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How Russia executed an effective, hard to trace and mitigate cyber offensive on the DNC, aided by an FBI response that lacked speed, urgency, comprehensiveness — WASHINGTON — When Special Agent Adrian Hawkins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation called the Democratic National Committee …
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The Atlantic, Fusion, AOL, New York Magazine, Newser, The Daily Caller, emptywheel, The Verge, TechCrunch, and Boing Boing
Tweets: @sethamandel, @ericliptonnyt, @csoghoian, @ddale8, @joyannreid, @umairh, @braddjaffy, @sahilkapur, @nytimes, @swiftonsecurity, @tomscocca, @swiftonsecurity, @daveweigel, @jamierobitv, @ericliptonnyt, @ericliptonnyt, @poniewozik, @tripgabriel, @mlcalderone, @nytham, @abtran, @ddale8, and @tackettdc
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Russian hackers gave reporters and bloggers access to documents on Democratic House Candidates from DCCC hack, trying to influence nearly a dozen House races — WASHINGTON — South Florida has long been a laboratory for some of the nation's roughest politics, with techniques …
Tweets: @clarajeffery and @csoghoian
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Alphabet plans ride-sharing service with Fiat Chrysler, will deploy semi-autonomous version of the Chrysler Pacifica minivan as early as end of 2017 — Parent Alphabet said to announce automotive-unit plans Tuesday — Semi-autonomous Chrysler Pacifica set for fleet, people say
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Waymo - Medium, Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, Wired, Recode, Business Insider, Detroit Free Press, TechSpot, ZDNet, GeekTime, The Verge, The Verge, Vox, Engadget, BGR, and GeekWire. Tweets: @markmilian
| TechCrunch: |
Google to spin off its self-driving car unit as a new company within Alphabet called Waymo; ex-Hyundai North America executive Jon Krafcik to be CEO — Dec 13, 2016, 9:16 amDec 13, 2016, 9:33 am — Google is spinning out its self-driving car unit as a separate company called Waymo, the company announced today.
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SiliconANGLE, Quartz, Business Insider, The Verge, The Hill, Business Insider, Engadget, USA Today, Ubergizmo, 9to5Google, Android Central, 9to5Google, The Next Web, and Recode
Tweets: @johnkirk, @panzer, @panzer, and @gartenberg
| Nitasha Tiku / BuzzFeed: |
A group of nearly 60 employees at major tech firms sign pledge refusing to help build a Muslim registry — A group of nearly 60 employees at major tech companies have signed a pledge refusing to help build a Muslim registry. The pledge states that signatories will advocate within …
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USA Today, CNET, TechCrunch, Valerie Aurora's blog, New York Times, CNNMoney, Mashable, Recode, Quartz, New York Magazine, Engadget, The Guardian, San Francisco Chronicle, NBC Bay Area, and The Hill
Tweets: @pinboard, @mat, @buzz, @_tessr, @davewiner, @carnage4life, @davidgaliel, and @nitashatiku
Thanks:@ravichandrans25| Nitasha Tiku / BuzzFeed: |
Facebook spokesperson calls Muslim registry “attacking a straw man” in accidental reply to reporter's email; company refuses to comment further — A spokesperson for Facebook, accidentally responding to a BuzzFeed News reporter via email, called the notion of a Muslim registry a “straw man.”
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Gizmodo. Tweets: @simoxenham, @sarahcuda, @paldhous, @paleofuture, @jguynn, @jeffbercovici, @nitashatiku, @anildash, @mattdrange, @samfbiddle, @pinboard, @max_read, @heyheyesj, and @derektmead
| David Jagneaux / UploadVR: |
Oculus splits into two divisions: PC VR, with co-founder Iribe stepping down as CEO to lead, and mobile VR, led by an ex-Qualcomm exec; Luckey not mentioned — Some days when you work on the media side of the tech industry, you get through the day by going through the motions …
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Oculus, Forbes, The Verge, International Business Times, Engadget, Fortune, Road to VR, Tech Times, Mashable, VRFocus, The Register, Polygon, Investor's Business Daily, TechCrunch, GamesIndustry.biz, TechSpot, USA Today, Business Insider, MobileSyrup.com, and VentureBeat. Tweets: @daveleebbc. See also Mediagazer
| Windows Blog: |
Microsoft announces Cortana Devices SDK for OEMs, in private preview, and Cortana Skills Kit preview for developers to publish Bot Framework bots to Cortana — We believe that everyone deserves a personal assistant. One to help you cope as you battle to stay on top of everything, from work to your home life.| Karissa Bell / Mashable: |
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Thurrott.com, MSPoweruser, TechCrunch, On MSFT, CNET, MSPoweruser, The Fire Hose, and Neowin
Tweets: @brianroemmele and @officenews
| Nat Levy / GeekWire: |
New Microsoft Translator feature enables real-time, in-person, multi-language translations for conversations across multiple devices — Microsoft this morning announced a new feature for its Translator program that will let people use their smartphones to have conversations in several languages at the same time.
