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Apple Silicon could end Wintel by forcing Microsoft to take Windows on ARM seriously, causing PC OEMs to migrate to ARM and Intel to make ARM PC chips — We're about to enter an exciting, messy transition. Not only will Apple Silicon make better Macs, it will force Microsoft to polish …
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| Nellie Bowles / New York Times: |
Chris Larsen, a co-founder of Ripple, is paying for the installation of a private network of over 1,000 security cameras across San Francisco to fight crime — Chris Larsen knows that a crypto mogul spending his own money for a city's camera surveillance system might sound creepy.| Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: semiconductor manufacturer Analog Devices is in talks to buy rival Maxim Integrated for $17B+ in an all-stock deal — All-stock sale of Maxim could be announced as soon as Monday — Semiconductor maker Analog Devices Inc. ADI .20% is in talks to buy rival Maxim Integrated MXIM -.59% Products Inc … | Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal: |
An overview of how data-driven tech and analytics are reshaping Hollywood's creative development process and market research during the pandemic — Coronavirus and the era of stay-at-home binge-watching is accelerating the entertainment industry's reliance on analytics and data to target … | Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Profile of Ime Archibong, the Head of New Product Experimentation at Facebook and one of the most important voices in its efforts around diversity and equality — - Ime Archibong became Facebook's head of new product experimentation a year ago, tasked with finding the company's next hit product.
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Qualcomm Ventures says it will invest $97M in Reliance Jio Platforms to acquire a 0.15% equity stake — Qualcomm has become the latest high-profile investor in four-year-old Reliance Jio Platforms, which has raised more than $15.7 billion in the past 12 weeks from as many investors.| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Public records show that the US Secret Service awarded a four-year contract in May to Coinbase to use its blockchain analytics software, worth $183,750 in total — Crypto exchange Coinbase is providing its blockchain analytics software to the U.S. Secret Service, according to a public record obtained by The Block.
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| David Pierce / Protocol: |
Talkspace and other teletherapy companies are working to scale their businesses during the pandemic, including working with insurance companies and regulators — The last few months have proven Talkspace right about a lot of things. Video, for one: When Talkspace launched in 2012 …
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
LA-based Kernel, which wants to offer a “Neuroscience as a Service” that can provide clients access to its brain imaging devices, raises $53M Series C — LA-based bio science startup Kernel has raised $53 million from investors including General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures … | Ian Walker / Kotaku: |
Ubisoft announces multiple senior executive departures, including its chief creative officer and Canadian studios head, amid company-wide misconduct allegations — Serge Hascoët has resigned as Ubisoft's chief creative officer after weeks of damning accounts of sexual misconduct throughout …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Facebook is considering imposing a ban on political ads on its network in the days leading up to the US election in November — Facebook Inc. is considering imposing a ban on political ads on its social network in the days leading up to the U.S. election in November …
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| Jason Koebler / VICE: |
A look at the gray market around repairing ventilators, where technicians use homemade dongles and software secretly shared within the community — As COVID-19 surges, hospitals and independent biomedical technicians have turned to a global grey-market for hardware and software …
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