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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber launches Express Pool, which gives cheaper fares to those willing to walk to shared rides, in SF, DC, LA, Miami, Philadelphia, San Diego, Denver, Boston — Uber's first new product in three years — UberPool has long occupied a weird place in the ride-hailing company's lineup of services.
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| Emanuel Maiberg / Motherboard: |
Conspiracy video claiming Parkland shooting survivor and student David Hogg was a crisis actor became the number one trending video on YouTube before removal — A video described as ‘DAVID HOGG THE ACTOR....’ has made the top of the trending section, another example that YouTube has a conspiracy theory problem.
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Nest adds Google Assistant support to its Cam IQ security camera and launches new $5/month tier for Nest Aware service with five days of video uploading — An update to the Nest Cam IQ will let you manage smart home devices with your voice — Smart home company Nest today announced …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is in talks to buy long-term supplies of cobalt, a key battery ingredient, directly from miners for the first time, amid fears of a shortage — iPhone maker one of the largest end users of the metal — Cobalt is a key ingredient in mobile phone batteries
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| Yoel Roth / Twitter: |
Twitter updates API guidelines to limit simultaneous actions across accounts, such as “any form of automation” to post “substantially similar” content — Keeping Twitter safe and free from spam is a top priority for us. One of the most common spam violations …
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
AT&T picks Atlanta, Dallas, and Waco as the first three cities to get mobile 5G service in 2018 — AT&T is finally willing to say exactly where you'll see mobile 5G in 2018. The carrier has confirmed that “parts” of Atlanta, Waco and its home turf of Dallas will adopt the standards-based service … | Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Qualcomm unveils new Snapdragon 845 standalone AR/VR reference headset with eye and body tracking, faster graphics, and higher battery efficiency — Qualcomm has revealed its Snapdragon 845 Xtended Reality (XR) platform for both mobile virtual reality and augmented reality mobile headsets.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google launches AdSense Auto ads that use machine learning to optimize placement and monetization choices — Google is today unveiling a new ad unit for AdSense that taps into the company's big push to add more artificial intelligence into its business, and to potentially bring on more publishers …
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| Charles Duhigg / New York Times: |
How Foundem.com's case against Google exposes the flawed argument of a self-correcting internet economy and shows why antitrust laws are key for tech growth — Critics say the search giant is squelching competition before it begins. Should the government step in?
Tweets: @sidhubaba, @henshaw, @markscott82, @tomwarren, and @nytimes
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon opens applications for second Alexa Accelerator program cohort, in partnership with TechStars, with option to work in London, the first non-US location — Amazon continues to tap into the developer community to expand the ubiquity of its Alexa voice-based assistant, and it's taking the strategy international.
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| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Spotify co-founders plan to retain control after direct stock listing through super voting shares, following Google-Facebook IPO playbook — Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon said to own super voting shares — Facebook, Alphabet founders keep control with similar setups| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Mobility analytics company Moovit raises $50M Series D led by Intel Capital, plans integration with Mobileye, Intel's $15.3B autonomous driving subsidiary — The race for pole position in the next generation of transportation services continues to gain speed, and today a startup providing data …
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| Reuters: |
Broadcom lowers Qualcomm bid from $121B to $117B, or from $82 per share to $79, following Qualcomm's increase in its offer price for NXP — (Reuters) - Broadcom Corp (AVGO.O) on Wednesday fired its latest salvo against Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) by lowering its takeover offer to $117 billion from $121 billion …
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| Jonathan Keane / Tech.eu: |
Paris-based machine vision startup Prophesee, formerly known as Chronocam, raises $19M Series B led by unnamed investor with participation from Intel and others — Prophesee, the machine vision startup formerly known as Chronocam, has raised $19 million in initial funding for its Series B round led … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Google's Project Zero researchers find easy-to-exploit vulnerabilities in uTorrent for Windows and web that allow code execution, more; fixes rolling out soon — Developers are in the process of releasing updates to fix the critical flaws. — Two versions of uTorrent … Sponsor Posts
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