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Sources: Alphabet has made an offer to buy wearable device maker Fitbit; Fitbit's stock has jumped 30%+ on the news — (Reuters) - Google owner Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) has made an offer to acquire U.S. wearable device maker Fitbit Inc (FIT.N), as it eyes a slice of the crowded market …
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| Apple: |
Apple unveils AirPods Pro, with active noise cancellation, transparency mode, silicone ear tip design, and water resistance, coming October 30 for $249 — All-New Design Features Active Noise Cancellation for Immersive Sound — Cupertino, California — Apple today announced AirPods Pro …
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| Spotify: |
Spotify Q3: paid subs rose 31% YoY to 113M; MAUs grew 30% YoY to 248M; revenue up 28% YoY to €1.73B; net income of €241M, up from €43M in Q3 '18; stock up 16%+ — NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE:SPOT) today reported financial results for the third fiscal quarter …
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| Theodore Schleifer / Vox: |
Spotify says its CFO Barry McCarthy, who pioneered the direct listing model for IPOs, is leaving in January and will rejoin Spotify's board — Spotify CFO Barry McCarthy is leaving the company in January. — Barry McCarthy, the pioneer behind a novel method to take companies public … | Angus Crawford / BBC: |
Instagram bans drawings and memes related to self-harm or suicide — Instagram has pledged to remove images, drawings and even cartoons showing methods of self-harm or suicide. — The move is its latest response to the public outcry over the death of British teenager Molly Russell.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is working on new smart home products with a new team headed by Andreas Gal, the former Mozilla CTO and co-founder of Apple-acquired Silk Labs — The iPhone maker's effort in smart-home devices trails rivals. A new team wants to change that.
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Nvidia unveils new $149 Shield TV and $199 Shield TV Pro with a faster Tegra X1+ processor, AI-based 4K upscaling, Dolby Vision HDR, and Dolby Atmos support — Nvidia has a new family of Android TV-based streaming devices, as tipped early via a couple of leaks from online stores.| Matt Novak / Gizmodo: |
Adobe gets permission from the US government to continue offering Creative Cloud services to customers in Venezuela — Adobe has gained permission from the U.S. government to continue offering its Creative Cloud services, including Photoshop and Illustrator, to customers in Venezuela …
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Microsoft revives Xbox All Access with Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Live, and Xbox console starting at $20/mo, with the ability to upgrade to Project Scarlett in 2020 — Xbox All Access bundles from as little as $19.99 per month — Microsoft is bringing its Xbox All Access bundle back, just in time for the holiday season.| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Facebook AI Research says it has created a system that can modify human faces in live video feeds to thwart state-of-the-art facial recognition software — Facebook AI Research says it has created a machine learning system for de-identification of individuals in video.
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| Hugh Son / CNBC: |
Uber unveils Uber Money, a division for efforts like digital wallets and upgraded debit and credit cards, focusing at first on getting 4M drivers a bank account — - The ride company announces a new division called Uber Money, which includes a digital wallet and upgraded debit and credit cards.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Aviatrix, which provides a common set of networking and security services to enterprise clients with one or more public clouds, raises $40M Series C led by CRV — Aviatrix, a five-year-old provider of networking and security services for multi-cloud enterprises, today announced …
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| Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu: |
IDnow, which offers AI-based identity verification services for enterprises, raises $40M Series B from Corsair Capital — IDnow, German provider of Identity Verification-as-a-Service (IVAAS), has raised a $40 million Series B from Corsair Capital. — The Munich-based tech company develops …
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