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10 things in tech you need to know today

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March 24, 2017

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Good morning! Here is the tech news you need to know this Friday.

1. Music streaming service SoundCloud has raised $70 million in debt funding, according to documents filed with Companies House in the UK. The loan was agreed on March 10.

2. Eric Schmidt said that Google "can't guarantee" ads will not appear against content its advertisers might find inappropriate. Schmidt is the former Google CEO and current chairman of its parent company Alphabet.

3. Apple said it fixed Mac and iPhone vulnerabilities that CIA agents once exploited. The vulnerabilities were patched in 2009 and 2013, according to Apple.

4. Twitter is exploring a new way to make money from its most active users. It is reportedly considering whether to build a premium version of its network aimed at professionals.

5. Rupert Murdoch has sold his $125 million stake in beleaguered blood testing startup Theranos, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. He is reported to have sold it for just $1 (80p) for tax reasons.

6. Enterprise software firm SAP announced a $35 million fund that will be used to back promising early stage software companies. It's known as the "SAP.iO fund".

7. Uber is deepening its push into winning corporate business accounts and has brought on two industry veterans to add to its Uber for Business team. Dropbox veteran Julie Herendeen started this week as Uber's new global head of enterprise marketing and Amazon's Adrian Agostini also joined this week as Uber's new VP of revenue to lead its enterprise sales.

8. Photos of the Samsung Galaxy S8 have leaked that show the phone from every colour and angle. The phone is due to be announced later this month.

9. The Apple Store website is down ahead of the launch of the red iPhone later today. The device is part of Apple's long-running partnership of with the (RED) organization, with money from each sale going towards HIV/AIDS research and relief efforts.

10. Google veteran Vint Cerf warned Germany against suppressing the internet as the country looks to tackle the issue of fake news. "It's the same path that the Chinese have already gone down," he said.

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