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Sources: Google plans to introduce ad-blocking in Chrome, considers blocking all ads on sites with ads that don't meet Coalition for Better Ads' standards — Filter could strip out ads that provide bad experiences for users — Alphabet Inc.'s Google is planning to introduce an ad-blocking feature …
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Facebook copying Snapchat's features reduces the competition to just who has the stronger network, illustrating how monopolies are bad for innovation — The shamelessness was breathtaking. — Having told a few jokes, summarized his manifesto, and acknowledged the victim of the so-called …
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| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Inside Building 8, Facebook's moonshot lab working on a brain interface that translates thoughts into words and a project to use skin vibrations to “hear” words — The social network finally unveils what its secretive Building 8 hardware lab has been working on for the past year.
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft makes its Wunderlist successor, To-Do, available in preview as part of Office 365; Wunderlist will “eventually” be retired — Microsoft's ‘Project Cheshire,’ the successor to its Wunderlist to-do app, is now in public preview for many Office 365 users on a variety of devices.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Sapho, which develops a platform for “micro apps” for legacy enterprise software, raises $14M Series B led by Caffeinated Capital — In recent years, Microsoft, Facebook and Slack (and many more) have all built new productivity platforms for workers to integrate and communicate … | Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Facebook debuts 360 Capture SDK to make high-quality VR and 360-degree video capture easier for creators — Facebook today is launching a new developer toolkit that will make it easier for users to capture and share their personal experiences in VR, be it a moment in an Oculus Rift game …
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| Jeffrey Dastin / Reuters: |
Amazon opens Amazon Lex, the tech powering Alexa, to all developers and will charge based on how many text or voice requests Lex processes — Amazon.com Inc's chief technology officer is working toward a day when people can control almost any piece of software with their voice.
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| Ian Murphy / Enterprise Times: |
UK government report: 46% of UK businesses had a cybersecurity breach in the last year, 67% lack a cybersecurity risk policy, only 24% report breaches to police — The 2017 UK Govt produced Cyber Security Breaches Survey is out and it says nothing new. Across 66 pages it repeats what businesses and the industry already know.
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| Tony Romm / Recode: |
Amazon, Facebook, Google, Snap, and 150+ more file brief in federal court arguing against Trump's revised travel ban — Amazon, Facebook, Google and Snap are among those filing. — Amazon, Facebook, Google, Snap and more than 150 other tech companies told a federal court in Virginia today …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Mozilla releases Firefox 53 with two new themes, separate graphics process on Windows that utilizes system's GPU, reader mode, no support for Windows XP, Vista — Mozilla today launched Firefox 53 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The new version includes two new themes on desktop …
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Tesla settles lawsuit against the former director of its Autopilot program, Aurora co-founder Sterling Anderson, says it has been paid $100K — Carmaker had alleged Sterling Anderson breached his contract — Anderson formed startup with former Google car project chief
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Google: |
KGI: Samsung's Note 8 to have dual 12MP/13MP camera with 3x optical zoom, that is “much better than that of iPhone 7 Plus, and likely match that of OLED iPhone” — Reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out today with a pair of new investor notes concerning Samsung.Sponsor Posts
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