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Apple says it has acquired autonomous driving startup Drive.ai, hiring dozens of Drive.ai engineers and, per sources, taking over its autonomous cars — Apple bought Drive.ai, an autonomous driving startup once valued at $200 million, Apple confirmed to Axios on Tuesday, and has hired dozens of Drive.ai engineers.
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Bill Gates says his “greatest mistake” was Microsoft losing the platform opportunity to Android on mobile, in an interview at VC firm Village Global — Gates calls Microsoft's smartphones failure a “$400 billion” loss. — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently gave …
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Some US schools are using microphones equipped with “aggression detection” algorithms, which critics say are unreliable, raising concerns about surveillance — Headphones recommended. … Ariella Russcol specializes in drama at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Queens …
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Sources: US tech companies, including Intel and Micron, have found ways to sell millions of dollars of products to Huawei despite the Trump administration's ban — SHANGHAI — A number of the United States' biggest chip makers have sold millions of dollars of products to Huawei despite …
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| Nathaniel Popper / New York Times: |
Executives at seven of Facebook's Libra partners say the companies have only signed nonbinding agreements and have not yet paid to join the Libra Association — SAN FRANCISCO — One of the biggest selling points of Facebook's ambitious plans for its new cryptocurrency, Libra …
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| Bloomberg: |
Airbnb launches Airbnb Luxe, a new luxury tier of 2,000 listings with an average price of $14K a week to as high as $1M a week for a private atoll — Gone are the days of air mattresses on the floor. Airbnb Inc. is now catering to the mega-wealthy with a new tier of luxury rentals.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Researchers have discovered OSX/Linker malware exploiting an unpatched macOS flaw that would allow a malicious binary to bypass the Gatekeeper scanning process — Researchers find new OSX/Linker malware abusing still-unpatched macOS Gatekeeper bypass. — Mac malware developers have jumped …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
FTC and DOJ announce their latest crackdown on robocallers, taking 94 actions against several companies and people blamed for a recent wave of spam calls — Federal authorities have announced its latest crackdown on illegal robocallers — taking close to a hundred actions against several companies …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils OneDrive Personal Vault, which protects folders with 2FA and is expected by year end, and ups OneDrive's $1.99/mo plan from 50GB to 100GB — Available to everyone by the end of the year — Microsoft is adding a new secured storage area to OneDrive where users can store more sensitive files.
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
A deep dive on which vendor may be responsible for a supply chain attack that Google said resulted in pre-installed malware on budget Android devices — Earlier this month, Google disclosed that a supply chain attack by one of its vendors resulted in malicious software being pre-installed on millions of new budget Android devices.
Tweets: @briankrebs and @mytechmusings
| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Uber to buy Seattle-based Mighty AI, which helps train computer vision models, to strengthen its self-driving car unit; Crunchbase: Mighty AI had raised $27.3M — Uber as soon as today expects to close its acquisition of Seattle-based “data annotation” firm Mighty AI in a bid to strengthen …
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Carbon, a 3D-printing platform used by Ford, Adidas, and others, says it has raised $260M at a $2.4B valuation, following its 2017 Series D at a $1.7B valuation — Digital manufacturer and 3D printing poster child Carbon has raised $260 million in a growth round of funding co-led …
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
LinkedIn says it will change its algorithm to favor posts that cater to niche professional interests as opposed to elevating viral content — Linkedin will today announce algorithm changes made over the past 12-18 months to favor conversations in its Feed that cater to niche professional interests …
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| Kate Clark / TechCrunch: |
Cameo, which lets fans pay for personalized videos from celebrities, raises $50M Series B led by Kleiner Perkins, reports suggest at a valuation of $300M — Instead of emailing a term sheet, Ilya Fushman paid $150 to have ‘Deep Blue Sea’ actor Michael Rapaport send the Cameo founders Steven Galanis …
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| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Ford-backed Argo AI will invest $15M over five years to create a center for self-driving car research at Carnegie Mellon University — Argo AI will invest $15 million over five years to create a center for autonomous vehicle research at Carnegie Mellon University, one of the latest efforts … | Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
FCC broadband committee ex-chair sentenced to five years in prison for fraud; as a telecom CEO, she forged contracts to raise $270M+ for a fiber network — Telecom CEO forged contracts in order to raise $270 million from investors. — The former head of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's Broadband … | Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal: |
NY-based Button, which links apps to other apps for smoother mobile shopping, raises $30M Series C led by Icon Ventures; source: deal values company at $200M+ — The New York startup that links apps to other apps to facilitate mobile shopping is valued at more than $200 million
Tweets: @chrismaddern, @ychernova, and @mdudas
| Sidney Fussell / The Atlantic: |
While new laws in cities like Oakland and Seattle restrict police surveillance tech, Ring video doorbells remain unhindered despite serving similar purposes — People are far more comfortable with surveillance when they think they're the only ones watching.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Cobalt Robotics, which makes indoor security robots designed to work alongside human guards, raises $35M Series B; it raised a $13M Series A in March 2018 — Cobalt Robotics, a three-year-old startup building indoor security robots designed to work alongside human guards …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
New Silex malware has begun bricking several hundred poorly secured IoT devices per hour, using default credentials to log in and then wipe devices — Over 2,000 devices have been bricked in the span of a few hours. Attacks still ongoing. — A new strain of malware is wiping the firmware … Sponsor Posts
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