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Sources: Apple has acquired Seattle-based Xnor.ai, which develops low-power, edge-based AI image recognition tools, for around $200M — Apple has acquired Xnor.ai, a Seattle startup specializing in low-power, edge-based artificial intelligence tools, sources with knowledge of the deal told GeekWire.
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Internal memo: Mozilla lays off ~70 after its 2019 plans to boost revenue streams outside of search, like new subscription products, did not pan out — Mozilla laid off about 70 employees today, TechCrunch has learned. — In an internal memo, Mozilla chairwoman and interim CEO Mitchell … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft begins rolling out its Chromium-based Edge browser, available now for Windows and macOS — Right on schedule, Microsoft today launched its new Edge browser based on Google's Chromium open source project. You can download Chromium Edge now for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google sets timeline for phasing out support for Chrome Apps across all operating systems by July 2022; the change won't affect Chrome extensions — Back in 2016, Google announced that it was killing Chrome Apps in favor of the web. This process began with that category disappearing …
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Fitbit confirms it has begun the rollout of blood oxygen monitoring feature to some of its wearables — Fitbit's devices from recent years have blood oxygen monitoring (SpO2) hardware, but they haven't used it — until now. Users on Reddit and elsewhere have noticed that their Versa …
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In a Q&A, Jack Dorsey discusses Twitter's thinking around an edit button and says “we'll probably never do it” — You've got to live with your mistakes, which includes joining Twitter — Twitter users have been asking for the option to edit tweets ever since the service launched in 2006 …
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| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
In a tweet, Trump criticizes Apple for refusing to unlock phones of violent criminals and says his administration helps Apple “all of the time” on trade — - In a tweet, president Donald Trump addressed the conflict between the FBI and Apple over locked iPhones used by the suspected Pensacola shooter.
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
US and China trade deal will clamp down on counterfeit and pirated goods, some of which end up on Amazon and other platforms — - The new trade agreement includes provisions that seek to help prevent the sale of counterfeit goods on e-commerce platforms. — The countries agreed … | Bloomberg: |
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| Kashmir Hill / New York Times: |
As companies comply with privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA, many have insecure practices for giving users their data and some outsource user identity verification — A new California privacy law gives consumers the right to see and delete their data. But getting access often requires giving up more personal details.
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| Kim Hart / Axios: |
PitchBook: West Coast's share of total US VC deal value dropped to 50.2% in 2019 vs. 62.3% in 2018; 78% of funding went to CA, NY, and MA, up from 75% in 2018 — Venture capital investment is seeping out from Silicon Valley to the rest of the country, but the West Coast still dominates the market by a wide margin.
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| Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic: |
As tech becomes the dominant force in the modern economy, Silicon Valley's culture since 1970s of nimble startups successfully challenging incumbents is fading — For decades, whole regions, nations even, have tried to model themselves on a particular ideal of innovation, the lifeblood of the modern economy.| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Sophos researchers find 25 “fleeceware” apps on the Play Store, installed by 600M+ users, that abuse the apps' free trial mechanic to charge obscene fees — A new set of 25 Android apps caught illegally charging users at the end of a trial period.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
App Annie: consumers downloaded 204B apps in 2019, up 6% YoY, and spent $120B on apps, subscriptions, and in-app features globally — Consumers downloaded a record 204 billion apps in 2019, up 6% from 2018 and up 45% since 2016, and spent $120 billion on apps, subscriptions and other in-app spending in the past year.
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