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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Amazon unveils new Echo with smaller design, cloth surface and multiple color options, improved speakers, multi-room audio, for $100 or $250 for three — A smaller, more powerful voice device — Amazon introduced a second-generation version of the Echo today with a dedicated bass tweeter and a modified, shorter design.
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Amazon debuts updated Fire TV with 4K and HDR support, Dolby Atmos integration, 2160p video at 60 frames per second, available for $70 preorder today — And it's tiny, too — Amazon today introduced a new Fire TV with HDR and 4K capabilities, which marks the first time the device has offered the higher-resolution video.
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Amazon debuts $150 Echo Plus, which comes with built-in smart home hub that has 100 launch partners and ships with a free Hue light bulb; preorders start today — Sure, the new $99 Echo is a more premium (if lower cost) version of Amazon's wildly popular home assistant.
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Amazon launches Alexa-powered Echo Spot alarm clock with videoconferencing, as a smaller and more focused alternative to Echo Show, shipping in Dec. for $130 — Amazon's Alexa-themed event apparently includes Echo speakers for every possible use case under the Sun.
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Amazon and BMW parter to offer Alexa in select cars starting mid-2018, with access to skills and other services — Amazon's Alexa voice assistant will be your cockpit companion in future BMWs: The automaker will offer Alexa in select cars starting in 2018, Amazon announced today …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Amazon announces Echo Buttons that link with Echo for playing games like trivia, available for $20 as a two-pack — Amazon announced a new member to its Echo family, called Echo Buttons, designed to offer physical interaction with other Echo devices, specifically for use in playing family games.
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| Tony Romm / Recode: |
In tweets, President Trump accuses Facebook of always being “anti-Trump” and questions whether it colluded with newspapers and TV networks — President Donald Trump charged on Wednesday that Facebook was “always” opposed to him, suggesting it is part of a network of “collusion” …
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| Mark Zuckerberg: |
Trump and liberals both blame Facebook, but the company had broad 2016 election impact: enabling discussions, voter registration, and candidate outreach — I want to respond to President Trump's tweet this morning claiming Facebook has always been against him.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook on efforts to defend German election: deleted tens of thousands of fake accounts in preceding month, Related Articles for different views, Election Hub — Facebook may have dropped the ball with the U.S. presidential election, but it was much better prepared for last weekend's federal election in Germany.| Mark Harris / Wired: |
Profile of Anthony Levandowski, covering his early life and schooling, career before and after Alphabet and Uber, and AI-focused religion, founded in 2015 — Many people in Silicon Valley believe in the Singularity—the day in our near future when computers will surpass humans in intelligence …
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Apple publishes updated privacy page and white paper on Face ID, detailing security measures — A new technical paper sheds light on Apple's facial recognition system — Today, Apple published a newly refreshed privacy page. With it came the most new information the company has released … | Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: |
Uber shuts down its US auto-leasing business, affecting ~500 jobs, to find “a less capital-intensive approach” after it underestimated the loss per vehicle — Decision to close down Xchange Leasing will affect some 500 jobs — Uber Technologies Inc. on Wednesday confirmed …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: SoftBank agrees to block any plans to elevate Travis Kalanick at Uber, removing an obstacle in ongoing investment talks — SoftBank to block any plan to make Kalanick CEO or chairman — Uber backer Benchmark wants guaranteed check on former CEO
Tweets: @ericnewcomer and @ericnewcomer
| Alissa McAloon / Gamasutra: |
Oculus Rift and Gear VR now offer refunds for most apps, with a post-purchase window of 14 days on Rift and three days on Gear VR — As of today, the Oculus Rift and Gear VR offer players refunds for ‘most apps’ on each platform. — Oculus says players can request a refund for any reason and …
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Open Whisper Systems, makers of Signal, are testing a way to scan contacts and then provably delete the data from its servers, rolling out in coming months — THE ENCRYPTED-COMMUNICATION APP Signal has a sterling reputation within the security and crypto community, but its critics point to a nagging flaw … | Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Comcast launches Xfinity Instant TV streaming service in beta for its broadband customers, starting at $18 per month — Todd Spangler — Todd's Most Recent Stories — Comcast is hoping to bring “cord nevers” into the pay-TV fold with Xfinity Instant TV: The stripped-down bundle … | Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Amazon says YouTube is no longer available on Echo Show; Google says the implementation violated its Terms of Service and created a “broken user experience” — Goodbye, cooking lessons and music videos — Amazon and Google are in a not-so-fun fight.
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| The Hill: |
Senate committee investigating potential Russian election interference invites Facebook execs to testify on Nov. 1; source says Google and Twitter also invited — The Senate Intelligence Committee has issued a request for Facebook to testify in an open hearing to examine how foreign actors … Sponsor Posts
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