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Sources: Chinese spies inserted tiny chips onto products from US-based motherboard giant Supermicro to infiltrate almost 30 US companies like Amazon and Apple — In 2015, Amazon.com Inc. began quietly evaluating a startup called Elemental Technologies, a potential acquisition to help …
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Amazon, Apple, Supermicro, and the Chinese government issue statements disputing the allegations of Bloomberg Businessweek's hacking story — Complete text. — In emailed statements, Amazon, Apple, and Supermicro disputed summaries of Bloomberg Businessweek's reporting.
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| Takashi Mochizuki / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Nintendo plans to release a new version of Switch in the latter half of 2019, perhaps as soon as summer — Updated console isn't expected to adopt the OLED panels used in Apple's iPhone X series — TOKYO— Nintendo Co. NTDOY -1.78% plans to release a new version …
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US DOJ indicts seven GRU officers with charges relating to cyberattacks on the global chemical weapons watchdog, anti-doping agencies, and a US nuclear company — Russian spies have been accused of involvement in a series of cyber-plots across the globe, leading the US to level charges against seven agents.
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| Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority: |
HMD unveils Nokia 7.1, a $350 Android One phone with 5.8" display, Snapdragon 636, 3GB of RAM, and dual cameras; preorder starting Friday, ships Oct. 28 — After weeks of leaked specs and images, HMD Global has finally made the Nokia 7.1 official. This Android One-powered affordable handset …
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| Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica: |
Dell unveils the 15.6-inch Alienware m15, its thinnest and lightest gaming laptop, with Nvidia Max-Q GPUs, available October 25 starting at $1,099 — Dell hopped on the ultra-portable gaming-PC bandwagon with a revamped Alienware laptop designed to appeal to serious and wannabe gamers alike.
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Google says Assistant users can now compare ride-hailing prices and book a ride from Uber, Lyft, Ola, Grab, Go-Jek, and more — But you still need your phone to complete the request — After announcing some updates to the Google Assistant user experience yesterday, today Google is rolling …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Yahoo launches Together, formerly Squirrel in beta, a group messaging app that lets groups organize chats by topics — Farewell, Yahoo Messenger. Hello, Yahoo Together? Yep, Yahoo is returning to the messaging space today after closing its older app due to lack of use.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
The upcoming Android app mirroring feature in Windows 10 is just the latest step Microsoft has taken to help align Android as the mobile equivalent of Windows — Android is the obvious choice for Windows users now — Microsoft unveiled a bunch of Surface hardware during a press event in New York City last night.
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
LG V40 ThinQ review: 6.4" QuadHD display, 6GB of RAM, Snapdragon 845, available for preorder now for $900+; five camera system is versatile but not high-quality — The V40 gives you a camera bag full of lenses in one device — All too often, when we evaluate smartphone cameras, we are looking at incremental improvements.
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| Frank Chaparro / The Block: |
TD Ameritrade and a slew of Wall Street firms invest an undisclosed amount in cryptocurrency exchange ErisX, which plans to launch spot trading in Q2 2019 — Brokerage giant TD Ameritrade, a slew of high-speed traders, and a long list of Wall Street firms are getting behind a brand new market …
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| Ryan Gilliam / Polygon: |
Blizzard co-founder Michael Morhaime steps down as president, will remain an advisor, is succeeded by World of Warcraft executive producer J. Allen Brack — World of Warcraft executive producer J. Allen Brack is new president — Mike Morhaime, co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment …
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Instagram begins rolling out Nametag, which displays usernames in a format that can easily be scanned by others — It's also testing School Community bios at some US universities — Instagram is rolling out a new way to quickly follow people you've met in real life.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Job platform ZipRecruiter raises $156M Series B led by Wellington Management and IVP, bringing total raised to $219M, sources say at a valuation of about $1B — Recruitment websites are some of the oldest and most established residents of the internet, but if you've ever used them to find jobs …
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Facebook is testing a redesigned version of Nearby Friends that looks a lot like Snap Map — Helping friends meet up offline has been a massive missed opportunity for Facebook . Whether because the brand is too creepy or the politely opt-in 2015 rollout of its location sharing feature … | Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
DevOps platform JFrog raises $165M Series D led by Insight Venture Partners, at a valuation “way north” of $1B, says CEO — DevOps platform JFrog has raised $165 million in a series D round of funding led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from Battery Ventures …
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Barnes & Noble to look at strategic alternatives including a possible sale, after receiving interest from multiple parties including Chairman Leonard Riggio — - The announcement follows expressions of interest from multiple parties, including its chairman Leonard Riggio, it said in a statement.| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
D-Wave Systems launches D-Wave Leap, a new free cloud service for developers to run their open-source applications on its 2000Q quantum computers — After years of hype about the potential of quantum computing, D-Wave is about to let mainstream developers finally take its quantum machines for a test drive.
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Interview with EU's data protection supervisor, Giovanni Buttarelli, on GDPR, the rising tide of privacy-focused legislation around the world, and more — First GDPR fines coming this year is just the start, says data protection supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
SoftBank and Toyota partner to develop mobility services powered by autonomous cars, combining SoftBank's focus on IoT and Toyota's connected vehicles platform — SoftBank is getting into self-driving car services after the Japanese tech giant announced a joint-venture with Toyota in its native Japan.
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EU parliament approves guidelines whereby 30% of content on streaming services must be European and requiring quick action when content is flagged as harmful — Under the new guidelines, 30 percent of all content carried on streaming services in Europe will have to come from the region.| Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
Wi-Fi Alliance rebrands 802.11n as Wi-Fi 4, 802.11ac as Wi-Fi 5, and the upcoming 802.11ax as Wi-Fi 6 — Quick quiz: Which is better, 802.11n or 802.11ac? — The answer, if you're familiar with Wi-Fi standards coming from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is 802.11ac … Sponsor Posts
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