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Verizon says Yahoo breach in 2013 affected all of its 3B users, up from initially reported 1B users — Company disclosed late last year that 2013 hack exposed private information of over 1 billion users — A massive data breach at Yahoo AABA 1.95% in 2013 was far more extensive than previously disclosed …
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Tweets: @shiraovide, @unrealallan, @howelloneill, @max_read, @gamoid, and @kevinroose
| Alex Kipman / Windows Blog: |
Microsoft says developers can access Mixed Reality SteamVR preview and Halo: Recruit and other VR games are coming October 17 — Update 10/3/17, 7 p.m. PT: A recording of our event from today is now available to watch on demand. — Mixed reality will unleash the creativity of every person and every organization on the planet.
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Windows Central, The Next Web, VRFocus, Pocket-lint, On MSFT, The Fire Hose, and silicontap.com. Tweets: @jank0
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Samsung announces Windows Mixed Reality headset, Odyssey, with two AMOLED displays, motion controllers, 110º field of view; preorder today for $499, ships Nov 6 — Microsoft is getting ready to launch the next major update to Windows 10, the Fall Creators Update, on October 17.
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| Sam Rutherford / Gizmodo: |
What to expect from Google's October 4 event: Pixel 2 and Pixel 2XL phones, Home Mini and Max speakers, Daydream VR headset refresh, 2-in-1 Pixelbook laptop — Even though it feels like we're still processing all of Apple's latest devices and announcements, it's time to switch gears and prepare …
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Walmart listing showed a $49 pre-order for Google Home Mini, arriving on October 19, and another image of the Pixel 2 XL — The Google Home Mini, a device we first revealed back in mid-September as the cheaper, smaller Google Home assistant speaker for $49, is now up for pre-order at Walmart.| New York Times: |
Sources: Uber board will add 6 new seats, approves resolution for Uber to go public by 2019; Benchmark conditionally agrees to drop its lawsuit against Kalanick — SAN FRANCISCO — Uber's board of directors voted on Tuesday for governance changes that reshape the balance of power …
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Uber board voted to proceed with SoftBank talks, moves ahead with some governance changes; source says shareholder super-voting rights were removed — Uber's board of directors today failed to approve governance changes that would have formally prevented former CEO Travis Kalanick …
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| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Facebook should have a searchable database of all ads, and ramp up authenticity requirements for all buyers, not just for those self-reporting as political — Fifteen years on, this paragraph from a Bill Gates' memo is a bit cringe-inducing: … Equivocating computer viruses …
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| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Intel's former CEO Paul Otellini has passed away at the age of 66; he joined Intel in 1974 and became its fifth CEO in 2005 — Former Intel CEO Paul Otellini has passed away at the age of 66. — Otellini was a lifelong Intel employee who had silicon in his blood.
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Tweets: @pschiller, @tim_cook, @sundarpichai, @intelnews, and @stevesi
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Instagram adds polling stickers to Stories, an eyedropper color-picking tool to Android and iOS, and text and sticker alignment tool, limited for to iOS now — Instagram is making its Stories a little more interactive with a new polling feature that users can add with a “poll” sticker.| Bloomberg: |
Rob Joyce, the White House cybersecurity czar, says it wants to end use of Social Security numbers for identification and is examining modern alternatives — Administration exploring new tech for personal identifiers — Ex-Equifax CEO tells Congress relying on numbers outdated| Natt Garun / The Verge: |
Dropbox rolls out its first major redesign, with bolder colors, new logo, and global ad campaign — Dropbox announced a redesign today that introduces a whole lot more color into its former white-and-blue aesthetic. The new look also includes a flatter box logo that makes it look less …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google debuts Cloud Firestore, a new document database for app devs that complements Firebase Realtime Database — Google today launched a new database service for Firebase, its platform for app developers. The new Firestore database complements the existing Firebase Realtime Database and indeed …
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The Firebase Blog, The Register, eWeek, Firebase, VentureBeat, SiliconANGLE, and Android Police. Tweets: @arturogdg
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Amazon has acquired 3D body model startup, Body Labs, for $50M-$70M — TechCrunch has learned that Amazon has acquired Body Labs, a company with a stated aim of creating true-to-life 3D body models to support various b2b software applications — such as virtually trying on clothes or photorealistic avatars for gaming.| Ryan Christoffel / MacStories: |
YouTube for iOS updates with iMessage app for sharing videos, with easy access to most recently watched — Today YouTube's iOS app received an update that includes the video service's first iMessage app. The app only focuses on a single function - sharing videos - but it does well with that one thing …
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9to5Mac, MacRumors, Ubergizmo, and The Mac Observer
| Rochelle Toplensky / Financial Times: |
Sources: Amazon to be fined several hundred million euros in back taxes by the EU on Wednesday, after investigation into sweetheart tax deal with Luxembourg — Brussels will hit Amazon on Wednesday with a bill for Luxembourg back taxes worth several hundred million euros …
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Bloomberg, CNBC, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Investor's Business Daily, Tech Narratives, Business Insider, and Wall Street Journal. Tweets: @phillipjhay
| Jason Del Rey / Recode: |
Walmart acquires Brooklyn-based Parcel, which offers logistics for same-day delivery in NYC; source says price was less than $10M — The deal was small but key to Walmart's new express delivery service. — Walmart.com will soon begin offering same-day delivery to some customers in New York City …
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blog.walmart.com, Ars Technica, Engadget, Business Insider, VentureBeat, Fortune, Mashable, GeekWire, and PYMNTS.com
| John Mannes / TechCrunch: |
Judge delays Waymo/Uber trial until December 4, following recent disclosure of Uber documents; jury selection had initially been scheduled for October 10 — This morning, Judge William Alsup ruled that the Waymo v. Uber trial would be delayed until December 4th.
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