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Sources: Facebook is working on a video chat device with wide angle lens and large touchscreen, which could be announced at F8, and a standalone smart speaker — Product would make it seem like people are in the same room — Device aligns with Zuckerberg goal of bringing users closer
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft debuts Surface Plus hardware subscription program for trade-in upgrades after 18 months and no-interest financing for two years — Microsoft is launching a new subscription program for buying Surface computers and tablets in much the same way that many people now purchase smartphones … | Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg: |
Profile of Stripe, which has partnered with Amazon and has handled an undisclosed but allegedly large portion of Amazon's transactions over the last two weeks — Every day, Americans spend about $1.2 billion online. — That figure has roughly doubled in the past five years … | Frank Chaparro / Business Insider: |
As Bitcoin splits in two, many exchanges including Coinbase don't support Bitcoin Cash fork — Bitcoin power brokers were unable to come behind a single solution that would have preserved a unified cryptocurrency by Tuesday morning's deadline. — As such, the digital currency …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google updates Image Search with badges on certain images highlighting additional information, such as recipes or purchasable products — A day after Pinterest rolled out an update that put its visual search feature in the front-and-center of its app, Google announced it, too, is giving its visual search engine an upgrade.| Emily Cadman / Bloomberg: |
Apple and Google remove 300+ financial trading apps after Australian regulator complains, citing lack of information about investment risks — Some binary trading apps ‘make outrageous claims’ ASIC says — Cites cases where consumers aren't able to withdraw funds| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft partners with Tobii to adds native eye-tracking support, in beta, to Windows 10, helping users with ALS and other disorders — Tobii has pioneered technology that lets you control a computer with your eyes, and today it is announcing that it will collaborate to bring eye tracking to Microsoft's Windows.
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| Douglas Soltys / BetaKit: |
500 Canada shutting down fund investments; managing partners say potential LPs would not invest if McClure retained any control or could profit from the fund — In a letter sent to portfolio founders, 500 Canada's managing partners have announced the decision to terminate the fund's investment period.
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YouTube details additional steps to tackle terrorist content, including machine learning-based detection, consultation with wider panel of experts, more — A little over a month ago, we told you about the four new steps we're taking to combat terrorist content on YouTube …
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| Dustin Volz / Reuters: |
Senators to debut a bill requiring IoT devices sold to government are patchable and conform to basic security best practices, like avoiding hard-coded passwords — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Tuesday plans to introduce legislation seeking to address vulnerabilities …
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Lyft partners with Amtrak for first- and last-mile trip tie-ins — Lyft and Amtrak are teaming up on a partnership that will allow Amtrak app users to book a trip directly in the train operator's mobile software. The Lyft ride quest feature is designed to help travelers manage …
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Latest version of Google's experimental browser Chrome Canary on Android includes setting to block “intrusive” ads — Google will reportedly debut a built-in ad blocking feature for its Chrome browser next year, and now we have the first concrete look at this addition to the web navigation software in action.| Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: |
Kleiner Perkins shutters its two-year-old, $4M seed investing program KPCB Edge after all three partners running it leave — Departures of young partners weaken firm's early-stage effort — Kleiner to continue investing broadly in emerging startups — Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers shut …
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Analysis: only about 100 current or former Snap employees have profited on paper from their stock gains; the remaining employees are currently underwater — Many early Snap shareholders were freed to sell stock starting Monday, but judging by the fact that the stock barely moved, few did.
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