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Apple execs Cue, Schiller, and Federighi as well as key Siri scientists Alex Acero and Tom Gruber explain Apple's secretive approach to AI and machine learning — On July 30, 2014, Siri had a brain transplant. — Three years earlier, Apple had been the first major tech company to integrate …
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| Hannah Karp / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Spotify tries to get long-term deals with labels wanting higher cuts and other rights while operating on short-term extensions of old contracts — Streaming service is in talks with record labels to negotiate new contracts — As Spotify AB gears up for a potential initial public …
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See also Mediagazer| Chris Williams / The Register: |
Microsoft details HoloLens' Holographic Processing Unit: TSMC-made, 24-core, performs 1T calculations/second, handles all environmental sensing and other inputs — How to make your own virtual reality brain — Hot Chips Microsoft today revealed a first look at the inside …
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| Monte Reel / Bloomberg: |
Baltimore police have been testing an aerial surveillance system that uses wide-angle cameras flown at 8.5K feet, without informing the public, since January — Since January, police have been testing an aerial surveillance system adapted from the surge in Iraq. And they neglected to tell the public.
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| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Google plans to lower search rankings of publishers' mobile pages that use intrusive interstitial ads starting January 10 — Google has announced that it will begin cracking down on “intrusive interstitials” on January 10, 2017, because this type of ad “can be problematic on mobile devices where screens are often smaller.”
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See also Mediagazer| Julia Bluff / iFixit: |
Repair experts report widespread design defect affecting iPhone 6/6 Plus that leads to an unresponsive screen and flickering gray bar — People all over the world mail their broken iPhones to microsoldering specialist Jessa Jones. Aided by powerful microscopes and precision soldering irons …
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Sources: FBI investigating cyber “intrusions” of NYT, other news orgs; the hackers are suspected to be affiliated with Russian intelligence agencies — Hackers thought to be working for Russian intelligence have carried out a series of cyber breaches targeting reporters …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Opera launches free VPN app for Android with no data limits, no login required, and a feature to block ad trackers — Earlier this year, Opera launched its free and unlimited VPN service for iOS; today it is bringing the same functionality to Android. Like the iOS version … | Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft updates Word Flow keyboard for iOS with built-in search for animated GIFs, images, contacts, and the web via Bing — Microsoft today released version 2.0 of its swipe-friendly Word Flow third-party keyboard for iOS. Now the app is a much better match for the Gboard iOS keyboard that Google released in recent months.
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| Leah Schnurr / Reuters: |
Ashley Madison found to have violated privacy laws in joint Canada-Australia probe, enters into compliance agreements with both countries — The parent company of infidelity dating website Ashley Madison was responsible for numerous violations of privacy laws at the time of a massive release …
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| John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
As Vesper shuts down, reflecting on why building a Mac app first would have been a better move than prioritizing the iOS app — What Happened — In December 2012, I started a company with my friends Brent Simmons and Dave Wiskus. We named it Q Branch.
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| Julie Verhage / Bloomberg: |
Uber partners with Betterment to offer drivers in Seattle, Boston, Chicago, and New Jersey an Individual Retirement Account which they can open in-app — While fighting employment litigation, the company says drivers can set up an IRA on its ride-hailing app. And the first year is free.Sponsor Posts
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