DeepMind, Google Team Up on Play Store Recommendations
The collaboration is the latest way in which Alphabet is getting value from DeepMind, which Google acquired in 2014 for around $600 million.
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A Bad Day for Amazon in Washington
Amazon was hit with sharp criticism of its Ring doorbells and was also the subject of a story about its underwhelming lobbying efforts.
DoorDash May Go Public Via Direct Listing
The company would be the latest to go public with a direct listing, which doesn't raise new cash, and allows existing investors to sell shares immediately.
Google’s Stadia: Day-One Troubles
The first-day stumbles suggest the gaming service could run the risk of comparisons to other Google products launched to major fanfare before tumbling to obscurity.
TikTok Seeks to Distance Itself From Its Chinese Owner
TikTok needs to build on its success in the U.S. to help its parent, ByteDance, capture significant advertising revenue outside of China.
Ride-Hailing Firm Juno Quits New York
The company blamed regulations limiting the freedom of ride hailing companies for the move.
Uber CEO to Temporarily Take Over Product Team
The company is starting a search for the product chief's replacement, which one might have expected the company to start sooner.
Google Acquires Cloud Startup With Data Center Expertise
For all of its vast engineering talent, Google is still figuring out how to bridge the gap between corporate data centers and its public cloud.
Facebook Quietly Releases New Meme-Making App
The new app, made by the company's skunkworks group, is aimed at attracting younger users.
FCC Chairman Rejects Bid for Private Auction of 5G Airwaves
The satellite companies have argued a public auction would be slow and vulnerable to legal challenge.
TikTok Chief Denies Chinese Censorship Allegations
The company has good reason to mount a charm offensive, as the U.S. CFIUS is currently examining a deal that was crucial to TikTok's worldwide success.
WeWork to Start Layoffs This Week
The job cuts are just one part of the trouble office rental company's efforts to put itself on a path to profitability.
T-Mobile’s Legere Leaving
There's no word on where the executive is heading, but there are lots of companies in tech and other sectors that could use his energy and out-of-the-box thinking.
Another Three-Month Reprieve for Huawei
Putting off the ban shows how closely intertwined U.S. and Chinese tech are, and takes place as the two countries are trying to reach a trade deal.
Softbank’s Second Vision Fund Has Initial Close of $2 Billion
The new fund is off to a rocky start and investors will be watching to see if future closes bring it closer to its target of more than $100 billion.
Twitter Political Ads Ban Applies to Candidates, Not Causes
The policy isn't as clear cut as first indicated and may cause confusion about what issue ads will be permitted.
Supreme Court to Hear Google v. Oracle
The outcome of the case is likely to have far-reaching consequences for software producers, and copyright law in the age of the internet.
Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales Launches Facebook, Twitter Rival With No Ads
The new social media site, which hopes to offer an alternative to Facebook, relies on user contributions and carries no ads.
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