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Introducing the newest member of our family, the YouTube Kids app—available on Google Play and the App Store — Like most parents, I love helping my kids learn more about something they're interested in. For example, right now, I spend a lot of time on YouTube with my 3-year-old son …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Hands On With “YouTube Kids,” Google's Newly Launched, Child-Friendly YouTube App — Late last week, news leaked that YouTube was poised to release a new, kid-friendly version of its YouTube service for mobile devices. Today, much to the delight of families everywhere, that app has now arrived …
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| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
Google strikes a deal with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile to pre-install Wallet on Android phones, buys some Softcard technology and IP — Google Strikes Mobile Payments Deal With Big Wireless Carriers, Buys Softcard Technology — Google has inked a distribution deal with the biggest wireless carriers …
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Apple to invest €1.7B in new data centres in Ireland and Denmark running on 100% renewable energy — Apple to Invest €1.7 Billion in New European Data Centres — State-of-the-art facilities in Ireland and Denmark will run on 100 percent renewable energy
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| Will Carty / The Twitter Blog: |
Twitter announces that it is backing the FCC's net neutrality proposal — Why Twitter faves #NetNeutrality — The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is poised to act on a “net neutrality” proposal that will put vital consumer and competitive protections back on the books …
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Google Launches Invite Program To Bring Inbox To Google Apps For Work Customers — Last Fall, Google started its (slow) rollout of Inbox, its completely redesigned email experience for Gmail on the web and mobile. Even today, it's still an invite-only service (but invites are pretty easy to come by these days).| Stephen Hall / 9to5Mac: |
New wider color-screen smartwatch appears on Pebble's website — We told you last week that Pebble is likely about to announce the next-generation of its smartwatch, featuring a thinner design, a color e-paper-like display, and a revamped OS. Now, thanks to an image hosted on Pebble's own servers …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
SSL-busting code that threatened Lenovo users found in a dozen more apps — “What all these applications have in common is that they make people less secure.” — The list of software known to use the same HTTPS-breaking technology recently found preinstalled on Lenovo laptops has risen dramatically … | New York Times: |
Android Auto and CarPlay-enabled cars are coming, but some auto manufacturers are slow to adopt either platform — Rivals Google and Apple Fight for the Dashboard — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — When Google hosted a boot camp here this month for its Android operating system, there were some new faces in the room: auto manufacturers.
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| Lee Gomes / IEEE Spectrum: |
Facebook AI Director Yann LeCun on His Quest to Unleash Deep Learning and Make Machines Smarter — Deep Learning expert Yann LeCun leads Facebook's AI research lab. — Artificial intelligence has gone through some dismal periods, which those in the field gloomily refer to as “AI winters.”| Gemalto World leader in Digital Security: |
Despite NSA hacking claims, Gemalto says initial conclusions indicate SIM products are secure — Update on the SIM card encryption keys matter — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 - GTO) pursues its investigations following the article mentioning that in 2010 and 2011 …
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
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