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Sources: Google plans a Huawei tablet with Nexus branding, likely running Andromeda OS — We've learned from multiple sources that Google plans to launch its forthcoming Andromeda Android/Chrome OS hybrid OS on two devices: a Huawei Nexus tablet and a “convertible laptop”.
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| David Ruddock / Android Police: |
Sources: Google planning to launch an ultra-thin convertible laptop, nicknamed Pixel 3 running combined Android-Chrome OS “Andromeda” in Q3 '17 starting at $799 — Two independent and reliable sources have confirmed to us that Google is planning a new Pixel laptop to be released in Q3 2017.
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Sources: Disney working with a financial adviser to evaluate a possible bid for Twitter, and Salesforce is working with Bank of America to assess potential bid — Bloomberg Anywhere Remote LoginBloomberg Anywhere Login — Salesforce said to be working with Bank of America on bid
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Roku unveils new range of streaming media players from the $30 Express box to the $130 Ultra with 4K, HDR video support, USB port, and a more advanced remote — The fall hardware refresh that will surprise no one — After weeks of leaks about the new products, Roku has officially announced its new line of streaming media boxes.
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Tweets: @stevekovach, @jandawson and @shiraovide
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Plex partners with Amazon to launch a hardware-free media server, Plex Cloud, available to Plex Pass users that have an Amazon Drive account — You no longer need an always-on PC or any other network-attached hardware in order to use Plex's media player. The popular service …
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Plex, The Verge, TechSpot, TechnoBuffalo, MacRumors, Tech Times, VentureBeat, Android Authority, AppleInsider, Digital Trends, Mashable and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @jank0
| Dan Levine / Reuters: |
US Department of Labor files administrative lawsuit against Palantir, alleging discrimination against Asian job applicants — The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday filed an administrative lawsuit against Palantir Technologies, alleging the data analysis company systematically discriminated against Asian job applicants.
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Windows 10 surpasses 400M active devices, up from 300M in May, and announces new container-based isolation security feature for Edge browser, coming next year — Microsoft officials said Windows 10 has hit the 400 million ‘active’ device milestone, up from 300 million in early May.
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: |
Twitter refuses Turkish court order to block the account of noted DC journalist Mahir Zeynalov; despite refusal, Zeynalov predicts his account will be censored — A Turkish court ordered Twitter to block the account of a noted journalist last week, accusing him of “instigating terrorism.”
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| Kellex / Droid Life: |
Lenovo laying off about 1,100 employees globally, or 2% of its workforce — According to two sources close to the matter, Lenovo just laid off hundreds of employees at Motorola, potentially more than 50% of the remaining workforce at the mobile device maker.
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Android Police, The Verge, Android Central, Android Beat, Pocketnow, 9to5Google, Digital Trends, TechCrunch and MobileSyrup.com. Tweets: @rdr0b11
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Sonos' PLAY:1 and PLAY:5 speakers that connect over Wi-Fi are now being sold in Apple's online store and will come to Apple's physical stores on October 5 — Apple insists that the best path forward for audio is going wireless. And if that's going to be true, the future needs to involve a lot more than just earbuds.
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MacRumors, SlashGear, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, Engadget and TechConnect
| Cade Metz / Wired: |
A look at Microsoft's Project Catapult, a multi-year effort to design FPGA chips in-house to power cloud services including Bing, Azure, Office 365, more — It was December 2012, and Doug Burger was standing in front of Steve Ballmer, trying to predict the future.
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GeekWire, SiliconANGLE, PCWorld, TechSpot, WinBeta and Business Insider
Tweets: @perwerngren and @bobmcmillan
Thanks:@stevecla| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Global freight logistics startup Flexport raies $65M Series B at $300M+ valuation from Founders Fund, Bloomberg Beta, and others — Freight forwarding is a multi-trillion industry, but most people don't even know what those words mean. It's the business of moving boats … Sponsor Posts
Command Line:
Bringing local models and sandboxed tools to Windows and GitHub Copilot — GitHub Copilot will soon determine when a task is best handled by on-device AI and when it needs cloud-scale models.
Bringing local models and sandboxed tools to Windows and GitHub Copilot — GitHub Copilot will soon determine when a task is best handled by on-device AI and when it needs cloud-scale models.
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The best sales leaders aren't job hunting. Here's how to reach them without months of cold outreach. — Our team came from Box, Square, and Brex, so we already know the GTM leaders worth meeting.
The best sales leaders aren't job hunting. Here's how to reach them without months of cold outreach. — Our team came from Box, Square, and Brex, so we already know the GTM leaders worth meeting.
Zoho:
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Zoho Books now supports CT600 & Final Accounts Filing as an add-on in the FREE plan — Managing end-of-year filing for limited companies in the UK is often expensive and multi-layered.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
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