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Google confirms it is getting out of the tablet business, canceling two unreleased smaller-sized tablets, but remains committed to Pixel phones and laptops — Here's an interesting little nugget of info to chew on: Google's decided to step away from its self-made tablets and focus instead on the laptop form.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple launches a voluntary recall and replacement program for 15" MacBook Pro units sold between September 2015 and February 2017 due to battery safety concerns — Apple today said that it is launching a voluntary recall and replacement program for the 15-inch MacBook Pro.
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| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Slack closes at $38.62, up 48.5% from its $26 reference price, on its first day of trading, valuing the company at about $20B — KEY POINTS — Slack surged 48.5% in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. It opened at a share price of $38.50, above the $26 reference price set by the exchange.
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| Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: |
IIHS: car makers including Tesla cause confusion by choosing names like Autopilot for automated systems, resulting in drivers overestimating cars' capabilities — Does the name “Autopilot” cause people to overestimate the abilities of Tesla's driver-assistance technology?
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| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Sen. Josh Hawley introduces bill that would remove CDA 230 protections for online platforms with 30M+ US MAUs, which FTC could return after paid audit — Senate newbie Josh Hawley has made it clear that he's no fan of big internet companies and has joined with others in suggesting …
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| Hugh Son / CNBC: |
The CEO of online bank Current claims Facebook's Calibra subsidiary “ripped off” his company's logo; Facebook seems to have used the same design firm as Current — KEY POINTS — Facebook used the same San Francisco-based design firm for its crypto project unveiled this week …
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| Mikael Thalen / The Daily Dot: |
Report: Facebook plans to make employees of Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus transition to @fb.com email addresses, further integrating its family of apps — Facebook is attempting to unify its brand by making employees of Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus adopt new emails using the Facebook domain, Business Insider reports.| David Ingram / NBC News: |
Inside Facebook's new Strategic Response team, tasked with quickly reacting to geopolitical events, as it grapples with Facebook's role in Myanmar and elsewhere — The Strategic Response team's job is to find and help put in place concrete changes to Facebook's products that could prevent violence in conflict-torn countries.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
A look at the proliferation of fake business listings and con artists on Google Maps, which experts estimate carries ~11M false listings on any given day — Millions of pushpins on Google Maps point to false business addresses created by firms pretending to be nearby
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says in a letter to US trade representative that tariffs on its products would make it less competitive and reduce its contribution to the US economy — Amid trade tensions between the United States and China, Apple this week sent a letter to United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Desjardins, Canada's largest credit union, says a now-fired employee leaked personal data of ~2.9M members without authorization, including full names — Data for 2.9 million bank members was taken from the bank's system by a now-fired employee. — Today, Desjardins, Canada's largest credit union … | Hayley Peterson / Business Insider: |
Walmart says it is now using AI-powered cameras in more than 1,000 stores to prevent theft at checkouts, in a program internally called Missed Scan Detection — - Walmart is using computer vision technology to monitor checkouts and deter potential theft and other causes of shrink in more than 1,000 stores …
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