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Google claims “quantum supremacy” breakthrough: its quantum computer performed a mathematical calculation at a speed inconceivable with today's technology — SAN FRANCISCO — Google said on Wednesday that it had achieved a long-sought breakthrough called “quantum supremacy,” …
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Nature, Google AI Blog, The Verge, The Keyword, The Keyword, CNET, Fortune, Associated Press, Telegraph, Silicon Republic, MSPoweruser, and Beyond Search
Tweets: @dan_rowinski, @tompeck, @sundarpichai, @sundarpichai, @erictopol, @hardmaru, @postquantum, @stshank, @stshank, and @stshank
| IBM Research Blog: |
IBM says Google's experiment is an excellent demo of quantum computing progress, but not a proof that quantum computers are “supreme” over classical computers — Quantum computers are starting to approach the limit of classical simulation and it is important that we continue …
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| Gideon Lichfield / MIT Technology Review: |
Interview with Sundar Pichai on achieving quantum supremacy and why quantum computing could be as important for Google as AI — In an exclusive interview with MIT Technology Review, Pichai explains why quantum computing could be as important for Google as AI. — Google for MIT Technology Review| Makena Kelly / The Verge: |
US lawmakers debut a bipartisan bill that would force tech giants to make user data portable and interoperable via an API-like interface for secure transfers — Mark Zuckerberg wants his own apps to be interoperable, but not like this — Over the past few months, lawmakers have taken aim at Big Tech …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Snap reports it added 7M DAUs in Q3 to hit 210M, up 13% YoY, revenue of $446M, up 50% YoY, and a net loss of $227M, down from $325M a year ago — The Snap-back continues. Snapchat blew past earnings expectations for a big beat in Q3, as it added 7 million daily active users this quarter to hit 210 million, up 13% year-over-year.
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Tweets: @alexeheath, @thestalwart, @rmac18, @newsycombinator, @bradesposito, @alex, @joshconstine, @cnbcnow, and @joshconstine
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
In prepared remarks for Congress, Mark Zuckerberg argues Libra “will extend America's financial leadership” and that China is pursuing similar projects — - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg intends to tell Congress that Facebook will not launch Libra anywhere in the world unless all U.S. regulators approve it.
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Tweets: @mims, @johnrobb, @reuters, @ceciliakang, @nathanielpopper, @davidhmandel, @_cingraham, @jbouie, @asmith83, @anandwrites, @johnwilson, and @slightlylate. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
New York State's attorney general says 46 attorneys general have joined its antitrust probe into Facebook, separate from DOJ and FTC investigations — The expanded roster of 47 states and territories taking part reflects broad concerns among officials that ‘Facebook may have put consumer data at risk’| New York Times: |
Researchers: China's state sponsored hackers have switched tactics over the last few years, focusing increasingly sophisticated attacks on its ethnic minorities — SAN FRANCISCO — China's state-sponsored hackers have drastically changed how they operate over the last three years …
Tweets: @paulmozur, @liyuan6, @nytimes, and @nicoleperlroth
| Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu: |
Israel-based Fabric, formerly called CommonSense Robotics, which helps retailers with on-demand fulfillment, raises $100M Series B led by Corner Ventures — Fabric, the Israeli startup formerly called CommonSense Robotics, has raised a $110 million Series B led by Corner Ventures …
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| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
A look at HireVue's controversial AI-driven face and voice scanning “employability” assessment tool, used by 100+ employers including Hilton and Goldman Sachs — HireVue claims it uses artificial intelligence to decide who's best for a job. Outside experts call it ‘profoundly disturbing.’
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Amazon debuts a free, ad-supported news aggregation app for Fire TV in the US, letting users watch clips and live feeds from nearly 20 outlets like Reuters, CBS — Beginning today, Amazon will be rolling out a news aggregation app for Fire TV users in the U.S. The app serves …
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| Andy Boxall / Digital Trends: |
Huawei says the Mate X foldable phone will launch in China next month for ~$2,400, and has shipped 200M smartphones so far in 2019, 64 days faster than 2018 — Though times are turbulent for Huawei, it has still managed to ship 200 million smartphones already this year, beating a previous record …
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| eMarketer: |
Apple Pay overtook Starbucks as the top mobile payment app in US in 2018 with 27.7M users, will grow to 30.3M users in 2019 representing a 47.3% market share — Nearly 30% of US smartphone users will use a mobile payment app … For the first time, a generic mobile payment app is more popular … | Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Q&A with Steve Roddy, vice president of the machine learning group at Arm, on culling neural nets for embedded devices, competing with Nvidia and Intel, more — Arm may be a bit late to the whole machine learning and artificial intelligence bandwagon, at least with specialized designs for modern chips.
