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T-Mobile has acquired Denver-based TV tech company Layer3 TV and says it will launch its own wireless TV service to compete with Comcast, others, in 2018 — T-Mobile says it will launch its own TV service in 2018, expanding its competitive focus beyond the U.S. wireless giants to target major cable …
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| Josh Lipton / CNBC: |
Apple awards $390M from its $1B Advanced Manufacturing Fund to Finisar, which makes laser chips used in iPhone X and AirPods for depth and proximity sensing — - Apple is investing $390 million into Finisar, which makes chips used by Apple products for depth and proximity sensing.
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Google says it's opening an artificial intelligence research center in Beijing, its first in China — Google has officially announced that it is opening an AI center in Beijing, China. — The confirmation comes after months of speculation fueled by a major push to hire AI talent inside the country.
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| Jason Del Rey / Recode: |
Target says it plans to acquire grocery delivery platform Shipt for $550M in cash; Alabama-based Shipt has 170 staff and has raised $65M — Target will offer same-day delivery from half of its stores by summer. — Another domino just fell in the wake of the Amazon-Whole Foods acquisition.
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Patreon CEO Jack Conte says the company will “press pause” on planned change to service fee for each pledge, set to start Dec. 18, after uproar from creators — Patreon has called off plans to add a service fee to patrons' pledges, a proposed update that angered many users.
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| Sahil Patel / Digiday: |
Sources: Facebook plans to end program that paid ~300 publishers and other content creators to produce videos for News Feed — Multiple publisher sources said Facebook no longer plans to pay publishers and other video makers to produce videos for the news feed.| Nate Raymond / Reuters: |
Unsealed court documents show three men have plead guilty to creating the 2016 Mirai botnet that disrupted access to major internet platforms — (Reuters) - A former Rutgers University student and two other men have agreed to plead guilty to computer crimes related to the creation and use …
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| Kim Willsher / The Guardian: |
French government moves to ban smartphone use in primary, junior, and middle schools, affecting children age 6-15, starting in September 2018 — Pupils, teachers and parents seem less than convinced by measure prohibiting use in primary, junior and middle schools
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon says it has expanded same-day and one-day delivery to 3,000+ new markets across the US, bringing total to 8,000+ — Amazon announced today it has expanded its same-day delivery and one-day shipping service to thousands more markets across the U.S., just in time for last-minute holiday shopping.
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Twitter says Russia-linked accounts spent $1,031.99 on six Brexit-related ads during the regulated campaign period before UK referendum from April to June 2016 — Twitter has disclosed that Russian-backed accounts spent $1,031.99 to buy six Brexit-related ads on its platform during last year's European Union referendum vote.| David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times: |
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple makes iOS 11.2.1 and tvOS 11.2.1 available, fixing HomeKit vulnerability and restoring remote access for shared users in Homekit — Apple has released iOS 11.2.1 for iPhone and iPad. The software update restores remote access in HomeKit for shared users which was temporarily disabled …
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| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
Early reviews from videographers and other creative professionals find iMac Pro has much improved performance, is decent value, and looks good in Space Grey — - Apple's iMac Pro goes on sale on Thursday starting at $5000. — Early reviews, from professional photographers and programmers, are positive.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google says it's bringing Assistant to tablets running Android 6.0+ and phones running Android 5.0+ in US, UK, India, Australia, and elsewhere — The Google Assistant, Google's take on Siri, Cortana and Alexa without the approachable name, has long been available on most modern phones and tablets.
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Google and Tamasek report: Southeast Asia's internet economy growth has exceeded expectations by 35%, now estimated to reach $50B in 2017 and $200B by 2025 — Southeast Asia is now the world's third largest region for internet users — with more people online than the entire U.S. population …
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Tweets: @fintechnewsth, @amyjokim, @maxwalden_, @rajananandan, and @techcrunch
| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Twitch and NBA agree to stream up to six minor league games per week, starting December 15, with interactive overlays for viewers — The “G League” comes to Amazon's live-gaming platform, with interactive features — A few months ago, NBA boss Adam Silver said that pro basketball broadcasts … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Swedish payments startup iZettle raises $47M Series D, reportedly at a $950M valuation, led by Dawn Capital — iZettle — the commerce platform based out of Stockholm that competes against companies like Square, Paypal and SumUp to provide card transactions using smartphones and tablets … | Johana Bhuiyan / Recode: |
Uber says its head of driver product, Aaron Schildkrout, is leaving the company after three years, as the firm concludes its 180-day driver improvement campaign — Aaron Schildkrout joined Uber in 2015. — Uber's head of driver product, Aaron Schildkrout, is leaving the company after three years.
Tweets: @ericnewcomer
| Jeff John Roberts / Fortune: |
David Marcus, VP of messaging products at Facebook and a former president of PayPal, will be joining Coinbase's board — Coinbase, a popular site for buying cryptocurrencies, is soaring. In the last week, Coinbase's app shot to No. 1 in the iTunes store, while a flood of interest … Sponsor Posts
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