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By The Information Staff · Nov 18, 2017 8:01am PST
Good Morning!Twitter announced it will be punishing bad behavior by removing an account's blue “verified” checkmark. Further offenses get you lowered back to 140 characters and, finally, transform you back into a Russian bot. Good Morning!Twitter announced it will be punishing bad behavior by removing an account's...
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By The Information Staff · Nov 11, 2017 8:02am PST
Good Morning!Disney was in talks to buy most of 21st Century Fox, creating a new mega-media conglomerate that could be renamed “Titanic. Good Morning!Disney was in talks to buy most of 21st Century Fox, creating a new mega-media...
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By The Information Staff · Nov 4, 2017 8:02am PDT · 1 comment
Good Morning!So a Twitter contract worker briefly deactivated Donald Trump's account this week. You could tell it wasn't a full-time Twitter employee because they actually made a product decision. Good Morning!So a Twitter contract worker briefly deactivated Donald Trump's account this...
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By The Information Staff · Oct 28, 2017 8:02am PDT
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By The Information Staff · Oct 28, 2017 8:02am PDT
Good Morning!News is Apple had to dumb down its FaceID in order to release the product on time. Now the phone thinks all VCs look exactly the same. Good Morning!News is Apple had to dumb down its FaceID in order to release the product on time....
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By The Information Staff · Oct 21, 2017 8:01am PDT
Good Morning!Amazon.com is nearing a decision on the city for its second headquarters. We hear the top criteria for Jeff Bezos is proximity to a Gold’s Gym. Good Morning!Amazon.com is nearing a decision on the city for its second headquarters. We hear...
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By The Information Staff · Oct 14, 2017 8:02am PDT
Good Morning!We’re thinking of all those affected by the California wildfires. If you’d like to help with a donation, here’s a link. Good Morning!We’re thinking of all those affected by the California wildfires. If...
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By The Information Staff · Oct 7, 2017 8:01am PDT
Good Morning!This week we found out AOL Instant Messenger will not BRB. Good Morning!This week we found out AOL Instant Messenger will not BRB.
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By The Information Staff · Sep 30, 2017 8:01am PDT
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By The Information Staff · Sep 30, 2017 8:01am PDT
Good Morning!Now that Ikea has bought TaskRabbit, the next acquisition with such obvious industrial logic has to be Netflix buying Eaze. Good Morning!Now that Ikea has bought TaskRabbit, the next acquisition with such obvious...
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By The Information Staff · Sep 23, 2017 8:00am PDT
Good morning!We found out this week that the biggest difference between Russia and Facebook is that Russia managed to get its bots to work. Good morning!We found out this week that the biggest difference between Russia and Facebook is...
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By The Information Staff · Sep 2, 2017 8:00am PDT
Happy Labor Day,We were going to make a joke about Google. But it seems to have disappeared from our computers. Happy Labor Day,We were going to make a joke about Google. But it seems to have disappeared from...
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By The Information Staff · Aug 19, 2017 8:01am PDT
Good Morning!The White House has fired so many people lately it almost seems like they’re “pivoting to video. Good Morning!The White House has fired so many people lately it almost seems like they’re...
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By The Information Staff · Aug 12, 2017 8:02am PDT
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By The Information Staff · Aug 12, 2017 8:02am PDT
Good Morning!HBO has the perfect sequel to “Game of Thrones”: Inside Uber’s Boardroom. Who knows who’ll have his head cut off next week? Good Morning!HBO has the perfect sequel to “Game of Thrones”: Inside Uber’s...
Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick. Photo by Bloomberg.
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By The Information Staff · Aug 5, 2017 8:02am PDT
Good Morning!Gen. John Kelly is reportedly bringing order to the White House. Perhaps Uber’s board should  put him on the shortlist for CEO. Good Morning!Gen. John Kelly is reportedly bringing order to the White House. Perhaps...
Grab CEO Anthony Tan. Photo by Bloomberg.
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By The Information Staff · Jul 29, 2017 8:01am PDT
Happy Saturday!What do the Republicans and Twitter have in common? They’ve never had so much power and yet can’t show results. Happy Saturday!What do the Republicans and Twitter have in common? They’ve never had so...
VMware chief Pat Gelsinger. Photo by Bloomberg.
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By The Information Staff · Jul 22, 2017 8:00am PDT
Good Morning!Elon Musk claims he got verbal approval to create his underground hyperloop tunnel on the East Coast. Best-case scenario is he finishes it just as the AI-driven robots he sees overthrowing humanity start taking over, and we use the tunnels to escape. Good Morning!Elon Musk claims he got verbal approval to create his underground hyperloop tunnel...
David VanderWaal, vice president of marketing for LG Electronics USA and Michael George, vice president of Alexa, Echo, and Appstore at Amazon, discussing an LG-Amazon Alex partnership at CES this year. Photo by Bloomberg.
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By The Information Staff · Jul 15, 2017 8:01am PDT · 1 comment
David VanderWaal, vice president of marketing for LG Electronics USA and Michael George, vice president of Alexa, Echo, and Appstore at Amazon, discussing an LG-Amazon Alex partnership at CES this year. Photo by Bloomberg.
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By The Information Staff · Jul 15, 2017 8:01am PDT · 1 comment
Good Morning!You know things are bad in Washington when Jared and Ivanka would rather be in Sun Valley with media executives trying to save their jobs than with White House colleagues doing the same. Good Morning!You know things are bad in Washington when Jared and Ivanka would rather be in Sun...
Jawbone co-founder Hosain Rahman. Photo by Bloomberg
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By The Information Staff · Jul 8, 2017 8:00am PDT · 1 comment
Good Morning!So Jawbone is out of business and Fitbit is struggling. Seems people really don’t want to know how few steps they take. Good Morning!So Jawbone is out of business and Fitbit is struggling. Seems people really...
A sign for Blue Apron at the New York Stock Exchange on the company's IPO day. Photo by Bloomberg.
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By The Information Staff · Jul 1, 2017 8:02am PDT
Happy Fourth!Turns out Blue Apron's stock has something in common with its product: both go bad after a few hours. Happy Fourth!Turns out Blue Apron's stock has something in common with its product: both go...
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By The Information Staff · Jun 24, 2017 8:01am PDT · 1 comment
Good Morning!There can only be one explanation for the volume of leaks coming out of Uber: employees misunderstood the company’s decision to allow tips. Good Morning!There can only be one explanation for the volume of leaks coming out of Uber:...
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By The Information Staff · Jun 17, 2017 8:00am PDT
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By The Information Staff · Jun 17, 2017 8:00am PDT
Good Morning!Jeff Bezos asked for philanthropic ideas earlier this week. Who knew Whole Foods was a charity case! Good Morning!Jeff Bezos asked for philanthropic ideas earlier this week. Who knew Whole Foods was...