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Tim Cook says Apple is focusing on autonomous systems, which Apple sees as “the mother of all AI projects”; self-driving cars are one purpose of such systems — For the first time, CEO elaborates on Apple's car plans — The company's automotive program has experienced turmoil
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When an Uber employee sells stock back to the company under a repurchase program, Travis Kalanick gets voting rights to all of that employee's shares — SAN FRANCISCO — Travis Kalanick, the chief executive of Uber, already wields plenty of control over the company because it is structured to favor its founders.
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Sources: Emil Michael believes a weak board and lax legal team at Uber, plus his friendship with Travis Kalanick, led to his ouster, not scandals — Emil Michael is replaced by David Richter as business head — CEO Travis Kalanick may take leave after series of scandals
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Microsoft Surface Laptop review: great balance of power and thinness and beautiful touchscreen, but few apps on Windows 10 S, and Alcantara fabric requires care — Windows heir — Finally. It's a word that's famously overused in tech, and it's understandable.| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
Microsoft Surface Laptop review: excellent design and incredible battery life, but Windows 10 S is too limiting, and it has limited ports and no SD card reader — Just a few years ago, the idea that Microsoft could be one of the most exciting PC makers around would have seemed insane.
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Source: Russia's cyberattack on the US electoral system hit voter databases and software systems in a total of 39 states, twice as many as previously reported — Hackers said to take measure of voting systems, databases — A ‘red phone’ warning to the Kremlin from Obama White House
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Amazon rolling out update to Alexa app that allows users of its voice-calling feature to block specific contacts — Amazon is rolling out an update to its Alexa app that lets users of its voice-calling feature block specific people from calling them using the company's voice-activated assistant.
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| Stan Higgins / CoinDesk: |
Bancor, a platform for launching blockchain tokens, raises ~$150M in largest-ever ICO — An initial coin offering (ICO) for a blockchain project called Bancor has set a new industry record, raising approximately $153m in ether, the native currency on the ethereum blockchain, as part of a crowdsale that concluded today.| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Online finance startup SoFi has applied for a new-bank charter under the name of SoFi Bank to offer FDIC-insured account and credit-card product — In May, SoFi CEO Michael Cagney told TechCrunch the company would be applying for a bank charter “in the next month.”
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Researchers say Crash Override, which took down Ukraine's power grid, is the only known malware to have attacked physical infrastructure other than Stuxnet — AT MIDNIGHT, A week before last Christmas, hackers struck an electric transmission station north of the city of Kiev …
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Sleep monitoring startup Hello, which raised $40M+, to shut down, has laid off most employees and is seeking a buyer for its remaining assets — Hello, a sleep monitor maker that raised over $40 million in venture capital, has laid off most of its employees and is seeking a buyer for its remaining assets, Axios has learned.
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| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Sources: Google hires Manu Gulati, who led Apple's chip development for almost eight years, as Lead SoC Architect — Google has hired a veteran chip architect away from Apple and is now looking to build its own chips for future versions of its flagship Pixel phone, Variety has learned from sources familiar with the hire.Thanks:@jank0
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