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| Panos Panay / Windows Blog: |
Microsoft unveils 10" $399+ Surface Go tablet with USB-C, MicroSD slot, and Pentium Gold CPU; pre-order July 10, available August 2, LTE model later this year — Many of us play different roles throughout the day, moving from work or school to home and everywhere in between.
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Researchers say connecting an iPhone to a compatible USB accessory can prevent the USB Restricted Mode lock after one hour in iOS 11.4.1 — Plugging in certain Apple accessories will reset the one-hour counter for USB Restricted Mode — Apple released iOS 11.4.1 this morning … | Chris Welch / The Verge: |
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| Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed: |
Netflix launches Smart Downloads feature to automatically retrieve your next episode for offline viewing on Android, will launch on iOS later this year — Netflix is automating downloads of series so you can binge-watch shows off-line without even pressing a button.
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Google Pay rolls out support for peer-to-peer payments and mobile ticketing — Google is making several updates to Google Pay, its recently-rebranded service for all its different payments tools. Most of these updates were announced earlier this year, but now, Google says they're actually going live in the app.| The Keyword: |
Google expands use of machine learning for advertisers by launching Responsive search ads, Maximize lift for YouTube, and Local and Smart shopping campaigns — The ways people get things done are constantly changing, from finding the closest coffee shop to organizing family photos.| Karissa Bell / Mashable: |
Snapchat launches Lens Explorer, available in its iOS app, that lets you find lenses created by other users — Attention selfie addicts, we have some good news: you might never run out of Snapchat lenses again. — On Tuesday the app is launching Lens Explorer, a new feature that makes …
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Facebook is testing augmented reality ads from a select group of partners in the News Feed — Facebook is giving advertisers new ways to show off their products, including with augmented reality. — At its F8 developer conference earlier this year, Facebook announced that it was working … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researcher says stolen code-signing certificates from router and camera-maker D-Link were used to sign the Plead password-stealing malware — This isn't the IP camera software you think it is. — Criminals recently stole code-signing certificates from router and camera maker D-Link …
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YouTube overhauls how it handles breaking news, adding previews of articles from credible sources, showing info from third parties, testing local news in TV app — The work of trusted journalistic organizations is as critical as ever, especially when it comes to seeking information about current events online.
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| Muyao Shen / CoinDesk: |
Token creation platform Bancor, which raised $153M in last year's ICO, has gone offline after a security breach that successfully stole ~$13.5M worth of crypto — Token creation platform Bancor has gone offline following a “security breach” that took place Monday morning.
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| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Toast, provider of cloud software for restaurant management, raises $115M Series D at $1.4B valuation led by T. Rowe Price with Tiger Global participating — The Toast Go handheld device is one recent addition that's helped Toast score a $1.4 billion valuation from investors.| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
YouTube begins rolling out incognito mode, which hides search and viewing history, for Android users — Earlier this year, both YouTube and YouTube Music began hinting at an “Incognito mode” — similar to Google Chrome's — that disables your watch and search history.
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
AT&T acquires threat intelligence company AlienVault, which has raised $120M since its inception in 2007 — AT&T has announced plans to acquire cybersecurity company AlienVault. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. — Founded in 2007, AlienVault offers a number of tools for detecting …
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