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Amazon Squeezes Instacart in Whole Foods Delivery Push. “There’s no longer room for Instacart at Whole Foods,” says Guru Hariharan, a former Amazon executive and CEO of Boomerang Commerce, which helps brand manufacturers sell to Amazon. “It’s only a matter of time before Instacart is edged out completely.” BlackBerry Limited, filed a lawsuit today against Facebook, alleging that the social network and its Whats App and Instagram subsidiaries infringe on BlackBerry messaging app patents. The core of BlackBerry’s complaint, which is a sprawling 117 pages, is that the company’s proprietary and patent-protected messaging product BlackBerry Messenger, known colloquially as BBM, was a cornerstone of modern mobile communications. YouTube may be Google's most potent weapon against Facebook. US consumers already spend more time watching YouTube videos than they spend on Facebook — and that lead is likely growing, Pivotal Research Group noted in a research reported Tuesday. And much more.

Waze Carpool users can now choose who they ride with. You can pick based on star ratings and profile info or filter by gender or workplace. The folks at San Francisco-based Automattic have a good reason to celebrate this Monday: its WordPress content management system (CMS) now powers 30 percent of all sites on the web. Virgin Hyperloop One's CFO Callinicos Steps Down Instagram appears to be testing yet another new feature for its mobile applications. Just days after code emerged hinting at support for audio and video calling in the app, TechCrunch now reports that there’s further evidence of Portrait Mode-like feature coming. After Losing China, Jeff Bezos Really Wants to Win in India. Amazon is spending billions adapting to a fiercely contested market of 1.3 billion. Amazon Targets PayPal Strategy in Forging Bank Partnerships. Accounts would save the online retailer credit card fees. PayPal has also shown customers willing to leave money in accounts. According to The Wall Stree

The light phone 2 is doing amazingly well on Indiegogo. It is currently at 270% of its original goal of $250,000 and still has 21 days to go. Over the past 14 months, blockchain and related startups have raised nearly $1.3 billion in traditional venture capital rounds worldwide. However, Crunch base has captured, nearly $4.5 billion was raised via ICOs. Chris Hughes one of Mark Zuckerberg's roommates and a Facebook cofounder released a book in late January. Hughes demonstrates the powerful role fortune and luck play in today's economy. He also appeared in a podcast by Business Insider called Success how I did it. Pinterest hired former Square and Google executive Francoise Brougher as its first chief operating officer. And to close of today's episode here is some funding update for four companies. Bugcrowd bug bounty platform gets big boost with $26 million Series C investment. Edgybees raises $5.5M to bring better AR to cars and drones Nicheraises $6.6 million to help with

Warren Buffett doesn't recommend going into debt to buy stocks. So-called margin debt rose to a record in January. And Warren issued an alert warning that quote investors may underestimate the risks of trading on margin. There is simply no telling how far stocks can fall in a short period. Even if your borrowings are small and your positions aren't immediately threatened by the plunging market, your mind may well become rattled by scary headlines and breathless commentary. Borrowing money is a way of trying to get rich a little faster, but there are plenty of good ways to get rich slowly. My partner, Charlie, says that there's only three ways that a smart person can go broke. He says, 'liquor, ladies, and leverage. end quote https://twitter.com/qlearlycom

Snap is releasing the second generation of spectacles this year. They had previously announced a 40 million loss on version one. A high end version three with multiple cameras could also be in the works. Instagram could launch audio and video calling very soon. An inside peek into the app shows unused icons for calls and video calls. The icons were discovered and shared with Tech Crunch. The SEC has started to issue subpoenas to token sellers. And much more! Thank you for tuning in, we'll be back tomorrow!

