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Nvidia says cryptocurrency-specific Q2 revenue was $18M, below its $100M estimate, down from $289M in Q1, projects no cryptocurrency contributions going forward (Reuters) Reuters: Nvidia says cryptocurrency-specific Q2 revenue was $18M, below its $100M estimate, down from…

Nvidia reports Q2 revenues of $3.12B, up 40% YoY, vs. $3.1B est., net income of $1.1B, gaming business revenue of $1.81B, and data center revenue of $760M (Jordan Novet/CNBC) Jordan Novet / CNBC: Nvidia reports Q2 revenues of $3.12B, up 40% YoY, vs. $3.1B est., net income…

Nvidia forecast lags Wall Street as crypto demand evaporates Nvidia Corp shares sank as much as 5 percent in after-hours trading on Thursday after the chip maker said cryptocurrency-fueled demand had dried up and it forecast sales below Wall Street targets, overshadowing qua…

First crack at Musk could give top Tesla funds an edge Information about Elon Musk's efforts to take Tesla Inc private is scarce. But some small investors wonder if top funds have an edge. from Reuters: Technology News

DoorDash raises $250M at a $4B valuation, says it met or exceeded most of metrics set during its March Series D and had 250% YoY growth in delivery volume (Dan Primack/Axios) Dan Primack / Axios: DoorDash raises $250M at a $4B valuation, says it met or exceeded most of me…

FCC documents reveal unannounced Samsung HMD Odyssey+ VR headset with same resolution per eye and field of view as the first Odyssey, new "AMOLED+SFS" display (Ben Lang/Road to VR) Ben Lang / Road to VR: FCC documents reveal unannounced Samsung HMD Odyssey+ VR headset wit…

Tesla sues Ontario over canceled electric vehicle rebate Electric vehicle-maker Tesla Inc is taking the Ontario government to court over the Canadian province's cancellation of an electric vehicle incentive program, according to documents filed in court on Aug. 10. from Reu…

Nvidia forecasts revenue below estimates on weak crypto demand Nvidia Corp forecast third-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates on Thursday, citing drying up demand in its cryptocurrency business, sending its shares down nearly 6 percent in extended trading. from Reut…

Google revises help page that describes how its "Location History" setting works, clarifying that it still tracks location even if the setting is turned off (Ryan Nakashima/Associated Press) Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press: Google revises help page that describes how it…

‘Weaponized Ad Technology’: Facebook’s Moneymaker Gets a Critical Eye Facebook gives political campaigns the ability to tailor ads to as few as 20 people. Critics say the technique can polarize and manipulate voters. from NYT > Technology ift.tt/2w6tcLS

Canalys: 16.8M smart speakers were sold globally in Q2, up 187% YoY from 5.8M in 2017; China sales grew 52% as Alibaba and Xiaomi sold 3M and 2M respectively (Kyle Wiggers/VentureBeat) Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Canalys: 16.8M smart speakers were sold globally in Q2, up …

Google employees demand more oversight of China search engine plan Google's plan to launch a censored search engine in China requires more "transparency, oversight and accountability," hundreds of employees at the Alphabet Inc unit said in an internal petition seen by Reuter…

Credit Karma acquires mortgage platform Approved for an undisclosed sum, says it's a natural next step to get into the mortgage business (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch) Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: Credit Karma acquires mortgage platform Approved for an undisclosed su…

In Senate hearing, Ajit Pai says he doubted claims FCC's comment system was taken down by an attack, but says IG asked him to keep quiet until the full report (Marguerite Reardon/CNET) Marguerite Reardon / CNET: In Senate hearing, Ajit Pai says he doubted claims FCC's com…

ScienceTake: The Secret to Ant Efficiency Is Idleness To dig a nest tunnel quickly and get the most out of their efforts, 30 percent of fire ants do 70 percent of the work. from NYT > Technology ift.tt/2Pgv1i6

Settling Arguments About Hydrogen With 168 Giant Lasers Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory said they were “converging on the truth” in an experiment to understand hydrogen in its liquid metallic state. from NYT > Technology ift.tt/2OKMPB1

WordPress updates its policy to prohibit "malicious publication" of images of minors, following backlash over failure to remove Sandy Hook conspiracies (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: WordPress updates its policy to prohibit “malicious publication” of i…

Facebook expands its Level Up program, which helps livestreamers build communities, to Germany, France, Spain, and Ireland (Dean Takahashi/VentureBeat) Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: Facebook expands its Level Up program, which helps livestreamers build communities, to Ger…

Twitter says it's ending legacy API support, used by third-party apps like Tweetbot, due to "technical and business constraints" (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Twitter says it's ending legacy API support, used by third-party apps like Tweetbot, due to …

Sources: about 1,000 Google employees have signed a letter demanding more transparency following reports of Google developing a censored search engine for China (New York Times) New York Times: Sources: about 1,000 Google employees have signed a letter demanding more tran…