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The Verge, Translator, Next at Microsoft, VentureBeat, International Business Times, On MSFT, Windows Central, The Fire Hose, CNET, SlashGear, MSPoweruser, and PCWorld
Tweets: @venturebeat and @irabrodsky
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Skype Blogs, Bot Framework Blog, docs.botframework.com, Windows Central, Cortana Intelligence …, CNNMoney, The Fire Hose, ZDNet, and MSPoweruser. Tweets: @brianroemmele
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Google publishes 8 NSLs from FBI, in keeping with the USA Freedom Act's new classification guidelines — In a post today, Google published a series of eight National Security Letters, in which the Federal Bureau of Investigation secretly requested subscriber information on specific accounts.
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The Keyword, TechCrunch, The Intercept, Computerworld, Hit & Run, Engadget, Digital Trends, CNET, and WebProNews
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple releases macOS update for 2016 MacBook Pro, which removes “battery remaining” readout, fixes graphics problems, more — Apple today is rolling out an update to macOS Sierra that addresses several issues with MacBook Pro computers, including the graphicsproblems on late-2016 MacBook Pro computers.
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Apple Support, Daring Fireball, Daring Fireball, The Loop, Marco.org, Engadget, The Verge, 9to5Mac, Michael Tsai, 9to5Mac, International Business Times, iDownloadBlog.com, Laptop Mag, iPhone Hacks, Redmond Pie, Ubergizmo, InvestorPlace, MacRumors, Macworld, AppleInsider, Gotta Be Mobile, MacRumors, and Daring Fireball
Tweets: @fennobear, @jeremybowers, @jtechapple, @rje, @stroughtonsmith, @bzamayo, @lessien, @tapbot_paul, @panzer, and @panzer
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google debuts Android Things, a platform for building IoT devices with Google services and Android APIs, available today in developer preview — Google today announced Android Things, its new comprehensive IoT platform for building smart devices on top of Android APIs and Google's own services.
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Android Developers Blog, TalkAndroid.com, VentureBeat, CIO.com, The Register, Droid Life, Tom's Hardware, ARC, Pocket-lint, Mashable, PhoneDog.com, Digital Trends, Android Authority, ZDNet, and Ars Technica. Tweets: @thewinkapp
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Slack adds video calling to Mac and Windows 10 apps as well as Google Chrome, with up to 15 participants on paid accounts; mobile users can join with audio-only — Talking face-to-face with your team is just one click away — Since we added voice calling to Slack earlier this year …
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Engadget, The Next Web, ZDNet, The Verge, Digital Trends, Windows Central, VentureBeat, International Business Times, AppleInsider, CNET, 9to5Mac, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @ow, @stewart, and @g33konaut
| Michael Simon / PCWorld: |
Facebook launches standalone Events app for Android, two months after iOS launch — Facebook Events has been available for past two months on the iPhone, but now Android users can get in on the fun. The social media giant is making good on its promise to bring its planning app to the Play Store …
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TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Android Police, The Next Web, Engadget, and ValueWalk
| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Sources: Donald Trump did not invite Jack Dorsey to his tech summit in NYC tomorrow despite his love for Twitter — Though tweeting helped the president-elect win the election, no seat at the gilded table for its CEO. — Jack Dorsey, the man who invented Twitter, has not been invited …
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The Verge, VentureBeat, New York Times, and ABC News
Tweets: @monteiro, @alexckaufman, @epro, @rmac18, and @stevekopack
| Oriana Schwindt / Variety: |
BBC, ITV partner for US streaming service BritBox which will target US fans of British shows, launching 2017; AMC Networks will take minority stake — For nearly as long as the BBC and ITV have made their programming available for Brits to stream, there have been American viewers seeking …
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“ITV Press Centre”, CNET, TechCrunch, CNNMoney, Liliputing, and Engadget. Tweets: @bbcwpress. See also Mediagazer
| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Salesforce announces LiveMessage, which brings bot conversations, SMS, Facebook Messenger, and more to Service Cloud — The gist of LiveMessage is that companies should be able to connect to customers and service them as a friend-to-friend interaction would occur via an app like Facebook Messenger.
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VentureBeat and TechCrunch
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
IEEE puts out 136-page first draft guide for how tech industry can achieve ethical AI design, covering topics like transparency, respect for human rights, more — One of the barriers standing in the way of ethically designed AI systems that benefit humanity as a whole …
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Computerworld, ZDNet, and EE Times
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Imgur matures into a meme social network with the launch of new following and chat features; anyone can message anyone, which raises spam and abuse concerns — There should be a term for how, given long enough, every social app adds a chat feature. Maybe “Carson's Law”, named after Johnny Carson … | Stephen Nielson / Photoshop Blog: |
Photoshop updates its Mac app with Touch Bar support, providing clearer, contextual controls — Just a few weeks ago, Apple revealed the all new MacBook Pro featuring a breakthrough new interface that replaces the traditional row of function keys with a Retina-quality Multi-Touch display called the Touch Bar.
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9to5Mac, MacRumors, TechCrunch, Engadget, 9to5Mac, iMore, Digital Trends, MacRumors, Pocket-lint, Digital Photography Review, AppleInsider, The Verge, Laptop Mag, and MacDailyNews. Tweets: @stshank
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