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Source: Intel has eliminated its wearables division, which made the Basis smartwatch, and the company's New Technologies Group now focuses on AR — - Intel laid off about 80 percent of the team that made the Basis smartwatch in November, and has now eliminated the division entirely, a person familiar tells CNBC.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils Cortana-powered thermostat called GLAS, in partnership with Johnson Controls, that will run on Windows 10 IoT Core OS — Built by Johnson Controls — Microsoft is partnering with Johnson Controls to build a thermostat. The software giant unveiled the new GLAS thermostat in a YouTube video today.
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Google begins rollout of Google Play Protect, that scans apps for malware, to Android devices running Google Mobile Services 11 or later — Google is acting on its promise to further guard your Android phone against rogue apps. The company tells us that it's rolling out its Play Protect home screen …
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| Wolfie Zhao / CoinDesk: |
Ethereum startup Parity warns of flaw in v1.5+ of its wallet software, says three multi-sig wallets have been compromised and ~$30M of Ether have been stolen — Smart contract coding company Parity has issued a security alert, warning of a vulnerability in version 1.5 or later of its wallet software.
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Tweets: @maraoz, @paritytech, @lopp, @avsa, and @chris_ciaccia
| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
T-Mobile reports strong Q2 results, with $10.2B revenue, up 10% YoY, beating estimates of $9.81B, and 1.3M net new subs, ending the quarter with 69.6M in total — T-Mobile's second quarter nearly matched its seasonally strong fourth quarter. The uncarrier approach continues to cause headaches for larger rivals.
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Apple debuts its Apple Machine Learning Journal for sharing research findings from employees and solicits feedback on the findings — Apple just launched a blog focused on machine learning research papers and sharing the company's findings. The Apple Machine Learning Journal is a bit empty right …
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SiliconANGLE, Apple Machine Learning Journal, The Register, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, Fortune, Silicon Republic, The Loop, The Next Web, Engadget, MacStories, VentureBeat, iDownloadBlog.com, iMore, AppleInsider, iPhone Hacks, MacRumors, iLounge, Michael Tsai, iPhone in Canada Blog, Daring Fireball, The Verge, SlashGear, Business Insider, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @skweird, @fredericjacobs, and @rsalakhu
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Educational quiz platform Kahoot raises $20M Series A from Microsoft Ventures and others, bringing total raised to $26.5M — Kahoot, an online learning platform that lets teachers create and tailor quizzes for their classes, has closed its series A round of funding at $20 million.
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Tech.eu, PE Hub Blog, EdSurge, and ArcticStartup
| Kate Brumback / AP News: |
US court sentences Russian man who helped build Citadel malware, which infected ~11M computers and caused $500M+ in losses, to five years in prison — A Russian man who helped develop and distribute malicious software designed to steal personal financial information was sentenced Wednesday in Atlanta to serve five years in prison.
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ZDNet, CNET, Reuters, and Ars Technica
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Workflow automation startup Workato raises $10M Series A with Salesforce Ventures and Workday Ventures participating — It's a big day for Workato as the startup announced a $10 million Series A, and the latest release of its workflow automation platform dubbed ‘Turing.’
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| Leslie Hook / Financial Times: |
Qualcomm reports Q3 revenue of $5.4B, down 11% YoY, with $966M profit in line with estimates, as fines and Apple dispute take a toll — Read next … Qualcomm's revenues fell 11 per cent in its most recent quarter, partly due to the failure of certain Chinese licensees to pay royalties …
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Reuters, Patently Apple, Fortune, and Qualcomm
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
NBC News launches “Stay Tuned”, a twice-daily news show on Snapchat, which is aimed at younger viewers who no longer watch traditional TV — NBC News is bringing news broadcasts to Snapchat, the company announced today, with the launch of a twice-daily headline news show it's calling “Stay Tuned.”
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Variety, Forbes, TechSpot, CNNMoney, Investor's Business Daily, NBC News, Engadget, Seeking Alpha, Reuters, Fortune, Axios, Recode, Seeking Alpha, and The Verge
Tweets: @bristei, @bristei, @caseynewton, @nbcnews, and @kurtwagner8
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon expands its “Treasure Truck” deals program, where customers pick up items in person from a truck, to all US users in select cities — Amazon's Treasure Truck, the retailer's deal programs that offers discounts on select items paid for online then picked up in person from an actual truck … Sponsor Posts
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