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Apple says it's now handicapping its own apps in App Store search results after analysis finds they have ranked first for at least 700 search terms — If you opened the App Store on an iPhone in May 2018 and typed “podcast” in the search box, you would have seen something like this.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
China Labor Watch: at the largest iPhone factory ~50% of workers were temps in August, breaking a 10% limit set by China; Apple, Foxconn admit it was an issue — - Companies confirm report on excessive use of temporary workers — China Labor Watch alleges harsh conditions before iPhone event
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| Steve Moser / MacRumors: |
Based on an internal build of iOS 13, 2019 iPhones will include an R1 sensor coprocessor, adding support for more sensors than the existing M-series coprocessor — Apple is planning to add a new coprocessor, codenamed both “Rose” and “R1,” to the A13 series chips in its upcoming iPhones set to debut on Tuesday.
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The Vivaldi browser comes to Android with swipe gestures for navigation, advanced tab management, notes, screenshots, no-tracking, dark mode, and more — Almost three years after launching its desktop version, cross-platform browser Vivaldi has finally released its mobile version today.| Shirin Ghaffary / Vox: |
Current and former employees say Google still conceals issues like sexual harassment; internal document details stories of retaliation for reporting harassment — Google employees (from left to right) Sam Moreno, Katie Slavin, and Keny Cueltar listen to speakers during the Boulder Colorado Google Campus … | Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Google Nest Hub Max review: beautiful screen, versatile camera, extensive smart home controls, but sound is not powerful, can't play Netflix, no camera shutter — The new Nest Hub Max is a bigger version of the excellent Nest Hub with a few new tricks up its sleeve
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft's Brad Smith about his new book and how tech sector and governments need to step up and do more to address the challenges that technology is creating — Microsoft President Brad Smith has a light-up globe, a neon blue miniature likeness of Earth, spinning on his desk inside the company's Redmond headquarters.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
AppZen, which builds AI-powered tools to automate finance functions, raises $50M Series C led by Coatue Management, sources say at a $500M valuation — AI now touches every aspect of how a company operates — from forming the core of the service itself, through to customer interactions …
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Uber says it will spend $200M to grow its Uber Freight trucking venture, with a headquarters in Chicago, where it plans to hire 2,000 engineers over three years — The ride-hailing company is losing billions of dollars every quarter, but it sees room to grow in trucking| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
An overview of potential challenges facing Facebook, Google, and Amazon from state attorneys general, who sometimes have assistance from the federal government — The nation's state attorneys general have tangled with mortgage lenders, tobacco giants and the makers of addictive drugs.| Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed News: |
Privacy International finds popular period tracking apps, including MIA Fem and Maya, are sending monthly timings, contraception use, symptoms, more to Facebook — Period tracker apps are sending deeply personal information about women's health and sexual practices to Facebook, new research has found.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Germany-based Volocopter, which wants to launch an autonomous air taxi service, raises €50M Series C led by the owner of Volvo, bringing total raised to €85M — The promise of flying cars has become an idea more synonymous with the tech world's shortcomings than its exciting potential …
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