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Samsung and Google partner to make Google Play Music the default music service on new Samsung phones and tablets worldwide, starting with Galaxy S8 and S8+ — Samsung and Google today announced a new partnership that will make Google Play Music the default music player and music service including …
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Elon Musk reveals plans for his startup Neuralink, says initial focus is on developing neural implants for treating brain injuries, to explore telepathy later — Startup Neuralink aims to treat disabled and ultimately create a new language of ‘consensual telepathy’
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| Bérénice Magistretti / VentureBeat: |
Quora raises $85M round led by Y Combinator to expand internationally and develop its ads business; CEO Adam D'Angelo says the platform has 190M monthly uniques — EXCLUSIVE: — Quora is known for being an under-the-radar company. But in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat …
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Plastc, the all-in-one smart payment card that raised $9M+ in preorders and failed to ship any product, says it will file for bankruptcy — There are dozens of ways to pay for things, but apparently, the world was not ready for one more. Plastc, the company that promised to put …
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| Yaniv Feldman / Geektime: |
Sources: Snapchat acquired geofilter patent from defunct Instagram competitor Mobli for $7.7M — After 6 years, 86 Million Dollars in funding, a peak of 23 Million users and 4 different products, today marked the what seems to be the final chapter for Mobli, with the sale of one of its patents to Snap Inc.| Alex Barnsbee / IOActive Labs Research: |
Researchers find 10 vulnerabilities in 20+ Linksys Smart Wi-Fi routers; Linksys issues security advisory to mitigate risks until new firmware is available — Last year I acquired a Linksys Smart Wi-Fi router, more specifically the EA3500 Series. I chose Linksys (previously owned by Cisco … | Bérénice Magistretti / VentureBeat: |
Gladly raises $36M Series C led by GGV Capital to help businesses manage customer service across multiple platforms — Gladly, which provides software to help businesses deliver better customer service, announced today funding of $36 million, led by GGV Capital.
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Google, Microsoft, major ad buyers and publishers coordinating on ad blocking plan, says Coalition for Better Ads' counsel, who expects a rollout by end-of-year — The biggest players in advertising and tech are mapping out a strategy to kill off the digital ads that have been deemed as the absolute worst by consumers.
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| Daniel Rubino / Windows Central: |
Leaked document shows recommended minimum specs for Windows 10 Cloud OS devices: quad-core Celeron or better CPU, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, 40 WHr+ battery — A new low-cost Surface device and Windows 10 Cloud OS combo could do some serious damage to Google's Chromebook ambitions in U.S. schools.| Nicole Kobie / The Outline: |
The Daily Mail has not been banned from Wikipedia as previously reported, but editors are discouraged from linking to it when better sources exist — The digital encyclopedia has no real leadership, doesn't vote, and has no rules. So how does it govern itself?
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft says it will now roll out twice yearly updates for Windows and Office in March and September, starting with “Redstone 3” — IT Pros, mark your calendars. Starting in September 2017 with Windows 10 ‘Redstone 3,’ Microsoft will begin rolling out new feature updates …
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Office Blogs, Computerworld, Laptop Mag, Fortune, Inquirer, Petri, Ubergizmo, Tech Times, The Register, TechSpot, Ars Technica, Digital Trends, The Verge, GeekWire, Tom's Hardware, and On MSFT. Tweets: @maryjofoley
| Greg Barbosa / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases a JavaScript API for Live Photos, allowing playback on the web — Following up on Tumblr's own implementation of Live Photos for the web, Apple has released an official Live Photos JavaScript API. Developers will be able to use the new API to share Live Photos playback on iOS, macOS, and the web.Sponsor Posts
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