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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft acquires Flipgrid, a video discussion platform used by 20M+ students and teachers in 180 countries, and makes it free for schools to use — A YouTube reaction video platform for students is now free to use for schools — Microsoft has acquired Flipgrid, a video discussion platform used …
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Privacy leak found in Google Home and Chromecast that would let a malicious site find a user's precise location from Wi-Fi info; Google now says it will fix — Google in the coming weeks is expected to fix a location privacy leak in two of its most popular consumer products.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Datally, Google's Android app for monitoring and managing mobile data, updated with new features including daily limits, guest mode, unused apps, and a WiFi map — In November, Google introduced Datally, a data-saving app largely aimed at emerging markets where users often rely on prepaid SIM cards …
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| Saheli Roy Choudhury / CNBC: |
Google to invest $550M in China's second-largest e-commerce site JD.com as part of a strategic partnership — - U.S. tech giant Google said it would invest $550 million in cash into Chinese e-commerce player JD.com. — The companies said the investment is part of a strategic partnership …
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Tweets: @madhavchanchani and @mhbergen
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says iOS 12 will be able to automatically share precise location info with first responders when iPhone users call 911 in US, integrating RapidSOS tech — Apple is announcing a new life-saving feature in iOS 12 that hasn't been publicly disclosed before today.
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| Andrew Chung / Reuters: |
US Supreme Court to hear Apple's appeal of lower court ruling that company can be sued for monopolizing iOS app market, allegedly leading to inflated prices — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) bid to escape a lawsuit accusing …
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| Killian Bell / Android Police: |
Google Maps removes ability to hail an Uber from within its mobile apps, after adding the integration in January 2017 — Google has removed the ability to book an Uber ride from inside Google Maps. You can still look up the route in Maps and then “request the ride from the Uber app,” …
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| Matt McFarland / CNNMoney: |
In letters to Jeff Bezos, nearly 20 Amazon shareholder groups, ACLU, and others call for halt of selling Rekognition facial recognition tech to law enforcement — Facial recognition could revolutionize public transportation — Nearly 20 groups of Amazon shareholders are pressuring …
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| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
Pulumi, founded by Microsoft and AWS veterans, raises $5M seed and debuts an open-source project and commercial SaaS product to help devs be cloud agnostic — When you consider the seismic shifts in computing history, there has usually been a period of adjustment during …
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SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, and ZDNet
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
YouTube Music and Premium expand to 12 new international markets, including Canada and UK and become generally available after soft launch in 5 initial markets — After soft launching in the five existing Red countries this May, YouTube is beginning the international expansion of its newly revamped Music and Premium services.| Lauren Goode / Wired: |
How a team of 150 at Square made the $999 Square Register, a two-screen Android device with its own secure enclave chip, aiming to be SMBs' preferred PoS device — IF YOU KNOW the company Square, it's probably because you've paid in a store using a Square “stand,” a dock that supports a tablet …
Tweets: @laurengoode and @square
| The Information: |
Filing suggests Travis VanderZanden, founder of scooter rental startup Bird that has raised $450M to date, has sold tens of millions of dollars worth of stock — The founder of Bird, a year-old scooter rental service that has attracted $450 million from investors, including Sequoia Capital …
Tweets: @bryce, @coryweinberg, @nikillinit, @mdudas, and @danprimack
| Tiffany Hsu / New York Times: |
WHO to add gaming addiction as a medical condition to the International Classification of Diseases, its highly regarded compendium of medical conditions — Video games work hard to hook players. Designers use predictive algorithms and principles of behavioral economics to keep fans engaged.
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CNET, Washington Post, The Verge, 9to5Google, CNN, Silicon Republic, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, and Blue's News. Tweets: @katiecouric
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