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| Daniel Rubino / Windows Central: |
While Windows 10 may be a more “serious” OS built for “real” work, the iPad's embrace of a 2-in-1 form factor with the Magic Keyboard may harm Surface sales — Apple's Magic Keyboard apes Microsoft's theory of computing, but it's also a really big deal.
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| Steven Sinofsky / @stevesi: |
[Thread] Trackpad support for iPads is not Apple's capitulation, it is a part of a convergent evolution of PC hardware and software from its earliest days — Apple unveils new iPad Pro with breakthrough LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support in iPadOS https://www.apple.com/... // The “convergence” everyone has been waiting for? A “2 in 1” or a tablet or a toaster-refrigerator? Did Apple capitulate? Some context on evolution of devices... 1/ https://twitter.com/...
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| William Gallagher / AppleInsider: |
Apple says it will update its iWork suite of apps to add trackpad and mouse support and bring iCloud folder sharing to iPadOS 13.4 — A forthcoming update to Apple's Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps for iOS and the Mac will include new features that take advantage of the new trackpad support, plus iCloud folder sharing.
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| Financial Times: |
EU calls on streaming services such as Netflix and YouTube to limit broadband use and offer programs only in standard, rather than high, definition — Brussels tells streaming companies to limit services as Facebook says managing traffic is a “challenge” — The EU has called on streaming services …
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| Olga Khazan / The Atlantic: |
An Amazon warehouse worker in New York tests positive for coronavirus; Amazon says it has temporarily closed the facility and sent workers home with full pay — Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Queens, New York, received a text Wednesday evening that they long feared might come …
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| Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider: |
Gene Munster: improved availability time for iPhones and AirPods suggests that China has largely returned to regular production after COVID-19 shutdown — Improvements in the availability of key Apple products imply supply partners in China have largely returned to regular production output …
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| Casey Newton / The Interface: |
Zuckerberg: Facebook is using full-time staff for moderation amid COVID-19 crisis because it can't provide mental health support to contractors working remotely — The COVID-19 pandemic is now surging around the world, and each hour brings more developments than a full day seemed to bring just a few weeks ago.
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| Casey Newton / The Interface: |
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| Emily Bary / MarketWatch: |
Square says it has received conditional FDIC approval to operate a bank, Square Financial Services, which will provide small-business loans and launch in 2021 — Referenced Symbols — Square Inc. SQ, -11.69% announced late Wednesday that it had received conditional approval …
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| Marguerite Reardon / CNET: |
FCC temporarily waives rules for some subsidy programs, letting ISPs donate equipment like Wi-Fi hotspots to hospitals, schools, and libraries until Sept. 20 — The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday temporarily waived rules in its Rural Health Care and E-Rate programs …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Mya Systems, whose chatbots for agencies and companies automate recruitment for retail and warehouse jobs, raises $18.75M Series C led by Notion Capital — Hiring chatbot Mya Systems — which uses a conversational AI to grease the recruitment pipeline by automating sourcing for agencies …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft says Teams passed 44M DAUs, up from 32M earlier this month, unveils new features like real-time noise suppression that are coming later this year — Microsoft Teams, which launched worldwide in March 2017, passed 32 million daily active users (DAUs) this month.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Ada Support, which develops AI-driven customer support chatbots, raises $44M Series B led by Accel, bringing its total raised to $56M+ — Ada Support, a Toronto-based company developing AI-driven customer experiences, today revealed that it nabbed a $44 million series B tranche.
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| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
Facebook says it is rolling out a COVID-19 information center placed atop all users' feeds to help surface news and resources — The portal aims to be a one-stop shop for its more than 2.5 billion users to find news and resources about the pandemic. — Facebook on Wednesday announced …
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
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