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Big Tech Archive

Archives for December 2017

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Here’s the letter alleging Uber spied on individuals for competitive intelligenceHere’s the letter alleging Uber spied on individuals for competitive intelligence
Technology

The letter has been submitted as evidence in Alphabet’s lawsuit against Uber.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Technology
Apple has finally turned on its podcast analytics featureApple has finally turned on its podcast analytics feature
Technology

Podcast creators — and advertisers — know very little about podcast consumption. That’s going to change.

By Peter Kafka
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As Uber wraps up its driver improvement campaign, its head of driver product is leaving the companyAs Uber wraps up its driver improvement campaign, its head of driver product is leaving the company
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Aaron Schildkrout joined Uber in 2015.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Why Apple is putting $400 million into lasersWhy Apple is putting $400 million into lasers
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Face ID today, AR tomorrow.

By Dan Frommer
Technology
Google is sending more traffic than Facebook to publishers — againGoogle is sending more traffic than Facebook to publishers — again
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Facebook sent 25 percent less traffic to publishers this year, while Google increased its traffic by 17 percent, according to Parse.ly.

By Rani Molla
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Apple has bought Shazam, the music recognition appApple has bought Shazam, the music recognition app
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Somewhat unusual for Apple: They’re acknowledging the $400 million deal in public.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Full transcript: European Union competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager on Recode DecodeFull transcript: European Union competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager on Recode Decode
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“We know the paradox of a free market is that sometimes you have to intervene. You have to make sure that it’s not the law of the jungle but the laws of democracy that works.”

By Recode Staff
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Uber has settled with a woman whose medical files an executive accessed after she was rapedUber has settled with a woman whose medical files an executive accessed after she was raped
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The woman, who was raped by her Uber driver in India, sued the company for intrusion of privacy and defamation.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Apple is buying Shazam at a big discountApple is buying Shazam at a big discount
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Snap too had approached Shazam about a possible deal.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Uber’s deal with a cab firm in Singapore helps the company offload the costs of owning carsUber’s deal with a cab firm in Singapore helps the company offload the costs of owning cars
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Uber has agreed to create a joint venture that merges its car-leasing subsidiary with major taxi firm ComfortDelGro.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Alastair Westgarth is the man with the internet balloons
The Recode 100

Westgarth is No. 97 on the Recode 100.

By Rani Molla
David Drummond is watching over Alphabet’s deals
The Recode 100

Drummond is No. 90 on the Recode 100.

By Dan Frommer
Under Jason Droege, UberEats was a bright spot in Uber’s otherwise scandal-ridden year
The Recode 100

Droege is No. 75 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Dara Khosrowshahi’s path to becoming Uber’s CEO may have come as a surprise, but he may be the leader the company needs
The Recode 100

Khosrowshahi is No. 65 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Waymo’s John Krafcik has the answers to your self-driving car questions
The Recode 100

Krafcik is No. 46 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan