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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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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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In the UK, YouTube says it is experimenting with an algorithm change that can reduce the views of “borderline content” from recommendations by 50% — Views via recommendations of such ‘borderline’ videos were halved in similar US trial — YouTube is experimenting …
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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 … | Chris Beard / The Mozilla Blog: |
Mozilla CEO Chris Beard says he will step down at the end of 2019 after five years in the position — Earlier this morning I shared the news internally that - while I've been a Mozillian for 15 years so far, and plan to be for many more years - this will be my last year as CEO.| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
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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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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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 … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple announces an event on September 10 in Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park, where new iPhones are expected — Apple today sent out media invites for its annual iPhone-centric event that will be held on Tuesday, September 10 at 10:00 a.m. at the Steve Jobs Theater at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California.
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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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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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Binance launches Binance X, a platform for developers to build open-source blockchain projects — Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volumes, has rolled out yet another offering. This time, a platform for developers, called “Binance X,” with the ultimate goal … | Elizabeth Dilts / Reuters: |
Credijusto, a Mexico-based online lender that has issued $90M in loans and equipment leases to SMBs like dry cleaners, raises $42M Series B — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Point72 Ventures and others invested $42 million in a Mexico-based online lender called Credijusto.com, the companies said on Thursday.
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Sources: despite an expensive PR campaign, Uber's internal metrics tracking consumer sentiment show it languishes near its #DeleteUber lows — The ride-hailing giant launched a half-billion dollar marketing campaign last year to rebuild its image. It didn't pay off. — SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has a reputation problem.
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