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Oculus reveals first “Oculus Ready” PCs, with bundles starting at $1499 and pre-orders beginning February 16 — Oculus reveals first “Oculus Ready” PCs, bundled starting at $1,499 — Asus, Dell, and Alienware towers certified to run virtual reality.| Jason Tanz / Wired: |
Andy Rubin's Playground is developing technology to help companies build AI-enabled devices, first available for startups in which Playground has invested — Andy Rubin Unleashed Android on the World. Now Watch Him Do the Same With AI — A couple of years ago, Andy Rubin …
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Opera gets $1.2B buyout offer from Chinese consortium, a 53% premium from prior stock close; Opera's board unanimously recommends deal — Opera gets $1.2 billion buyout offer from mix of Chinese firms, board recommends deal — There is “strong strategic and industrial logic to the acquisition …
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Gmail Now Warns Users When They Send And Receive Email Over Unsecured Connections — Google is marking Safer Internet Day, which falls today, by introducing new authentication features to Gmail to help better identify emails that could prove to be harmful or are not fully secure.
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Apple Music launches Wednesday on Sonos wireless speakers, ending two-month beta test — Apple Music on Sonos Officially Launching Tomorrow — Sonos today announced that Apple Music will be officially available on Sonos wireless speakers starting tomorrow, ending a two month beta testing period.| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Twitter Forms A “Trust & Safety Council” To Balance Abuse Vs Free Speech — Twitter's latest step in the tricky balancing act of championing free speech without also handing a free pass to orchestrated harassment via its platform is the announcement today that it's formed a “Trust & Safety Council” …
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Tweets: @rsmccain, @trustysupport, @ezralevant, @servative and @mattocko
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Obama unveils $19B Cybersecurity National Action Plan, asking Congress for 35% increase in cybersecurity funding — Obama unveils $19 billion plan to overhaul U.S. cybersecurity — President Obama on Tuesday unveiled an expansive plan to bolster government and private-sector cybersecurity …
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Tweets: @kennwhite and @mkaiserncsa
Thanks:@ericgeller| Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com: |
Microsoft to now share Windows 10 release notes, debuting Windows 10 update history website — Microsoft Finally Offers Windows 10 Update Information — After months of complaints, Microsoft has finally opened a Windows 10 Update History web site that will document the changes it makes to its flagship OS.
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US intelligence chief James Clapper says IoT vulnerabilities may be exploited to improve surveillance — US intelligence chief: we might use the internet of things to spy on you — James Clapper did not name specific agency as being involved in surveillance via smart-home devices …
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Re/code, Guardian, Reuters, The Register, Digital Trends, Common Dreams, SlashGear and Insanely Great Mac. Tweets: @attackerman
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Zikera, maker of Groove music player for iOS, announces Microsoft acquired its technology and brand assets — Microsoft officially acquires Zikera's Groove app for iOS — When Microsoft rebranded the Xbox Music service to Groove Music, some people thought that perhaps the Redmond company …
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Mac apps using Sparkle, a third-party updating service, are subject to MITM attacks, affected apps include Camtasia, uTorrent, DuetDisplay, and Sketch — “Huge” number of Mac apps vulnerable to hijacking, and a fix is elusive — Apps that use 3rd-party updater over insecure HTTP channels subject to MiTM attacks.
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9to5Mac, MacRumors, AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada Blog and The Next Web. Tweets: @steveriggins
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Amazon Building Global Delivery Business to Take On Alibaba — New unit would connect Chinese factories with U.S. shoppers — Strategy will turn FedEx and UPS into Amazon competitors — In recent weeks, speculation has mounted that Amazon.com Inc. plans to launch a global shipping …
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Data wrangling firm Trifacta raises $35M from Accel, Greylock, Ignition, and Cathay — Ignition participates in $35M investment in ‘data wrangling’ company Trifacta … Ignition Partners, the Seattle-based venture capital firm known for its enterprise technology investments … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Twitter introduces First View, new video ads placed at the top of users' timelines — Timing Is Everything: Twitter Unveils First View Ads, Videos At The Top Of Your Timeline — Twitter has been in the spotlight for the past several days over allegedly imminent (longstanding) plans to change the order of Tweets in your timeline.
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