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Spotify, the world’s largest music streaming service, has filed for an initial public offering today. The Sweden-based company has more than 71 million paying users as of December 2017. The company also enjoys an overall user base that includes ad-supported free listeners of 159 million, far outpacing the competition from Apple, Google, Tidal, and others. Spotify will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SPOT. According to CNBC, the price of Spotify shares traded on private markets indicate the company could be worth as much as $23 billion. Another slightly surprising winner from the IPO: Sony Music. The world’s second-biggest music label owns 5.7 percent of Spotify's shares. At that same $20 billion valuation, that stake would be worth $1.1 billion. Recode also has an interesting article about why Spotify had to go public. Today's Product: Google’s Slack competitor Hangouts Chat is launching for businesses as part of G Suite. Social Networks: https://twitter.com/q

Thank you for tuning in to our third episode! Here are today's headline Product Hunt announced a new e book to recap the best product launches of 2017. It includes 400 of the most upvoted products. ZenBusiness raises $4.5m to help launch one million small businesses by 2023. The Samsung Galaxy S9 arrives March 16 for $720, with A R emojis, real-time translation and a better camera. Acorn, the financial management service for everyone else, adds three million users. $1 billion job review website Glassdoor is reportedly making its first steps towards a 2018 IPO. Poloniex was acquired by circle for $400 million. The largest public acquisition in the crypto currency space ever. Thank you for listing! Social Networks: https://twitter.com/qlearlycom https://instagram.com/qlearly https://soundcloud.com/qlearlycom https://anchor.fm/qlearly https://www.producthunt.com/@qlearlycom https://medium.com/@qlearly

Welcome to our second episode of Startup World brought to you by Qlearly.com Here are today's headline. Vitalik Buterin hints that Ethereum will soon test sharding to fix scaling issues. Bank of America admits Crypto currency is threatening its business SpaceX misses catching Falcon 9 rocket by missing the boat by just a few hundred meters, but did land intact in the water, at least. Ledger is working on new native apps for its crypto currency hardware wallet for all desktop and mobile platforms. Evan said the Snap chat redesign is here to stay, the company says in a response to a popular Change.org petition signed by 1.2 million. LG announced an updated version of the V 30 smartphone and turned to Eye Em to add new features to the camera. Today's Product: After keeping it under preview phase for months, Google ARCore Version 1 is released to the public. Thank you for listing! Social Networks: https://twitter.com/qlearlycom https://instagram.com/qlearly https://sou

Welcome to the first episode of Startup World brought to you by Qlearly.com. Here are today's headline. The Dropbox IPO is confirmed. Dropbox had 1.1 billion in revenue last year. They are expecting to raise $500 million plus. It is the first Y C Company to go public. Spinlaunch is raising a 30 million series A to catapult cargo into space. It was secretly founded in 2014 by Jonathan Yaney, who built solar-powered drone startup Titan Aerospace and sold it to Google. Apple plans to release an upgrade of the AirPods. The company is apparently working on water resistance and more Siri integrations. Apple CFO says wearable revenue rose almost 70% last year. Samsung brought an app back from the dead. Opera Max relaunched as Samsung Match. Airbnb takes on hotels with Airbnb plus and ticketing platforms with Airbnb concerts. Thank you for tuning in! Today's Product: Google ARCore Version 1

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Thank you for tuning in to our fourth episode. Here are some of today's headline. Amazon is making its second-biggest acquisition ever the doorbell company Ring. Ring launched in 2012 and pitched on Shark Tank. Ring is now being bought for somewhere between $1.2 billion and $1.8 billion. Ford is bringing its self-driving cars to Miami. Netflix has 700, yes 700, originals coming out in 2018. Coinbase made 43 percent of its 2017 revenue in December alone. 50 Cent admits in bankruptcy document that he never actually owned any bitcoin. Youtube has restored ads to Logan Paul's videos, but he will be on probation. The digital publisher LittleThings is shutting down. Facebook's recent algorithm tweak had throttled its traffic severely, causing its profit to plummet, the company says. Bill Gates says he's not sure Elon Musk's Hyperloop concept makes sense — but he's bullish on electric cars Today's Product: Product Hunt 4.0 Version (iOS & Android) Thank you for listing! Socia