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Sources: Apple plans to release Watch with cellular connectivity this year, with LTE modems supplied by Intel — Intel is said to supply modem that works with cell networks — Apple plans to begin selling new smartwatch by end of year — Apple Inc. is planning to release a version …
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| BBC: |
Marcus Hutchins' attorney says he plans to plead not guilty to all charges; judge sets $30K bail — US prosecutors say a British computer expert has admitted to creating software that harvests bank details. — But Marcus Hutchins' own lawyer says he denies six charges of creating and distributing the Kronos malware.
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| Orin Kerr / Washington Post: |
A preliminary legal analysis of the six counts in the Kronos indictment shows that the government's theory of the case will lead to significant legal challenges — The Justice Department has indicted Marcus Hutchins, a security researcher, for allegedly creating and selling malware. The Verge explains:
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Sources: Apple glasses prototypes include a fully autonomous AR headset and a Snapchat Spectacles-like device with no screens that connects to iPhone — As it approaches $1tn valuation, the iPhone maker is betting on augmented reality and robotics technology
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Google is working on Snapchat Discover-like swipeable stories based on AMP format; stories can be surfaced in search results and publishers' own websites — ‘Stamp’ media product is based around company's ‘AMP’ mobile web pages — Google is developing technology to let publishers create …
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| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
Apple updates WebKit Feature Status dashboard to “In Development” for Service Workers, indicating that it may eventually support Progressive Web Apps on iOS — Service Workers land in WebKit, clearing way for better in-browser applications — Analysis About a week …
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| Jean M. Twenge / The Atlantic: |
How the omnipresence of smartphones, tablets, and internet have affected those born from mid-1990s to mid-2000s: high rates of depression, changing norms, more — One day last summer, around noon, I called Athena, a 13-year-old who lives in Houston, Texas.
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Facebook moves entire translation backend to neural networks, built on Caffe2, to handle 4.5B+ translations per day, says it's seen ~11% increase in accuracy — Facebook announced today that it has started using neural network systems to carry out more than 4.5 billion translations …
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| Internet of S**t / The Verge: |
Apple's HomeKit now has far more potential with changes like software-based authentication and a streamlined review process with new testing labs — Hope for the Internet of S**t — The Internet of S**t is a column about all the shitty things we try to connect to the internet, and what can be done about it.| The Information: |
Sources: SoftBank discussed deal with Benchmark to buy Uber shares from existing shareholders at $40B-$45B valuation, and invest an additional $1B at $70B — Three weeks ago, Benchmark partners Matt Cohler and Peter Fenton flew into Sun Valley, Idaho for a private meeting with Masayoshi Son of SoftBank …
Tweets: @cityofthetown, @mikeisaac, and @jessicalessin
| Matt Miesnieks / Super Ventures Blog: |
A deep dive into the tech behind Apple's ARKit, how it works, and how it is different from Google's Tango AR platform — Apple's announcement of ARKit at the recent WWDC has had a huge impact on the Augmented Reality eco-system. Developers are finding that for the first time a robust and … | Peter Rudegeair / Wall Street Journal: |
Online lender Prosper Marketplace in talks to raise $50M at $550M valuation; previous raise in 2015 was at a valuation of $1.9B — Proposed transaction would put value at $550 million, compared with $1.9 billion in early 2015 — Prosper Marketplace Inc. is in talks to sell a roughly 10% stake … Sponsor Posts
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