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Apple HomePod mini review: has a compact design, is affordable, and Siri is fast, but doesn't sound as good as similarly priced competitors — Apple's newest smart speaker is way more affordable but still chasing Amazon and Google — Two and a half years ago, Apple finally entered the smart speaker market with the HomePod.
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Guido van Rossum, the creator of Python, says he has come out of retirement to join Microsoft's Developer Division — Guido van Rossum, the creator of the Python programming language, today announced that he has unretired and joined Microsoft's Developer Division.| Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Facebook redesigns Instagram's layout to add dedicated tabs for shopping and Reels in the navigation bar, after testing the change in September — Instagram is redesigning the layout of its home screen to emphasize shopping and Reels. The company introduced a new design that gives shopping …
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| Michael Novinson / CRN: |
Menlo Security, which offers a cloud-based isolation service that separates enterprise networks from the public web, raises $100M Series E at a $800M valuation — 'Despite the challenges of COVID, we're having a great year. We have a solution that's of high relevance in the COVID era …
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Sources: Trump has told friends he wants to start an online media channel, which would be cheaper than cable, to undermine Fox News — President Trump has told friends he wants to start a digital media company to clobber Fox News and undermine the conservative-friendly network, sources tell Axios.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases macOS 11 Big Sur with a redesigned interface, new Control Center, redesigned Notification Center with widgets, and more — After nearly five months of beta testing, macOS 11 Big Sur is now available to the general public. Big Sur is a massive update for the Mac … | Will Oremus / OneZero : |
Google's free unlimited Photos storage offer is an object lesson in anticompetitive behavior that helped drive startups like Everpix and Loom out of the market — A new policy perfectly illustrates a core issue across the industry — After five years of Google Photos offering unlimited …
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| Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: |
Singapore unveils Tech.Pass, a new visa program launching in January that initially aims to attract 500 highly accomplished tech entrepreneurs and experts — - Government seeks “flywheel effect” to create regional tech hub — New program will open in January to select 500 top talent
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Sonos launches Sonos Radio HD, an ad-free lossless-quality tier of its radio service for $7.99 per month, available today in the US and UK — Sonos Radio is already the fourth-most-listened-to service on the platform — After spending years as a platform for showcasing other music and audio services … | Andrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: |
Samsung unveils Exynos 1080, a 5nm SoC with a 5G modem capable of both sub-6GHz frequencies and mmWave — Today Samsung LSI announced the new Exynos 1080 SoC, a successor to last year's Exynos 980. This year's 1080 is seemingly positioned a little above the 980 in terms of performance …
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| Matt Day / Bloomberg: |
Amazon says it is expanding its in-garage delivery program for Prime members to around 4,000 US cities, up from 50 — - Delivery option requires smart garage opener, Prime membership — In-home dropoff service prompted mixed reviews from shoppers — Amazon.com Inc. is about to see …
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| Patrick Frater / Variety: |
Tencent reports Q3 revenue of $18.4B, up 29% YoY, profit of $5.71B, up 85% YoY, and online game revenue was $6.2B, up 45% YoY; WeChat MAUs were up 5% to 1.21B — But third quarter financial data from social media and entertainment titan Tencent instead showed that the company continues to be a profit generating machine.| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Amazon unveils Alexa Care Hub, which helps people care for aging relatives, offering an activity feed caregivers can review, and an emergency contact feature — - More seniors than ever are choosing to remain at home and live independently. — Amazon wants to make it easier for caregivers to check in on their aging relatives.
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| Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu: |
Pipedrive, a sales CRM startup that was founded in Estonia and is now based in NYC, takes a majority investment from Vista Equity Partners at a $1.5B valuation — Pipedrive, a CRM platform for sales and marketing teams, has signed an agreement to receive a majority investment from Vista Equity Partners …
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| Bloomberg: |
Venezuela, in the depths of a financial crisis, has seen usage of P2P payments app Zelle, owned by seven US banks, surge as people turn to USD for transactions — When Federico Suárez made an overnight trip to Valencia last month to visit his boyfriend, the 24-year-old Caracas-based lawyer was in the mood to splurge.
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| New York Times: |
Claiming they're censored by Twitter and Facebook, some conservatives say they're moving to alternatives like Parler, which has 8M users, up from 4.5M last week — Since the election, millions have migrated to alternative social media and media sites like Parler, Rumble and Newsmax.
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| Michael McSweeney / The Block: |
PayPal says it is opening up cryptocurrency services to all eligible US users and increased its weekly cryptocurrency purchase limit from $10,000 to $20,000 — PayPal said Thursday that it is opening up its nascent cryptocurrency services to all eligible U.S. users.Sponsor Posts
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