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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Apple updates 13- and 15-inch Touch Bar MacBook Pros with latest Intel CPUs, more RAM, True Tone displays, more storage, and quieter keyboards — Slightly more than just spec bumps — Apple is updating its top-tier MacBook Pros today with newer processors, more configuration options …
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Apple worked with digital cinema and camera company Blackmagic on a new Radeon Pro 580-powered external GPU with 8GB video memory, available now for $699 — To go alongside the newly updated MacBook Pros, Apple is selling a product for users who need more graphic processing power.
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| Mike Wuerthele / AppleInsider: |
Apple discontinues the 2015 15-inch MacBook Pro, with sources saying that the 2016 MacBook Pro significantly outsold the 2015 model — Following the release of the 2018 MacBook Pro refresh, Apple has quietly, finally, stopped selling the 2015 MacBook Pro as new on Apple.com after a three-year run.
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| Christine Wang / CNBC: |
Court filing: Justice Department will appeal Time Warner-AT&T merger approval — The Justice Department will appeal the AT&T-Time Warner merger approval, according to a court document filed Thursday. In June, a federal judge ruled that the $85.4 billion deal was legal and imposed no conditions on the merger.
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| Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed: |
During an event Facebook billed as “a presentation about our work to prevent the spread of false news”, News Feed head defended keeping InfoWars on the platform — Facebook says it knows the truth is messy; what it doesn't know is how to clean up all the fake news it is helping to spread.
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft debuts free version of Microsoft Teams with team storage capped at 10GB, and Microsoft 365 launches live events with facial recognition and more — Microsoft 365 can now host live events, and the new service comes equipped with AI-powered features such as facial recognition …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft debuts its collaborative Whiteboard app on Windows 10, says versions for iOS and the web are coming soon, and an Android version is in the works — You can doodle with hundreds of people in real time — Microsoft is launching its collaborative Whiteboard app on Windows 10 today … | CNBC: |
After members of cancer-focused “closed” Facebook group found marketers could download their personal info via now-disabled Chrome plugin, FB makes site changes — - The leader of a private Facebook group for women with the BRCA gene became alarmed after discovering a Chrome plug …
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Robinhood is expanding its cryptocurrency trading product, currently available in 17 US states, with two new coin listings, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash — Fintech startup Robinhood is expanding its cryptocurrency trading product with two new token listings. Users in selected states can now trade Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash from the app.| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple warns users that it will discontinue its Photo Print Products service for Macs in September and steers them to third party Photos Projects extension — Apple is discontinuing its Photo Print Products service, which has been integrated into iPhoto since its launch in 2002.
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Digital Trends, The Verge, Ubergizmo, Macworld, iDrop News, Mac App Store, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks, MacRumors, TechCrunch, Engadget, AppleInsider, Fortune, iLounge, 512 Pixels, and iPhone in Canada Blog. Tweets: @reckless
| Gordon Gottsegen / CNET: |
Google launches Morse code as an input method for iOS Gboard users, following the feature's release on Android in May, as well as a game to teach Morse code — Google just made it easier for people with limited mobility to type and communicate. — Google announced that today it's rolling … | Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: |
Report says a hacker tried to sell confidential and sensitive documents for US military Reaper drones and tanks on the darknet — A hacker tried to sell sensitive U.S. military documents relating to Reaper drones and tanks on the shady part of the internet called the darknet …
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| Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat: |
Paris-based startup Meero, which uses AI to speed up and automate image editing, raises $45M Series B led by Alven Capital and Idinvest — Paris-based startup Meero announced today that it has raised $45 million in venture capital which the imaging company will use to fuel its international expansion.
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| Alex Sherman / CNBC: |
Sources: Broadcom's acquisition of CA Technologies is the start of a likely wave of future software acquisitions that will be rolled into CA — - Broadcom's $19 billion acquisition of CA is the start of future software acquisitions that will be rolled into CA, sources say.
Tweets: @jordannovet and @sherman4949
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