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Sources: Apple is planning a subscription service for games; it began discussions with game developers in the second half of 2018 — Apple is planning a subscription service for games, according to five people familiar with the matter. — The service would function like Netflix for games …
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| Jack Nicas / New York Times: |
Sources: 2013 “Assembled in USA” Mac Pro was delayed due to custom screw shortage in US, illustrating why Apple is unlikely to move manufacturing out of China — SAN FRANCISCO — Despite a trade war between the United States and China and past admonishments from President Trump …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Dropbox is buying San Francisco-based electronic signature startup HelloSign for $230M, in the company's largest acquisition since its founding in 2007 — Dropbox on Monday said it's acquiring electronic signature start-up HelloSign for $230 million in cash.
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| Joseph Cox / Motherboard: |
Internal docs and sources describe how Facebook educates moderators about political issues and potential “PR fires” that are particular to different elections — Internal Facebook documents obtained by Motherboard show specific steps and strategies taken by the company … | Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
GDPR complaint against Google and IAB by privacy advocates claims that ad category lists enable mass broadcasting of intimate personal data — Male impotence, substance abuse, right-wing politics, left-wing politics, sexually transmitted diseases, cancer, mental health.
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| Sara Salinas / CNBC: |
Nvidia lowers revenue guidance from $2.7B to $2.2B for Q4 2019 due to “deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, particularly in China”; stock down 14%+ — - The company reports earnings on Feb. 14, and now expects quarterly revenue of $2.20 billion, down from previously stated guidance of $2.70 billion.| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
Sandbox VR, which offers VR experiences at seven public locations like malls in US, Canada, and Asia, raises $68M Series A to expand to new locations — - Sandbox VR makes virtual reality experiences which combine off-the-shelf hardware, green screens, and custom content.| Allison Schiff / AdExchanger: |
ContentSquare, an analytics platform that helps businesses understand user interaction with websites and apps, raises $60M Series C led by Eurazeo — Paris-based analytics platform ContentSquare said Monday that it's raised a $60 million Series C just one year after announcing its $42 million Series B.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
References are found in iOS 12.2 to four new iPad models without FaceID, two of which are WiFi-only, and a new iPod Touch without FaceID or TouchID — Earlier today, registration info for seven new iPad models was discovered in the Eurasian Economic Commission Database …
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| Sarah Frier / Bloomberg: |
Despite Facebook spending ~$1B last year on Watch, its would-be YouTube killer is a jumble of ads with no hit shows and a tiny slice of overall video revenue — Three long years ago, when the world knew little about Cambridge Analytica and laughed off the specter of fake news, Mark Zuckerberg had a very different kind of problem.| Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
US court dismisses lawsuit from RIAA labels against foreign YouTube-ripping sites, citing lack of jurisdiction since no US users or businesses were targeted — YouTube rippers are seen as the largest piracy threat to the music industry, and record labels are doing their best to shut them down.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Mosyle, a mobile device management platform for Apple devices used by 8500 schools in 70+ countries, raises $16M Series A to expand into enterprise markets — Mosyle is on a mission to streamline IT management of iPads, iPhones, Macs, Apple TVs, and other Apple devices.
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