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Tim Westergren steps down as Pandora CEO, CFO Naveen Chopra takes over in interim
Google says it "respectfully disagrees" with the EU Commission's decision and will review it in detail as it considers an appeal
EU antitrust commission fines Google €2.42B for abusing dominance as search engine by giving illegal advantage to its own comparison shopping service
Zillow sends cease and desist letter to architectural criticism blog McMansion Hell for using its images for parody
Veteran search marketing reporter Danny Sullivan steps back from chief content officer to advisor role at Search Engine Land, says he's undecided on what's next
Sources: Sprint enters into exclusive talks with Charter and Comcast on wireless deal, merger discussions with T-Mobile put on hold
Reuters report: ad blocking growth stalls, 18% of 18-24-year-olds in US pay for online news, 33% of same age globally use social media as their main news source
Apple has acquired eye-tracking firm SensoMotoric Instruments, documents show
Amazon rolls out Alexa intercom function, letting users "drop in" on Echo speakers remotely from another Echo device or the Alexa smartphone app
geekwire.com · 16 hours ago
Vimeo says it will not be launching the subscription video service it announced three years ago
Cybersecurity AI startup SparkCognition raises $32.5M Series B led by Verizon Ventures with Boeing HorizonX participating
iOS 11 preview, as its public beta goes live today: genuine complexity has been added for productivity's sake, along with an ambitious number of new features
Apple leases small fleet of cars from Hertz to test self-driving tech, according to documents from California's DMV; Hertz stock jumps 13%+
Impressive first glimpses of simple ARKit apps, like a virtual measuring tape, suggest Apple is closer to delivering AR to masses than Google's Tango
Profile of Starsky Robotics, which hires truckers to train and eventually remotely control semi-autonomous trucks
Over the past few months, an estimated 60K IT workers have lost jobs in India, where employers often cite poor ratings to pressure employees into resigning
Samsara, maker of sensors and GPS units for fleet vehicle management, raises $40M Series C at $530M+ valuation led by General Catalyst with return investor a16z
Google Earth launches Voyager feature with lesson plans and educational tours for classrooms, put together by scientists, nonprofits, and other storytellers
Avis signs deal to manage the self-driving minivans of Alphabet's Waymo in Phoenix; Waymo CEO says Avis' Zipcar network was part of the partnership's appeal
Facebook adds animated reactions, more masks, filters, and effects to Messenger's video chat
Source: Amazon built language translation tech to use internally, plans to open it to devs, who could use it to offer sites and apps in multiple languages
cnbc.com · 20 hours ago
Amazon Echo Show review: Alexa takes great advantage of touchscreen, speakers sound decent, and is a good value at $230, but display is low resolution
engadget.com · 20 hours ago