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| Ashley Stewart / Business Insider: |
Sources: Microsoft's Phil Spencer told employees on Wed that Game Pass will absolutely be on iOS and iPadOS in 2021 via a “direct browser-based solution” — - Microsoft last month officially added a key feature to Game Pass, its Netflix-style subscription library of Xbox games …
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The Verge, AppleInsider, Windows Central, 9to5Mac, CNET, Neowin, iPhone Hacks, Kotaku, Game Rant, Engadget, Daring Fireball, Wccftech, Input, and TechSpot
Tweets: @notpatrick, @adambankhurst, @mytechmusings, @steven_aquino, @insipidghost, @booredatwork, @nanopolymath, @reckless, @imranzomg, @spawnwavemedia, and @tomwarren. Thanks:@gamoid
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Microsoft adopts 10 “principles” for its app store, including letting developers choose a payment system for IAPs, that it says should be a model for others — In a not-so-subtle dig at Apple and Google, Microsoft today announced a series of “principles” for its Windows 10 App Store …
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Microsoft on the Issues, The Verge, Thurrott, Washington Post, New York Times, Variety, Redmond Pie, Input, 9to5Mac, TechSpot, FOSS Patents, GeekWire, Windows Central, iDownloadBlog.com, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @epicnewsroom, @timsweeneyepic, @futterish, @tomwarren, @xpangler, @isaiah, @axios, @posttech, @rgriff, @reedalbergotti, @pshanley88, @jononz_, @twthereddragon, @duvalmagic, @matvelloso, @firt, @kaepora, @mookwoo, @bruceqburke, @xpangler, @laurastevens, and @bradsmi. Thanks:@inafried
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
ProtonMail CEO says Apple made it add in-app purchases in 2018 even though it had been free for years, compares Apple's tactics to a mafia protection racket — Remember Hey and WordPress? ProtonMail was forced into IAP too. — ProtonMail is one of the founding partners of the Coalition …
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9to5Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, TechSpot, AppleInsider, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, and Michael Tsai
Tweets: @gartenberg, @timsweeneyepic, @starfire2258, @elkmovie, and @drbarnard
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple to extend Apple TV+ free year trials that started between Nov. 1 2019, and Jan. 31 2020, through February 2021 — If you purchased a new Apple device from September 2019 last year — like an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV — you were automatically eligible for a free year of Apple TV+.
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TechCrunch, Apple, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Variety, MacRumors, Redmond Pie, MacDailyNews, Vulture, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, KnowTechie, Engadget, Decider, Hollywood Reporter, BGR, MacStories, TVLine, Patently Apple, Macworld, Android Authority, iPhone Hacks, Trusted Reviews, Variety, and Cord Cutters News
Tweets: @richlightshed, @haileesteinfeld, @panzer, @johnvoorhees, @jonyiveparody, @masasoncap, @bzamayo, and @bzamayo
| Brian Armstrong / The Coinbase Blog: |
Coinbase CEO says 60 employees, or about 5% of its staff, have taken the exit package the company offered for those not comfortable with its apolitical mission — A follow up to Coinbase being a mission focused company — Last week, I shared that Coinbase is a mission focused company.
| Washington Post: |
The recently thwarted Michigan kidnapping plot highlights social media's role in promoting violent extremism, as well as building a case against extremists — In June, one of the suspects in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took to the relative privacy of a Facebook group to make clear his brewing hatred.
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New York Times. Tweets: @cwarzel, @hypervisible, @slpng_giants, @cwarzel, @janelytv, @moira, @lisackaplan, @anneapplebaum, and @profcarroll
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Square purchases $50M worth of bitcoin, becoming the second publicly listed company after MicroStrategy to invest in the cryptocurrency — Revolut, the London-based fintech firm, has enlisted crypto security firm Fireblocks to lay the foundations for new crypto products.
