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Facebook will now use facial recognition technology to alert users when someone uploads their photos without tagging them — Today we're announcing new, optional tools to help people better manage their identity on Facebook using face recognition. Powered by the same technology we've used …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google Chrome will start natively blocking ads that do not comply with Coalition for Better Ads guidelines on February 15 — In June, Google revealed that Chrome will stop showing all ads (including those owned or served by Google) on websites that display non-compliant ads “starting in early 2018.”
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft begins rolling out latest Windows 10 test build with Timeline and update to Edge browser that enables Service Workers by default — Microsoft's latest ‘Redstone 4’ test build, 17063, includes includes its promised Timeline feature, the start of Edge support for Progressive Web Apps …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says he expects AirPod shipments to grow 100% YoY to 26-28M in 2018, with a new model coming out in mid- to late-2018 — Apple will release an upgraded version of AirPods in the second half of 2018, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft Store removes Google Chrome Installer app, which only directed users to a download link, citing violation of Store policies — Google published a Chrome app in the Windows Store earlier today, which just directed users to a download link to install the browser.
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| New York Times: |
Microsoft backs Senate bill to address sexual harassment and eliminates forced arbitration agreements with employees who make such claims — SEATTLE — The wave of sexual harassment claims has toppled powerful men in entertainment, media and politics. Now, it is also creating permanent changes …
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| David Katzmaier / CNET: |
YouTube TV will launch Roku and Apple TV apps in early 2018 — Cable TV cord-cutters expecting YouTube TV's full app for Roku and Apple TV devices this year will have to wait a little longer. — YouTube TV finally has a full app, but the rollout to various TV devices is taking longer than originally planned.| Sam Machkovech / Ars Technica: |
Facebook adds HTC Vive, SteamVR, and Windows desktop support to beta of Spaces, its first VR chat app — In a major about-face for the virtual reality teams at Facebook, the company announced a surprise Tuesday update to its VR “Spaces” app. The social media service's first VR chat app …
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| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
YouTube signs new long-term agreement with Universal Music Group over music rights, royalty rates; sources say Sony Music signed new agreement with YouTube, too — New Universal, Sony agreements allow video uploads to continue — Deals establish royalty rates between YouTube, rights holders| Cody Toombs / Android Police: |
Google Play Store to require apps to target SDK no more than one year older than current release starting late 2018; new, native apps must offer 64-bit in 2019 — The Play Store created some controversy last month after announcing plans to remove apps that used Accessibility Services … | Brad Gibson / Best Apple TV: |
Apple says Amazon Prime TV app has had the most first-week downloads of any tvOS app — Amazon's recently released Prime Video app was the most downloaded of any tvOS app ever in its first seven days, Apple confirmed Monday through a statement provided by Amazon.
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Rep. Marsha Blackburn proposes bill to ban site blocking and throttling but allow fast lanes and bar FCC from regulating ISPs as common carriers under Title II — FCC would be permanently barred from using Title II authority over broadband. — A Republican lawmaker is proposing …
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| Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed: |
Prompted by the “de-badging” of Milo Yiannopoulos, internal emails show confusion among Twitter execs over user verification policies and meaning of the badge — Emails suggest that verification was never quite what Twitter said it was and that the company was aware it served … | Brady Dale / CoinDesk: |
Overstock's CEO says 2,000+ accredited investors committed $100M+ on first day of pre-sale of tokens for its SEC-registered tZERO alternative trading system — The initial phase of a token sale for Overstock.com subsidiary tZERO has seen significant investor activity, according to CEO Patrick Byrne
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| Julie Verhage / Bloomberg: |
Peer-to-peer insurance company Lemonade raises $120M Series C led by SoftBank, sources say at a $500M+ valuation — Lemonade had raised $60 million prior to this new round — Previous backers include Google Ventures and Sequoia Capital — SoftBank Group Corp. is betting that technology …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Waymo teams up with Trov to insure riders in its self-driving vehicles for lost and damaged property and trip-related medical expenses — Trov will work with Waymo to insure its riders for lost and damaged property, trip-related medical expenses — Waymo LLC, the driverless-car unit …
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| Facebook: |
Facebook will now proactively recognize contact from new accounts by people you blocked and adds option to ignore Messenger conversations — By Antigone Davis, Global Head of Safety — Today we are announcing new tools to prevent harassment on Facebook and in Messenger - part of our ongoing efforts to build a safe community.
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