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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Ming-Chi Kuo: updated AirPods with wireless charging support and upgrades to the Bluetooth spec to launch in Q1 2019, an all-new design model coming in Q1 2020 — The AirPods truly-wireless earbuds are on track to be Apple's best growth product for the foreseeable future, according to Ming-Chi Kuo.
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| CNN: |
Canadian activist sues NSO Group, claims its spyware empowered Saudi officials to access WhatsApp messages with Jamal Khashoggi, possibly leading to his killing — London (CNN)In his public writings, Jamal Khashoggi's criticism of Saudi Arabia and its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was measured.
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Sources: Uber has recently held talks about possible acquisitions with scooter startups Bird and Lime — Uber has held talks recently with electric scooter rental startup Bird to acquire the company in what could be a multibillion-dollar deal, said several people briefed on the discussions.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to wait until at least 2020 before releasing an iPhone that works with 5G — - Next IPhone won't connect to new faster networks, people say — Apple Inc. plans to hold off until at least 2020 before offering an iPhone that can connect to the next generation …
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| Jason Del Rey / Recode: |
How Amazon is limiting the ability of popular brands to sell independently via its Marketplace, if they also want to sell their goods directly via Amazon itself — Some companies are choosing to end their relationship with Amazon rather than cave to the online retailer's demands.| Boris Hristov: |
As Bitcoin bulls cite past recoveries, the amount of money lost in the last bubble raises the question of where funds for another BTC surge may come from — The crypto market correction turned winter will soon mark its first year. Over the last months, many folks have posted tables …
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| Brian Dowling / Xconomy: |
Aras, which provides product lifecycle management software for large manufacturing companies like Airbus and GE, has raised $70M Series D led by Goldman Sachs — Aras, a “product lifecycle management” software company based in Andover, MA, has raised $70 million in a Series D investment round led by Goldman Sachs.| insider.co.uk: |
Alex Chesterman raises £30M for his next startup, Cazoo, a platform to buy or rent used cars; Chesterman sold Lovefilm for £200M and Zoopla for £2.2B before — Alex Chesterman made a windfall selling Lovefilm, the video rental company he co-founded, to retail giant Amazon| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
After Qualcomm and Apple fail to reach a settlement over patent royalties, judge schedules the start of the trial for April 15 in San Diego federal court — Earlier this week, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf made headlines when he said his company was “on the doorstep of a resolution” with Apple, implying a settlement was possible.
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| Joe Uchill / Axios: |
How Yemen's civil war between the Hadi government and Houthi rebels is waged in cyberspace, with the latter gaining control of the “.ye” top-level domain — The conflict tearing Yemen apart is a human catastrophe and a geopolitical mess. It's also providing a look …
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Recorded Future, The Hill, Cyberscoop, The Hill, and Foreign Policy
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| Thomas Claburn / The Register: |
Google applied for a patent, rejected by USPTO, allegedly based on research shared with its ATAP group during a visit from an MIT doctoral student — Googlers sought patent on tech described during job chat — Jie Qi, cofounder of edu-tech electronics biz Chibitronics …
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
UrbanClap, a startup that matches customers with service people, like cleaners, repair staff, and beauticians, across 10 cities in India, raises $50M Series D — UrbanClap, a four-year-old startup that offers home services across in India, has closed a $50 million Series D round for expansion.
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