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Imagination Technologies: Apple will stop using our IP for graphics tech in 15 to 24 months as Apple designs its own GPU architecture — Imagination Technologies Group plc (LSE: IMG, “Imagination”, “the Group") a leading multimedia, processor and communications technology company …
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Imagination Tech says Apple will struggle to avoid infringing its IP, while the UK company's shares fall as much as 69% — Apple is a major source of revenue for the U.K. tech company — Imagination, Apple in talks regarding future contract — Imagination Technologies Group Plc shares plunged …
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Statcounter report: Android now accounts for a larger share of internet usage than Windows for the first time — Mobile is today as important, if not more important, than desktops when it comes to the internet and apps. A clear reminder of that comes with news of a report claiming …
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| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
YouTube to start letting outside firms like DoubleVerify and comScore audit its efforts to avoid controversial ad placements — In an interview with Recode, Philipp Schindler, Google's top business exec, walks a fine line. — A top Google executive says the company's YouTube ad controversy … | Garett Sloane / Ad Age: |
| Noam Scheiber / New York Times: |
How Uber and Lyft use behavioral science, gamification, well timed messages, and other marketing techniques to entice specific behavior from drivers — The secretive ride-hailing giant Uber rarely discusses internal matters in public. But in March, facing crises on multiple fronts …
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| Benjamin Mullin / Poynter: |
Facebook, Craig Newmark, Mozilla, Betaworks, others help launch $14M global News Integrity Initiative administered by CUNY to improve online news literacy — A global coalition of tech leaders, academic institutions, nonprofits and funders, including Facebook, Mozilla and Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon debuts Amazon Cash, which makes it easier to shop on Amazon without a bank card by letting users add cash to Amazon balance at participating retailers — Amazon this morning announced the launch of Amazon Cash, a new service that allows consumers to add cash to their Amazon.com balance … | Neil Cybart / Above Avalon: |
Excluding iPad mini, iPad unit sales have started growing again; aggressive 9.7" iPad pricing and iPad Pro line may portend an Apple strategy to move beyond Mac — Apple is pulling out all the stops when it comes to selling iPad. We are seeing the company take its most aggressive stance yet … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Remote exploit, successfully demoed on two fully-updated Samsung smart TV models in Feb., compromises TVs via maliciously-crafted digital video broadcast signal — Demo exploit is inexpensive, remote, scalable—and opens door to more advanced hacks. — A new attack that uses terrestrial radio signals …
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| Jason Del Rey / Recode: |
Sources: Amazon execs told employees they expected Quidsi, including Diapers.com, to be profitable in 2017, raising speculation about real reasons for shutdown — The e-commerce giant blamed profitability issues, but sources say execs expected the subsidiary to be profitable in 2017.| Kim Zetter / Motherboard: |
Security expert Amihai Neiderman says he's found 40 zero-day flaws in Tizen, Samsung's OS that runs on phones, smartwatches, and over 30M smart TVs — Last month, the CIA got a lot of attention when WikiLeaks published internal documents purporting to show how the spy agency can monitor people through their Samsung smart TVs.| Alejandro Tauber / The Next Web: |
18-month-old Dutch online supermarket Picnic, which offers free delivery of groceries via custom built EVs on set routes and times, raises €100M Series B — After just 1.5 years in existence, Dutch grocery delivery startup Picnic has nabbed a historically large Series B funding round …
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