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Sources: after Trump's ban, chipmakers including Intel, Qualcomm, Xilinx, and Broadcom have told employees they will not supply Huawei until further notice — Alphabet Inc.'s Google will end business relationships that involve the transfer of non-public hardware, software and technical services …
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| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Google unveils Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 with a Snapdragon XR1 chip, an improved 8MP camera, and ~8 hours battery life; orders open today for $999 — Six years after Google Glass was unveiled, it goes without saying that the first major augmented reality headset wasn't the massive success …
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| Sam Biddle / The Intercept: |
Facebook document shows it courts carriers and phone makers, ~100 companies, with “aggregated and anonymized” personal data about its users and their histories — Among the mega-corporations that surveil you, your cellphone carrier has always been one of the keenest monitors …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Researcher finds database, belonging to Mumbai-based Chtrbox, with contact info, including phone numbers, of millions of Instagram users exposed online — A massive database containing contact information of millions of Instagram influencers, celebrities and brand accounts has been found online.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says its Edge for Mac browser is now available in preview, starting with daily canary builds for macOS 10.12 and above — Daily Canary builds available at first — Microsoft teased its Edge browser for macOS earlier this month, and now the company is officially allowing Mac users to download a preview version.
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| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
FCC Chairman recommends approval of the proposed T-Mobile and Sprint merger after New T-Mobile promises to cover 97% of the US population with 5G in three years — FCC chair backs merger after T-Mobile and Sprint pledge 97% U.S. 5G coverage in 3 years
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| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Y Combinator says it has promoted longtime partner Geoff Ralston to president; Sam Altman says he will no longer be the chairman and will instead be an advisor — Two months ago, when Sam Altman surprised the industry by stepping away from his post as the president of Y Combinator to become … | Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Xbox chief outlines plans to fight toxicity in gaming through new moderation tools for Xbox Live communities and a new industry-wide initiative to share tech — Spencer says Microsoft is treating safety as a paramount issue for the industry — Microsoft's Xbox chief Phil Spencer … | Rita Liao / TechCrunch: |
TikTok owner ByteDance launches Feiliao on iOS and Android, a chat app that is a hybrid of interest-based forums and an instant messenger — In WeChat -dominated China, there's no shortage of challengers out there claiming to create an alternative social experience.| Paul Tassi / Forbes: |
Report details how game publishers are paying top streamers, with 15K+ concurrent viewers, $25,000-$50,000 an hour to stream a new game and build buzz — The past few years have been full of impressive achievements in the realm of professional gaming, whether it's enormous prize pools …
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| Matt Simon / Wired: |
Inside Facebook's new robotics lab, where the company is teaching robots to walk on their own, hoping the lessons learned can advance the company's AI efforts — AT FIRST GLANCE, Facebook's nascent robotic platform looks a bit ... chaotic. In a new lab in its palatial Silicon Valley HQ …
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Facebook releases maps of population density, movement, and network coverage to help nonprofits and universities better map the spread of infectious diseases — Facebook this morning announced a new initiative focused on using its data and technologies to help nonprofit organizations … | Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Report: Toshiba Memory plans to buy back the shares it sold to Apple, Dell, Kingston, and Seagate last year, as part of a refinancing plan — In June last year, Toshiba sold its memory division to a four-company consortium that included Apple. However, now, Toshiba is going to buy … | Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note: |
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