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HomePod firmware contains image of new iPhone design with a notch cut out at the top, likely for earpiece and sensors, and references a face detection feature — Late last week, Apple released early firmware for its HomePod smart speaker, which won't be launching to the public until December.
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Reddit raised $200M in funding, is now valued at $1.8B, a16z and Sequoia among investors; sources: Condé Nast owner Advance Publications retains majority stake — It's going on a hiring spree and redesigning its website. — Reddit has raised $200 million in new venture funding … | James Hibberd / EW.com: |
Hackers breach HBO's network and leak future episodes of Room 104 and Ballers, plus a script allegedly from next week's Game of Thrones episode — HBO chairman: ‘Disruptive, unsettling, and disturbing for all of us’ — HBO has joined the ranks of Hollywood entertainment companies to suffer a major cyber attack.
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EPIC files suit with FTC over Google's opaque Store Sales Measurement plan to track shoppers' in-store purchases, saying users have no easy way to opt out — A prominent privacy rights watchdog is asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate a new Google advertising program …
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| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
AMD unveils $499 Radeon RX Vega 64 and $399 Radeon RX Vega 56 GPUs for high-end gaming PCs, launching August 14 — At this point, one must give credit to AMD for their marketing program for the Radeon RX Vega. The company has opted to dip feed information over many months … | Richard Devine / Windows Central: |
Microsoft shuts down its Word Flow keyboard for iOS, suggests downloading SwiftKey instead — After the experiment has been completed, Microsoft has closed down its Word Flow keyboard on iOS. — Back in February of this year we took a closer look at Microsoft's Word Flow keyboard on iOS … | Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times: |
Sources: Spotify passes 60M paying customers, adding over 20M so far in 2017, as it plans for IPO on NYSE later this year — Unconventional public debut of music streaming service based on subscription success — Read next … Spotify has reached 60m paying customers … | Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Sources: some directors worry Travis Kalanick is trying to game the outcome in favor of his return after he told several people he was “Steve Jobs-ing it” — As the car-hailing company searches for cohesion, the former CEO has told some he is “Steve Jobs-ing it.”
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| Reuters: |
Snapdeal to end all talks of a sale to Flipkart and pursue an independent path; Snapdeal's digital payments unit FreeCharge sold to Axis Bank for $60M — Sankalp Phartiyal and Nivedita Bhattacharjee — MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Snapdeal said it had decided to remain independent … | Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Behind the chart-topping anonymous messaging app Sarahah, which gives message recipients no way to respond — Text service tops iPhone download charts, but the real challenge is staying there — Read next … There are two unusual things about Sarahah, a mobile app topping iPhone App Store download charts around the world.| Tony Romm / Recode: |
Tech giants pass on invitation to testify on net neutrality before the House Energy and Commerce Committee; hearing date is pushed back indefinitely — They had until today to tell a key House committee, which is extending its deadline. — Amazon, Facebook, Google and Netflix … Thanks:@tonyromm
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
UK's Callsign raises $35M Series A led by Accel for its AI-based adaptive authentication platform for enterprises — London-based Callsign has closed a $35 million Series A, led by Accel and early stage investor PTB Ventures, for an authentication platform which uses deep learning technology …
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Inside “No More Ransom”, a joint law enforcement and private industry effort to fight cybercrime, launched by Europol, Kaspersky, and others last year — No More Ransom launched a year ago: here's the story of how cybersecurity firms and law enforcement are working together to bring down ransomware.Sponsor Posts
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