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| Lauren Goode / The Verge: |
Fitbit confirms Pebble software assets acquisition; Pebble is shutting down, cancels Pebble Time 2 and Core, and will issue Kickstarter refunds — Wearables are in a precarious state — Digital health and fitness-tracking company Fitbit has just officially announced that it is buying key assets …
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Tweets: @internetofs**t, @stevekovach, @maxkava, @benwood, @sameer_singh17, @thurrott, @thurrott, @laurengoode, @gerald_awo, @pebble, @backlon, @omarg, and @robotodd
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky to rejoin Y Combinator as partner; Fitbit has sent job offers to 40% of Pebble staff — Pebble CEO Migicovsky said planning to join Y Combinator — Fitbit Inc., the fitness band maker, is close to buying software assets from struggling smartwatch startup …
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Tweets: @markgurman and @ow
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is in talks with movie studios to get earlier access to releases for iTunes, possibly as soon as two weeks after theater debut — Movie companies said discussing rentals 2 weeks after debut — Encryption technology said to be one concern in negotiations
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Tweets: @anoushasakoui, @intrinsicinv, @business, and @heysamantha
| Shirley Halperin / Billboard: |
Apple says Music now has 20M+ paying subscribers, up 15% from 17M in September — Eddy Cue and Zane Lowe on exclusives and why their service rules hip-hop. — Apple has released the latest numbers for the music subscription service Apple Music. In the 18 months since the service was launched …
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| Dave Gershgorn / Quartz: |
Leaked slides from an invitation-only event on December 6 reveal Apple's LiDAR and AI research efforts, including more efficient neural networks — Apple has long been secretive about the research done within its Cupertino, California, labs. It's easy to understand why.
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Thanks:@ravichandrans25| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google and Slack partner to launch new Google Drive integrations, including previews of Docs files, updated permissioning, more — Slack announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud this morning, which will bring a number of new features, including deeper integrations with Google services …
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| Yuji Nakamura / Bloomberg: |
Sony unveils Project Field, a thin and flat mobile gaming controller that detects physical objects like cards and figurines, and announces 11 new mobile titles — New studio announces 11 games which will be released on phones — Project Field to interact with cards, figures to control games
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| Eddie Makuch / GameSpot: |
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| Andrea Wong / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple parks much of its foreign earnings tax-free in US via US bond purchases; filings show Treasury Dept. paid Apple $600M+ in interest over 5 years — Over the years, Apple Inc. has become the poster child for U.S. multinationals accused of sheltering overseas profits to avoid the IRS.
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Tweets: @amirmizroch, @zachmider, @ranimolla, and @technology
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
T-Mobile debuts Digits in limited beta, letting users make/take calls with same phone number on all their devices, launches to public next year with pricing TBA — And multiple numbers on the same device — but no iMessage — T-Mobile just revealed its answer to AT&T's NumberSync technology …
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Tweets: @dannysullivan, @johnlegere, @jandawson, @greengart, and @chriswelch
| Jethro Mullen / CNNMoney: |
Foxconn confirms discussions with US officials about investment to expand US operations, says details will be announced when talks conclude — One of Apple's biggest suppliers is in talks to invest in the United States. — Taiwan-based Foxconn is a giant contract manufacturer that plays …
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| Alex Hern / The Guardian: |
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says he has “complicated” feelings over Donald Trump's use of the service, especially as it puts a spotlight on the company — Jack Dorsey says he has mixed feelings about the president-elect's use of the social media service
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Recode, Fortune, CNET, The Verge, AOL, WebProNews, Fast Company, Tech Times, ValueWalk, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @getongab, @recode, and @sarahcuda
See also Mediagazer| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft announces Build 2017 will be held on May 10-12 in Seattle — Microsoft is combining some of its previously separate large-format conferences for 2017, and is pushing back its Build developers confab to May next year. — Microsoft is bringing its Build developers conference …
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The Official Microsoft Blog, Petri, The Verge, VentureBeat, Windows Central, Thurrott.com, MSPoweruser, Neowin, and On MSFT. Tweets: @fxshaw
| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Kantar: iPhone market share up 7% to 40.5% in US, likely due to Samsung Galaxy Note7 troubles — Missing headphone jack is apparently a ‘non-issue’ for Americans — The US smartphone market is dominated by two big brands, Apple and Samsung, and when one of them flubs its lines, the other one stands to benefit in a substantial way.
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Kantar Worldpanel, BGR, AppleInsider, CNET, Android Authority, International Business Times, Softpedia News, Inquirer, Tech Trader Daily, Softpedia News, and MSPoweruser
Tweets: @jandawson and @mims
| BTC Geek: |
Circle ends support for buying and selling bitcoin, referring customers to onetime competitor Coinbase, and indicates focus on blockchain technology — In a major blow to the way Bitcoin enthusiasts can buy Bitcoin, Circle, one of the best funded venture capital firms in the space has decided …
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The Circle Blog, Circle Help Center, SiliconANGLE, CoinDesk, Fortune, Bank Innovation, and CoinTelegraph.Com News. Tweets: @el33th4xor
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft announces Windows 10 Creators Update enterprise features including better IT tools, security, more — Microsoft plans to add more security and manageability features to Windows 10 Creators Update before its debut in Spring 2017. Here's what's coming.
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Windows Blog, gHacks Technology News, Tech Times, SecurityWeek, SiliconANGLE, and Softpedia News. Tweets: @jasonfossen
| Nathan McAlone / Business Insider: |
Google removes its “In the news” section from desktop search, replacing it with a carousel of “Top stories”, after drawing criticism for spreading fake news — In the wake of criticism over fake news on its platform, Google is removing its “In the news” …
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The Verge and Search Engine Land. Tweets: @choire, @themediaisdying, @dannysullivan, and @b_fung. Thanks:@lexnfx
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