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Microsoft acquires social virtual reality app AltspaceVR, which had 35K MAUs as of July — At a special event today in San Francisco, Microsoft announced that it has acquired social VR app AltspaceVR. — The virtual reality social networking app allows users across headset and web platforms …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Samsung announces Windows Mixed Reality headset, Odyssey, with two AMOLED displays, motion controllers, 110º field of view; preorder today for $499, ships Nov 6 — Microsoft is getting ready to launch the next major update to Windows 10, the Fall Creators Update, on October 17.
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| Alex Kipman / Windows Blog: |
Microsoft says developers can access Mixed Reality SteamVR preview and Halo: Recruit and other VR games are coming October 17 — Mixed reality will unleash the creativity of every person and every organization on the planet. Our journey has been filled with key moments in time that have shown us …
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Samsung Newsroom, The Next Web, The Fire Hose, On MSFT, Pocket-lint, VRFocus, Road to VR, and silicontap.com. Tweets: @jank0
| Max Read / New York Magazine: |
How Facebook's increasing size and scope, potential for abuse, and new use cases led Zuckerberg to rethink its neutral role and emphasize community values — The same company that gives you birthday reminders also helped ensure the integrity of the German elections.
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Business Insider and Axios
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| Washington Post: |
Sources: Russians used Facebook's Custom Audiences retargeting tool to ID voters and send specific ads and messages to influence them — A sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. (Ben Margot/AP) — SAN FRANCISCO — Russian operatives set up an array of misleading Web sites …
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Social Media Today, The Hill, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, The Verge, Recode, Forbes, TechCrunch, and Fortune
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| Droid Life: |
Walmart listing showed a $49 pre-order for Google Home Mini, arriving on October 19, and another image of the Pixel 2 XL — The Google Home Mini, a device we first revealed back in mid-September as the cheaper, smaller Google Home assistant speaker for $49, is now up for pre-order at Walmart.| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Intel's former CEO Paul Otellini has passed away at the age of 66; he joined Intel in 1974 and became its fifth CEO in 2005 — Former Intel CEO Paul Otellini has passed away at the age of 66. — Otellini was a lifelong Intel employee who had silicon in his blood.
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| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
Report: Google prepares to launch fully autonomous taxi service by 2018, maybe in Phoenix suburb, amid lingering issues with software like navigating left turns — Google's self-driving car unit prepares to launch a taxi service near Phoenix. — Real driverless cars could come …
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| John Mannes / TechCrunch: |
Judge delays Waymo/Uber trial until December 4, following recent disclosure of Uber documents; jury selection had initially been scheduled for October 10 — This morning, Judge William Alsup ruled that the Waymo v. Uber trial would be delayed until December 4th.
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| Johana Bhuiyan / Recode: |
| Rochelle Toplensky / Financial Times: |
Sources: Amazon to be fined several hundred million euros in back taxes by the EU on Wednesday, after investigation into sweetheart tax deal with Luxembourg — Brussels will hit Amazon on Wednesday with a bill for Luxembourg back taxes worth several hundred million euros …
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| Natt Garun / The Verge: |
Dropbox rolls out its first major redesign, with bolder colors, new logo, and global ad campaign — Dropbox announced a redesign today that introduces a whole lot more color into its former white-and-blue aesthetic. The new look also includes a flatter box logo that makes it look less … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple releases iOS 11.0.2 update with fix for iPhone 8 and 8 Plus crackling earpiece issue — Apple today released the second official update to its new iOS 11 operating system, iOS 11.0.2. iOS 11.0.2 comes one week after Apple released iOS 11.0.1, and two weeks after Apple released iOS 11 to the public.| Jason Del Rey / Recode: |
Walmart acquires Brooklyn-based Parcel, which offers logistics for same-day delivery in NYC; source says price was less than $10M — The deal was small but key to Walmart's new express delivery service. — Walmart.com will soon begin offering same-day delivery to some customers in New York City …
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blog.walmart.com, Business Insider, VentureBeat, GeekWire, Mashable, Ars Technica, Fortune, and PYMNTS.com
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Google's new program will enable anyone with suitable hardware to contribute to Street View, starting with Insta360's Pro, a $3,499 8K camera — Google has a new program called “Street View ready” which will make it possible for anyone with the right hardware to contribute …
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Insta360 Blog, Digital Trends, The Verge, Fortune, Android Police, iPhone in Canada Blog, Engadget, and 9to5Google
| Fitz Tepper / TechCrunch: |
MLB announces the Oakland Athletics are using iOS 11's NFC feature on iPhone and Apple Watch for contactless stadium entry — Today the MLB announced that the Oakland Athletics are piloting a new NFC ticketing solution which lets fans enter the stadium by tapping their phone (or Apple Watch) …
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AppleInsider, Cult of Mac, iPhone Hacks, PYMNTS.com, 9to5Mac, Ubergizmo, iLounge, MacDailyNews, Engadget, MacRumors, and NFC World
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Instagram adds polling stickers to Stories, an eyedropper color-picking tool to Android and iOS, and text and sticker alignment tool, limited for to iOS now — Instagram is making its Stories a little more interactive with a new polling feature that users can add with a “poll” sticker.| Jeremy Burge / Emojipedia: |
Facebook is replacing custom emoji set on Messenger with Facebook emoji set on Android and web; Messenger users on iOS will see Apple's native emoji set — Until now, Facebook has had two custom emoji sets: one for Facebook, and one for Messenger. Now there is only one.
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Phandroid, Android Central, Android Police, Ubergizmo, The Next Web, and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @kantrowitz
| Salvador Rodriguez / Reuters: |
Slack and Oracle partner to integrate the tech giant's enterprise software products into the popular messaging app — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Slack Technologies Inc has secured a partnership with Oracle Corp (ORCL.N) to integrate the tech giant's enterprise software products … | Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed: |
How the big tech platforms including Facebook, Google, and Twitter, who've pledged to provide accurate information during major crises, are failing miserably — In aftermath of Sunday evening's mass shooting in Las Vegas, visitors to Facebook's Crisis Response page for the tragedy …
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Mashable, Fortune, Scripting News, and Slate
Tweets: @cwarzel, @buzzfeednews, @walldo, @jasmineelgamal, and @cwarzel
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