Microsoft completes its $7.5B GitHub acquisition; GitHub will remain a standalone

Two hackers linked to a 2016 Uber breach have been charged

President Trump administration directs the Commerce Department to explore a long-term

Lidar startup Innovusion raises $30M Series A from Nio Capital, Eight

US Copyright Office (CO) issues a new rule allowing individuals to

WhatsApp will add support for stickers for iOS and Android in

Snap ($8.9B market cap) FQ3 mixed: $297.7M revenue, up 43 percent

Vice News tests Facebook’s ad disclosure tools and manages to purchase

China-based IoT solutions firm Terminus Technologies raises ~$173M Series B led

Samsung will launch a foldable-screen smartphone and a 5G-enabled Galaxy S10

Airbnb hires Aristotle Balogh as CTO; Balogh previously served as VP

Amazon ($869.2B market cap) FQ3 mixed: $56.6B revenue, up 29.5 percent

Alphabet ($765.4B market cap) FQ3 mixed: $27.2B net revenue, up 22

Christie’s auctions an AI-generated portrait for $432.5k (including fees); the price

Faraday Future (FF) has laid off some staff, cutting their final

Andy Rubin disputes a report by The New York Times that

Sundar Pichai says Google fired 48 employees for sexual harassment over

Competitive gaming company aXiomatic Gaming, which owns esport franchise Team Liquid,

Apple News has 90M regular readers, and the company is close

Google to shut down Nearby Notifications later this year; launched in

Snap ($8.9B market cap) Q3 beats: $298M revenue ($283M expected); -$0.12

Beijing-based ByteDance, which owns multiple content platforms, raises $3B at a

Seed-to-sale cannabis regulatory tracking company Metrc rises $50M from Tiger Global

Bitcoin and blockchain tech company Bitfury is considering an IPO, among

Honda's US Research Institute announces AI development partnerships with the Massachusetts

Google updates Maps with Follow feature; once a user follows a

Daimler and EV company Geely partner to establish a premium ride-hailing

Andy Rubin left Google in 2014 due to a sexual misconduct

MN-based IT services provider ConvergeOne is exploring a sale, according to

President Trump signs a memorandum directing the Department of Commerce to

LiDAR company Innovusion raises $30M Series A from NIO Capital, Eight

SpaceX seeks $500M loan, according to Bloomberg sources; Goldman Sachs is

Bessemer Venture Partners raises $1.85B for its 10th fund; last raised

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