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Android Auto app update allows interface to be displayed on the smartphone, allowing use in any car, but some features like Waze support are missing — Apple, take note — During Google's annual developers conference this past spring, the company teased a version of its Android Auto software …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Twitter is currently vetting multiple term sheets from firms offering to buy Vine; one source says some offers are lower than $10M — Vine may survive after all. Twitter is currently vetting multiple term sheets from companies offering to buy Vine, and hopes to make a deal soon, multiple sources tell TechCrunch.
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Samsung says it will launch AI assistant with seamless third party integrations on Galaxy S8, expand voice-assistant services to appliances and wearables — Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it would launch an artificial intelligence digital assistant service for its upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone …
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TIME, Bloomberg, The Register, AppleInsider, TheStreet.com, Bloomberg, Globe and Mail, TechCrunch, Droid Life, Dice Insights, CNET, InvestorPlace, The Next Web, Android and Me, BGR, Softpedia News, Inquirer, Phandroid, Forbes, Liliputing, SlashGear, Search Engine Land, TechnoBuffalo, MacRumors, Business Insider, TechSpot, 9to5Google, TalkAndroid.com, USA Today, Silicon Republic, Mashable, Neowin, SamMobile, MacDailyNews, Tech Times, PhoneDog.com, Computerworld, PYMNTS.com, PhonesReviews UK, Android Central, Gizmodo, Ubergizmo, ZDNet and International Business Times. Tweets: @jchengwsj
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| Kate Conger / TechCrunch: |
China passes controversial cybersecurity law that restricts online anonymity, requires local data storage, and vague “technical support” to aid law enforcement — The Chinese government has passed new cybersecurity regulations Nov. 7 that will put stringent new requirements on technology companies operating in the country.
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| BBC: |
Tesco Bank, the lending arm of the UK's biggest grocer, halts online payments after money was stolen from 20K accounts — Tesco Bank has halted online payments for current account customers after money was taken from 20,000 accounts. — The bank's chief executive Benny Higgins told the BBC he was …
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| Nathan Ingraham / Engadget: |
Gmail for iOS updated with undo send, instant search, faster navigation, and swipe to archive or delete, is now on par with the Android version — Google wants its services to be on as many devices as possible — to meet that goal, the company has been putting out excellent versions of its apps on the iPhone for years now.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google will display election results in search as polls close, including presidential, House, Senate, and gubernatorial races, as well as state-level referenda — Google has been highly involved with connecting U.S. voters to timely information throughout this election cycle … | Timothy J. Seppala / Engadget: |
Researchers demo weakness in ZigBee wireless protocol and Philips Hue, replacing lightbulb firmware from 350 meters away with worm that spreads across devices — Surprise! The Internet of Things is a security nightmare. Anyone who was online a few weeks ago can attest to that.
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| Bloomberg: |
China's LeEco facing cash crunch according to its chairman Jia Yeuting in a letter to employees a few weeks after ambitious US launch — ‘We blindly sped ahead,’ co-founder Jia Yueting says in letter — Shares in LeEco group's companies plunge on news of struggles| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Comcast's NBCUniversal will handle ad sales for Apple News in exclusive deal starting in January; Apple says Apple News now has over 70M unique users — It's an exclusive deal, but publishers can still sell their own. — Apple is bringing in help to boost its News app.| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
YouTube adds HDR video support, for higher color contrast and more detailed shadows and highlights on compatible devices — YouTube today added support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) videos. This means you can now watch YouTube videos in HDR on supported devices, including HDR TVs … | Financial Times: |
Facebook pauses collection of WhatsApp user data in the UK after Information Commissioner says it doesn't have “valid consent” from its users — Facebook has agreed to pause its collection of WhatsApp user data in the UK as a result of a probe by the Information Commissioner's Office.
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