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Apple announces a new repair program in the US that will expand access to genuine iPhone repair parts for independent repair businesses — New Independent Repair Provider Program Expands Genuine Parts Access to More Repair Businesses — Cupertino, California — Apple today announced a new repair program …
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Google says temporary reprieve the US issued for Huawei, that lets it use licensed Google apps, doesn't apply to new products like the upcoming Mate 30 flagship — NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies plans to forge ahead with the launch of new high-end smartphones in Europe …
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In the UK, YouTube is experimenting with an algorithm change that can reduce the views of “borderline content” from recommendations by 50%, says Susan Wojcicki — Views via recommendations of such ‘borderline’ videos were halved in similar US trial
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| James Thorne / GeekWire: |
Indictment of the Capital One hacker alleges that she used exploited servers of Capital One and those of over 30 other companies to mine cryptocurrency — Updated with Vodafone statement. — A federal grand jury indicted Paige Thompson, a former Amazon engineer, on multiple counts …
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Apple announces changes to its Siri audio clip review process, making it opt-in for users, bringing the work in-house, and saying it won't retain recordings — The top line news is that Apple is making changes to the way that Siri audio review, or ‘grading’ works across all of its devices.
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Plex to launch an ad-supported streaming service this year, plans to begin reselling video subscription services and add transactional VOD, in H1 2020 — Get ready for yet another ad-supported video service: Media center app maker Plex is gearing up to add free movies and TV shows to its app … | Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Bangalore-based Vedantu, which operates an interactive online tutoring service, raises $42M Series C led by Tiger Global and WestBridge Capital — Vedantu, a Bangalore-based startup that operates an online tutoring service, today announced it has raised $42 million as it races to expand …
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Hulu launches its live TV guide on the web, Roku, and Apple TV, and says the Live Guide is coming to other platforms soon — Yesterday, Hulu began rolling out an updated version of its mobile app sporting the brand-new interface the company first unveiled at CES in January.| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft says it supports the addition of its proprietary exFAT file system to the Linux kernel and expects the Linux community to submit a conformant version — Microsoft today announced it is supporting the addition of its exFAT file system to the Linux kernel.
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Interview with Partnership on AI's Terah Lyons on AI ethics, the organization's potential for being an “ethics washing” operation for tech giants, and more — There's no organization in the world quite like the Partnership on AI. — Formed in September 2016 by a coalition … | Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Box reports Q2 revenue of $172.5M, up 16% YoY, beating estimates, a net loss of $36.2M vs. $38.1M a year ago, and billings of $172.9M, up 6% YoY — The enterprise cloud company reported $172.5 million in revenue, up 16% year over year. — Box delivered better-than-expected second quarter financial results on Wednesday.
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Facebook rolls out new tools for businesses on Messenger, including appointment booking and lead generation, says it will phase out Discover tab in Messenger — Facebook today is formally rolling out a new suite of tools for its 40 million active businesses on Messenger, including appointment booking …
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Three prominent men in the video game industry were accused of sexual assault in one day this week, re-igniting a broader debate about #MeToo and the industry — Developers who worked on ‘Gears of War 4’ and ‘Night in the Woods’ have been accused of sexual assault. — MARCO PIUNTI/GETTY IMAGES
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