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Apple does not expect to meet revenue guidance for March quarter due to constrained iPhone supply and low demand due to store closures amid coronavirus crisis — As the public health response to COVID-19 continues, our thoughts remain with the communities and individuals most deeply affected by the disease …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: iPhone SE 2 is on track to launch in March despite coronavirus crisis and updated iPad Pro models with a new camera system are expected in H1 2020 — - Coronavirus has hurt both supply and demand for iPhone maker — Low-cost iPhone plans said to remain on track for March launch| Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review: |
Interviews with current and former employees reveal how OpenAI has become more secretive as it tries to juggle its ideals with the need to finance its research — The AI moonshot was founded in the spirit of transparency. This is the inside story of how competitive pressure eroded that idealism.
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| Steve Streza: |
iOS users not subscribed to Apple's services are constantly forced to look at ads for those services, either in first-party apps or through push notifications — Over the years, Apple has built up a portfolio of services and add-ons that you pay for. Starting with AppleCare extended warranties …
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| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Jeff Bezos says he is launching the Bezos Earth Fund to fight climate change and committing $10B “to start”, with first grants slated to be issued this summer — The Bezos Earth Fund will begin issuing grants this summer — Today, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced …
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| Amelia Lucas / CNBC: |
Sources: US Commerce Department is proposing restrictions requiring foreign companies to obtain licenses in order to make chips for Huawei using US equipment — - The Commerce Department is considering requiring chip factories globally to obtain licenses if they want to use American equipment …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Tests of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip's “Ultra Thin Glass” display show durability is on par with plastic screens; Samsung to offer one-time $119 screen replacement — The Z Flip's display scratches as easily as plastic — Samsung's claim that the new Galaxy Z Flip uses “Ultra Thin Glass” …
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
TrendForce analysis of coronavirus on tech industry: smartphone production will decline 12% YoY this quarter, but next-gen game consoles should be unaffected — Smartphones expected to decline, while video game consoles should be unaffected — Supply-chain analytics provider TrendForce …
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
An extortion scam is allegedly threatening website operators with junk ad clicks that trigger Google's fraud detection to limit or ban a site's AdSense account — A new email-based extortion scheme apparently is making the rounds, targeting Web site owners serving banner ads through Google's AdSense program.
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| Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X60 5G modem built on a 5nm process, offering up to 7.5 Gbps download and 3 Gbps upload speeds — To date Qualcomm has promoted two key standalone 5G modems for widespread adoption: the Snapdragon X50 and the Snapdragon X55. Today the company is disclosing details …
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Ring makes two-factor authentication mandatory and pauses use of most third-party analytic services as it devises ways to limit data sharing with third-parties — Ring is continuing its bid to improve privacy and security after facing criticism. As of today, the Amazon brand will start requiring … | Corbin Davenport / Android Police: |
Microsoft's Office app for Android is now generally available, after releasing a public preview in November, but lacks support for tablets and Chromebooks — Once upon a time, you could view and edit Google Docs files from a single Drive app, but Google later split them up into multiple editing applications.| Reuters: |
At the Munich Security Conference, Zuckerberg says harmful content should be regulated with a system somewhere between existing frameworks for telcos and media — MUNICH (Reuters) - Online content should be regulated with a system somewhere between the existing rules used for the telecoms …
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