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Google rebrands AdWords as Google Ads, consolidates enterprise tools as Google Marketing Platform, and unifies publisher monetization tools as Google Ad Manager — We launched AdWords nearly 18 years ago with a simple goal—to make it easier for people to connect online with businesses.
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| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Google opens its human-sounding Duplex AI to a small group of “trusted testers” and businesses that have opted in to receiving calls from Duplex — Google is moving ahead with Duplex, the stunningly human-sounding artificial intelligence software behind its new automated system …
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| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon Wear 2500 Platform for kids' smartwatches with a quad-core A7 processor, 4G LTE, and 5MP camera — Qualcomm is betting more kids will soon be sporting smartwatches. — The San Diego chipmaker on Tuesday in Shanghai (Wednesday, China time) …
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DOJ says first nationwide undercover operation targeting darknet vendors has resulted in arrests of 35 people suspected of selling illicit goods on the darknet — After a yearlong sting operation, US law enforcement officials have arrested 35 people suspected of selling “illicit goods” …
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| Shruthi Muraleedharan / Facebook: |
Facebook adds a Keyword Snooze button to the News Feed which hides posts containing exact words or phrases for 30 days so users can avoid spoilers — Ever read a spoiler online before you've watched the last episode of the season? Or maybe you waited years for a movie sequel only to have your favorite blogger reveal the ending?
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| Mallory Locklear / Engadget: |
Twitter adds support for login verification through physical USB security keys, such as YubiKey, as a part of two-factor authentication process — Twitter announced today that you can now use a USB security key, such as Yubikey, as part of the two-factor authentication process.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft launches Azure IoT Edge out of preview, to help users securely deploy Azure services, AI, and custom logic to IoT devices — Microsoft today announced a major update to Azure IoT Edge, its cloud solution for internet of things devices. It's exiting preview and gaining support …
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Sources: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey dined with and consulted Ted Cruz, Mercedes Schlapp, Sean Hannity, and others to assuage complaints of liberal bias — Twitter and Facebook are scrambling to assuage conservative leaders who have sounded alarms — and sought to rile voters … | Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Elgato to rebrand itself as Eve Systems to focus on Apple HomeKit accessories; Corsair to purchase the Elgato name and its game accessory division — One of the Apple accessory industry's oldest developers, Elgato Systems, announced today that it will rebrand itself as Eve Systems and narrow …
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| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
Microsoft says it has improved its facial recognition tech to work better with all skin tones, reducing error rates by up to 20 times for people of darker skin — Microsoft still has a contract with ICE to use its facial recognition technology — Microsoft says its facial recognition tools …
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Sources: Snap to launch a platform later this year to let outside developers create games that can be played in Snapchat — In the past few months, Snap has been lightly dipping its toe into the waters of gaming. Later this year, it's going to take the plunge.
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| Stefan Etienne / The Verge: |
BlackBerry Key2 review: excellent battery life and good security-focused apps, but lower-end chipset than competitors, unimpressive cameras, and small screen — Nostalgia isn't always good — The BlackBerry Key2 is a phone designed for business people. A phone with a hardware keyboard …
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Lyft has raised $600M in new funding led by existing investor Fidelity at a post-money valuation of $15.1B — Lyft has raised $600 million in new funding led by existing investor Fidelity at a valuation of $15.1 billion post-money, up from $11.7 billion at the previous round.
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