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Leaked documents show second-gen Chromecast has new backdrop feeds, improved Wi-Fi, “Fast Play”, to be announced September 29 — Exclusive: This is the 2nd gen. Chromecast w/ backdrop feeds, better WiFi, ‘Fast Play,’ more — According to internal documents that 9to5Google has obtained …
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Google set to announce this month that Spotify will gain Chromecast support alongside new device — Exclusive: Google and Spotify launching Chromecast support later this month — While Chromecast has long supported Google Play Music, Netflix, Pandora, and other subscription services … | Mark Harris / Guardian: |
Documents show Apple held discussions with California DMV for self-driving car; Project Titan gets an Engineering Program Manager — Apple meets California officials to discuss self-driving car — The meeting in California, which is developing regulations for driverless vehicles … | iFixit: |
iPad Mini 4 teardown: 2048x1536 LED-backlit display, smaller single-cell 19.1 Wh battery, 2GB RAM; smaller form factor with the power of an iPad Air 2 — iPad Mini 4 Teardown — Everyone knows that Fall is the season for Apples, and they're finally starting to drop.| Tom Simonite / MIT Technology Review: |
Facebook to start using browsing data from Like and Share buttons in its ad targeting system next month, opt-out setting available — Facebook's Like Buttons Will Soon Track Your Web Browsing to Target Ads — Facebook's “Like” buttons have been logging data on our browsing for years …
| Jacob Demmitt / GeekWire: |
AT&T sues former workers and California-based Swift Unlocks, alleging scheme to download malware to AT&T computers to unlock hundreds of thousands of phones — AT&T sues former workers, alleging secret scheme to unlock hundreds of thousands of phones| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Researchers release Anonize for iOS and Android, designed to enable cryptographically anonymous surveys — New Crypto Tool Makes Anonymous Surveys Truly Anonymous — At the end of a semester teaching an undergraduate math course a few years ago, Cornell Tech researcher … | Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Intel Invests $67M Into 8 Chinese Companies, Including Segway Owner Ninebot — Fresh off a $60 million deal with Shanghai-based drone maker Yuneec, Intel is continuing to ramp up its investment in Chinese tech startups after the U.S. firm revealed it has pumped $67 million into eight companies in the country.
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| Jessica Guynn / USA Today: |
Microsoft to spend $70 mln to boost computer science in schools — SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft will invest $75 million over the next three years in initiatives to increase access to computer science education for youth. — Microsoft's Satya Nadella made the announcement during his keynote speech …
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| Martin Beck / Marketing Land: |
Periscope launches web profiles with recent videos, followers and following details, and total hearts received — Periscope Adds Profile Pages For The Web — Twitter-owned video streaming app gives broadcasters a landing page for the desktop. — Periscope today launched web profiles …
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| Queenie Wong / SiliconBeat: |
Facebook opens its first office in Thailand, says 34M Thais use the service — Facebook opens first office in Thailand — Facebook is opening its first Thailand office, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said on Thursday. — About 34 million Thais use Facebook and post three times …
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| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Sources: VR startup Jaunt expected to announce $50M+ Series C funding as early as next week — Virtual Reality Startup Jaunt Raises Massive New Round of Funding (Exclusive) — Virtual reality startup Jaunt is about to announce a massive Series C round of financing, Variety has learned.Sponsor Posts
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