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Google partners with Audi and Volvo for Android-based infotainment systems including Google Assistant; live demos to be on display at Google I/O this week — The search giant is partnering with Audi and Volvo to ship car systems running the Android operating system. — Android already powers most smartphones on earth.| Corbin Davenport / Android Police: |
Netflix adopts Google-provided Widevine DRM, thereby blocking downloads of its app on rooted/unlocked Android devices — Earlier today, Netflix started showing up as ‘incompatible’ on the Play Store for rooted and unlocked Android devices. However, the app itself continued to work fine …
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| Brad Smith / Microsoft on the Issues: |
Microsoft decries “stockpiling of vulnerabilities by governments”, citing NSA, CIA leaks, reiterates points from its Feb. call for a “Digital Geneva Convention” — Early Friday morning the world experienced the year's latest cyberattack.
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Payments to the three Bitcoin addresses reportedly hardcoded in the WannaCry ransomware totaled just $26K by Saturday — As thousands of organizations work to contain and clean up the mess from this week's devastating Wana ransomware attack, the fraudsters responsible for releasing …
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| Takashi Mochizuki / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Nintendo plans to release a Zelda game for smartphones following an Animal Crossing game that's slated to ship in the second half of 2017 — Nintendo plans to offer its game “The Legend of Zelda” for smartphones in the second half of the year, the Kyoto company's latest effort to expand its mobile-games lineup.
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| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Lyft and Waymo confirm a deal was reached to collaborate on self-driving cars, which sources say will be through pilot projects and product development efforts — SAN FRANCISCO — As the race to bring self-driving vehicles to the public intensifies, two of Silicon Valley's most prominent players are teaming up.
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| Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC: |
Judge blocks Uber's Levandowski from lidar-related work amid lawsuit filed by Alphabet's Waymo, orders Uber to try to compel Levandowski to return stolen docs — One of Uber's top engineers will no longer be able to work on a key self-driving car technology, a U.S. judge ordered …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Phil Libin exits General Catalyst for All Turtles, a new AI “startup studio” with several GC-backed AI bot startups joining as foundation members — AI is one of the buzzwords of the moment in the world of tech, with startups coming at the concept from all angles — computer vision …
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FireEye report details links between Vietnamese government and years of hacks of foreign companies, dissidents, journalists, and other targets — HONG KONG — Hackers in Vietnam have been attacking foreign companies and other targets for years, seeking information and using tactics … | Sarah Frier / Bloomberg: |
As Snap user growth slows, it debuts regional ad campaigns, which sources say cost advertisers $300K-$700K, and pushes ads in its promotional AR Lenses — Snapchat's user growth is slowing. Prepare for the deluxe ads. — Subscribe Reprints — On Cinco de Mayo, millions … | Marcus Weisgerber / Defense One: |
Pentagon creates Algorithmic Warfare Cross Functional Team for integration of big data and AI across the military, starting with analysis of video from drones — Turning hours of drone video into actionable intelligence is just the start for the fast-moving machine-learning team.
Tweets: @ebboyd
| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Watch SpaceX push the Falcon 9 rocket to its limits — SpaceX launches are seldom boring, but its next mission will be notable precisely for what isn't happening. Elon Musk's outfit is poised to launch the Inmarsat-5 F4 broadband satellite on May 15th at 7:20PM ET, and the payload is both so heavy …
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| Andrew McMillen / New York Times: |
How Australia bungled its $36B broadband modernization effort that began in 2009, with the country now ranking #51 globally in internet speeds, behind Thailand — BRISBANE, Australia — Fed up with Australian internet speeds that trail those in most of the developed world …
Tweets: @jandawson and @nytimes
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