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Google says it will launch two flagship OEM-branded smartwatches in early 2017; Android Wear 2.0 will support Android Pay — The watches will be the first with Android Wear 2.0 — Google will be launching two new flagship smartwatches in the first quarter of next year, according to Jeff Chang …
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| Jerry Beilinson / Consumer Reports: |
In a first for MacBooks, Consumer Reports won't recommend 2016 MacBook Pros after testing reveals inconsistent battery life — Yes, it's the battery life. Lab tests reveal problems in three different MacBook Pro models — Apple launched a new series of MacBook Pro laptops this fall …
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| Shane Harris / Wall Street Journal: |
Report: source code for malicious version of Android app used by Ukraine military shows malware used in DNC hack, raising confidence of Fancy Bear-Kremlin ties — Report adds evidence to allegations that the hackers were working for the Russian government — WASHINGTON—Malicious software used …
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| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Uber to move its self-driving-car pilot to Arizona after California DMV revokes registrations on its vehicles — Uber has begun implementing plans for where it will test out its self-driving cars. The company revealed that it has selected Arizona as the next state where the autonomous vehicles …
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| Tony Romm / Politico: |
US government now presents travelers entering on visa waiver program with optional request to provide names of their social media accounts — NEW YORK — The U.S. government quietly began requesting that select foreign visitors provide their Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts upon arriving … | Emily Jackson / Financial Post: |
Canada's telecom regulator CRTC declares internet an essential service, mandates 50Mbps down, 10Mbps up for all, creates $750M fund to subsidize rural rollout — With its declaration that high-speed Internet a basic service, Canada's telecom regulator is shifting its regulatory focus from voice to broadband.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Pokémon Go arrives on the Apple Watch — Following an erroneous report claiming that Niantic's plans to bring Pokémon Go to the Apple Watch were canceled, the company today put those rumors to rest with more than a mere statement: it has now launched the Apple Watch version of its popular game.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
ClusterHQ, an early player in the container ecosystem, shuts down operations — ClusterHQ, an early player in the container DevOps ecosystem, today announced that it is shutting down operations immediately. — “Unfortunately, it's often the pioneers who end up with arrows in their backs.| Alex Heath / Business Insider: |
Twitter's Android app inflated video ad metrics between Nov. 7 and Dec. 12, source says by up to 35%; Twitter admits technical error and refunds advertisers — A bug in a recent version of Twitter's Android app inflated video advertising metrics by as much as 35%, a person familiar with the matter told Business Insider.
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The Twitter Blog, VentureBeat, Bloomberg, Marketing Land, TechCrunch, Mashable, and Recode. Tweets: @mdudas. Thanks:@redletterdave
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Disney-ABC to produce several original series for Snapchat, in bid to target younger viewers, starting with an after-party show for The Bachelor, debuting Jan 3 — Snapchat has pulled Disney-ABC Television Group into its expanding original programming orbit, with the parties setting …
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Reuters, Deadline, TechCrunch, Ubergizmo, Refinery29, Phandroid, SlashGear, Tubefilter, Engadget, The Verge, and International Business Times. Tweets: @brianroemmele
| Ainsley O'Connell / Fast Company: |
NYC Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen announces plans for $250M, 254K square-foot tech hub near Union Square, which could open as early as 2020 — Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen lays out the city's vision for the new development, anchored by Civic Hall, which could open as early as 2020.| Joe Coscarelli / New York Times: |
Apple Music executives Jimmy Iovine and Larry Jackson talk about working with stars and exclusives, the role of labels, and how Apple Music supports musicians — By all modern metrics, Drake was far and away the most listened-to artist of 2016, a year when music consumers further abandoned CDs …
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