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Google to pay $1.1B to HTC in exchange for non-exclusive license for HTC intellectual property and staff working on Pixel smartphones — Certain HTC Employees - Many of Whom Worked on Pixel Smartphones - to Join Google — Google Receives HTC IP through Non-Exclusive Licensing Agreement
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| Daisuke Wakabayashi / New York Times: |
About 2,000 HTC staffers to join Google as part of the deal; HTC to continue making its own smartphones, including a new flagship model — SAN FRANCISCO — Google announced late Wednesday night that it is spending $1.1 billion to hire a team of engineers from the smartphone business … | Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Apple TV 4K review: easy-to-use interface, lots of apps, cheaper 4K movies, but HDR makes some HD videos look bad, no YouTube 4K HDR support, and it's expensive — Almost all of the lights — It doesn't light up all of the lights. — Listeners of The Vergecast know that I've …
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Cisco Talos report: hackers who hid backdoor in CCleaner targeted computers inside at least 20 tech firms including Akamai, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft — HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of computers getting penetrated by a corrupted version of an ultra-common piece of security software was never going to end well.
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Bose launches QC 35 II noise canceling headphones, with a dedicated button that triggers Google Assistant, for $349.95 — Push for Google — Google and Bose are today officially announcing a new version of the headphone maker's great noise cancelling headphones, the QC 35s.
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| Eric Beech / Reuters: |
SEC says hackers may have profited by trading with insider information stolen from its database; the breach took place in 2016 but was discovered last month — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the country's top markets regulator …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Bluetooth & Wi-Fi aren't fully disabled when toggled off in Control Center on iOS 11, will still work for AirDrop, AirPlay, Pencil, Watch, Continuity, location — Apple has confirmed that Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are not fully disabled when toggled off in Control Center on iOS 11.
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| Thuy Ong / The Verge: |
As iOS 11 recommends “when-in-use” authorization for location sharing with apps, Uber now allows users to opt out of “always on” location tracking — iOS 11 gave Uber little choice — Uber got into hot water earlier this year when the ride-sharing app began tracking users' location … | Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Source: Tesla working with AMD to develop its own AI chip for self-driving functionality in its cars, has 50+ people on project including chip star Jim Keller — - Tesla is working with AMD to refine its new chip, which will likely reduce its reliance on Nvidia.
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| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
Zenefits to end insurance brokerage business, using partners like employee benefits firm OneDigital instead, and shift focus to HR software for small businesses — Zenefits co-founder Parker Conrad was shown the door in February last year, paving the way for then-COO David Sacks to take over the company and try to turn it around.| David Lumb / Engadget: |
Nvidia drops basic Shield TV tier with remote from $200 to $179; available for preorder now, ships on October 18; $200 tier now includes the $60 controller — NVIDIA's Shield TV promised to be an Android set-top box for gamers, and in that sense, it delivered.| Sheryl Sandberg: |
Facebook will strengthen enforcement of ad targeting policies, add more human oversight, and urge users to report potential abuses directly — Last week we temporarily disabled some of our ads tools following news reports that slurs or other offensive language could be used as targeting criteria for advertising.
| Shane Savitsky / Axios: |
Canadian startups in Toronto are seeing double-digit increases in job applications from the US since Trump was elected — Numerous startups in the tech hub of Toronto say they have had steady, double-digit increases in job applications from the United States since last year's presidential election.| Elyse Betters / Pocket-lint: |
Nest debuts Nest Secure alarm system that has a motion sensor and Nest Tag fob in a $499 pack, an HD video doorbell, and Nest Cam IQ outdoor, a $349 camera — Nest has stepped up its home security efforts. The Alphabet-owned company is live in San Francisco, where it has announced …
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