety)

Media Companies Take a Big Gamble on Apple (NYTimes)

Tweet Storm on Apple+ and The New Yorker (@Michaelluo)

Google Duplex rolling out to non-Pixel, iOS devices in the US (9to5Google)

Google begins shutting down its failed Google+ social network (The Verge)

Google’s constant product shutdowns are damaging its brand (ArsTechnica)

Wayve claims 'world first' in driving a car autonomously with only its AI and a SatNav (TechCrunch)

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The price of bitcoin soars, but is it for real? Walmart wants to let you shop with your voice, Andreessen Horowitz shakes up VC (again) and a scathing look at YouTube’s algorithm problems.

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Bitcoin jumps 20 percent, mystery order seen as catalyst (Reuters)

April Fools: Traders Chase Another Unexplainable Bitcoin Rally (Bloomberg)

Report: ICOs Raised $118 Million in Q1 2019, Over 58 Times Less Than in Q1 2018 (CoinTelegraph)

Walmart Unveils Voice-Activated, Google-Powered Grocery Shopping (Bloomberg)

Morning Lineup – “It’s Just a Fad” (Bespoke)

Andreessen Horowitz Is Blowing Up The Venture Capital Model (Again) (Forbes)

YouTube Executives Ignored Warnings, Letting Toxic Videos Run Rampant (Bloomberg)

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Gmail celebrates an appropriate April Fool’s anniversary, the winners from the Lyft IPO, Mark Zuckerberg asks for regulation and food tech has delivered a meatless Whopper™.

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Google launches Gmail message scheduling and expands Smart Compose to more devices and languages (VentureBeat) 

New Facebook tool answers the question 'Why am I seeing this post?' (TechCrunch)

The biggest winners of Lyft’s $24 billion IPO (Quartz)

The CEO behind 'Fortnite' says it's 'evolving beyond being a game' and explains the company's ambitious vision (Business Insider)

Mark Zuckerberg: The Internet needs new rules. Let’s start in these four areas. (The Washington Post)

Citizen Zuck: The making of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg (CNET)

Burger King begins selling the meatless Impossible Whopper (The Verge)

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Today... another dipping of our collective toes into an adjacent tech space that we cover now and then, but don't know all that much about. Another episode where I learn more and hopefully you learn more. Speaking of spaces... Space! Space tech! The final frontier! Bill Gattle is the President for Space and Intelligence Systems at Harris Corp. We're gonna talk today about the state of the space industry, how soon will space tourism be a thing, and a revolution in space tech that I knew nothing about: small satellites, or small sats. Miniaturization and Moore's law comes for all our niche's I guess.

So, we did the pre-amble for the Apple Services event last week, I figured we should do a debriefing, especially since it was such a confusing event, at least to me. I knew I needed some Apple experts to help me out, so I reached out to Federico Viticci and John Voorhees from MacStories. I don’t know if we sorted it out, but as I said earlier in the week, great minds think alike because Federico and I both had a brainstorm about when we might see AirPower released, if we ever do. By the way, Federico and John host a podcast you should check out, if you never have. AppStories, exploring the world of apps. Subscribe to it wherever you get your podcasts.

Lyft IPO’d today, Huawei’s profits don’t seem affected by governmental pressures, Stack Overflow is looking for a new CEO, Alexa Business Blueprints allow you to create custom skills for your business and the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Lyft pops 20% in trading debut (CNBC)

In This Tech I.P.O. Wave, Big Investors Grab More of the Gains (NYTimes)

Huawei tops $100 billion revenue for first time despite political headwinds (CNBC)

The Next CEO of Stack Overflow (Stack Overflow Blog)

Amazon’s Alexa for Business Blueprints lets employees make custom voice apps (VentureBeat)

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Podcast Suggestion: RunAs Radio

The danger of 'I already pay for Apple News+' (TechCrunch)

Europe is splitting the internet into three (The Verge)

‘A battle for the top of the funnel’: Pinterest’s long road to becoming a commerce platform (Digiday)

Forget Brexit and trade wars, Europe’s start-ups are thriving (Financial Times)

The Enormous Numbers Behind Amazon’s Market Reach (Bloomberg)

The Elaborate, Dying Art of Hustling for Money at Dave & Buster's (Vice)

Facebook is charged with violations of the Fair Housing Act, the UK gives Huawei a pass but drags them at the same time, Spotify lets you share your account with your better half, and let’s take two on that Google podcast transcription search experiment.

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Facebook has been charged with housing discrimination by the US government (The Verge)

Huawei Security ‘Defects’ Are Found by British Authorities (NYTimes)

Spotify is testing Premium Duo, a discounted subscription for two (The Verge)

Microsoft sues to take control of domains involved in Iran hacking campaign (TechCrunch)

The Business of Your Face (Fortune)