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Messenger Day's intrusive preview tiles, bad content, and annoying pop-ups have ruined Facebook Messenger — The opposite of an ode to Facebook ‘Messenger Day’ … I often find myself pointing to this quote from Dr. Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park. It's just so succinctly perfect for so many things.| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Waymo asks court to block Uber from operating autonomous vehicles, adds Levandowski's former colleague's testimony to support allegations of trade secrets theft — The case of the stolen self-driving car is heating up — Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving spinoff from Google …
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California seeks public comments on proposed regulations for self-driving vehicles without human drivers and manual controls like steering wheels — California, the largest U.S. car market, plans to allow testing on public roads of self-driving vehicles without human backup drivers by the end of the year, state officials said Friday.
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Sources: Japan may block sale of Toshiba memory chip unit to foreign suitors other than US firms over national security concerns — The Japanese government, fretting over the future of Toshiba Corp's flagship memory chips unit, is prepared to block a sale to bidders it deems a risk to national security …
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SEC rejects the request to list Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust ETF on BATS stock exchange — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today decided not to mainstream bitcoin, by ruling that it will not permit the public listing of an ETF (exchange traded fund) that would have effectively allowed people …
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Google and Levi's connected smart jacket will come out this fall and costs around $350 — A delayed product is better than no product — The connected denim smart jacket made in partnership between Levi's and Google's ATAP division now has a price tag, but its release date has been pushed from this spring to the fall.
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Astro, an app that uses a chatbot to help manage your email, raises $8.3M Series A led by Redpoint Ventures — Astro is making its debut today with a smart email app and a bot that chats with you about trends in your activity, missed tasks, and networking opportunities.
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 review: great design and build with Windows Hello-compatible fingerprint reader, but pricier than comparable HP Spectre x360 configurations — Dell added Windows Hello, removed the fan, and kept the good stuff the same. — Despite its foibles, Dell's 2015 redesign …
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Sources: Russian security services used infrastructure created by criminal hackers, like Evgeniy Bogachev's ZeuS botnet, to gather intelligence — To the F.B.I., Evgeniy M. Bogachev is the most wanted cybercriminal in the world. The bureau has announced a $3 million bounty for his capture …
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| Thomas Fox-Brewster / Forbes: |
Sources: Microsoft and Google haven't been contacted by Assange, two days after he said WikiLeaks would share details of CIA hacking tools with tech firms — It's been two days since Julian Assange promised Wikileaks would hand over more information on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) hacker tools to tech giants.
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Oculus launches Facebook Livestreaming for Gear VR and Rooms 1.2 update with 360 video support, adds Voice search and Events to the Oculus platform — The transportive magic of VR is even better when it's experienced with other people. Late last year, we launched Oculus Rooms and Parties to let you hang out with friends in VR.
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| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Sources: SoundCloud has been trying to raise $100M since last summer, without success — In 2014, the streaming music service thought it was worth $700 million. It could sell for much less. — SoundCloud needs more money, or it needs a buyer. — Sources say the streaming music service … Sponsor Posts
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