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Android Wear rebranded as Wear OS to reflect the fact that it works with both Android and iOS smartphones — The Android Wear brand introduced in 2014 is going away and being replaced with a new name: Wear OS. A new area of Google's website has officially confirmed the change.
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| Tim / Droid Life: |
Google Maps rolls out “wheelchair accessible” route options in London, New York, Tokyo, Mexico City, Boston, and Sydney — Navigating city centers, as well as bus and train stations can sometimes be complicated for those in a wheelchair or with other mobility needs.
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Intel says upcoming 8th-gen Xeon and Core CPUs have been redesigned to provide hardware protection against Spectre variant 2 and Meltdown vulnerabilities — As promised, Intel has redesigned its upcoming 8th-gen Xeon and Core processors to further reduce the risks of attacks via the Spectre …
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| Shira Ovide / Bloomberg: |
Analysis of how Amazon became the third most valuable company in the world after a disappointing 2014 and a look at the industries it might shake up next — Amazon makes no sense. It's the most befuddling, illogically sprawling, and—to a growing sea of competitors—flat-out terrifying company in the world.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: stock-trading app Robinhood is raising around $350M led by DST Global at a $5.6B valuation, a fourfold increase in one year — Russian firm DST Global is leading the $350 million investment in the stock-trading app — Robinhood Financial LLC is set to be valued at about $5.6 billion …
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Snap apologizes for approving third-party ad with “would you rather” options for slapping Rihanna and punching Chris Brown; Rihanna rejects apology — 'I'd love to call it ignorance, but I know you ain't that dumb!' — Rihanna posted an Instagram Story today to denounce Snapchat …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Android Security 2017 Year in Review: 60.3% of potentially harmful Android apps were detected via machine learning, Play Protect reviews 50B+ apps every day — Google released its Android Security 2017 Year in Review report today, the fourth installment of the company's attempt to educate …
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Trump administration announces new Russia sanctions on 5 entities, including IRA, and 19 individuals, in response to US election interference and cyberattacks — Putin's ‘chef,’ the man behind the troll factory — Washington (CNN)The Trump administration announced Thursday it is enacting …
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Microsoft launches bounty program for speculative execution CPU bugs, offering to pay up to $250K for new flaws through December 31 — Microsoft is introducing a new bug bounty reward for the “speculative execution” CPU vulnerabilities that were disclosed recently.| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
Airbnb adds 21 accessibility filters to help people find lodgings that have step-free entry to rooms, entryways that can accommodate a wheelchair, and more — Airbnb has made some changes to its platform in order to make it easier for people with disabilities to find accommodations that suit their needs.
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A former Walmart director of business development sues company, claims it issued misleading e-commerce results, mislabeled products, failed to process returns — Online executive alleges he was let go after raising concerns — Retailer ‘ignored’ errors and misled investors, Huynh says
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Facebook brings data-saving Facebook Lite beyond developing markets to the Play Store in US, Canada, Australia, UK, New Zealand, France, Germany, and Ireland — (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Thursday said it will roll out the stripped down version of its social media platform, Facebook Lite …
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Chrome Enterprise updated with new management capabilities including automatic forced re-enrollment, per-permission extension blacklisting, and more — Aiming to make Chrome Enterprise “the most secure endpoint solution for businesses in the cloud,” Google rolls out more partners like Citrix XenMobile and Zoho.
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New Orleans says it won't renew its contract with Palantir, which has been testing its crime prediction technology in the city since 2012 — The partnership ran for six years without public knowledge — Two weeks ago, The Verge reported the existence of a six-year predictive policing collaboration between …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils cloud gaming division led by Microsoft vet Kareem Choudhry who says the company wants content available across all devices, hints at streaming — Cloud services seen as the future of games — Microsoft shipped its first video game in 1981, appropriately named Microsoft Adventure.| Wall Street Journal: |
iHeartMedia files for bankruptcy after reaching an agreement in principle with investors for restructuring more than $10B of its outstanding debt of over $20B — Filing, agreement with investors pave way for radio giant to shed most of the debt taken on in 2008 buyout …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Nest debuts $39 Temperature Sensor that works in tandem with its thermostats, ships April; $229 Nest Hello video doorbell and $249 Nest x Yale lock now shipping — Plus, the Nest Hello video doorbell and Nest x Yale smart lock are now shipping — Nest just announced a new $39 Temperature Sensor …
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