Lyft's co-founder took a subtle dig at Uber's business model and culture

In Lyft's roadshow video, Co-Founder John Zimmer hints at its larger rival Uber in making the case for a $23 billion IPO valuation.

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Facebook stock has worst day of 2019 after executive exodus, investigations and downgrade

Facebook is down about 13 percent over the past year and has fallen three straight days.

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Green tech startups see boost in patents and investment when partnering with government

Collaboration between government and startups could help meet the climate challenge while growing small businesses. Findings could inform discussions on Green New Deal or any 'forward-looking policy package', say researchers.

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Apple's heart study signals a new era of medicine, and doctors are debating the results

Stanford's researchers talked about the study at the American College of Cardiology conference in New Orleans.

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Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara ousted after sexual misconduct allegations

Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara has been ousted after an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations

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Space startup adds $1.25 billion from SoftBank and others to mass produce internet satellites

OneWeb announced $1.25 billion in additional funding from investors on Monday as the internet satellite start-up begins to rapidly increase production.

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Water-resistant electronic skin with self-healing abilities created

Inspired by jellyfish, researchers have created an electronic skin that is transparent, stretchable, touch-sensitive, and repairs itself in both wet and dry conditions. The novel material has wide-ranging uses, from water-resistant touch screens to soft robots aimed at mimicking biological tissues.

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Cboe to stop listing bitcoin futures as interest in crypto trading cools

Cboe Global Markets has decided to stop adding new bitcoin derivitives.

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Rukwa Rift Basin Project names new Cretaceous mammal from East African Rift System

Researchers announced a new species of mammal from the Age of Dinosaurs, representing the most complete mammal from the Cretaceous Period of continental Africa, and providing tantalizing insights into the past diversity of mammals on the planet.

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Water-resistant electronic skin with self-healing abilities created

Inspired by jellyfish, researchers have created an electronic skin that is transparent, stretchable, touch-sensitive, and repairs itself in both wet and dry conditions. The novel material has wide-ranging uses, from water-resistant touch screens to soft robots aimed at mimicking biological tissues.

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Chipmakers are on pace for their best first quarter ever fears about global economy ease

Chipmakers are enjoying their best ever start to a year, boosting investor confidence amid lingering concerns of slowing economic growth.

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Here's who stands to get rich from Lyft's IPO

Lyft's major shareholders will collectively hold billions in value when the company debuts.

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How heavy elements come about in the universe

Heavy elements are produced during stellar explosion or on the surfaces of neutron stars through the capture of hydrogen nuclei (protons). This occurs at extremely high temperatures, but at relatively low energies.

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Trembling aspen leaves could save future Mars rovers

Researchers have been inspired by the unique movement of trembling aspen leaves, to devise an energy harvesting mechanism that could power weather sensors in hostile environments and could even be a back-up energy supply that could save and extend the life of future Mars rovers.

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Long-distance quantum information exchange -- success at the nanoscale

Researchers have realized the swap of electron spins between distant quantum dots. The discovery is a step towards applications of quantum information, as the dots leave enough room for delicate control electrodes, enabling integration with traditional microelectronics and perhaps, a future quantum computer.

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The robots that dementia caregivers want: Robots for joy, robots for sorrow

A team of scientists spent six months co-designing robots with informal caregivers for people with dementia, such as family members. They found that caregivers wanted the robots to fulfill two major roles: support positive moments shared by caregivers and their loved ones; and lessen caregivers' emotional stress by taking on difficult tasks, such as answering repeated questions and restricting unhealthy food.

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Trembling aspen leaves could save future Mars rovers

Researchers have been inspired by the unique movement of trembling aspen leaves, to devise an energy harvesting mechanism that could power weather sensors in hostile environments and could even be a back-up energy supply that could save and extend the life of future Mars rovers.

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Desperate to get through to execs, some cybersecurity vendors are resorting to lies and blackmail

Aggressive sales tactics can make it harder for overworked cybersecurity execs to find and stop real threats.

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Facebook, YouTube and Twitter caught in a game of whack-a-mole to delete mosque shooting videos

Facebook said it removed 1.5 million videos of the mosque attack in New Zealand in the first 24 hours after the original was posted.

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Esports just made its way onto 'The Simpsons' — here's why that matters

"The Simpsons" co-executive producer Rob LaZebnik stresses that Sunday's episode was meant to embody a "cultural tipping point" for esports.

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Earliest known Mariner's Astrolabe research

Guinness World Records have independently certified an astrolabe excavated from the wreck site of a Portuguese Armada Ship that was part of Vasco da Gama's second voyage to India in 1502-1503 as the oldest in the world, and have separately certified a ship's bell (dated 1498) recovered from the same wreck site also as the oldest in the world.

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Taxi-hailing firm Gett will reportedly file for IPO this year

Rivals Uber and Lyft are also both expected to float their business in 2019.

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Apple unveils new iPad Air and iPad mini ahead of video streaming announcement

The new models offer keyboard support for the first time, and work with the Apple Pencil.

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Revealed: First image of huge meteor explosion over Earth last year

The huge meteor explosion which hit Earth in December was caught on camera by the Japanese Himawari-8 weather satellite

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Facebook downgraded as analyst warns its executive exodus could be contagious

Facebook dropped Monday after Needham downgraded the stock and warned clients that recent management departures could be contagious.

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Tesla shares are about to take a turn for the worse: Piper Jaffray

Tesla shares have taken a wrong turn, and one technician says the charts point to more hardship ahead for the electric vehicle maker.