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CoinDesk, Square, Decrypt, The Verge, Decrypt, Decrypt, and Crypto Briefing
Tweets: @squareir, @jack, @tylerwinklevoss, @jack, @yoda, @peterlbrandt, @dahboo7, @prestonpysh, @bitcoinzay, @aridavidpaul, and @justinsuntron. Thanks:@saniyamore
| Ira Boudway / Bloomberg: |
Waymo says it will open its fully driverless ride-hailing service in suburban Phoenix to the public — Waymo said Thursday that it is opening its fully driverless ride-hailing service in suburban Phoenix to the public. Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving car unit began ferrying a select group …
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Waypoint, Tech Times, Ars Technica, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, The Verge, Engadget, The Robot Report, Input, Washington Post, Tech Xplore, Reuters, and CNET
Tweets: @waymo, @eisenberg, @avgregr, @orthereaboot, and @binarybits
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: AMD is in advanced talks to buy rival chip maker Xilinx for more than $30B in a deal could be finalized as early as next week — Deal that could be worth more than $30 billion would mark the latest big tie-up in the rapidly consolidating industry — Advanced Micro Devices Inc … | Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Google says Assistant can now search and control third-party Android apps, starting with the top 30 on the Play Store, with support for more coming soon — Before today, if you ask Siri or the Google Assistant to “check the news on Twitter,” you'll either be shown the @CHEK_News account …
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The Keyword, XDA Developers, Wccftech, PCWorld, TechRadar, Neowin, TechCrunch, CNBC, SlashGear, Android Police, Android Central, Tom's Guide, Mashable, 9to5Google, VentureBeat, The Verge, and CNET
| Abrar Al-Heeti / CNET: |
Google rolls out Sound Notifications on Android to alert people with hearing loss about “critical household sounds” like appliances beeping and dogs barking — Google on Thursday rolled out a new feature for Android designed to alert people with hearing loss about …
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The Keyword, The Keyword, Forbes, Neowin, 9to5Google, Thurrott, Android Central, Android Police, XDA Developers, and Engadget
Tweets: @android and @madebygoogle
| CoinDesk: |
DOJ publishes an “enforcement framework” on cryptocurrencies, outlining priorities and strategies for its crypto enforcements — U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr announced Thursday the release of “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework,” a roadmap for policing the cryptocurrency landscape.
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U.S. Department of Justice, PYMNTS.com, Cointelegraph, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @hameggsnsam, @bgarlinghouse, @thejusticedept, @s_alderoty, @amlivemon, and @file411
| Alfred Ng / CNET: |
Court documents in a Florida case show Google provided US law enforcement with IP addresses for any user searching for specific key words — There are few things as revealing as a person's search history, and police typically need a warrant on a known suspect to demand that sensitive information.
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SiliconANGLE and Engadget
Tweets: @eff, @alfredwkng, @alfredwkng, @dancow, @garliccorgi, @zackwhittaker, @evan_greer, @davegershgorn, @reillystyley, @j0hnnyxm4s, and @mmasnick
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft updates Edge with a price comparison feature, new screenshot tool for capturing web content, improved PDF support, and more — With its Edge browser now stable, Microsoft's current focus for its Chromium-based browser is to build features that differentiate it from the competition.| Scott Chipolina / Decrypt: |
The CEO of BitMEX and its leadership team have stepped down after DOJ and CFTC charged BitMEX with allegedly operating an unregistered trading platform — The CEO of Bitcoin derivatives exchange BitMEX and its leadership team have stepped down over allegations that the firm was operating illegally …
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BitMEX Blog, Cointelegraph, CryptoSlate, Crypto.IQ, Coinspeaker, and CoinGeek
| David Gilbert / VICE: |
An ISP took down the website for the group calling itself The Real Facebook Oversight Board after Facebook complained that the site was involved in “phishing” — “Nothing says ‘free speech’ quite as much as a multi-billion dollar corporation with a global monopoly getting its critics shut down."
