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US government agency says Google's autonomous car system will be considered a normal driver — Feds declare that Google's self-driving car is its own driver — In a letter to Google, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration determined that the computer piloting Google's self-driving cars …
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| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
Twitter Will Now Put Recommended (Not Recent) Tweets At the Top Of Your Timeline — If Twitter is going to fix its growth problem, it's going to have to make some drastic moves — and, with an update today, that means even changing the timeline. — Twitter today is unveiling a new Twitter timeline …
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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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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
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.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
GitHub Updates Its Enterprise Product With Clustering Support, Updated Design — GitHub Enterprise, the company's on-premises solution for managing code, is getting a major update today. It comes at a time when there seems to be some upheaval in the company around the importance management has been putting on this product.
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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.
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| Gordon Mah Ung / PCWorld: |
It's official: Intel shuts down the cheap overclocking party by closing Skylake loophole — An update from Intel will close an overclocking loophole on “non-K” CPUs. — The cheap overclocking party is over. An upcoming microcode update from Intel will close the door on a loophole …
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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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| 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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See also Mediagazer| 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.| Mark Coppock / WinBeta: |
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 … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
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.Sponsor Posts
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