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Sources: Andy Rubin to be CEO of his startup, Essential, building AI-based platform to power a suite of hardware devices, centered around Essential's smartphone — Android's creator is building a high-end smartphone to be the centerpiece of a series of AI-infused consumer gadgets. — by
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Contrary to Guardian's report, Signal Protocol contains no “backdoor”; WhatsApp's encryption implementation is appropriate given the company's scale — Today, the Guardian published a story falsely claiming that WhatsApp's end to end encryption contains a “backdoor.” — Background| Barb Darrow / Fortune: |
Microsoft buys Maluuba, a Canadian AI startup focused on natural language processing — Microsoft is buying Maluuba, a Canadian startup focused on giving software a better understanding of human language. This natural language processing technology is a key underpinning of artificial intelligence (AI.)
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| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Nintendo Switch console/tablet hybrid will launch worldwide on March 3 for $299.99, has a 6.2-inch 720p capacitive touchscreen, 32GB storage, and no region lock — Nintendo has announced the launch date and price of the Nintendo Switch at an event in Tokyo; the company's next console …
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Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton stepping down, will become chairman of the board of Snap Inc., where he was an early investor — LOS ANGELES — The chief executive of Sony's underperforming entertainment division, Michael Lynton, announced Friday that he would step down to focus … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
After failing to get 10K bitcoins for stolen NSA exploits, Shadow Brokers post farewell message, dump a cache of Windows hacking tools online — With 8 days before inauguration of Donald Trump, leak is sure to inflame US officials. — Shadow Brokers, the mysterious group … | Joseph Cox / Motherboard: |
Hacker steals 900GB of data from Cellebrite, the Israeli company that makes products for breaking into mobile phones — This is part of an ongoing Motherboard series on the proliferation of phone cracking technology, the people behind it, and who is buying it. Follow along here.
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| Avery Hartmans / Business Insider: |
Report: Lyft lost $600M in 2016, up from $412M in 2015, as revenue rose to $700M, up from about $200M in 2015 — Lyft lost $600 million in 2016 in its battle with Uber for ride-hailing dominance, according to leaked financial data obtained by The Information's Amir Efrati.
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European Parliament committee recommends rules on robots, calling for mandatory kill switches, insurance, taxes, more; vote set for February — MEPs are to vote on the first comprehensive set of rules for how humans will interact with artificial intelligence and robots.
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Amazon rolls out its first branded VOD subscription service, Anime Strike, with 1K+ titles, available for $4.99/month for Prime members — Ecommerce giant plans additional subscription VOD channels — Amazon is rolling out its first branded on-demand subscription service for Amazon Channels … | Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
App.net is shutting down its Twitter-like social platform on March 14 and open sourcing its code — In Twitter's early years, there were numerous competitors on the market, one among them App.net. Launched in 2012, the social network billed itself as being ad-free and subscription-based …
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Chrome 56 beta, expected to be released in a week, adds native support for FLAC music format — Chrome 56 is currently in the beta channel and should hit stable in about a week. When released, it will bring support for the FLAC audio codec directly in the browser.
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