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U.S. Department of Justice shuts down dark web marketplace AlphaBay
The Tor Project launches its first public bug bounty program through HackerOne
Transport app Citymapper launches its first commercial bus service
Slack courts developers with new tools as competition heats up
Receipt Bank raises $50 million to help bookkeepers automate data extraction from invoices
Apple and Qualcomm’s legal war is making Wall Street nervous
Nokia phone maker HMD Global parts ways with CEO Arto Nummela
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Amazon’s push into social may set it on a collision course with Facebook
Avast acquires Piriform, maker of popular system cleaning program CCleaner
Apple appoints Isabel Ge Mahe as its first managing director for China
SpotHero raises $30 million to help drivers find garages, lots, and valets
Qualcomm CEO expects Apple legal spat will be settled out of court
WeWork launches joint venture with SoftBank to bring its shared work spaces to Japan
Flipkart increases bid for rival Snapdeal to between $900 million and $950 million
Redfin wants to take home $149 million in real estate IPO
Amazon tanks Blue Apron’s stock with one trademark filing
Samsung Pay to support PayPal in-store, in-app, and on the web
Amazon’s Alexa Accelerator announces its first 13-week startup class
Desktop Metal raises $115 million to make metal 3D printing more accessible
HMD Global launches 2 Nokia feature phones starting at $14.50
A major global cyber attack could cause $53 billion in economic losses, on par with a natural disaster
How Google, Amazon, and Facebook would look if they had started in the age of AI
These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week
Opinion
ProBeat: Facebook wants to start a VR price war
Amazon Echo and Alexa exec Michael George retires after nearly 20 years at the company
Google given a seat on Bluetooth SIG board of directors
DraftKings and FanDuel drop fantasy sports merger after FTC pressure
How Airbnb uses AI to get you into other people’s homes
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