Friday, April 22, 2016

Top Stories of the Day // April 22, 2016

Snapchat lets you Face-Swap with your camera roll, drops paid replays | Alphabet slides 5% after missing earnings expectations on revenue of $20.3B | Why startups can’t disrupt the mortgage industry | Uber strikes $100M class-action settlement to keep drivers independent contractors | Elon Musk has an idea for autonomous transit vehicles but he’s being coy about it | Medium raises another $50M | Facebook’s News Feed is changing again to prioritize sites you actually read |
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FRIDAY, APRIL 22 2016 TODAY'S TOP STORIES:
TOP HEADLINE | Josh Constine

Snapchat lets you Face-Swap with your camera roll, drops paid replays

Snapchat is done selling you stuff. As of today’s update, every snap can be replayed once, but you can no longer buy extra replays. That means people with... Read More…
Matthew Lynley

Alphabet slides 5% after missing earnings expectations on revenue of $20.3B

For a split second, Alphabet was the most valuable company in the world. Not so much any more, however, with the company’s market cap continuing to slide... Read More…
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Why startups can’t disrupt the mortgage industry

Home loans are the Holy Grail of online lending. They come with high loan balances, steady returns and hefty fees. There also is a healthy liquid market for the... Read More…
Fitz Tepper

Uber strikes $100M class-action settlement to keep drivers independent contractors

Uber’s driver versus independent contractor debate just took a huge turn. In a blog post from Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, the company announced that it has... Read More…
Devin Coldewey

Elon Musk has an idea for autonomous transit vehicles but he’s being coy about it

Elon Musk has a plan to solve the traffic crisis in our cities. A vague, secret plan. He may not actually have a plan. But he did say something out loud in... Read More…
Anthony Ha

Medium raises another $50M

Medium, the online publishing platform led by Twitter co-founder Ev Williams, just announced that it has raised $50 million in Series C funding. It’s been... Read More…
Haje Jan Kamps, Josh Constine

Facebook’s News Feed is changing again to prioritize sites you actually read

Facebook says it learned that the actions people take on Facebook — liking, clicking, commenting or sharing a post — don't always tells the whole story of... Read More…
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