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Salesforce announces it's buying Slack in a $27.7B deal — Salesforce, the CRM powerhouse that recently surpassed $20 billion in annual revenue, announced today it is wading deeper into enterprise social by acquiring Slack in a $27.7 billion megadeal. — Every worker at every company needs …
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Amazon unveils Monitron, a service for monitoring factory workers and machines with low-cost sensors, as it looks to push into the industrial sector — Sensor and computer vision hardware come as tech giant looks to push into industrial sector — Amazon is rolling out cheap new tools …
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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Researcher details a now patched zero-click iOS device exploit using Apple's AWDL protocol which would grant attackers access to device hardware and data — A Google Project Zero researcher found a stunning vulnerability — Ever watch that movie, or play that video game …
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
President Trump in a late night tweet threatened to veto the annual defense bill authorizing ~$1T in military spending unless Congress repeals Section 230 — President Trump on Tuesday threatened to veto an annual defense bill authorizing nearly $1 trillion in military spending unless Congress opens …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple announces Best of 2020 apps and most downloaded apps: home workout app Wakeout! won App of the Year for iPhone, Zoom for iPad, Disney+ for Apple TV — Apple today released its highly anticipated annual list of the best apps and games of 2020. As in previous years …
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Apple's MagSafe Duo charger is now available to order online for $129, charging brick not included — Don't forget the power brick — Apple's MagSafe Duo charger is now on sale online, after initially having been announced without a release date as part of this year's iPhone launch.
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Tweets: @markgurman, @whatthebit, and @reneritchie
| Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: |
Google Maps rolls out a new community feed section within Explore tab, featuring posts from local experts, food and drink merchants, and publishers you follow — Google is introducing a new community feed to Maps that the company says will help keep you informed of all the latest developments in your city …
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The Keyword, TechCrunch, Search Engine Roundtable, phonearena.com, TechRadar, Gizmodo, and Trusted Reviews
Tweets: @glenngabe, @martinsfp, @killedbygoogle, @hypervisible, @aleyda, and @darkainmx
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Adobe: Cyber Monday online spending in the US was at the lower end of expectations at $10.8B, but 15.1% higher YoY, with 37% of sales made on smartphones — Cyber Monday, traditionally the biggest shopping day online in the year, followed in the footsteps of Thanksgiving and Black Friday this year …
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Libra Association changes its name to the Diem Association, distancing itself from Facebook, plans to launch the “Diem dollar” when the new entity is licensed — The Libra Association put together by Facebook last year is rebranding in further efforts to distance itself …
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Diem Association, TechCrunch, Engadget, Bloomberg, Mashable, coinspeaker.com, MediaNama, WebProNews, Politico, Financial News, UPI, PCMag, ZDNet, Reuters, Cointelegraph, The Block, and Input
Facebook: David Marcus. Tweets: @diemassociation, @newsynick, @mishalederman, @jeffjohnroberts, @altcoindailyio, @zachherbert, @blockfolio, @pkedrosky, @benmezrich, @dgntec, @cbpaymentsnews, @kevinweil, @kari_paul, @fintechfrank, @nikhileshde, @adriangrant, @panama_tj, @nickwingfield, @caseynewton, @caseynewton, @mikojava, @readdanwrite, @alexvoica, @bisontrails, @davidmarcus, @mgsiegler, @scottmelker, and @coindesk
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft will remove user names from Productivity Score feature after a privacy backlash, says Microsoft 365 will only aggregate data at the organization level — Microsoft says it will make changes in its new Productivity Score feature, including removing the ability for companies to see data …
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Microsoft 365 Blog, TechSpot, ZDNet, Gizmodo, MediaNama, OnMSFT.com, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @jsnover, @fintanr, @jangles, @hhariri, @dhh, @n0x08, @lee_holmes, @matvelloso, @swiftonsecurity, @chriskeall, @scottgal, and @alexhern. Thanks:@taylor_soper
| Jessica Bursztynsky / CNBC: |
HPE announces it will relocate its headquarters from San Jose, CA, to Houston, TX, that it's constructing a new campus there, and no layoffs come with the move — - Hewlett Packard Enterprise is relocating its headquarters to Houston, Texas. — The company is currently constructing a new campus.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Business Insider, Slashdot, and AppleInsider
Tweets: @gregabbott_tx, @film_girl, @harishpillay, @saraeisen, @pnjaban, @archimage, @davereaboi, @sentedcruz, @harrymccracken, and @film_girl. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| PYMNTS.com: |
Stripe extends its business lending service Stripe Capital to online platforms, offering an “end-to-end lending API” to provide customers with financing options — Payments giant Stripe is taking Stripe Capital, its push into online business finance and lending, to the next level.
Tweets: @patrickc, @stripe, @stripe, @jess, @itsjoeco, @jeremiahdillon, @rohitdotmittal, @ay_o, @patio11, @avibryant, and @alexh_johnson
| João Carrasqueira / Neowin: |
Nvidia unveils RTX 3060 Ti, the cheapest member of the RTX 30 family, available Dec. 2 for $399, claims it is faster than the $699 RTX 2080 SUPER — Nvidia introduced the GeForce RTX 30 series of graphics cards at the start of September, starting things off with the high end of the spectrum- the RTX 3090, 3080, and 3070.
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