Coinbase Acquires Neutrino
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| Coinbase Acquires Neutrino | |
| Number | 755 |
| Broadcast Date | FEBRUARY 19, 2019 |
| Episode Length | 3:30 |
| Hosts | Sarah Lane |
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold announcement is near, Amazon may merge with Kaola, Google sends GDC press invite March 19.
Headlines
- Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon X55 5G modem, a follow-up to its first 5G modem, the X50. Qualcomm will begin to share the chip with its partners in the coming months, with first devices shipping before the end of the year. The Snapdragon X55 maxes out at 7 gigabits per second, compared to 5 gigabits for the X50. It also has support for adaptive antenna tuning for sub-6GHz 5G which helps power efficiency, and Qualcomm says the X55’s flexibility should make it a better fit for devices beyond smartphones and Wi-Fi hotspots.
- Walmart's latest earnings report U.S. sales up 4.2 percent over the same time last year, and a 43 percent rise in e-commerce sales in the US, beating analysts' expectations. Walmart said the strong e-commerce growth was due to the expansion of its grocery pickup and delivery businesses, and broader offerings on Walmart.com. The company ended relationships with Uber, Lyft, and Deliv while adding new partners like Point Pickup, Skipcart, AxleHire and Roadie, while adding partners like Postmates and DoorDash. Walmart expects to offer pickup at 3,100 locations and delivery at 1,600 locations by the end of fiscal year 2020.
- Coinbase announced it acquired blockchain intelligence startup Neutrino for an undisclosed sum. Neutrino's staff of 8 will relocate to Coinbase’s London office, initially focusing on security and theft-prevention, but eventually discovering and analyzing new asset listings for Coinbase.
- 2.7 million calls made by Swedes seeking medical advice by calling a national advice line - 1177 - run by a firm called Medhelp - have been exposed online. The Swedish data protection authority says it's currently investigating. According to security expert Mikko Hypponen, the phone calls, in wav audio format, were being stored on an unsecured server.
- Samsung's new foldable phone will be called...the Galaxy Fold. Evan Blass, aka evleaks on Twitter, reported details about the Galaxy S10 family of devices ahead of tomorrow’s launch, but Samsung itself ran a TV commercial airing prematurely in Norway that backed up the claims.
- Amazon has operated a joint venture in China since 2004 as a way to buy imported goods. Caijing reported Tuesday that Amazon is in talks to merge its China business with another cross-border shopping platform called Kaola, run by China's NetEase. Amazon had 6 percent of China's import shopping business, well behind NetEase's Kaola, Alibaba's TMall Global, and JD.com. Merging with Amazon would be a way to boost Kaola's inventory.
- Google sent out a press invite to its keynote at the Game Developers Conference March 19. Sources tell Fortune that the event will include the announcement of the launch of its game streaming service called Project Stream, an all-you-can play cloud-based video game subscription service. Verizon, Apple and Amazon are all expected to get into the same business soon as well.
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Coinbase Acquires Neutrino |
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