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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Sources: Apple is delaying some planned iOS updates, including improvements to core apps, to next year in order to focus on performance and reliability issues — Apple has shaken up its iOS software plans for 2018, delaying some features to next year in an effort to put more focus …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Source: Apple to curtail iPhone X production in the first quarter to ~20M handsets, down from ~40M initially planned, due to weak demand — Company will offer its first report on iPhone X sales when it reports earnings Thursday — Apple Inc. AAPL -2.07% is slashing planned production … | Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Waymo says it will buy “thousands” more Chrysler Pacifica self-driving minivans from Fiat Chrysler, with the first deliveries starting at the end of 2018 — Google's self-driving unit deepens its partnership with one of Detroit's Big Three — Waymo, the self-driving unit … | Jeff Cox / CNBC: |
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase partner to cut employee healthcare costs, will create a company targeting healthcare technology solutions — - Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase on Tuesday announced plans to partner on ways to cut health care costs and improve services for U.S. employees.
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Google completes its $1.1B HTC deal involving the transfer of 2,000+ engineers and a non-exclusive license for HTC's intellectual property — Google has announced the completion of its $1.1 billion deal to buy a large slice of HTC's hardware business. — The acquisition was announced …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Child health advocates call for Facebook to shutter Messenger Kids app — The slings and arrows of outrage keep flying at Facebook. Today a coalition of child health advocates has published an open letter addressing CEO Mark Zuckerberg and calling for the company to shutter Messenger Kids …
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| Hamza Shaban / Washington Post: |
Over 100 child advocates, pediatric and medical experts urge Facebook to discontinue Messenger Kids, saying it poses health and development risk to children — More than 100 child advocates, civil society groups, medical experts and other individuals are urging Facebook to discontinue …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Verizon has dropped all plans to sell phones made by Huawei, including the new Mate 10 Pro, after facing pressure from the US government — Carriers pressured by U.S. government to avoid handset maker — Perceived threat draws Trump team proposal for nationalization
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Gizmodo, Inquirer, 9to5Google, Engadget, Android Beat, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, Digital Trends, Tech Times, Axios, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, and Coffee House
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| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Facebook to show more stories from local news sources in News Feed, will identify local publishers by looking at clicks in tight geographic areas — It's the third big change Facebook has announced in the last month. And at least one more is coming. — Facebook says it will bring …
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Facebook, Android Police, ValueWalk, Axios, Fast Company, Fortune, iPhone in Canada Blog, Washington Post, Silicon Republic, Firstpost, BetaNews, Tech Times, Neowin, Ubergizmo, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, ZDNet, VentureBeat, TechSpot, GeekWire, CNNMoney, Adweek, BBC, Marketing Land, CNET, Reuters, Business Insider, The Verge, CNBC, Quartz, Thurrott.com, Engadget, Slate, Search Engine Journal, Social Media Today, BGR, and The Register
Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @reuterstech, @joshconstine, @pkafka, @byrosenberg, @_cingraham, @broderick, @davidklion, @mosseri, @caseynewton, @dseetharaman, @willoremus, and @kevinroose
| Colin Campbell / Polygon: |
Source: Microsoft considers buying Electronic Arts, as it seeks to increase exclusive games lineup; acquisition rumors also include Valve and PUBG — How can Microsoft match Sony's stellar roster? — Microsoft has given Xbox head Phil Spencer a vote of confidence, promoting him to executive vice president of gaming.
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Thurrott.com, Inquirer, ExtremeTech, Forbes, TechSpot, Softpedia News, VG247, On MSFT, VentureBeat, Ubergizmo, and Blue's News
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| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
Andrew Ng raises $175M AI fund from Sequoia, Greylock, SoftBank, others, and makes first public investment in Landing.AI, a startup using AI in manufacturing — - Andrew Ng is one of the world's most respected artificial intelligence researchers and executives.
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TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Associated Press, and Axios
| Alan Travis / The Guardian: |
UK court of appeal rules mass digital surveillance powers under the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act are unlawful — Appeal ruling means significant parts of 'snooper's charter' legislation must be changed … Appeal court judges have ruled the government's mass digital …
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Liberty Human Rights, The Verge, The Register, CNET, BetaNews, Inquirer, and WIRED UK
Tweets: @hackneyabbott, @ggreenwald, and @arusbridger
| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
SAP to acquire Callidus Software, provider of cloud-based human resource software and other IT solutions, for $2.4B; the deal is expected to close in Q2 2018 — SAP America's acquisition is not expected to significantly hit FY 2018 earnings. — SAP has announced the acquisition of Callidus Software in a deal worth $2.4 billion.
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SAP News Center, Reuters, Bloomberg, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, Reuters, Deutsche Welle, Seeking Alpha, and Financial Times
| Johana Bhuiyan / Recode: |
Indian ride-hailing service Ola, which counts Didi and SoftBank as investors, is launching in Australia; Europe-based Taxify also recently launched in Australia — Ola, which has often touted its home-field advantage over Uber, expects to expand to a number of other countries, as well.
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Ola, TechCrunch, Engadget, The Economic Times, Tech in Asia, MediaNama, Firstpost, Reuters, The Next Web, Livemint, Bloomberg, Times of India, Sydney Morning Herald, CNET, Deccan Chronicle, BBC, Gizmodo Australia, NEWS.com.au, BuzzFeed, and Mashable. Tweets: @jonrussell
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