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| Panos Panay / Microsoft Devices Blog: |
Microsoft unveils 10" $399 Surface Go tablet with USB-C port, MicroSD slot, Pentium Gold CPU; pre-order July 10, available August 2, LTE model later this year — Many of us play different roles throughout the day, moving from work or school to home and everywhere in between.
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Researchers say connecting an iPhone to a compatible USB accessory can prevent the USB Restricted Mode lock after one hour in iOS 11.4.1 — Plugging in certain Apple accessories will reset the one-hour counter for USB Restricted Mode — Apple released iOS 11.4.1 this morning … | Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple debuts iOS 11.4.1 with USB Restricted Mode to stop Lightning data transfer after an hour of device being locked, shutting out cracking tools like GrayKey — Apple today released iOS 11.4.1, and while most of us are already looking ahead to all the new stuff coming in iOS 12 …
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| Karissa Bell / Mashable: |
Snapchat launches Lens Explorer, available in iOS app, that lets you find lenses created by other users — Attention selfie addicts, we have some good news: you might never run out of Snapchat lenses again. — On Tuesday the app is launching Lens Explorer, a new feature that makes it easier …
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YouTube overhauls how it handles breaking news, adding previews of articles from credible sources, showing info from third parties, testing local news in TV app — The work of trusted journalistic organizations is as critical as ever, especially when it comes to seeking information about current events online.
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| Muyao Shen / CoinDesk: |
Token creation platform Bancor, which raised $153M in last year's ICO, has gone offline after a security breach that successfully stole ~$13.5M worth of crypto — Token creation platform Bancor has gone offline following a “security breach” that took place Monday morning.
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| Lara O'Reilly / Wall Street Journal: |
NYC-based MediaMath, a demand-side platform for ads, raises $225M from Searchlight Capital Partners, source says at a $1B+ valuation — The New York-based firm will use the capital to buy out an investor, spend on technology and fund acquisitions — Ad-tech company MediaMath …
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| Rebecca Jennings / Racked: |
Inside the world of sponsored content using kids and babies in Instagram ads: increasingly lucrative, generally legal, attractive to direct-to-consumer brands — Welcome to the lucrative world of spawn con. — On Saturday, March 10, at the Hotel Bel-Air, Khloé Kardashian held her baby shower.| Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed: |
Netflix launches Smart Downloads feature to automatically retrieve your next episode for offline viewing on Android, will launch on iOS later this year — Netflix is automating downloads of series so you can binge watch shows offline without even pressing a button.
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Grab adds grocery delivery service by partnering with HappyFresh, opens its platform to third-party developers with plans to add news, gaming, and other content — Grab is shrugging off the threat that Singapore might undo its acquisition of Uber's Southeast Asia business …
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| Andy Patrizio / Ars Technica: |
How the rise of AI and machine learning has spawned a new chips arms race involving tech giants and a plethora of chip development startups — There's no x86 in the AI chip market yet—"People see a gold rush; there's no doubt." — For years, the semiconductor world seemed to have settled …
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| John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal: |
Top GOP lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee write letters to Apple and Alphabet for more info on how they handle data from users' smartphones — Letters seek more information on how smartphones collect user location and other data — WASHINGTON—House lawmakers sent letters Monday …
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Karissa Bell / Mashable:
Snapchat launches Lens Explorer, available in iOS app, that lets you find lenses created by other usersFind
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Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed:
Netflix launches Smart Downloads feature to automatically retrieve your next episode for offline viewing on Android, will launch on iOS later this yearFind
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Jason D. Rowley / Crunchbase News:
Crunchbase Global Venture Market Report for Q2 2018: deal volume grew 18.8% QoQ, faster than any other period since Q1 2015, and dollar volume up 26% QoQFind
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Rebecca Jennings / Racked:
Inside the world of sponsored content using kids and babies in Instagram ads: increasingly lucrative, generally legal, attractive to direct-to-consumer brandsFind
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Lara O'Reilly / Wall Street Journal:
NYC-based MediaMath, a demand-side platform for ads, raises $225M from Searchlight Capital Partners, source says at a $1B+ valuationFind
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Andy Patrizio / Ars Technica:
How the rise of AI and machine learning has spawned a new chips arms race involving tech giants and a plethora of chip development startupsFind
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