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Apple cuts the price of HomePod worldwide, dropping it from $349 to $299 in the US Apple Store — Apple has officially lowered the price of the HomePod worldwide. In the price has fallen from $349 to $299, breaking the $300 level. HomePod has seen promotional discounts at many third party retailers …
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| Alan Boyle / GeekWire: |
Amazon confirms Project Kuiper, its new initiative to launch a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites to provide broadband around the world — Amazon is joining the race to provide broadband internet access around the globe via thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit, newly uncovered filings show.
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| Michelle Toh / CNN: |
MIT suspends ties with Huawei and ZTE over US investigations and says any projects working with China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia will merit additional review — Hong Kong (CNN Business)The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is hitting pause on its relationships with Chinese tech firms Huawei and ZTE.
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| Kelsey Piper / Vox: |
Nearly half of Google's external AI board has resigned or is under fire, and the design of the board suggests Google is treating AI ethics like a PR problem — One member resigned and two more are under fire. It's only a week old. — Just a week after it was announced, Google's new AI ethics board is already in trouble.
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| Paul Karp / The Guardian: |
Australia passes law penalizing social media platforms for failing to expeditiously remove abhorrent violent content, despite strong opposition from tech firms — Labor supports legislation in response to Christchurch shooting that threatens jail for executives, despite media companies' concerns
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Amazon launches six HIPAA-compliant Alexa skills from health care companies like Cigna and Boston Children's Hospital for uses like scheduling appointments — Amazon today announced the introduction of a limited number of voice apps for the Alexa Skills Kit by health care companies like Cigna …
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| Sam Biddle / The Intercept: |
Researchers find that Facebook appears to deliver certain ads, despite neutral targeting parameters, in a way that aligns with race and gender stereotypes — How exactly Facebook decides who sees what is one of the great pieces of forbidden knowledge in the information age …
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| Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News: |
As more seniors go online, they are largely being left out of digital literacy efforts, making them targets for misinformation and hyperpartisan rhetoric — Older people play an outsized role in civic life. They also are more likely to be online targets for misinformation and hyperpartisan rhetoric.
Tweets: @craigsilverman, @markdistef, @lageneralista, @waltmossberg, @owillis, @anildash, and @buzzfeedben
| Mark Sullivan / Fast Company: |
Source: Intel has missed deadlines for the development of a 5G modem for the 2020 iPhones; Apple has 1,000-1,200 engineers working on modems for future iPhones — [Updated with Intel comment Wednesday 11:30 p.m. Pacific Time] — As of now Apple plans to release a 5G iPhone in 2020.
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| Manish Singh / VentureBeat: |
Tonal, maker of a $2,995 in-home workout system that uses machine learning to personalize workouts, raises $45M Series C, bringing the total raised to $90M — Fitness startup Tonal today announced it has raised $45 million as it prepares to scale its smart in-home workout system and fend off …
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Tesla starts rolling out an update to Navigate on Autopilot in the US that will give drivers an option to use the system without having to confirm lane changes — Tesla has long asked you to flick the turn stalk to confirm Autopilot's lane changes, but you won't have to do that for much longer.
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| Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire: |
Amazon plans to relocate its entire Seattle-based worldwide operations team to neighboring Bellevue by 2023, with several thousand employees making the move — Amazon plans to relocate its entire Seattle-based worldwide operations team to Bellevue, Wash., by 2023, adding thousands of employees … | UpGuard: |
Third-party Facebook app by Cultura Colectiva left 540M+ records of users' info exposed on AWS; Amazon was notified in Jan., but data was online until recently — The UpGuard Cyber Risk team can now report that two more third-party developed Facebook app datasets have been found exposed to the public internet.
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Alienware Area-51m review: desktop-class performance with upgradable CPU and GPU, but requires two large power adapters, isn't portable, and is very expensive — The Area-51m has plenty of brawn, but IT comes with a high price — If you've been looking at the field of gaming laptops … | Dave Gershgorn / Quartz: |
Microsoft investigating sexual harassment and discrimination claims that some workers say HR overlooked after women shared stories in a long email chain — In a far-reaching email chain within Microsoft, women have shared stories of sexual harassment and discrimination …
Tweets: @qz, @aubreystrobel, and @davegershgorn
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple promotes Adrian Perica, formerly M&A head, to VP of corporate development, reporting directly to Tim Cook; Perica previously reported to CFO Luca Maestri — - Perica gets visibility boost with spot on Apple executive page — Company has historically resisted large acquisitions
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Indian mobile operator Reliance Jio acquires an 87% stake in Haptik, a startup that develops “conversational” platforms and virtual assistants, for $100M — Reliance Jio, the telecom operator that has revolutionized India with its generous data plans, has its eye on the next generation … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google debuts Android Q Beta 2 with multitasking overlay elements called Bubbles, foldables emulator, and precise audio recordings with zoomable microphone API — Google today launched the second Android Q beta with multitasking Bubbles, a foldables emulator, zoomable microphones, and more.| New York Times: |
Experts say prescription drug sites like Hims, which let patients order drugs like Viagra after consulting with doctors online, can increase public health risks — The sites promise easy and embarrassment-free access to erectile dysfunction and libido pills. “E.D. meds prescribed online, delivered to your door,” one said recently.
Tweets: @rshawnm, @david_j_roth, @nythealth, and @nytimes
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
WhatsApp Business, a free app for businesses available only on Android previously, launches on iOS in Brazil, Germany, Indonesia, India, Mexico, UK, and the US — Over a year after WhatsApp officially introduced its app for business customers to its first markets, the previously Android … Sponsor Posts
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