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| Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
NVIDIA unveils Turing GPU architecture, says it includes AI-based capabilities and real-time ray tracing, announces Quadro RTX GPUs that will ship Q4 2018 — Moments ago at NVIDIA's SIGGRAPH 2018 keynote presentation, company CEO Jensen Huang formally unveiled the company's much awaited (and much rumored) Turing GPU architecture.
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| Kif Leswing / INSIDER: |
Sources: Apple invited 30+ app devs to an April 2017 meeting to recommend they move from selling apps at a low upfront cost to a subscription-based SaaS model — - But there are concerns that the competitiveness of the marketplace may make it difficult to maintain high-quality utility apps.
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VentureBeat, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacDailyNews, and reddit.com. Tweets: @trengriffin
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook acquires the seven-person team and tech from startup Vidpresso to make its video more interactive — Zombie-like passive comsumption of static video is both unhealthy for viewers and undifferentiated for the tech giants that power it. That's set Facebook on a mission to make video interactive … | Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Trump signs defense bill that includes banning the use of some components from Huawei, ZTE, and other Chinese companies by the US government and its contractors — Huawei and ZTE technology will largely be banned from use by the US government and government contractors.
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TechCrunch, Congress.gov, Engadget, CNET, Neowin, and South China Morning Post
| Stacy Cowley / New York Times: |
Banks and retailers are using behavioral biometrics to build millions of user profiles by tracking how users type, swipe, and tap when using websites and apps — When you're browsing a website and the mouse cursor disappears, it might be a computer glitch — or it might be a deliberate test to find out who you are.
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PYMNTS.com. Tweets: @nytimesbusiness, @nytimesbusiness, @stacycowley, @nytimesbusiness, and @jbsgreenberg
| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Sources: YouTube is signing stars to new contracts that pay them to use new features like paid chats and prohibit them from posting first on competitors' sites — - Twitch, Facebook try to lure talent with new video ventures — Parent Google wants to diversify revenue for talent, itself
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Firstpost, CNET, Social Media Today, BGR, MSPoweruser, The Verge, Tubefilter, and Engadget
Tweets: @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, and @technology
| Yoree Koh / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: a16z launches a new fund of ~$15M for black celebrity investors to try to boost diversity in tech, with Kevin Durant and Will Smith among its LPs — Silicon Valley stalwart Andreessen Horowitz launches new fund in an effort to boost diversity in tech
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CNET, Business Insider, and Silicon Valley Business …
Tweets: @capitalmoments, @daiwaka, and @yoreekoh
| Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press: |
Investigation finds some Google apps on Android and iPhones automatically store time-stamped location data even when the location history setting is paused — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to.
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Tweets: @dhowell, @richardjnieva, @ap, @reedalbergotti, @yaleprivacylab, and @nickconfessore
| Graeme Mcmillan / The Verge: |
Comcast's Xfinity X1 partnership with Netflix and Amazon presages a future of streaming bundles, which would be similar to the cable TV subscription model — As Xfinity's distribution deals expand, disruptors are taking up the same models as past cable companies| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
All current regulations about online privacy are flawed because they view privacy as a thing that needs protecting, rather than a trade-off for benefits — It's been an interesting year for those of us who support strong privacy for the public — in part because we've seen lots of movement on attempts to regulate privacy.
Tweets: @mmasnick
| Michael Brown / PCWorld: |
Samsung launches SmartThings WiFi mesh router with Adaptive WiFi tech from Plume, a $70 SmartThings Hub, and smart button, and upgrades smart outlet, sensors — Samsung is putting its well-regarded SmartThings brand front and center in the latest iteration of its combination Wave 2 Wi-Fi mesh router and smart-home hub.
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Engadget, Business Wire, The Verge, Digital Trends, Electronic House, MacRumors, and CNET
| Bloomberg: |
How Quanergy Systems, which makes lidar for autonomous cars, has failed to deliver after raising $160M and hitting a peak valuation of over $1.6B — Quanergy Systems Inc. found itself in the center of a sudden frenzy over self-driving cars in 2014. It makes lidar, which bounces lasers off objects …
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Silicon Valley Business …. Tweets: @keithnaughton, @jyjault, @mateosfo, @chr1sa, and @wintonark
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
A US appeals court has blocked the FCC's attempt to pull a broadband subsidy for low income households in tribal areas, staying the FCC decision pending appeal — FCC trying to kill $25 subsidy in urban areas and limit subsidy in rural areas. — A US appeals court has blocked …
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Engadget, The Verge, New York Times, and United States Court of Appeals. Tweets: @agentcarter_ssr
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter Lite adds push notifications and rolls out to 21 more countries including India, Ukraine, Argentina, and Zimbabwe, bringing the total to 45 — Twitter announced today its Twitter Lite app is expanding to 21 more countries, which makes the data-saving app available to now over 45 countries in total.Sponsor Posts
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