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| Nat Friedman / The GitHub Blog: |
GitHub announces it has signed an agreement to acquire npm, which is home to 1.3M+ JavaScript packages with 75B downloads per month, says it will remain free — I'm excited to announce that GitHub has signed an agreement to acquire npm. — npm is a critical part of the JavaScript world.
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| Richard Leadbetter / Eurogamer.net: |
Microsoft details Xbox Series X specs: custom 8-core 3.8GHz AMD Zen 2 CPU, custom 1.825GHz AMD RNDA 2 GPU, 16GB RAM, and 1TB SSD with expansion card support — This is it. After months of teaser trailers, blog posts and even the occasional leak, we can finally reveal firm …
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Tweets: @xbox, @bdsams, @bdsams, @aarongreenberg, @xbox, @aceybongos, @tomwarren, and @thevowel
| Dave Clark / The Amazon Blog: |
Amazon plans to hire 100K more warehouse and delivery workers in the US and raise their pay by ~$2/hour in some countries, as more turn to online deliveries — Company will invest over $350 million globally to increase pay by $2/hour in the U.S., £2/hr in the UK …
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| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 14 code shows Apple is planning an iPhone 9 and iPhone 9 Plus with the A13 Bionic chip, the same processor used in the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro — 9to5Mac has learned several new details about the upcoming iPhone 9 based on iOS 14 code. Now we've discovered evidence that Apple …
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| The Intercept: |
Leaked docs: TikTok told moderators to suppress posts from those deemed “ugly”, poor, or disabled, and censor political speech in livestreams, to attract users — The makers of TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing app with hundreds of millions of users around the world …
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| New York Times: |
As the COVID-19 outbreak discourages moviegoers and theatrical releases get delayed, the ascendancy of streaming services may be accelerating — Cinemas, already contending with streaming services, are now facing the prospect of no audiences and no new films because of the coronavirus pandemic.| Jason Gurwin / The Streamable: |
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: US Department of Health and Human Services suffered a cyberattack on its computer system Sunday night, apparently aimed at slowing coronavirus response — The U.S. Health and Human Services Department suffered a cyber-attack on its computer system Sunday night during the nation's response … | Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube say they're working with each other and healthcare agencies to tackle misinfo about COVID-19 — Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube put out joint statement promising to fight COVID-19 fraud and curb misinformation.
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| The Keyword: |
YouTube says it will be relying more on automated systems as content moderators stay home, and creators may see fewer strikes against videos but more removals — During the unprecedented COVID-19 situation, many companies are closing their offices and directing their employees to work from home …
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Tweets: @rkyncl, @youtubeinsider, and @ytcreators
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says 1B devices are now running Windows 10, which includes PCs, laptops, Xbox One consoles, and HoloLens — Microsoft's original milestone has been reached — Microsoft is revealing today that 1 billion active machines are now running Windows 10.
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| Michael McSweeney / The Block: |
Intercontinental Exchange's Bakkt raises $300M Series B with M12 among the investors, says an app to help consumers manage digital assets is coming in summer — Bakkt has raised a $300 million Series B round of financing, according to a Monday morning announcement.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apptopia: grocery delivery apps set a daily download record Sunday, with Instacart's downloads growing 218% month-over-month to 38,500, Walmart Grocery up 160% — As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the U.S., grocery delivery apps have begun seeing record numbers of daily downloads … | Danny Crichton / TechCrunch: |
HashiCorp, which helps companies manage cloud infrastructure, raises $175M Series E from Franklin Templeton Investments at a $5.1B valuation — The rise of the cloud over the past decade has forced software developers and DevOps engineers to completely rearchitect the modern web application …
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| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
Researchers from Intel and Cornell show how Intel's Loihi neuromorphic research chip can accurately identify a range of hazardous chemicals based on their odor — Researchers from Intel Labs and Cornell University have demonstrated the unique ability of Intel Corp.'s neuromorphic research chip Loihi …
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Nature, VentureBeat, Yahoo Finance, Digital Trends, MIT Technology Review, PCWorld, and The Next Web
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Alphabet's Verily launches a coronavirus screening website limited to the San Francisco Bay area, requires users to log in with their Google account — - Alphabet's Verily on Sunday night launched a pilot of a COVID-19 screening and testing website in the San Francisco Bay Area, a day earlier than it said it would.
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
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| Diane Bartz / Reuters: |
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Tweets: @google_comms, @google_comms, @rmac18, and @nxthompson
| New York Times: |
Sources: Israel's Netanyahu has authorized the use of a previously undisclosed trove of cellphone data to fight coronavirus; the move still requires approval — The information, intended for use in counterterrorism, would help identify people who have crossed paths with known patients.
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Digital Trends. Tweets: @howelloneill, @ronenbergman, @haaretzcom, @motherboard, @ymurad__, @zenalbatross, @moorehn, @lorenzofb, and @kashhill
| Wolfie Zhao / CoinDesk: |
Bitcoin's price crash casts a shadow over mining firms, which have spent $500M+ since Sept. to prep for the “halving” in May, where mining rewards drop by 50% — Bitcoin's price crash last week has cast a shadow over mining firms, which have spent over half a billion dollars overhauling equipment …
Tweets: @ethan_vera, @coindesk, and @digieconomist
| CNBC: |
Apple fined €1.1B by French antitrust authorities for anticompetitive behavior within its distribution networks; Apple says it will appeal — Apple was fined 1.1 billion euros ($1.23 billion) for anti-competitive behavior Monday by the French antitrust authorities.
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