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Chris Lattner joins Tesla as VP of Autopilot software — We would like to welcome Chris Lattner, who will join Tesla as our Vice President of Autopilot Software. Chris' reputation for engineering excellence is well known. He comes to Tesla after 11 years at Apple where he was primarily responsible …
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Chris Lattner, creator of Swift, LLVM, and longtime leader of Xcode tools team, leaves Apple, says he plans to remain an active member of the Swift Core Team — Update: Tesla has announced that Lattner is joining its Autopilot team. Read more on Electrek.
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Apple says Consumer Reports' battery test had disabled Safari cache in developer settings, which triggered an obscure bug that has since been patched — Last month, Consumer Reports came up with some interesting battery test results with the latest MacBook Pro models. Results ranged from 3.75 hours to 19.5 hours.
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| Ed Bott / ZDNet: |
After criticism, Microsoft adds privacy web dashboard, simplifies existing privacy controls and adds app-specific granular options in Windows 10 Creators Update — In the past year, regulators and privacy advocates have taken potshots at Microsoft over its data collection policies.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Greenpeace clean energy report: Apple, Facebook, Google top list, all scoring “A"s; Baidu and Tencent trail pack with “F"s — Apple has earned the title of greenest tech company in the world for the third year in a row, according to a new report from environmental organization Greenpeace.
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| Nick Wingfield / New York Times: |
Sonos co-founder and CEO John MacFarlane resigns amid growing competition from voice assistants Amazon Echo and Google Home — SEATTLE — Over the years, Sonos has weathered competition from better known rivals like Apple and Bose to find a devoted audience among audio enthusiasts.
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Verizon says customers with unlimited data plans using 200GB+/month must switch to limited plans or be disconnected — Heaviest unlimited data users must switch to limited plans or be disconnected. — Verizon Wireless customers with unlimited data plans who use more than 200GB a month … | Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
LG says upcoming G6 will have 5.7-inch QHD+ 564 PPI display with 18:9 aspect ratio, lower power consumption, and 0.2mm bezels — With LG in decline due to its mobile division, the company is attempting a turnaround with its upcoming G6. In an interesting move, LG Displays has announced … | Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Europe proposes expanding telco data privacy rules to email and mobile messaging services like WhatsApp and Gmail, aims for proposal to be adopted by May 2018 — The European Commission has set out proposals for updating rules which govern the use of personal telecoms data that would expand …
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| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative hires David Plouffe, ex-Obama adviser and Uber board member, as president of policy and advocacy, as firm seeks political influence — SAN FRANCISCO — The Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, have vowed to put their enormous wealth toward philanthropic causes.
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| Salvador Rodriguez / Inc.com: |
Ellen Pao will be joining Kapor Capital as a senior member of the firm's investment team — Her previous stint as a VC ended in 2012 when she sued her employer, Kleiner Perkins, for gender discrimination. — WRITE A COMMENT — Ellen Pao, the technology investor who made headlines …
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
All-flash storage startup Kaminario raises $75M led by private equity firm Waterwood Group, bringing its total raised to $218M — Kaminario, the all-flash storage vendor based near Boston, announced an oversubscribed $75 million round today. — The investment was led by private equity firm, Waterwood Group.
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