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Rappler, Input, and Techdirt
Tweets: @carolecadwalla, @andymstone, @carolecadwalla, @shoshanazuboff, @klonick, @oliviasolon, @alexstamos, @tribelaw, @carolecadwalla, @jbenton, @andymstone, @jason_kint, @snb19692, @charlesarthur, @glennf, @oliviasolon, @slpng_giants, @ericgarland, @carolecadwalla, @rasmus_kleis, @andymstone, @corinne_podger, @jason_kint, @mathewi, @carolecadwalla, @andymstone, and @carolecadwalla
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google is preparing to launch a $129 Nest Thermostat with hand gesture controls, using a sensor similar to the Soli system included in Pixel 4 — - New Nest Thermostat to cost $129; goes on sale in coming weeks — Lower pricing may spur adoption of Google smart home devices
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Neowin, Chrome Unboxed, Ubergizmo, XDA Developers, 9to5Google, Droid Life, Android Authority, and The Verge
Tweets: @alistairmbarr and @markgurman
| Phil Harvey / Light Reading: |
DOD awards $600M to AT&T, Ericsson, Nokia, and others for 5G experiments at five US military test sites; tests will include pilots for 5G-enabled AR/VR — The Department of Defense today announced it is awarding some $600 million to more than a dozen companies for “5G experimentation” at five military test sites.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, GeekWire, and CNET
| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Source: Nasdaq-listed Chinese video streaming service Bilibili is gearing up for a secondary listing in Hong Kong next year, which could raise up to $1.5B — - Chinese video platform Bilibili is gearing up for a secondary listing in Hong Kong which could raise up to $1.5 billion, CNBC has confirmed.
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Nikkei Asian Review
| Brendan Sinclair / GamesIndustry.biz: |
Interviews with 16 Twitch employees from throughout its history detail a culture of indifference to inappropriate and abusive behavior, although some disagree — Employees from throughout the streaming platform's history describe a culture of indifference to inappropriate, unsafe, and abusive behavior
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Kotaku, dexerto.com, Gamasutra, and PC Gamer
Tweets: @hollytwolf, @attackofthelady, @r3ndom, @delightdanitv, @gamerfriendspod, @taylorlorenz, @vahn16, @yoda, @theteawrex, @cecianasta, @viotcz, and @tehjamjar
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Comcast says symmetrical gigabit upload and download speeds can be achieved through cable internet, detailing a trial using a hybrid fiber-cable network — Comcast begins trial of symmetrical 1.25Gbps—no word on commercial availability. — Comcast's cable Internet still has a heavy emphasis …
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Business Wire, ZDNet, and Telecompetitor
| TechCrunch: |
Instacart raises $200M led by D1 Capital and Valiant Peregrine Fund, at a post-money valuation of $17.7B, following a $100M raise in July and $225M in June 2020 — Instacart announced today that it has raised $200 million in a new funding round featuring prior investors.
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Bloomberg, Instacart News, Crunchbase News, and PYMNTS.com
Tweets: @garrytan, @kidkapital, @financial_kf, and @technology
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
AMD announces Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 CPUs for desktops, the first chips from AMD with its next-gen Zen 3 architecture, available on November 5, starting at $299 — Available on November 5th, starting at $299 — AMD just announced its new lineup of Ryzen 5000 series processors for desktops …
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., AnandTech, PC Gamer, AnandTech, Tom's Hardware, Micky, VentureBeat, SiliconANGLE, TheStreet, USgamer.net, Gizmodo, Thurrott, Ars Technica, Digital Trends, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, BetaNews, Windows Central, GameSpot, TechSpot, SemiAccurate, Pocketnow, 9to5Toys, Liliputing, ZDNet, PCWorld, and Engadget
Tweets: @tomwarren and @tekfox
| Stephanie Sengwe / The Streamable: |
The Roku Channel, which offers free, ad-supported movies and TV episodes and 115 live linear channels, is rolling out today on Amazon Fire TV — Two of the biggest names in the streaming world are coming together to bring customers more of what they love, as Roku announced today …
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Variety, Engadget, CNET, The Verge, Android Central, AFTVnews, and Cord Cutters News
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Dental robotics startup Neocis, which says that its Yomi robot is the first surgery robot to receive FDA clearance, raises $72M Series D led by DFJ Growth — Dental robotics startup Neocis today closed a $70 million round of funding. The company plans to use the capital to bolster growth …
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TechCrunch and GlobeNewswire
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