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Obvious why #Uber had to quit #China, they are trying so hard to keep the losses under 2015’s record of $2B a year. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-25/uber-loses-at-least-1-2-billion-in-first-half-of-2016
I like how #WhatsApp said they have a partnership with #Facebook. You don’t have a partnership with your owner. https://blog.whatsapp.com/529/Setting-the-record-straight
#Facebook paid $16B for #WhatsApp, anyone silly enough to believe they won’t rip value (users and data) out of it. https://blog.whatsapp.com/529/Setting-the-record-straight
#Alphabet will be much leaner and meaner, all the moonshot projects can’t hide behind #Google’s growth easily now. http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/25/12652734/google-fiber-access-alphabet-layoffs-wireless-internet
#Tesla unveiled new 100-kwh battery pack, pushing the range to 300-400 miles per charge and 0-60mph in 2.5 seconds. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37171455
Easy to blame #Apple for the prices, but is it surprising a smaller company like #Spotify pays more for licenses? http://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/spotify-contract-three-major-labels-wants-pay-less/
#Apple stopped going to #MacWorld events after 2009 with <50k attendees. Now Apple Stores serve >5m customers a day. https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2008/12/16Apple-Announces-Its-Last-Year-at-Macworld.html
The internet will feel cleaner without #Gawker. Thanks #PeterThiel. http://gawker.com/fuck-it-1785571359
#Android and #iOS grabs 99% of #smartphone market share. But I still won’t bet against #Microsoft just yet. http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3415117
#AI is saving #Google $16m+ electricity bill a year. When we get it to save 15% global energy use? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-19/google-cuts-its-giant-electricity-bill-with-deepmind-powered-ai
How many years before we get comfortable with #robots roaming around the city? http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/dominos-to-roll-out-robots-for-pizza-delivery-within-six-months-20160816-gqttqs.html
Anyone want to bet on how long will #GoogleDuo be around for? #Google, why can’t you just buy #Snapchat already? https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/meet-google-duo-simple-1-to-1-video.html