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Sources: Toyota to invest $500M in Uber, valuing it at ~$72B, slightly higher than last valuation, and will jointly develop driverless vehicles as part of deal — Auto maker and ride-hailing company will jointly work on driverless-vehicle development as part of investment
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Tweets: @wmerida_ubc, @nytimesbusiness, @heathersomervil, @amir, and @gregbensinger
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Sources: 6.5" OLED iPhone to get split screen view for apps like Mail and Calendar; 6.1" LCD and 6.5" OLED iPhones to support dual SIMs at least in some regions — - Two high-end OLED models focus on speed and camera upgrades — New iPad Pros, Apple Watches with larger screens also coming
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Tweets: @laurengoode, @stevekopack, @mgsiegler, @markgurman, @tonyromm, and @markgurman. Thanks:@whatthebit
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube adds “Time watched” stats to its “digital wellbeing” tools in its mobile apps — Google today is expanding YouTube's set of “digital wellbeing” tools, with an added feature that will calculate how much you're watching videos.| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Rachel Whetstone, who came to Facebook a year ago to head communications for WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger, is departing to run PR for Netflix — Another top staffer is leaving the social network after a tough year. — Rachel Whetstone is leaving the top corporate communications job …
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Sources: Microsoft was working on a VR headset for Xbox but began telling partners earlier this year it was putting it on hold, likely to wait for better tech — Two months ago, Microsoft said it didn't have specific plans to create an Xbox VR headset. What it didn't say is that it had been working … | AnandTech: |
In a strategy shift, GlobalFoundries announces it is ceasing all work on its 7nm fabrication processes — GlobalFoundries on Monday announced an important strategy shift. The contract maker of semiconductors decided to cease development of bleeding edge manufacturing technologies and stop … | Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com: |
Microsoft announces Xbox All Access with Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Live Gold, and Xbox One S or Xbox One X console for $22 or $35/mo on a 2-year contract in US — Microsoft today confirmed the rumors: Xbox All Access is a new subscription offering that ties a console to Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass for two years.
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| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
Tumblr changes community guidelines to more explicitly ban hate speech, speech glorifying violence, and revenge porn; the new rules go into effect on Sept. 10 — Tumblr is changing its community guidelines to more explicitly ban hate speech, glorifying violence, and revenge porn.
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| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
AutoX, which has raised $43M since 2016, launches a pilot to deliver groceries by autonomous cars to an area of about 400 homes in north San Jose — Autonomous vehicle startup AutoX has launched a grocery delivery and mobile store pilot in a partnership with GrubMarket.com and local high-end grocery store DeMartini Orchard.
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Facebook removes 18 Facebook accounts, one Instagram account, and 52 Facebook Pages, including Burmese military officials, in response to Myanmar violence — The ethnic violence in Myanmar has been truly horrific. Earlier this month, we shared an update on the steps we're taking to prevent …
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Tweets: @reuterstech, @sethmoulton, @nytimes, @hadas_gold, @jerometaylor, @reuters, @pakhead, @tiranahassan, @tostevinm, @shafiur, and @shibanimahtani
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VMware to acquire Boston-based CloudHealth, sources say for about $500M, to help enterprises manage deployments across their own datacenters and public clouds — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - VMware Inc will acquire CloudHealth Technologies as part of the information technology company's continued push …
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SiliconANGLE, Boston Business Journal, Xconomy, Light Reading, and VMware Cloud Community. Thanks:@sal19
| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Google's Gboard launches Bitmoji-like Mini stickers, which can be created from users' selfies — If you want to send friends custom emoji using Gboard, you can either tap into your Bitmoji sticker collection... or use the keyboard's latest feature. Google has launched “Mini” …
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| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Microsoft launches Bing spotlight, a news aggregator for developing stories in Bing search results compiled by AI and human editors, available in the US — Bing is tackling news with a new feature that showcases a timeline of how a story has evolved, different perspectives from news sources and related social media posts on a topic.Sponsor Posts
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