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Microsoft updates Bing with improved conversational search, Intelligent Image Search, ability to better surface different viewpoints, Reddit partnership, more — At a special AI-focused event today in San Francisco, Microsoft announced a number of feature updates to Bing that it hopes …
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft's Cortana gets Gmail and Google Calendar support — Microsoft's AI assistant Cortana is now able to integrate with Gmail and Google Calendar accounts. Until recently, Outlook and Office 365 were the only calendar and email options for users of Cortana on devices like Windows 10 PCs …
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T-Mobile is acquiring 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Jason Del Rey / Recode: |
Target says it plans to acquire grocery delivery platform Shipt for $550M in cash and will run it as independent unit; 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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| Margaret Harding McGill / Politico: |
Sources: FCC CTO Eric Burger, appointed by Ajit Pai, emailed FCC commissioners' offices to express concerns about the consequences of repealing net neutrality — The warning challenges the FCC's official line on the planned repeal of the net neutrality rules, set for a vote Thursday.
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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.
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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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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Redbox launches Redbox On Demand with 6,000+ movies and TV shows available to rent or buy, starting at $3.99 for 48-hour VOD rentals — Redbox is finally opening a bridge to an online digital-entertainment future. — The company, known for its nationwide network of DVD-rental kiosks … | Michael Liedtke / Associated Press: |
Federal judge unseals letter confirming that the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation connected to Uber/Waymo allegations — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A recent letter from the U.S. Attorney's office confirms that the Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation connected …
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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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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Twitter says Russia-linked accounts spent just $1,031.99 on six Brexit-related ads during 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: |
| 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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