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Arm, Android Authority, VentureBeat, Android Police, and SiliconANGLE
| Ferris Jabr / New York Times: |
A deep dive into the debate surrounding video game addiction, as the scientific understanding of what it means to be addicted continues to evolve — The latest research suggests it's not far-fetched at all — especially when you consider all the societal and cultural factors that make today's games so attractive.
Tweets: @gamingthemind and @camerondare
| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Former SAP CEO Bill McDermott has been named chief executive of cloud automation platform ServiceNow; he replaces John Donahoe, who will become CEO of Nike — McDermott will replace John Donahoe, who is stepping down from his role leading ServiceNow to become the CEO of Nike.
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Tweets: @billrmcdermott, @s_v_g, and @eringriffith
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Viz.ai, which uses AI to help medical professionals spot early signs of stroke, raises $50M Series B led by Greenoaks, bringing its total raised to ~$80M — Viz.ai, a healthcare startup that's using artificial intelligence (AI) to help medical professionals spot the early signs of stroke …
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Business Wire, FinSMEs, and NoCamels
| Conor Dougherty / New York Times: |
Facebook announces a pledge of $1B in a package of grants, loans, and land as part of a partnership with California to help build more affordable housing — SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook said on Tuesday it would give $1 billion in a package of grants, loans and land toward easing California's …
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Facebook, NPR, Mercury News, Axios, SiliconANGLE, GeekWire, TechCrunch, Neowin, and The Next Web
Tweets: @rolandlisf, @dillonliam, @davidwseattle, @conordougherty, @kurtwagner8, and @nytimes
| CNBC: |
Sources: SoftBank to take control of WeWork, spending $4B-$5B on new funding and existing shares in The We Company, valuing it between $7.5B and $8B — KEY POINTS — Softbank to spend $4 billion to $5 billion on new equity, existing shares, sources say.| Kate Cox / Ars Technica: |
A deep dive into the debate whether the Americans with Disabilities Act should apply to websites and apps, and what lies in the future for accessibility — Is the Web subject to the ADA? “Of course,” says congressman who wrote the ADA. — The US Supreme Court last week formally declined …
Tweets: @arstechnica and @kcoxdc
| Katia Savchuk / Stanford Graduate School of Business: |
Profile of São Paulo-based Nubank, which is disrupting the region's banking sector with 14M customers, $245M revenue in 1H 2019, and a valuation of $10B — São Paulo-based Nubank, valued at $10 billion, is disrupting the region's banking sector.| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Report: France's AI startup scene grew 38% in 2019 with government and investor backing; from 2014 to 2019 French AI startups raised $1.27B vs. $1.24B in the UK — France's aggressive push to develop its AI ecosystem seems to be paying dividends as the number of startups continues to soar.| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Verizon is giving away Disney+ for free for one year to all of its wireless customers on unlimited-data plans and to FiOS and 5G home internet customers — New Fios broadband, 5G home wireless internet customers also eligible for 12-month free offer — Verizon is giving away Disney Plus …
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Verizon Fios & Custom TV, CNBC, Motley Fool, iMore, Android Police, Lifehacker, TechSpot, Neowin, Digital Trends, Stop the Cap!, and Cheddar
Tweets: @loudmouthjulia, @karlbode, @rachelking, and @stevekovach
| Grady McGregor / Fortune: |
Profile of Colin Yao, head of Tencent's game development subsidiary TiMi Studios, responsible for building some of the most played games in China — Colin Yao, head of Tencent's largest in-house game developer TiMi Studios, exudes a warm and reserved confidence, yet he is clearly antsy … Sponsor Posts
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