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Google announces Live Transcribe, a near-real time transcriber, and Sound Amplifier; both are Pixel 3 accessibility features and available as apps on Play store — It's also releasing a Sound Amplifier feature — both only on Android — Google is announcing two new features for Android phones today …
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The Keyword, Axios, CNET, Thurrott, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Engadget, Android Authority, and Droid Life
| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
Crypto exchange Kraken acquires British trading startup Crypto Facilities in a deal worth at least $100M, says it is raising $100M from its largest customers — The cryptocurrency exchange Kraken says it has paid “nine figures” to acquire Crypto Facilities, a British trading firm that specializes in derivatives.| Julia Fioretti / Reuters: |
Tencent-backed Maoyan Entertainment, China's biggest movie-ticketing platform by sales, fell 1.1% in its Hong Kong debut after raising $250M in its IPO — HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tencent-backed Maoyan Entertainment, China's biggest movie-ticketing platform by sales, fell 1.1 percent …
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TechCrunch, South China Morning Post, Variety, and Tech in Asia
| Madhumita Murgia / Financial Times: |
India proposes new rules for apps like TikTok with user generated content and 5M+ users, requires a local office, proactive removal of content, more — Bid to make platforms take responsibility for all content posted to their sites — The Indian government is targeting the Chinese social media apps …
Tweets: @manan and @pratikpoddar
| Jez Corden / Windows Central: |
Microsoft will announce Xbox Live SDK, which will enable cross-platform play on iOS, Android, Switch, Xbox, and Windows PCs, at GDC 2019 — At GDC 2019, Microsoft is set to debut a new cross-platform development platform with the goal of bringing Xbox Live support to games on Android, iOS …
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GDC SF 2019, USA Today, Android Police, Thurrott, XDA Developers, Engadget, VentureBeat, MacRumors, [H]ardOCP, Mashable, 9to5Google, KnowTechie, Twinfinite, OnMSFT.com, The Verge, Polygon, Inquirer, Neowin, Forbes, Cult of Mac, TechSpot, SlashGear, Digital Trends, iPhone Hacks, VG247, Android Authority, Tom's Guide, Fossbytes, Pocket-lint, WinBuzzer, Firstpost, Softpedia News, Telecoms.com, GamesIndustry.biz, GameSpot, destructoid, MSPoweruser, CNET, and bit-tech.net
Tweets: @avers_g4gmedia, @scully1888, and @benbajarin
| Kate Clark / TechCrunch: |
Interview with Bird CEO Travis VanderZanden on scooter startup copycats, unit economics, safety, Bird Platform, electric bikes, seasonality, and more — Bird's electric scooters were on full display at the Upfront Summit in Malibu last week, a two-day event that brings together the likes of Hollywood …
Tweets: @maestromobile
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Chicago-based Robotics Process Automation startup Catalytic raises $30M Series B, bringing its total raised to almost $42M — Robotics Process Automation (RPA) is as hot as any enterprise technology at the moment, as companies look for ways to marry their legacy systems with a more modern flavor of automation.
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VentureBeat and FinSMEs
| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
UK-based startup Bud, which connects banks to fintechs and other financial service providers, raises $20M Series A with backing from HSBC, Goldman Sachs, others — Bud, the U.K. fintech that helps banks connect their apps and data to other fintech companies and financial service providers … | Aaron van Wirdum / Bitcoin Magazine: |
Chainalysis: two hacker groups are responsible for almost 60% of publicly reported cryptocurrency hacks and stole around $1B to date — Two “prominent professional hacking groups” are responsible for the majority of publicly reported hacks of cryptocurrency exchanges and other cryptocurrency organizations …
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Ultimate Software Group, which makes HR management software for the cloud, to be bought by an investor group led by PE firm Hellman & Friedman for about $11B — (Reuters) - Ultimate Software Group Inc said on Monday it agreed to be bought by an investor group led by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman for about $11 billion.
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MarketWatch, Bloomberg, and Wall Street Journal
| Jonathan M. Gitlin / Ars Technica: |
From Alexa and Nuance to personal assistants that learn your moods, an overview of the AI-driven features that major auto companies plan to roll out soon — From Alexa and Nuance to personal AI helpers that learn your moods, it's happening. — LAS VEGAS—Like it or not … | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: |
A college student who stole $5M+ in cryptocurrency via SIM hijacking gets 10 years in prison and is the first person in the US to be sentenced for such a crime — A 20-year-old college student who was accused of stealing more than $5 million in cryptocurrency in a slew of SIM hijacking attacks …
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Android Authority, CoinDesk, Fortune, The Block, CoinGeek, The Next Web, The Hacker News, Mashable, Slashdot, The Verge, and Crowdfund Insider
Tweets: @el33th4xor, @lorenzofb, @briankrebs, and @manhattanda
| Aaron Pressman / Fortune: |
Profile of Intel's new CEO Bob Swan, who joined the company in 2016 as CFO, after stints as finance chief at GE divisions, COO and CEO of Webvan, and eBay's CFO — Intel spent seven months searching for a new chief executive only to end the process right where it had started.| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
London-based Mimiro, previously known as ComplyAdvantage, which uses AI to detect and analyze the risk of potential financial crimes, raises $30M Series B — Mimiro announced today that it has raised $30 million to fuel global expansion of its financial risk analysis platform.
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Business Wire and TechCrunch
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