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WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton invests $50M in newly-formed Signal Foundation, a non-profit which will maintain Signal app, and joins as its executive chairman — IN THE FOUR or so years since it launched, end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal has become the security community's gold standard … | Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber launches Express Pool, which gives cheaper fares to those willing to walk to shared rides, in SF, DC, LA, Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego, Denver, Boston — Uber's first new product in three years — UberPool has long occupied a weird place in the ride-hailing company's lineup of services.
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| Yoel Roth / Twitter: |
Twitter updates API guidelines to limit simultaneous actions across accounts, such as “any form of automation” to post “substantially similar” content — Keeping Twitter safe and free from spam is a top priority for us. One of the most common spam violations …
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| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Intel begins rolling out updated patches for Spectre flaws in Skylake, Kaby Lake, and Coffee Lake processors, after first patches caused some systems to crash — All 6th, 7th, and 8th generation Core processors now have microcode available. — Intel reports that it has developed …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Nest adds Google Assistant support to its Cam IQ security camera and launches new $5/month tier for Nest Aware service with five days of video uploading — An update to the Nest Cam IQ will let you manage smart home devices with your voice — Smart home company Nest today announced … | Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Qualcomm unveils new Snapdragon 845 standalone AR/VR reference headset with eye and body tracking, faster graphics, and higher battery efficiency — Qualcomm has revealed its Snapdragon 845 Xtended Reality (XR) platform for both mobile virtual reality and augmented reality mobile headsets.
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| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Google unveils recommendations for Android enterprise customers: select Android 7+ devices from BlackBerry, Google, Huawei, LG, Motorola, Nokia; Samsung omitted — Google's Android Enterprise Recommended program includes a big chunk of the Android device field, but omits Samsung.| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is in talks to buy long-term supplies of cobalt, a key battery ingredient, directly from miners for the first time, amid fears of a shortage — iPhone maker one of the largest end users of the metal — Cobalt is a key ingredient in mobile phone batteries
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| Steve Kovach / Business Insider: |
YouTube and Facebook remove conspiracy videos claiming Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg was an actor but, in many cases, only after promoting them — - YouTube promoted a video featuring a conspiracy theory claiming that one of the survivors of the school shooting last week in Parkland, Florida, is a paid actor.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google launches AdSense Auto ads that use machine learning to optimize placement and monetization choices — Google is today unveiling a new ad unit for AdSense that taps into the company's big push to add more artificial intelligence into its business, and to potentially bring on more publishers …
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| Charles Duhigg / New York Times: |
How Foundem.com's case against Google exposes the flawed argument of a self-correcting internet economy and shows why antitrust laws are key for tech growth — Critics say the search giant is squelching competition before it begins. Should the government step in?
Tweets: @markscott82, @henshaw, @nytimes, @sidhubaba, and @tomwarren
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon opens applications for second Alexa Accelerator program cohort, in partnership with TechStars, with option to work in London, the first non-US location — Amazon continues to tap into the developer community to expand the ubiquity of its Alexa voice-based assistant, and it's taking the strategy international.
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| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Spotify co-founders plan to retain control after direct stock listing through super voting shares, following Google-Facebook IPO playbook — Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon said to own super voting shares — Facebook, Alphabet founders keep control with similar setups| Reuters: |
Broadcom lowers Qualcomm bid from $121B to $117B, or from $82 per share to $79, following Qualcomm's increase in its offer price for NXP — (Reuters) - Broadcom Corp (AVGO.O) on Wednesday fired its latest salvo against Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) by lowering its takeover offer to $117 billion from $121 billion …
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SiliconANGLE, ZDNet, Broadcom Limited, CNBC, TechSpot, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and CNBC. Tweets: @ron_miller
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Mobility analytics company Moovit raises $50M Series D led by Intel Capital, plans integration with Mobileye, Intel's $15.3B autonomous driving subsidiary — The race for pole position in the next generation of transportation services continues to gain speed, and today a startup providing data …
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| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
Inside competition between multiple firms, such as Google, GM, and Uber, over mapping for self-driving vehicles, with many keen to stop Google from dominating — Self-driving cars need painfully detailed data on every inch of street. Can automakers solve the problem without the reigning superpower of maps?
Tweets: @shiraovide, @bradstone, @kyweise, @taralach, @mhbergen, @mhbergen, and @mhbergen
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Facebook signs music licensing deal with Europe's ICE Services, covering 290K rights holders for music used on Facebook, Instagram, Oculus, and Messenger — Facebook today took its latest step towards making good on paying out royalties to music rightsholders around tracks that are used across its multiple platforms and networks.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Google's Project Zero researchers find easy-to-exploit vulnerabilities in uTorrent for Windows and web that allow code execution, more; fixes rolling out soon — Developers are in the process of releasing updates to fix the critical flaws. — Two versions of uTorrent …
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Engadget, BleepingComputer.com, TechRadar.com, and gHacks Technology News. Tweets: @zackwhittaker
| Jonathan Keane / Tech.eu: |
Paris-based machine vision startup Prophesee, formerly known as Chronocam, raises $19M Series B led by unnamed investor with participation from Intel and others — Prophesee, the machine vision startup formerly known as Chronocam, has raised $19 million in initial funding for its Series B round led … | Blair Hanley Frank / VentureBeat: |
Vectra, which helps companies detect cyberattacks by using AI to analyze network traffic, raises $36M Series D, bringing total raised to $123M — Vectra, a company that helps enterprises detect cyberattacks by applying machine learning to their network traffic, announced today …
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