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Sources: Apple is working on Airpods with hands-free Siri and a new wireless chip for release as early as this year and a water resistant model for 2019 — Company working on water resistance, more Siri integration — Apple CFO says wearables revenue rose almost 70% last year
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| George Dvorsky / Gizmodo: |
Top AI experts and policy makers from 14 institutions publish 100-page report on the malicious uses of AI, outlining digital, physical, and political dangers — A new report authored by over two-dozen experts on the implications of emerging technologies is sounding the alarm bells …
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Malicious AI Report, Quartz, Wired, The Next Web, Motherboard, Malicious AI Report, OpenAI Blog, Gigaom, Help Net Security, Electronic Frontier Foundation, BBC, BBC, Inverse, Fast Company, South China Morning Post, NBC News, Computer Crime Research Center, Help Net Security, AndroidHeadlines.com, Reuters, The Verge, MIT Technology Review, CNBC, Datanami, Silicon Republic, TheStreet, University of Cambridge, Future of Humanity Institute, Inquirer, CNNMoney, SecurityWeek, and Barron's Online
| Justina Vasquez / Bloomberg: |
Snap stock slid 6%+ after analyst warned of negative reaction to update and Kylie Jenner tweeted suggesting she uses Snapchat less post-update — Kylie Jenner tweets she hasn't been using the app lately — Users pile on with feedback that echoes Wall Street concerns
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| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Letters from Intel, Alphabet, and Apple to Congress say Intel didn't disclose Spectre and Meltdown flaws to US cyber security officials before news leaked — (Reuters) - Intel Corp did not inform U.S. cyber security officials of the so-called Meltdown and Spectre chip security flaws until …
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| Shivani Vora / New York Times: |
Airbnb debuts Plus, a high-end option competing with hotels, in 13 cities globally; lodgings include amenities and are inspected and professionally photographed — The brand will offer higher-end accommodations that meet a 100-point quality checklist (kitchens with cookware, plush towels, comfortable mattresses).
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| Jason Del Rey / Recode: |
Sources: Amazon plans to open up to six new Amazon Go cashierless stores this year, with most in Seattle and one in Los Angeles' The Grove mall — New futuristic convenience stores could appear in Seattle and Los Angeles. — Amazon's much-heralded convenience store of the future, Amazon Go, may seem like a crazy experiment.
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Digital Trends, Mashable, Digital Commerce 360, SlashGear, Retail Dive, GeekWire, Mercury News, Business Insider, BuzzFeed, PaymentsSource, Curbed, Fortune, Eater, Ars Technica, Seeking Alpha, CNNMoney, and NFC World. Tweets: @ldrogen
| Jake Smith / ZDNet: |
Google launches business messaging for RCS, its SMS successor, letting firms send rich messages to Sprint customers in US; 40+ carriers, OEMS currently use RCS — Google's RCS platform will allow businesses to send interactive messages to customers. — Google has begun signing up businesses …
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The Keyword, The Verge, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Engadget, Android Central, PhoneDog.com, 9to5Google, Android Beat, and Android and Me
| Kaleigh Rogers / Motherboard: |
SpaceX launches first test satellites for its proposed Starlink broadband project, which aims to link up many small satellites to provide reliable internet — The goal, to create a constellation of more than 12,000 satellites, is part of a project called Starlink. — Another day, another SpaceX launch.| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
FCC's Restoring Internet Freedom order, which repeals 2015 net neutrality rules, enters Federal Register today, signaling beginning of various legal challenges — The FCC's “Restoring Internet Freedom” order, which vastly curtails the agency's 2015 net neutrality rules …
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| Malcolm Owen / AppleInsider: |
Loup Ventures: Apple Pay has an estimated 38M active users in the US and 127M globally, up from 62M a year ago, equating to around 16% of global iPhones — Apple Pay is continuing to grow year-on-year, according to research by Loup Ventures, but while the adoption rate for Apple Pay …
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Loup Ventures, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Mac, iClarified, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, Seeking Alpha, and MacDailyNews
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Anchor's redesigned app is a one stop shop for podcasting where users can record, edit, host, publish, and distribute podcasts with analytics — Broadcasting app Anchor, which helps anyone record and share audio, is relaunching its app today with a new focus on serving the larger podcaster community.| Nico Grant / Bloomberg: |
HP Inc. reports Q1 revs. of $14.5B, up 14% YoY, $1.2B US tax reform charge, personal systems business revenues of $9.44B, up 15% YoY; stock up 6%+ after hours — HP Inc., the world's largest personal-computer maker, topped analysts' revenue estimates with strong computer and printer sales during …
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HP Inc., Reuters, Silicon Valley Business …, and RTTNews
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Tezos Foundation, which manages Tezos code after $232M ICO, says board president Johann Gevers and another member to step down after long-running dispute — Two board members of the Switzerland-based Tezos Foundation, including its president Johann Gevers, have stepped down from their positions.
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Tezos Foundation, Bitcoin Magazine, NewsBTC, Fortune, and Trustnodes
Tweets: @johanngevers, @twobitidiot, and @tezosfoundation
| Mehedi Hassan / Thurrott.com: |
Intel partners with Microsoft, Dell, Lenovo, and HP to launch 5G-connected Windows 10 PCs next year — The launch of Always Connected PCs powered by Windows 10 and Qualcomm's Snapdragon ARM processors was a serious threat to Intel's chip business. Not too long ago, the company launched …
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Digital Trends, Axios, BGR, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, International Business Times, BetaNews, TechSpot, ZDNet, Engadget, Forbes, The Tech Report, SlashGear, Liliputing, PCWorld, and Petri. Tweets: @benbajarin
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Analysis finds algorithms designed by Facebook, Google, and others often struggle to detect doctored images and videos, a key tool for misinformation efforts — The tech company's filters can't adequately detect misinformation distributed through altered images
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Mercury News. Tweets: @dseetharaman, @saraheneedleman, @dseetharaman, @scottmaustin, and @dseetharaman
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