10 things in tech you need to know today

Tech CEOs speak up against the US border policy, Facebook copied HQ Trivia, and Snap held acquisition talks with Blippar.

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10 things in tech you need to know today Tech CEOs speak up against the US border policy, Facebook copied HQ Trivia, and Snap held acquisition talks with Blippar. Read More »

Amazon is bringing its Echo devices to hotel rooms across the country, starting with Marriott Thanks to a new program called Alexa for Hospitality, Amazon Echo devices will soon become available in hotels throughout the US. Guests will be able to use them to call the front desk, adjust the lights, and even check out of their room. Read More »

UBS says Uber Eats-obsessed millennials could kill the kitchen BI PRIME: According to a UBS note to investors, the rise of food delivery apps such as Uber Eats and Deliveroo might kill the kitchen. Read More »

Billionaire Theranos defender Tim Draper says Elizabeth Holmes 'was doing really good work' before she was attacked and 'forced to sort of fail' Venture capitalist Tim Draper was an early investor in Theranos and was the company's most public defender, even while the company and its CEO came under fire for misleading investors and the public. Read More »

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Here's the pep talk the CEO of bitcoin exchange Coinbase gave to new hires about the price dip: 'People are irrationally pessimistic' Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong isn't phased by the latest price fluctuations, which have sent the value of bitcoin down to one-third the price of its all-time-high. Read More »

Top tech talent is losing interest in working for Facebook — and the company's tough year in headlines might be the cause Students from universities like Stanford, MIT, Harvard, Yale, and Georgia Tech are losing interest in working at Facebook. Read More »

The top 30 companies where Ivy League graduates who studied computer science say they most want to work A recent from study from software company Piazza rounded up the companies that computer science students from schools like MIT, Harvard, Stanford, University of Texas Austin, and Georgia Tech are most interested in working for. Read More »

I've lived in the Bay Area for 30 years, and I'm convinced that tech companies have ruined it The Bay Area is saturated with tech companies like Twitter and DropBox, but it wasn't always that way. The inclusive San Francisco was once home to unconventionals and creatives, but tech companies have since taken over, diminishing the rich culture and causing Bay Area real estate prices to soar. Read More »

Read the letter 100 Microsoft staff reportedly sent to Satya Nadella protesting the firm's $19 million deal with ICE Microsoft staff wrote to CEO Satya Nadella calling on the firm to cancel its $19.4 million deal with the US's Immigration, Customs and Enforcement agency. They are dismayed at Donald Trump's policy, in which families and children are separated after crossing the US-Mexico border illegally. Read More »

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