Eric David, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Mapbox raises $164M to help developers use location data for AR and connected cars

By Eric David Oct 10, 2017

Mapbox, a data startup that built a location-based platform for developers, announced today that it has raised $164 million in a late-stage financing. The Series C funding round was led by the SoftBank Vision Fund,…

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Google discovers it also sold political ads to Russian-backed groups

By Eric David Oct 9, 2017

It turns out that Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. were not the only tech giants that unknowingly sold political ads to Russian-backed groups during last year’s U.S. presidential election. The Washington Post reported today that Google LLC…

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Facebook Workplace tests a desktop app with screen sharing

By Eric David Oct 6, 2017

Facebook Inc. has released a new desktop chat app for for its enterprise focused Workplace platform, but so far the social media giant is not making a big deal out of it. The company…

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Facebook tests out info button aimed at fighting fake news

By Eric David Oct 5, 2017

Facebook Inc. has had problems with hoaxes and fake news throughout most of its history, but the social network is now under more scrutiny than ever before, especially after it recently came to light that…

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MessageBird, a European Twilio rival, raises $60M in early funding

By Eric David Oct 3, 2017

Cloud company MessageBird announced today that it has raised an impressive $60 million in Series A financing. The funding round was led by Accel, and it also included investments from London-based venture capital firm…

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Wal-Mart acquires same-day delivery startup Parcel to take on Amazon in NYC

By Eric David Oct 3, 2017

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is dipping its toes into the same-day delivery market, as the retail giant announced today that it has acquired Brooklyn-based startup Parcel Inc. for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2013, Parcel bills itself…

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Unsealed documents poke holes in Uber’s defense against Waymo

By Eric David Oct 3, 2017

The due diligence report for Uber Technologies Inc.’s acquisition of autonomous vehicle startup Otto is now public, and the document does not bode well for the company’s ongoing trade theft battle with Waymo LLC…

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Facebook is working on its own face recognition tech to speed account recovery

By Eric David Oct 2, 2017

Apple Inc. is not the only tech giant turning to facial recognition to streamline account security. Social media giant Facebook Inc. confirmed today that it is testing out its own Face ID-like program, which would be used…

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Google ends ‘first click free’ program that let users bypass some paywalls

By Eric David Oct 2, 2017

Google LLC announced today that it will be ending its First Click Free program, which required subscription-based online publishers to provide users with free access to at least three free articles if they discovered…

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Uber CEO will meet with London’s transport head to ‘make things right’

By Eric David Sep 29, 2017

It has been barely a month since Dara Khosrowshahi joined Uber Technologies Inc. as the company’s new chief executive, and so far the job does not look like it is getting any easier. Last week, Uber lost its…

Eric David

Mapbox raises $164M to help developers use location data for AR and connected cars

Google discovers it also sold political ads to Russian-backed groups

Facebook Workplace tests a desktop app with screen sharing

Facebook tests out info button aimed at fighting fake news

MessageBird, a European Twilio rival, raises $60M in early funding

Wal-Mart acquires same-day delivery startup Parcel to take on Amazon in NYC

Unsealed documents poke holes in Uber’s defense against Waymo

Facebook is working on its own face recognition tech to speed account recovery

Google ends ‘first click free’ program that let users bypass some paywalls

Uber CEO will meet with London’s transport head to ‘make things right’

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