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Cisco to acquire machine learning startup Perspica and integrate its real-time data processing tool into AppDynamics
Ex-Googlers unveil Coda, a collaborative editor with word processor and spreadsheet tools, in private beta, reveal two rounds raised $60M, Reid Hoffman on board
Atlassian beats with Q1 revenue of $193.8M, up 42% YoY, subscription revenue up 69% YoY to $84.4M; stock up 12% after hours
Twitter unveils user safety roadmap through Jan. 2018: expand definitions of non-consensual nudity, update policy around hate, add info for suspended accounts
Founders of company that owns Tezos code fight with head of the Swiss foundation set up to manage $232M in ICO proceeds, bringing development to a standstill
PayPal beats Q3 estimates with $3.24B revenue, up 21% YoY, vs. $3.16B expected, net income of $380M, up 18% YoY, and total payments volume of $114B, up 30% YoY
Online personal shopping startup Stitch Fix files for IPO, says it lost just under $1M on $977M in revenue for the year ending July 29, will trade on Nasdaq
MongoDB closes up 34% on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq, at a market cap of around $1.6B, after raising $192M in its IPO
Denver-based email delivery platform SendGrid files for IPO, says it lost $3.9M on $79.9M in revenue last year
Intel Capital invests $60M in 15 big data startups, bringing total 2017 investments to $566M
Pew survey of 1,116 technologists and other experts on misinfo: consensus that current environment is conducive; 51% say things won't improve over next decade
China's on-demand local services firm Meituan-Dianping raises $4B Series C at a $30B valuation led by Tencent, forms strategic partnership with Priceline Group
Interviews reveal how Chinese authorities surveil citizens of its Xinjiang region using AI, iris scanning, and more developed by private firms
Senators Demand Online Ad Disclosures as Tech Lobby Mobilizes
Sonos One review: the Alexa-enabled speaker has better sound than Google Home or original Echo, works with most music services, but setup process is complicated
Report: Google, Citi, and Goldman Sachs among biggest investors in blockchain tech; $390M was invested in blockchain products in 2016, $327M so far in 2017
Lyft says it has raised $1B, led by Alphabet's CapitalG, at an $11B post-money valuation
A look at Sundar Pichai's challenges as Google struggles with criticism over fake news, sexism in its own ranks, fears of AI, and anti-trust cases in Europe
Facebook says its general counsel, Colin Stretch, will testify before House Intelligence Committee inquiry into Russian meddling on November 1
Flickr says it's closing its Wall Art print service and offloading its photo book service to self-publishing platform Blurb
Facebook begins letting developers monetize Messenger's Instant Games with in-app purchases and video ads
Google Play rolls out "Try It Now" button for Android Instant Apps, updated Editor's Choice section, and Play Console update
How Amazon uses an in-house team of specialists to gain incentives from local and state governments for building projects, including its second headquarters
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