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Google says it provides TensorFlow APIs to US Dept of Defense to help interpret drone footage, is working on policies and safeguards for use of machine learning — Google has partnered with the United States Department of Defense to help the agency develop artificial intelligence …
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| Cale Guthrie Weissman / Fast Company: |
Techmeme announces Techmeme Ride Home podcast hosted by Internet History Podcast's Brian McCullough, summarizing tech news every weekday at 5pm ET — It's hosted by Brian McCullough, creator of the Internet History Podcast. — The favorite website of many a techie is jumping on the podcasting bandwagon.
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| Deirdre Bosa / CNBC: |
After 18 years at Amazon, VP of Amazon Prime and delivery experience Greg Greeley joins Airbnb with the title President of Homes, reporting to CEO Brian Chesky — - This comes one month after CNBC learned that Greeley would be turning more attention to Whole Foods
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GeekWire, TechCrunch, Quartz, Business Insider, CNET, Recode, Seattle Business Journal, TWICE, and Seeking Alpha
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Google says it's bringing Lens, its Assistant-powered image recognition tool, to all Android phones with Google Photos installed; timeline for iOS debut unknown — It's coming to iOS soon — Google is officially rolling its Lens out to Android phones that have Google Photos installed.
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9to5Google, TechCrunch, The Next Web, Engadget, Android Police, Softpedia News, Digital Trends, and Tom's Guide. Tweets: @googlephotos
| Richard Chirgwin / The Register: |
Google unveils 72-qubit Bristlecone processor as a new research testbed, which isn't yet faster than a classical chip, as it races to claim “quantum supremacy” — Don't panic: ‘supremacy’ is the point at which quantum kit trumps classical computers
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Google Research Blog, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, ExtremeTech, The Next Web, TechSpot, Engadget, Inquirer, bit-tech.net, Bitsonline, 9to5Google, and TechCrunch
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| Bloomberg: |
Source: Uber has burned $10.7B total so far, making its losses worse than tech giants when they had same market cap; revenue lags firms with similar market cap — Uber is a financial oddity. Can it mutate into a sustainable business? — What makes Uber Technologies Inc …
Tweets: @ericnewcomer, @shiraovide, @eliotwb, and @reggievaitz
| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber begins using its self-driving trucks for some long haul cargo trips in Arizona as part of Uber Freight service, leaving the last stretch to human drivers — Via Uber Freight, the company's standalone trucking app — Uber's big push to dominate the trucking industry took a leap forward today …
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
WeWork says it's acquiring SEO and marketing company Conductor to build a “marketing cloud” for enterprise customers — WeWork is acquiring Conductor. — The two businesses might not seem like an obvious fit. Why would a coworking giant buy a company that's best known for search engine optimization?
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Tweets: @conductor, @sarahcuda, @tech_adoption, @wework, @sameerpatel, and @shiraovide
| Dani Deahl / The Verge: |
Apple confirms it will stop taking submissions for iTunes LPs, with bundled items like videos or bonus tracks, as of this month; existing LPs will be available — Existing iTunes LPs will still be available going forward — Apple has confirmed to The Verge that it will stop taking new iTunes LP submissions as of this month.| Sara Salinas / CNBC: |
BlackBerry suing Facebook, alleging that many of Facebook's messaging services infringe on BlackBerry patents, seeks injunctive relief and damages — BlackBerry is suing Facebook for patent infringement on its legacy messaging service, the company said Tuesday.| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Gboard adds supports for 20 new languages including traditional and simplified Chinese and Korean, bringing total to 300+ languages for 74% of world population — Google is adding more than 20 new languages to its Gboard virtual keyboard app, including Chinese (traditional and simplified) and Korean.| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
US Treasury's FinCEN says in letter that its rules apply to those who sell convertible virtual currency including developers and exchanges running ICOs — The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a letter Tuesday that indicates the U.S. agency will apply its regulations …
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Coin Center and Business Insider
Tweets: @msantoriesq, @xrpbeliever, @tuurdemeester, and @neerajka
| New York Times: |
Right-wing journalist Peter Schweizer plans to release a documentary on tech companies' role in filtering the news, casting them as censorious and oppressive — Conservatives are zeroing in on a new enemy in the political culture wars: Big Tech. — Arguing that Silicon Valley is stifling … | Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
EFF FOIA suit findings: FBI relationship with Best Buy's Geek Squad dates back 10+ years; staff would tip FBI on unlawful customer data, in some cases be paid — A freedom of information request revealed that the FBI used the Best Buy division's repair staff to flag illegal content.| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Microsoft Surface Pro LTE review: seamless connectivity, light and portable design, and satisfactory battery life, but its 7th-generation Intel CPU is outdated — The cellular-connected laptop for consumers has arrived — For the past week or so, I've been using a computer to work from a train, at a park, and in a coffee shop.
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The Verge, BGR, Windows Central, Ars Technica, Digital Trends, BetaNews, ZDNet, CNBC, Laptop Mag, Windows Central, and CNET. Tweets: @dcseifert
| Chris Sanders / Reuters: |
US Treasury official says CFIUS national security panel has identified potential risks that warrant a full investigation of Broadcom's bid for Qualcomm — (Reuters) - A U.S. government national security panel said it identified potential risks that warrant a full investigation …
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AppleInsider and Reuters
| Jason Rowley / TechCrunch: |
Crunchbase Report: since January 2017, blockchain related startups worldwide have raised ~$4.5B via ICOs, almost 3.5x the ~$1.3B raised in traditional VC rounds — Recently, we found that, for 2018, the amount of money being raised by blockchain and blockchain-adjacent companies via traditional VC rounds … | Dan Primack / Axios: |
HQ Trivia says it has raised $15M at a $100M post-money valuation, led by Founders Fund, to grow out its engineering team — HQ, the live trivia game-show app, tells Axios that it has raised $15 million in new VC funding at a $100 million post-money valuation.| Mishaal Rahman / XDA Developers: |
Changes to Android P source code show Google is likely adding support for using phone as a Bluetooth keyboard or mouse — We're nearing the launch date of the first Android P Developer Preview, according to rumors. Little is known about the upcoming release in terms of user-facing features …
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BGR, Android Authority, MSPoweruser, and Neowin
| Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal: |
Trump admin joins states' push to expand online sales tax collections, urges Supreme Court to overrule 1992 precedent giving tax exemption to online retailers — Justice Department urges Supreme Court to overrule a 1992 precedent giving online retailers an exemption from obligation applying to bricks-and-mortar shops| Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal: |
Source: Sequoia Capital is seeking to raise $12B+ across seven funds, including $8B for its global growth fund, $2.5B for China, and $675M for Southeast Asia — More than $12 billion in capital is sought across seven new funds — One of Silicon Valley's best-known venture-capital firms …
Tweets: @shiraovide and @ychernova
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Sources: used car site Vroom, which had raised ~$320M, lays off 25%-50% staff and halts Dallas and Indiana operations — Vroom, an on-demand car buying and selling startup that has raised over $300 million in venture funding, has hit a bump in the road. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed … Sponsor Posts
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