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Facebook debuts video playback changes, including autoplaying with sound unless device is muted, picture-in-picture video, and rollout of vertical video format — People are watching and sharing more video on Facebook than ever, and we're focused on continuously improving the video experience.
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| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Facebook announces free app for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Samsung Smart TV, launching “soon” — The new app will let users kick back and watch Facebook videos from the couch. — Facebook is coming to your television. — The social network on Tuesday announced a new app …
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Microsoft President Brad Smith calls for a “Digital Geneva Convention” between nation states to prevent hacking and cybercrime — Microsoft President Brad Smith on Tuesday pressed the world's governments to form an international body to protect against nation-state hacking …
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Thanks:@dnvolz| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google launches Cloud Spanner in beta, a globally distributed relational database service that the company's used internally for years, promises 99.9999% uptime — Google today announced the beta launch of Cloud Spanner, a new globally distributed database service for mission-critical applications.
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Open Whisper Systems announces beta rollout of video calling feature for Signal app, which comes with new privacy tradeoffs — Even as the encryption app Signal became the go-to private communications channel for activists, journalists, politicians, and more, its encrypted calling feature remained less than perfect.| Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com: |
Microsoft brings its $50/year Office.com subscription option out of preview for US users, available for $20/year until March 31, with ad-free inbox, more — There's no announcement from Microsoft, but Outlook.com Premium has shed its Preview tag, meaning it is now generally available. The bad news?
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| Eugene Kim / Business Insider: |
Filing: Amazon reported sales of ~$6.4B for retail subscription services, which includes Prime, in 2016, up 43% YoY — Amazon has finally shared more financial details around its Prime user base, giving a clue to just how popular its membership service really is.
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Security researchers uncover new macOS malware Xagent, a modular backdoor from the Russian group APT28 that's been linked to last year's DNC hacks — Xagent for Macs steals passwords, grabs screenshots, and exfiltrates iPhone backups. — APT28, the Russian hacking group tied …
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| Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
PayPal has agreed to buy bill payment management company TIO Networks for $233M, gaining access to customers who pay bills at kiosks — PayPal has agreed to buy bill payment management company TIO Networks for $233 million in cash. The deal will allow PayPal to gain access to a market …
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| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Nest adds automatic door activity detection and animated push notifications for Aware subscribers, adding to 24/7 video recording, more — Nest has updated its mobile app with additional features designed specifically for subscribers of its Aware program. On Monday, the Google-owned company announced … | Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Google cancels PewDiePie's original series following Nazi controversy, removes him from the Google Preferred advertising program — PewDiePie also lost his preferred advertising status — YouTube's biggest star, PewDiePie, has always flirted with controversy.
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See also Mediagazer| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple's Eddy Cue says “Planet of the Apps” reality show will premiere this spring exclusively on Apple Music and will have its own dedicated app — At the Code Media conference this evening, Apple's Eddy Cue sat down alongside Ben Silverman for an interview.
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See also Mediagazer| Reuters: |
T-Mobile US reports Q4 revenue of $10.18B, up 23.4% YoY, vs $9.84B expected, as it adds 933K postpaid subs for the quarter — T-Mobile US Inc, the No.3 U.S. wireless carrier, reported quarterly profit and revenue above estimates as promotional offers helped add more subscribers.
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