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Medium says it's laying off 50 employees, about a third of its staff, and closing its NY and DC offices, as it refocuses on a “less proven” means to pay writers — We've decided to make some major changes at Medium. — I'll start with the hard part: As of today …
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See also Mediagazer| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
With Alexa, Amazon is building the operating system of the home, a strategy that's more evident with each new Alexa-integrated device announcement — The concept of an operating system is pretty straightforward: it is a piece of software that manages a computer, making said computer's …
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
ASUS debuts the 5.7-inch ZenFone AR, with Tango and Daydream VR support, Android 7.0, 23MP camera, Snapdragon 821 CPU, 6GB RAM, coming Q2 with pricing TBD — The Asus phone leaked earlier this week is now an official product: the ZenFone AR, which puts virtual and augmented reality center stage.
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AT&T will conduct 5G technology trials by streaming DirecTV Now service over fixed wireless to some customers in Austin, Texas later this year — In a simultaneous test of wireless broadband and net neutrality, AT&T will test its upcoming 5G tech with DirecTV Now video streaming.
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| Tripp Mickle / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple confirms $1B investment in SoftBank's $100B technology-focused Vision Fund; SoftBank is investing $25B, and Saudi Arabia's government is investing $45B — Apple says fund will support ‘strategically important technologies’ — Apple Inc. confirmed Wednesday that it plans …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Zuckerberg plans to meet and listen to people in all 50 states in 2017, in effort to “find a way to change the game” for those sidelined by tech, globalization — After a year of criticism and allegations around fake news, censorship, and bias, Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg …
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Thanks:@joshconstine| Heather Caygle / Politico: |
GOP approves new fines of up to $2.5K for Congress members who livestream or take photos from House floor; Dem. John Larson blasts the move as unconstitutional — Republicans barreled ahead with a plan to fine members who use their phones to broadcast future floor protests …
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See also Mediagazer| Chuq Von Rospach: |
Apple's sloppiness became evident in 2016 with missed ship dates, lack of significant updates, and long delays on refreshes; company needs to realign in 2017 — This has been the winter of our discontent. 2016 was the year the tone changed. There's always been a lot of criticism and griping …
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Apple removed news apps made by The New York Times from its App Store in China, complying with what it vaguely described as a request from Chinese authorities — Apple, complying with what it said was a request from Chinese authorities, removed news apps created by The New York Times from its app store in China late last month.
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Garmin announces new inReach satellite communications devices, three Fenix 5 smartwatches, and addition of many apps, including Uber, to its Connect IQ Store — LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — Garmin announced several new products in features as the Consumer Electronics Show prepared to open here this week.
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Engadget, Garmin Newsroom, Android Police, Engadget, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, BikeRadar.com, Digital Trends, The Verge, CNET, Tom's Guide, Tech Times, Android Authority, and Ubergizmo. Tweets: @garmin
| Bloomberg: |
BMW, Intel, and Mobileye partner to test 40 autonomous vehicles in urban areas starting in second half of 2017, with aim of fully autonomous cars by 2021 — 40 test sedans to operate in cities in U.S. and Europe — BMW, Mobileye urge industry alignment on common architecture
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| Peter Burrows / MIT Technology Review: |
Sources: Dropbox's annual sales are $750M+, up from around $400M in 2014, though its previous $10B valuation still appears heady as IPO looms — The company became a valuable tech “unicorn” by offering free cloud storage to hundreds of millions of people. Can Dropbox find a way to last by cashing in on corporate users?| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
LG unveils the Gram 14, a 2.16-pound ultra-thin notebook, which it claims has 21-hour battery life — That claim will have to be tested — LG's latest attempt to blend ultra-thin design with high-end performance may have solved one of the company's most pernicious problems.
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