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| Jez Corden / Windows Central: |
Sources: Xbox Series X will be priced at $499 and will launch on November 10, 2020 alongside the Xbox Series S — The Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X together. — Microsoft is set to hold a press event soon to showcase the next-gen console pricing, and it's pretty familiar. — What you need to know
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| Christine Fisher / Engadget: |
Microsoft confirms a budget version of its next-gen console, the $299 Xbox Series S, says it is the “smallest Xbox ever” — After a flurry of leaks, Microsoft has been forced to prematurely confirm the existence of a second-generation console: the Xbox Series S. The company …
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| Chun Han Wong / Wall Street Journal: |
China launches global data security initiative to counter US' “Clean Network” program, urges countries to oppose “mass surveillance against other states” — Move, unveiled Tuesday is meant to counter U.S. Clean Network effort — HONG KONG—China is launching … | Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple officially announces a virtual event for September 15, where it's expected to unveil an all-new lineup of iPhone 12 models and an Apple Watch Series 6 — Apple has officially revealed this year's iPhone 12 announcement event, inviting members of the press and the public to tune …
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| Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal: |
Reed Hastings calls working from home “a pure negative” for employees and that the Netflix workforce will return to its offices once a vaccine is approved — Co-CEO of streaming giant discusses company's culture of candor and how working from home is harder
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| Tegan Jones / Gizmodo Australia: |
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it will investigate competition between Google and Apple's app stores and how they use and share data — Two teenagers are posing with their Samsung Galaxy S4 (left) and iPhone 4 smartphones. — Apple and Google have been copping quite …
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| Paul Gillin / SiliconANGLE: |
Google debuts Business Application Platform, which includes tools for API management, no-code app development, process automation, and business analytics — Placing a bet on the red-hot low-code/no-code market, Google LLC today debuted its new Business Application Platform category …
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| Richard C. Paddock / New York Times: |
As schooling moves online during the pandemic, rural students in Indonesia and other countries struggle to learn on smartphones and shared laptops — Schools are closed in Indonesia because of the pandemic, but for the rural poor who lack internet access and smartphones, online education is particularly difficult.
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| Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
TikTok is trying to remove a graphic suicide video from its app and is banning accounts that re-upload the clip, says video was originally streamed on Facebook — Clips started circulating on Sunday night — TikTok is trying to remove graphic videos circulating the app that show …
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| Financial Times: |
If Arm gets sold, the UK should at least insist that SoftBank follows through on its commitments, like keeping its HQ there and doubling staff over five years — Ministers must set out a coherent strategy — The sale of Arm, Britain's homegrown chip designer, to Japan's SoftBank … | Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Progress, a Boston area developer tools company, announces it is acquiring software automation platform Chef for $220M — Progress, a Boston area developer tool company, boosted its offerings in a big way today when it announced it was acquiring software automation platform Chef for $220 million.
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| Yaacov Benmeleh / Bloomberg: |
New York-based Melio, a payments startup focused on small businesses, raises $144M to hire more staff and expand in the US — Melio, a payments startup focused on small businesses and backed by investors including American Express Ventures and Bessemer Venture Partners, has raised $144 million to fund new hires.Sponsor Posts
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