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Google backs off on previously announced Allo privacy feature, will store all non-incognito messages by default — The app will log conversations by default after all — When Allo was announced at Google's I/O conference earlier this year, the messaging app was presented as a step forward for privacy.
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| Nathan Ingraham / Engadget: |
Google launches Allo messaging app with Smart Reply and Google Assistant for iOS and Android — If you're going to unveil a new messaging app, it had better do something unique. At this point, finding a place amongst entrenched options like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and iMessage is not an easy task.
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Sources: Apple in talks with UK luxury carmaker and F1 team owner McLaren for a full takeover or strategic investment; McLaren's valuation is said to be £1B+ — Apple has approached McLaren Technology Group, the British supercar engineer and Formula One team owner, about a potential acquisition … | Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Twitter will live stream Bloomberg's coverage of all three presidential debates, split revenue from ads displayed during pre-debate and post-debate coverage — Hillary versus Trump, live on Twitter. — When Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump square off in their first nationally televised presidential debate …
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Tumblr adds support for Live Photos on the web, open-sources tool for other developers — Tumblr today is bringing Live Photos to the web version of its service, while also rolling out tools that will allow other web developers to do the same. The company has released an open source JavaScript library …
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| Brian Barrett / Wired: |
Developers behind Dark Sky app launch new free weather site with web-specific features like detailed microclimates, weather at different altitudes, more — If you use Dark Sky as their weather app of choice—or just happen to enjoy gloriously rendered maps of weather movement …
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| Matthew Hughes / The Next Web: |
Researchers find North Korea has only 28 TLDs on .kp domain after misconfigured nameservers allowed TL;DR project to obtain all the top-level DNS data — North Korea is the most repressive, secretive state in the world. There's no free press, no independent media, and scarce few people have access to the Internet.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instagram rolls out a “Save Draft” feature to all users — Following tests earlier this year, Instagram today confirmed it's rolling out a “Save Draft” feature to all users. This addition means you're now able to begin working on a post, then save a copy of your changes to be completed later.| Jason Snell / Six Colors: |
macOS Sierra's Optimized Storage iCloud syncing for Desktop and Documents folders is buggy and may not suit everyone's workflow — So that's it for the era of the big X. Version 10.12 of the operating system that runs the Mac is here, and with it, a new/old name: macOS.
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| AT&T: |
AT&T unveils plan for multi-gigabit Internet delivered over shaped radio transmissions that are guided by power lines; field trials set for in 2017 — Urban, Rural and Underserved Parts of the World Could Benefit from AT&T's Innovative Wireless, Multi-Gigabit-Speed Internet Connectivity …
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| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft announces second $40B share buyback program, raises quarterly dividend by 8.3% to $0.39/share — Bloomberg Anywhere Remote Login Software maker raises quarterly payout by 8.3% to 39 cents — Existing repurchase program to be completed by year's end| Micah Singleton / The Verge: |
Standard International launches One Night, a same-day booking app, initially for select hotels in New York and Los Angeles — You won't find any major chain hotels in this app — HotelTonight or Expedia may be able to get you a room in a Hilton or Westin at the last minute …
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