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The US Election Assistance Commission, which oversees security of voting systems, was hacked around the time of the election, allegedly by a Russian hacker — The U.S. Election Assistance Commission, which is responsible for testing and certifying voting systems, among other things …
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Inside Trump's tech summit: Nadella talks immigration, Sandberg brings up STEM, and Bezos raises China; execs say Trump's kids involvement was inappropriate — It's almost like Recode was in the air duct at Trump Tower. — The leaders of tech were closemouthed about their meeting …
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| Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider: |
Facebook underreported iPhone traffic to Instant Articles tracked by comScore from Sept. 30 to Nov. 30; report says some publishers' numbers affected by 10-20% — Facebook announced on Friday that it had made another measurement error, this time affecting publishers that use its Instant Articles content platform.
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Evernote backtracks, will no longer change its privacy policy in January after user backlash, will not let employees read notes unless users opt-in — “Trust is at the heart of our service. That means we need to be transparent, admit our missteps, and commit to making the Evernote experience …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Oculus launches Parties voice chat system and Rooms — “virtual living spaces” for Gear VR — A new way to hang out with friends in VR — Oculus wants people to think of virtual reality as more than a solitary, gaming-centric experience.
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Mercedes-Benz starts testing Croove, a pure peer-to-peer car rental service in Munich; owners can rent out cars in good condition from any brand — It's become a well-trod refrain, but carmakers are looking at what comes after ownership, and car-sharing between individual owners and renters is one of those models.
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Federal jury finds Apple infringes on wireless patents, awards Core Wireless $7.3M, as Apple settles suit with retail employees wanting timely breaks for $2M — A federal jury for the U.S. District Court for Northern California today found Apple to be infringing upon a pair of wireless patents owned …
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Oracle reports $9B Q2 revenue, with SaaS and PaaS revenue up 81% YoY to $878M, IaaS up 6% YoY to $175M; firm says it beats Salesforce in cloud computing revenue — [Updates with Q3 forecast and stock reaction at bottom.] Database giant Oracle (ORCL) this afternoon reported fiscal Q2 revenue …
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Source: Apple to begin selling AirPods in its retail stores on Monday, December 19 — Apple will begin selling AirPods in its retail stores starting on Monday, December 19, according to a retail source that shared the news with MacRumors. Apple is currently informing stores about the imminent launch … | Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Audio syncing app AmpMe updated to support music streaming across multiple Bluetooth speakers using almost any phone — iOS or Android, too — In 2015, a small company called AmpMe rolled out an app with a clever premise — it let you sync audio playback across any number of phones … | Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Plex will stop supporting Amazon Cloud Drive after December 31st — You won't be able to stream movies or songs on Plex straight from Amazon Cloud Drive the moment the year changes. Plex Cloud, the company's service that gives you a way to play media saved in the cloud, will no longer support Amazon after December 31st.| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Adobe reports Q4 revenue of $1.61B, up 23% YoY, bringing total revenue for the year to $5.85B — The company continues to push an aggressive cloud strategy toward record-setting revenue growth. — Adobe delivered strong fourth quarter financial results Thursday as the company continues …
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