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Adware in over 100K US Android phones made by BLU sent the full contents of text messages, contact lists, call logs, and location information to Chinese firm — WASHINGTON — For about $50, you can get a smartphone with a high-definition display, fast data service and, according to security contractors …
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Tweets: @nytimes, @jonasholmdk, @benbajarin and @hatr
| Nathan Ingraham / Engadget: |
Google debuts PhotoScan app for iOS and Android, which makes it easy to digitize old print photos; Google Photos updated with more advanced image editing tools — On the surface, Google Photos has a simple mission: to store all your pictures. Specifically, Google says it wants the service …
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| Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed: |
Twitter debuts an updated mute filter with ability to filter phrases and more, muted tweet threads, and new “hateful conduct” reporting option to combat abuse — At a pivotal moment, the company is introducing a mute filter, muted conversation threads, and user report infrastructure …
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Thanks:@mat| Reuters: |
Sources: Snap Inc. has filed confidentially for its IPO — Messaging app Snapchat has filed confidentially for an initial public offering (IPO), sources familiar with the situation said on Tuesday. — The Venice, California-based company is in the process of planning one of the biggest technology IPOs …
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See also Mediagazer| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Unlike the 2016 13" MacBook Pro with function keys, MacBook Pros with Touch Bar have non-removable SSDs, leaving users unable to upgrade their storage — The first MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models are arriving, and if you were encouraged by the removable SSD OWC found in the entry-level machine, there's bad news.
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| Cade Metz / Wired: |
Elon Musk and Sam Altman's OpenAI partners with Microsoft, will use Azure for majority of its cloud computing needs — To build OpenAI—a new artificial intelligence lab that seeks to openly share its research with the world at large—Elon Musk and Sam Altman recruited several top researchers from inside Google and Facebook.| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Google announces new AI group, to be headed by former head of Stanford's Artificial Intelligence Lab Fei-Fei Li and former head of research at Snapchat, Jia Li — Google today announced that it will launch virtual machine (VM) instances that are backed by graphics processing units (GPUs) …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Apple releases $299 hardcover book “Designed by Apple in California” dedicated to the memory of Steve Jobs, chronicling 20 years of Apple design with 450 photos — A book like this takes courage — Running out of Christmas ideas for that diehard Apple fan in your life?
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| Brian Crecente / Polygon: |
Super Mario Run launches on iPhone and iPad on December 15, will be free to download but unlocking full game will cost $10; Android release info not announced — Cost $9.99, but there's a free option too — Nintendo's Mario makes his grand appearance on the iPhone and iPad …
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Facebook debuts a unified inbox for businesses on Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram in its Pages Manager app — Facebook is unveiling a new feature that should make it easier for businesses to stay on top of conversations across Facebook, Facebook Messenger and Instagram.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Report: after Apple's promise to purge outdated apps, 47K+ iOS apps were removed from App Store in Oct., 3.4x more than Jan. through Sept.'s average of 14K — Earlier this year, Apple promised it would clean up its iOS App Store by removing outdated, abandoned apps, including …
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| Ben Popper / The Verge: |
DJI's new Inspire 2 drone for professional filmmakers has two cameras and starts at $2,999 — More drone than most of us will ever need — DJI has a chokehold on the consumer drone market, and it's leveraging that dominance to try and establish itself as the clear leader for commercial drones used by professionals as well.
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| Alex Hern / Guardian: |
Google says it is going ahead with delayed plans to build London campus for 7K employees, signalling confidence in the UK after Brexit — Tech giant announces it is going ahead with delayed plans to build a campus for 7,000 employees with Olympic cauldron designer Heatherwick Studio on board
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| April Glaser / Recode: |
Benioff on why he prodded FTC on Microsoft-LinkedIn deal after Salesforce lost bid: regulators should examine mergers resulting in monopolistic control of data — The FTC has never challenged a merger based on the anticompetitive acquisition of data. — Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
GE acquires Wise.io, an analytics firm that uses machine learning to help businesses find patterns in data, as the company expands its software divisions — GE Digital today announced that it has acquired Wise.io, a machine-learning powered service that helps businesses find patterns and trends in their vast data stores.
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft releases preview of its Azure cloud bot-as-a-Service, built on top of Azure Functions, to hasten development of bots using the Microsoft Bot Framework — Microsoft is making a preview available of its Azure cloud bot-as-a-service, which is built on top of Azure Functions serverless compute capability.
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
OnePlus debuts $439 OnePlus 3T which has the same dimensions as the six-month old $399 OnePlus 3, but has a better processor, front facing camera, battery, more — More speed and more battery life come to the best smartphone value of the year — OnePlus is killing the OnePlus 3 …
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| Steven Musil / CNET: |
WhatsApp is rolling out free video calling on iOS, Android, and Windows phones to all users in the coming days — The popular messaging and voice app adds video call option, joining a crowded field. — FaceTime and Skype have a new rival in the video-chat market: WhatsApp.
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| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
Pinterest launches an Explore section for trending topics and ideas; app now has native video player and auto-play videos in Explore section — Pinterest today is launching a new section of the app that is geared around surfacing up trending and top ideas that'll get additional new content in front of users.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft rolls out guest accounts on Skype for Web so users can chat or call without a Skype account; conversations last 24 hours, can be saved via sign-in — Microsoft today announced a small but significant update to Skype for Web: Guest accounts. If you want to start a Skype conversation …
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| Bloomberg: |
Google last month quietly acquired Undecidable Labs, a startup providing purchase research to online shoppers, hired founder Cathy Edwards to head Image Search — Undecidable Labs, a startup founded by a former Apple engineer, is now part of Google's search team. — Alex Webb
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