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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Dave Lee / Financial Times: |
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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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
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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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Spotify says Anchor powered 80% of its new podcasts, or 1M+ shows, in 2020; overall, Anchor powers 70% of Spotify's total podcast catalog of over 1.9M shows — Anchor powered more than 1 million show launches in 2020 — Spotify's $100 million-plus Anchor acquisition is seemingly paying off.
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| Michael del Castillo / Forbes: |
Visa says it's connecting its global network of 60M merchants to the US Dollar Coin, a stable coin created by Circle Internet Financial on ethereum's blockchain — Credit card giant Visa today announced it is connecting its global payments network of 60 million merchants to the U.S. Dollar Coin …
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| 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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| 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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| Mike Wuerthele / AppleInsider: |
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple to release two new MacBook Pros with an all-new design in 2021 and a more affordable MacBook Air in 2022, all with mini LED panels — Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that as part of Apple's mini LED push, the company will release a pair of new MacBook Pro models …
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| Michelle Gao / CNBC: |
Sources: Discovery to launch its streaming service, Discovery+, in Jan. 2021, with a $4.99 per month ad-supported tier and a $6.99 per month ad-free tier — - Discovery will launch its streaming service, Discovery+, in Jan. 2021. — The service will include a $4.99 per month ad-supported tier and a $6.99 per month ad-free tier.
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Varjo unveils new VR/XR headsets promising 115° field of view; VR-3 costs $3,195 with $795/year subscription and XR-3 costs $5,495 with $1,495/year subscription — The VR-3 and XR-3 will ship in early 2021 — Virtual reality company Varjo, known for its unusual dual-resolution displays …
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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
| 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, 9to5Mac, The Guardian, Threatpost, TechRepublic, and WinBuzzer
Tweets: @jsnover, @fintanr, @jangles, @hhariri, @dhh, @n0x08, @lee_holmes, @matvelloso, @swiftonsecurity, @chriskeall, @scottgal, and @alexhern. Thanks:@taylor_soper
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Israel-based Bizzabo, which helps organizers plan and run both virtual and in-person events, raises $138M Series E led by Insight Partners — Conferences have — for better or worse (and if you've ever been trapped in a cavernous CES exhibition hall, you might say worse) … | Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Google says News Showcase will soon add free access to select paywalled articles, and it has doubled publisher partners to ~400 since its launch in October — Google News Showcase visitors will soon be able to read select paywalled articles at no extra charge.
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / FinLedger: |
Amount, which helps banks modernize and provide mobile experiences, raises $81M Series C led by Goldman Sachs Growth, after being spun off from Avant this year — Chicago-based startup's clients include financial institutions collectively managing nearly $2 trillion in US assetsThanks:@bayareawriter
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google announces it is acquiring Actifio, a data management and continuity company that was valued at over $1B in 2014 and has raised over $460M — In the same week that Amazon is holding its big AWS confab, Google is also announcing a move to raise its own enterprise game with Google Cloud.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Step, a mobile banking service aimed at teens, raises $50M in Series B led by Coatue after growing to 500,000+ users only two months after its official launch — Step, a mobile banking service aimed at teens, announced this morning it has raised $50 million in Series B funding after growing …
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| John Tozzi / Bloomberg: |
Virta Health, a telehealth startup that helps people manage diabetes with frequent monitoring and dietary counseling, raises $65M, valuing the company at ~$1.1B — - Telehealth firm uses monitoring, counseling to optimize care — Series D round of $65 million brings equity to $231 millionThanks:@laurenwolk
| 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.| Gene Park / Washington Post: |
Rival Peak, a new Facebook cloud game which incorporates adventure and reality TV, will debut on Wednesday, and let users decide what “contestants” will do — Just weeks into Facebook's debut into the cloud gaming market, it has its first “exclusive” title that's a perfect fit …
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