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10 things in tech you need to know today (AAPL, MSFT, TWTR, GOOG, SNAP, FB, NTDOY)
Twitter's CEO isn't happy about how people use the service, Uber has launched a new health-focused service, and Google is partnering with Dropbox.
1. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has said that the company isn't "proud of how people have taken advantage" of its service. He also announced a plan to recruit outside experts who can help measure and improve the "health" of conversation on Twitter.
2. Uber has debuted Uber Health, a business-to-business ride-hailing platform for healthcare. It allows hospitals and clinics to assign rides for patients from a centralized dashboard.
3. Dropbox announced that it's partnering with Google to bring G Suite integration to Dropbox. The two companies want to finalise the deal by the end of the year.
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4. GitHub has reportedly been hit with the largest-ever DDoS attack of 1.35Tbps on February 28.The attackers apparently abused publicly accessible memcached instances, taking the site down for over 6 minutes.
5. Facebook says it's ending a test in six countries that moved Pages' posts from News Feed to a secondary Explore Feed. The company is also ending Explore Feed bookmarks globally.
6. Microsoft launched a new app, Soundscape, as a free iPhone application in both the US and the UK. The app uses 3D audio to help the visually impaired locate points of interest.
7. New data from IDC is revealing that Apple has topped Q4 wearable shipments.8 million devices were shipped, up 57.5% from 2017. Apple is apparently ahead of both Fitbit, which shipped 5.4 million devices, and Xiaomi, with 4.9 million.
8. Food delivery company DoorDash has reportedly raised $535 million (£388 million) in its Series D fund led by SoftBank, at a post-money valuation of $1.4 billion (£1 billion). The firm announced that it will increase its headcount by 250 to about 800 people this year.
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9. Nintendo is reportedly focusing on making accessories and increasing Switch supply, rather than updating its hardware. The company launched the hybrid console a year ago, and experienced a successful first year.
10. Snap employees have reportedly not been given cash bonuses for 2017 because they missed internal goals. Meanwhile, CEO Evan Spiegel earned $637 million (£462 million) last year.
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