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Michael McWhertor / Polygon:

Microsoft reveals more Xbox Series X details: 12 teraflops of GPU performance, up 2x from the Xbox One X; support for 8K gaming; and a “quick resume” feature — Next-generation Xbox boasts 12 teraflops GPU — Microsoft revealed new details on its next-generation console …

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Damien Wilde / 9to5Google:

Huawei debuts Mate Xs with no Play Store access, 8-inch unfolded and 6.6-inch folded display, Kirin 990 5G chipset, and 8GB RAM, coming later in 2020 for €2,499 — Huawei has officially unveiled its second-generation Mate Xs foldable and MatePad Pro 5G tablet at a behind closed doors launch event in Barcelona, Spain.

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Mat Smith / Engadget:

Huawei unveils MatePad Pro, a 10.8-inch tablet with a 7,250mAh battery, optional keyboard and stylus, 5G, and no Google Play apps, starting at €549 in April — Huawei's big MWC reveal that never was is the MatePad Pro, a stylish tablet that will come with a keyboard folio and companion stylus …

More: AnandTech, Yahoo Finance, The Verge, and Bloomberg

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Huawei updates the MateBook X Pro with Intel's 10th-gen CPUs and a green option, retaining the 13.9" edge-to-edge touchscreen, starting at €1,499 in April — A new paint job for 2020 — Huawei is updating its MateBook X Pro this year with a new green color option and Intel's 10th Gen processors.

More: CNBC, AnandTech, and CNET. Tweets: @tomwarren

Shaun Nichols / The Register:

Safari will reportedly no longer accept new HTTPS certificates that are valid for more than 398 days beginning on September 1, down from 825 days — Keep your crypto below 398 days after September 1 and you're all good — Safari will, later this year, no longer accept new HTTPS certificates …

More: The Next Web, iMore, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, MacDailyNews, DigiCert, Naked Security, Somag News, IT Management, Hashed Out, Computer Business Review, and Slashdot

Tweets: @near_nyan, @jeremiahg, @techjournalist, @hntweets, and @theregister

Laurens Cerulus / Politico:

EU Commission tells staff to use end-to-end-encrypted messaging app Signal, saying it was selected as “the recommended application for public instant messaging” — The move is part of EU's efforts to beef up cybersecurity, after several high-profile incidents shocked diplomats and officials.

More: Decrypt and Android Central

Tweets: @laurenscerulus and @anshelsag

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:

Inside the final days of HQ Trivia: an acquisition offer from media company Whistle died abruptly amid extreme animosity between founders, staff, and management — The app was America's favorite gameshow until a toxic culture and co-founder feuding drove it off the air. Now, the CEO wants to bring it back.

Tweets: @kurtwagner8, @shortformernie, @kurtwagner8, @kurtwagner8, and @kurtwagner8

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Shubham Agarwal / Digital Trends:

A look at how tech giants are tailoring their offerings uniquely for India, where millions of new consumers will soon use the internet for the first time — India has been on the minds of many tech companies of late. Most, however, end up running into a wall while trying to crack the secret …

Thanks:@smashdawg

John Thornhill / Financial Times:

Tim Berners-Lee's Inrupt raised over $10M in 2019 to operationalize Solid, an open source project to decentralize the web and give users control of their data — Sir Tim Berners-Lee's start-up Inrupt to expand operational team and launch pilot projects — Inrupt, the start-up company founded …

More: Schneier on Security, Protocol, Silicon Republic, PYMNTS.com, and Patently Apple

Tweets: @rasmus_kleis, @jessefelder, @danyork, @hoofnagle, @emax, @financialtimes, @ft, @johnthornhillft, @maljayaram, @koenvervloesem, @aveltens, and @bortzmeyer

Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat:

Intel announces three 5G chips: a second-gen AI-focused high-end Xeon Scalable CPU, Atom P5900 for 5G base stations, and an updated eASIC for datacenters — Intel's sale of its consumer 5G modem unit signaled its exit from the smartphone business last year, but the company remains heavily committed …

More: Tom's Hardware, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE, AnandTech, Nikkei Asian Review, Reuters, The Register, and Business Wire

Michael McSweeney / The Block:

Review of Decentraland, a virtual world on Ethereum blockchain, which launched this week and allows users to trade unique digital Decentraland assets in crypto — When I first started poking around Decentraland on its launch day this week, I found myself with little guidance as to what I should be doing.

More: Advancing Web 3.0. Tweets: @mpmcsweeney, @melt_dem, and @mdudas

Privacy International:

Tests find Facebook's Download Your Information tool gives users an incomplete and inconsistent list of advertisers who have uploaded their data to Facebook — In 2018, following the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook announced the “Download Your Information” feature allowing users …

Tweets: @micronauta, @privacyint, @wolfiechristl, and @privacyint

Ed Hammond / Bloomberg:

Sources: SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 is investing $100M in compliance and employee-monitoring software company Behavox at a ~$500M valuation — - Behavox investment will value firm at about $500 million — Transaction is among first for SoftBank's Vision Fund 2

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