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| Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: |
Hands-on with leaked Google's Pixelbook Go laptop: 8GB-16GB RAM, 64GB-256GB storage, 13.3-inch Full HD/4K display, 3.5mm headphone jack, and 2MP camera — We told you everything there is to know about the Pixelbook Go last month, but now we've got the goods.
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| Danny O'Brien / Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
China is now projecting its Internet power abroad using state-sponsored DDoS attacks, malware, client-side filtering and surveillance, economic sanctions, more — Those outside the People's Republic of China (PRC) are accustomed to thinking of the Internet censorship practices of the Chinese state …
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| Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter: |
Apple launches an internal studio, allowing it to own its content; the first series will be Masters of the Air, a follow-up to HBO's Band of Brothers — ‘Masters of the Air,’ which was originally developed for HBO, will be the third story in the WWII saga from Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks …
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| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News: |
Source: Andy Rubin has left Playground Global, the venture firm he founded, in May; Rubin's departure was accompanied by $9M+ payout — Android creator Andy Rubin left Google with a $90 million exit package after investigations into sexual misconduct. Now he's out at Playground Global …
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| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Uber buys grocery delivery startup Cornershop, which operates in Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Canada; Mexico blocked Walmart's acquisition of Cornershop in June — SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has acquired a majority stake in the grocery delivery start-up Cornershop for an undisclosed sum …
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Twitter releases new Catalyst app for macOS Catalina, now available to download in the Mac App Store — The most notable Catalyst app yet — Twitter's stop-start history of Mac development entered a new era today with the release of yet another all-new app.
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| Kareem Anderson / OnMSFT.com: |
Mixer co-founder Matt Salsamendi leaves the platform after last week's departure of co-founder James Boehm; VP for Xbox Live and Mixer Mike Ybarra has also left — Despite snagging gaming headliner Ninja to the platform, Mixer is arguably in the midst of a representative evolution …
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| Charles Duhigg / New Yorker: |
A deep dive into Amazon's enormous growth over the past decade as it tries to maintain its lean management culture and prepares to fend off regulators — Politicians want to rein in the retail giant. But Jeff Bezos, the master of cutthroat capitalism, is ready to fight back.
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US About Amazon, The Atlantic, GeekWire, CNBC, Washington Post, CNN, The Verge, The Logic, and Mashable
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| Elizabeth Montalbano / Threatpost: |
Researchers identify zero-day vulnerability in iTunes for Windows, now patched, that was exploited by attackers to deliver BitPaymer/iEncrypt ransomware — Bad actors are actively targeting a vulnerability in the Windows version of Apple iTunes to deliver BitPaymer/iEncrypt ransomware.| Martin Shelton / Freedom of the Press: |
G Suite's lack of end-to-end encryption means US agencies could force Google to hand over unreleased reporting, even unpublished info about journalistic sources — If you work in a newsroom, there's a good chance you work with colleagues on Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, and more.
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| Fred Pennic / hitconsultant.net: |
Papa, a “grandkids on-demand” platform that connects seniors with college students to provide companionship and help with home chores, raises $10M Series A — - Adds partnerships with multiple large health insurance plans, including Humana, Aetna, Priority Health and Alignment Healthcare.| CNBC: |
SAP CEO Bill McDermott steps down after over nine years, will be an adviser until year end; board members Jennifer Morgan and Christian Klein appointed co-CEOs — SAP said on Thursday that Bill McDermott is stepping down as CEO after more than nine years running the German software company.
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