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ICICI Lombard, MobiKwik join hands to provide cyber-insurance cover of Rs 50,000

The cyber-insurance can be availed digitally through an app at only Rs 99 per month and with a sum insured of Rs 50,000, said a release.

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IT services sector may register growth upto 9% in FY20

Domestic rating agency ICRA said the sector will clock a 7-9 percent growth in USD in FY20 mainly on demand for digital solutions.

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Christchurch shootings: New Zealand firms consider pulling ads from Facebook, Google and other social media platforms

NEWZEALAND-SHOOTOUT-SOCIALMEDIA-New Zealand firms consider pulling ads from social media after mass shooting

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Ride-hailing platform Lyft expects to raise as much as $2 billion in IPO

Ride-hailing platform Lyft said on Monday it would raise as much as $2 billion in an initial public offering.

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Fidelity National to buy payment processor Worldpay for about $35 billion

Fidelity National Information Services has agreed to buy payment processor Worldpay for about $35 billion.

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This firm is aiming at becoming a billion dollar company by 2020

Chinese consumer electronics major Haier Group is looking at India as one of the most "strategic market" globally, and expects the local unit to become a billion dollar company by 2020.

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WhatsApp, Nasscom Partner to Educate People on Fake News

WhatsApp and Nasscom Foundation will train nearly 1,00,000 Indians to spot false information and provide tips and tricks to stay safe on WhatsApp.

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Xiaomi Redmi 7 with dual rear camera, Android Pie launched in China

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has expanded its product lineup with the launch of Xiaomi Redmi 7.

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Lyft to Seek Valuation of Over $20 Billion in Its IPO: Report

Lyft will be seeking to convince investors to make large commitments to its IPO, rather than hold out for its larger rival Uber.

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Today's technology lets terrorists 'become their own mass media,' analyst says

Scott Stewart, vice president for tactical analysis at Stratfor, said terrorists used to rely on mass media to propagate their messages, but the internet has made it easier for them to spread their agenda.

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Spotify Hits Back at Apple, Calls It 'Monopolist'

The tug of war between Spotify and Apple has intensified, with the Swedish music streaming service now calling Apple a "monopolist".

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Phones that are 'Holi-safe' & those that may not be

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UN chief expresses solidarity with Indonesian authorities after flash floods kill dozens in Papua

More than 70 have died and dozens are missing in Indonesia’s eastern province of Papua, which was hit by flash floods and landslides on Sunday, and more than 4,000 have reportedly been displaced.

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Majority of Android Antivirus Apps Ineffective, Unreliable: Report

AV-Comparatives reports 250 antivirus apps surveyed, only 80 were found to detect over 30 percent of the 2,000 malicious apps threw at them.

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Activision Is Bringing E-Sports Franchises to a City Near You

Overwatch League, the competitive video-game endeavour that Activision Blizzard launched last year, continues to model its future on traditional organisations like the NBA and NFL.

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Skype Group Video Calling for Up to 50 Participants Currently in Testing

Microsoft is planning to increase the maximum number of people who could be part of a Skype group call from 25 to 50 members.

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Twitter Says It's Testing a 'Subscribe to Conversation' Feature

Twitter is testing a "subscribe to conversation" feature that would notify users every time a tweet is added to the conversation in order to keep up with it

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YouTube Star Lilly Singh to Be First Female US Late-Night Talk Show Host in Decades

Major television channel NBC has tapped YouTube star Lilly Singh to helm a late-night talk show.

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Google Said to Face Third EU Antitrust Fine Next Week

Google is likely to be hit with a third EU antitrust fine next week related to its AdSense advertising service, a person familiar with the matter said.

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New Zealand Mosque Shootings: YouTube's PewDiePie 'Sickened' by Gunman's Namedrop

PewDiePie said he was "sickened" after hearing that the gunman behind Friday's New Zealand mosque massacre had promoted his videos before opening fire.

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Facebook Shares Drop as Executives Quit, Christchurch Live-Stream Shooting Stirs Outrage

Facebook shares fell as much as 5 percent on Friday to their lowest in nearly three months.

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New Zealand Mosque Shooting: Tech Companies Scramble to Remove Video

The hours it took to take the violent video and manifesto down are "another major black eye" for social media platforms.

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PUBG Mobile Arrests: Tencent India Trying to Find a 'Reasonable Solution'

Tencent India has finally commented with its plans to engage with the authorities to lift the PUBG ban in states like Gujarat.

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Snapchat to Launch Gaming Platform Next Month: Report

Parent of Snapchat messaging app Snap plans to announce its gaming platform for developers next month, online news service Cheddar reported on Friday

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Facebook Product Chief Chris Cox, WhatsApp VP Chris Daniels to Depart

Cox, the 36-year-old Zuckerberg lieutenant who would have managed the CEO's vision to bring Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp closer together, said in a blog post that his departure came "with great sadness."

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World's oldest semen still viable

Ram semen stored for 50 years has been used to successfully impregnate 34 ewes, with fertility rates as high as recently stored semen.

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Absorbable antibiotic envelope can significantly cut cardiac device infections

A research team has found that using an absorbable, antibiotic-eluting envelope when implanting cardiac devices like pacemakers and defibrillators can cut the rate of major infections by 40 percent.

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Lyft will reportedly launch road show for up to $2 billion IPO

Ride-hailing platform Lyft will launch the investor road show for its initial public offering on Monday, March 18.

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