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Google details how Chrome's optional ad blocking, which goes live tomorrow, will work: kind of ads that will trigger it, how Chrome will notify users, more — Chrome's built-in ad blocker will go live tomorrow. It's the first time Google will automatically block some ads in Chrome …
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| Sara Salinas / CNBC: |
Six US intelligence chiefs, including the heads of the CIA, FBI, and NSA, said that they would not advise citizens to use Huawei and ZTE products or services — - The directors of the CIA, FBI, NSA and several other intelligence agencies express their distrust of Apple-rival Huawei and fellow Chinese telecom company ZTE.
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| Mike Allen / Axios: |
Bill Gates says by resisting legitimate oversight, tech giants are at risk of similar government intervention that once plagued Microsoft — In an interview with Axios, Bill Gates warned Apple and other tech giants that they risk the kind of nightmarish government intervention that once plagued his Microsoft if they act arrogantly.
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| Nitasha Tiku / Wired: |
Analysis finds Facebook has financial ties to 7+ members of its 13-person Messenger Kids advisory board used to shape the product, with limited disclosure — IN DECEMBER, WHEN Facebook launched Messenger Kids, an app for pre-teens and children as young as 6, the company stressed …
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| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X24 LTE modem with support for 2 Gbps speeds, likely to be integrated into its next mobile chips that will power 2019's flagships — Even as the race toward real-world 5G picks up steam, LTE technology as it exists will remain crucial for most of us in the next few years.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft launches Microsoft for Startups program with $500M committed over two years for joint sales forces, access to technology and working spaces, more — Over the last few years, Microsoft has launched a number of programs for startups that range from free BizSpark credits for Azure …
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| Richard Lai / Engadget: |
HTC's President of Smartphone and Connected Devices Business Chialin Chang has resigned; no replacement has been announced — The exec has quit due to ‘personal career plan.’ — Not long after letting go of its Pixel team in exchange for some much needed cash from Google, HTC is now also losing its smartphone lead.
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| Lauren Goode / The Verge: |
Fitbit acquires cloud-based software startup Twine Health, which connects patients with health coaches and doctors and had raised ~$10M according to Crunchbase — Nearly all Twine Health employees will join Fitbit — Fitbit announced today that it has acquired a small …
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| Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
Norwest Venture Partners raises $1.5B fund to invest in consumer, enterprise, and healthcare firms at all stages and promotes Jon Kossow to managing partner — Norwest Venture Partners has closed a $1.5 billion fund, bringing the total under management to $7.5 billion.
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| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
Uber says Q4 net revenue was $2.22B, up 61% YoY, total value of fares was $11B, UberEats is ~10% of its business, and it lost $4.5B on $7.5B sales in 2017 — Uber Technologies Inc. had a painful 2017, but the business managed to grow. — Adjusted net revenue last quarter increased 61 percent …
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| Chris Baraniuk / BBC: |
Chief scientist at Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence project says crypto miners buying up most high-end GPUs has hindered expansion of two observatories — Scientists listening out for broadcasts by extra-terrestrials are struggling to get the computer hardware they need …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Autonomous drone startup Skydio unveils R1, an AI-powered drone that can shoot 4K video, navigate entirely on its own, and flies 16 minutes on a single charge — This drone can be flown without expertise and doesn't even come with a controller — Skydio, an autonomous drone startup based … Sponsor Posts
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