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Google unveils first SoC, called Pixel Visual Core, for accelerating HDR+ processing, available on Pixel 2 phones; its API will be open to developers soon — The Pixel Visual Core is a big deal — One thing that Google left unannounced during its Pixel 2 launch event on October 4th …
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Pixel 2 and 2 XL review: amazing camera and good speakers, represents the best Android experience, but design lacks flair and it has no headphone jack — Sharp shooter — Without fail, every person who has picked up the Pixel 2 XL has said virtually the same thing: “It feels like it's made out of plastic.”
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| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Regina Dugan, head of Facebook's Building 8 hardware lab, announces she's leaving the firm within next “several months” after joining 18 months ago — Dugan is departing after just 18 months to “lead a new endeavor.” — Regina Dugan, the head of Facebook's secretive hardware …
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| Joseph Menn / Reuters: |
Sources: internal Microsoft database for tracking critical bugs in its software, which contained descriptions of unfixed flaws, was hacked in 2013 — (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's secret internal database for tracking bugs in its own software was broken into by a highly sophisticated hacking group …
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| Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Microsoft debuts $1,499+ 13" and $2,499+ 15" Surface Book 2 with Nvidia GeForce GPUs, updated design, up to 17 hours battery; preorder Nov. 9, ships Nov. 16 — Microsoft's super-flexible systems get potent upgrade. Alas, still no Thunderbolt 3. — Just over two years ago …
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Google launches new “advanced protection” setting for Google accounts of high-risk users, which requires use of a hardware key with every login — WHEN IT COMES to the eternal tradeoff between digital security and convenience, most tech firms focus their efforts on the vast majority …
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| Devindra Hardawar / Engadget: |
Major features in Windows 10's latest update: OneDrive Files on Demand, MyPeople app to keep in touch with friends via taskbar, mixed reality headset support — Microsoft's next major Windows 10 release for 2017, the Fall Creators Update, doesn't make any huge waves. But you might have gathered that from its name alone.
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Tweets: @kylealden, @maryjofoley, @marklit82, and @tomwarren
| Julian Chokkattu / Digital Trends: |
ZTE unveils Axon M, a foldable smartphone with two 5.2" displays for multitasking, larger canvas, and mirroring modes, coming Nov., starting at ~$725 on AT&T — ZTE doubles down on different with the dual-screen Axon M … ZTE believes innovation is lacking in the smartphone industry …
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| Reuters: |
Canada says Alphabet will invest $50M+ to help develop a section of Toronto's waterfront as a testbed for smart city concepts and will move 300 employees — OTTAWA/TORONTO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc, the owner of Google, will announce plans to help develop a section of Toronto's waterfront on Tuesday …
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Magic Leap closes $502M round of funding led by Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek; return backers include Alibaba, Google, Fidelity, JPMorgan venture arms — Magic Leap, the secretive “mixed reality” startup, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $502 million in new venture capital funding led …
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Cruise Automation CEO announces GM will deploy fleet of Chevrolet Bolts early next year in 5-square-mile section of lower Manhattan — GM to deploy fleet of Chevrolet Bolts early next year in five-square-mile section of lower Manhattan — General Motors Co. GM -.26% plans to become …
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Dropbox debuts $20/month Professional tier for individuals with 1TB storage, OCR text scan, Smarty Sync, and other features for business users — Dropbox has a Plus account for those people who want extra storage and it has a business account for those who want extra features …
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| Ted Greenwald / Wall Street Journal: |
Intel says Facebook is giving technical input for AI chip, called the Nervana Neural Network Processor, expected to ship on a limited basis later this year — The semiconductor giant is aiming to take on Nvidia with a processor specially designed for AI — Intel Corp. INTC -.31% on Tuesday …
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SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, Engadget, VentureBeat, and The Verge
| Anna Irrera / Reuters: |
PayPal announces over two million US retailers will begin accepting Venmo payments starting this week — NEW YORK (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc said more than two million U.S. retailers will be able to accept payments through its mobile app Venmo starting this week, seeking to broaden …
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Business Wire, MacRumors, Engadget, Retail Dive, TechCrunch, and VentureBeat. Tweets: @chris_ciaccia
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Facebook confirms it's testing a resume “work histories” feature for private sharing with job applications — As LinkedIn ads in video and other features to look a little more like Facebook, Facebook continues to take on LinkedIn in the world of social recruitment services.| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Facebook executives, including its CSO and hardware chief, are increasingly using Twitter to spread Facebook's message and respond to journalists — As Facebook grapples with the unprecedented crisis that's arisen around its role in the 2016 US presidential election, some of the company's top executives …
Tweets: @stevekovach, @fabiochiusi, and @kantrowitz
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Exploits, called KRACK, in Wi-Fi security protocol WPA2 open traffic to eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and malicious injection; US CERT advisory issued — Researchers have disclosed a serious weakness in the WPA2 protocol that allows attackers within range of vulnerable device …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
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