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HomePod can leave white rings when left on unprotected wood surfaces; Apple says “the marks can improve over several days” after HomePod is removed — Apple's HomePod is the best-sounding wireless smart speaker available, and you can control it by voice using Apple's virtual assistant, Siri.
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TechInsights: HomePod costs $216 to build, generates 38% profit, compared with profit margins of 66% for Google Home and 56% for Amazon Echo — Smart speaker's $349 price suggests Apple is making 38% margin — HomePod also generates revenue from music subscriptions
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Sources say Google dominated Coalition for Better Ads' research and review process, which helped determine ads that will be blacklisted by Chrome — Critics say the search giant's ad-blocking plan—which will screen out certain types of ads in its Google Chrome browser—is self-serving
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Chrome's default ad blocker goes live Thursday, removing ads on sites that repeatedly display pop-ups, autoplay video with sound, and other invasive ads — Chrome's built-in ad blocker will go live tomorrow. It's the first time Google will automatically block some ads in Chrome …
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Analysis finds Facebook has financial ties to 7+ members of its 13-person Messenger Kids advisory board used to shape the product, with limited disclosure — IN DECEMBER, WHEN Facebook launched Messenger Kids, an app for pre-teens and children as young as 6, the company stressed …
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Facebook's two-factor authentication system auto-posts all 2FA SMS replies from a user to their profile; it is unclear if the behavior is intentional or a bug — It may be a bug — Facebook's two-factor authentication (2FA) system has come under fire today for some bizarre design elements …
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RightScale 2018 State of the Cloud report: AWS enterprise adoption grew 15% YoY, but its lead shrank as Azure grew 35%, Google grew 26%, and IBM grew 50% — Here's a look at the annual run rates, hybrid cloud strategies and approaches to artificial intelligence and machine learning among the public cloud providers.| Coinbase Commerce: |
Coinbase Commerce enables online merchants worldwide to accept payments in Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin; launches today with Shopify integration — We're excited to announce Coinbase Commerce, available today for merchants around the world. Merchants everywhere can use Coinbase Commerce … | Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
Intel changes bug bounty program from invitation-only to a public program, adds reward of up to $250K for Spectre-like side-channel chip vulnerabilities — Intel is promising up to $250,000 to security researchers who uncover new side-channel vulnerabilities in its processors …
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JD.com raises ~$2.5B by selling stake in its logistics business to investors including Hillhouse Capital and Tencent at $13.5B valuation, will retain 81% stake — JD.com, the Chinese e-commerce giant that is Alibaba's closest rival, is raising giving its logistics business a huge boost … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft launches Microsoft for Startups program with $500M committed over two years for joint sales forces, access to technology and working spaces, more — Over the last few years, Microsoft has launched a number of programs for startups that range from free BizSpark credits for Azure … | Larry Hardesty / MIT News: |
MIT researchers have developed a special purpose chip that increases the speed of neural network computations by up to 7x while consuming ~95% less power — New chip reduces neural networks' power consumption by up to 95 percent, making them practical for battery-powered devices. — Press Inquiries
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