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Alibaba Quarterly Results Beat Expectations, With Entertainment Up 6%
Variety reports: "China’s Alibaba Group posted stronger earnings than expected in its first financial quarter thanks to growth in its core e-commerce and cloud...
Spotify Got Rid Of Its Convenient Android Home Screen Widget
The Verge reports: "The ability to plop widgets anywhere on your home screen is one of the more convenient things about Android. But one...
Snap Debuts Dual-Camera Spectacles 3 Glasses To Create 3D AR Content
VentureBeat reports: "Snap’s prior forays into the hardware world haven’t been as notable as its popular social media app Snapchat, but the company is...
Google Maps AR Walking Directions Arrive on iOS and Android
The Verge reports: "Google is making its new augmented reality walking directions, known now as Google Maps Live View, available to a much wider...
Apple and Google Halt Human Voice-Data Reviews Over Privacy Backlash, But...
VentureBeat reports: "Both Google and Apple are suspending some of their voice data-review practices, after separate reports in the past month revealed the extent...
Google is Testing a Play Pass Subscription Service For Premium Apps...
The Verge reports: "Subscription services are all the rage these days, and Google is the latest company to get in on the action, with Android...
Pandora Launches Voice Mode for Everyone
Variety reports: "After first launching a limited beta earlier this year, Pandora opened up its mobile voice control to all of its iOS and Android users Tuesday....
WhatsApp and Telegram Media Files Aren’t So Secure After They Reach...
The Verge reports: "While they’re known for strongly encrypting messages in transit, apps like WhatsApp and Telegram may not always be able to keep...
E.Ventures raises $400 million for early-stage U.S. and European startups
VentureBeat reports: "E.Ventures, a 20-year-old fund with headquarters in San Francisco and Berlin, has raised $400 million for two early-stage venture capital funds. The company...
Apple Design Chief Jony Ive Is Leaving To Form His Own...
VentureBeat reports: "Jony Ive, a close creative collaborator with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs whose iPhone and other designs fueled Apple’s rise to a $1 trillion...
