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Office 2019, the successor to Office 2016, now generally available for Windows and Mac, with a feature list that's a subset of what Office 365 ProPlus users get — Microsoft is starting to roll out Office 2019, its on-premises Office suite for Windows and Mac, and will be delivering the Office 2019 servers within the coming weeks.
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The Verge, Thurrott.com, Windows Central, 9to5Mac, and Microsoft 365 Blog
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft announces Windows Virtual Desktop, a new Azure-based service that provides a full virtualized multi-user Windows 10 experience — There are plenty of third-party solutions for running a Windows desktop in the cloud, but until now, Microsoft itself seemed hesitant to offer the same kind of user experience.
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Microsoft 365 Blog, BetaNews, Ars Technica, TechSpot, Tim Anderson's IT Writing, and Neowin
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft: Surface Hub 2S will be available in Q2 2019 with original Surface Hub software, can be updated to Surface Hub 2X in 2020 using an upgrade cartridge — Surface Hub 2S to launch next year, followed by Surface Hub 2X update in 2020 — Microsoft is unveiling hardware changes to its Surface Hub 2 today.
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Engadget, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, Windows Central, VentureBeat, PCWorld, Thurrott.com, and GeekWire
| Michael Sheetz / CNBC: |
SiriusXM to acquire Pandora in a $3.5B all-stock deal — Satellite radio company SiriusXM is acquiring music streaming service Pandora in a $3.5 billion all-stock deal, the companies announced Monday. — Pandora shares rose 14.4 percent in premarket trading from Friday's close of $9.09 a share …
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Tweets: @shiraovide, @nytimes, @claireatki, @pkafka, @readdanwrite, @eamonjavers, and @pkafka
| Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Apple releases macOS 10.14 Mojave with Dark Mode, Desktop Stacks, security enhancements, a redesigned App Store, Home, Stocks, Voice Memos, and Apple News apps — As promised during September 12's Gather Round event in Cupertino, Apple today released macOS Mojave — aka macOS 10.14 — to the general public.
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TechCrunch, Apple, Mac App Store, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Macworld, CNET, Thurrott.com, Engadget, Ars Technica, Computerworld, AppleInsider, and Softpedia News
| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft unveils AI for Humanitarian Action, a $40M five-year initiative to support devs making tools focusing on refugees, disaster response, and human rights — Microsoft today introduced the AI for Humanitarian Action initiative, a $40 million, 5-year plan to support developers interested …
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CNET, Microsoft on the Issues, Engadget, SiliconANGLE, and ZDNet
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Snap begins slow rollout of a new way to search for products on Amazon right from Snapchat, works by simply pointing camera at a physical product or barcode — Snap on Monday announced a new visual search tool for the company's Snapchat app in partnership with Amazon.| Simone Stolzoff / Quartz: |
Slack has acquired Astro, a productivity startup that makes tools to surface important information from your emails and calendar — There's a common understanding that there are two types of people in this world: Slack people and email people. In reality, most modern offices use both …
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Slack, TechCrunch, and VentureBeat
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Roku says its streaming boxes, sticks, and TVs will gain Google Assistant support within the next few weeks letting users launch apps, control playback, more — And Spotify is coming back to the platform — This is one example of interoperability that I didn't expect to see anytime soon …
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TechCrunch, XDA Developers, Android Police, Digital Trends, 9to5Google, CNET, Engadget, Ars Technica, 9to5Toys, and Mashable
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
As part of a new strategic partnership with Apple, Salesforce will release a Salesforce Mobile SDK for iOS by end of 2018 and redesign its iOS app by early 2019 — Salesforce and Apple have announced a partnership “that brings together the number one customer relationship management platform and iOS.”
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9to5Mac, Salesforce.com, Reuters, Business Insider, Cult of Mac, GeekWire, VentureBeat, ZDNet, MacRumors, Neowin, PYMNTS.com, CNBC, Enterprise Times, Patently Apple, and iPhone in Canada Blog
Tweets: @benioff and @salesforce
| Saumya Tewari / Livemint: |
Facebook names Ajit Mohan, the CEO of streaming service Hotstar, as the managing director and vice-president of Facebook India, to join early next year — Ajit Mohan will lead a senior leadership team at Facebook India, looking into strengthening the social media firm's relations with people, businesses and the government
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The Next Web, Engadget, Mashable, Times of India, businesstoday.in, and NDTV Gadgets 360
Tweets: @sushantsinha, @roshini008, and @livemint
| Ryne Hager / Android Police: |
Yubico launches new YubiKey 5 Series 2FA keys, supports passwordless FIDO2 and NFC — Supporting FIDO2 — Yubico, the leading provider of hardware authentication security keys, today announced the launch of the YubiKey 5 Series, the industry's first multi-protocol security keys supporting FIDO2.
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Yubico, TechCrunch, Yubico, Engadget, ZDNet, Wired, TechRadar.com, and VentureBeat
| Nellie Bowles / New York Times: |
Former ProPublica reporters are starting The Markup, a news site to investigate big tech, with a $20M gift from Craigslist's Craig Newmark and other funding — The Markup, dedicated to investigating technology and its effect on society, will be led by two former ProPublica journalists.
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TechCrunch, Fortune, and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check
Tweets: @hamishmckenzie, @jameeljaffer, @mlcalderone, and @sulliview
| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Walmart says 17,000+ Oculus Go headsets will be used in its US stores by end of year to train its employees, in an expansion of a pre-existing program — Walmart said it is using the headsets to train within three key areas: new technology, compliance, and soft skills like empathy and customer service.| Rani Molla / Recode: |
Review of Chase checking accounts shows that earnings for drivers for services like Uber, Lyft, and Postmates dropped from $1,469/month in 2013 to $783 in 2017 — More people are working for ride-sharing and delivery companies but on average they're making less.| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Fall Detection feature in Apple Watch Series 4 is off by default unless you're over 65 years old, according to Apple support documentation — Apple Watch Series 4 has a new feature called Fall Detection, which uses the new next-generation gyroscope and accelerometer to detect a fall …
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AppleInsider, SlashGear, iLounge, iDownloadBlog.com, Neowin, and MacDailyNews. Tweets: @backlon
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Microsoft, SAP, and Adobe announce an Open Data Initiative to bring data across all of their platforms into one package running on Azure — Industry leaders team up to help customers connect data across their organizations, find powerful insights and deliver intelligent services with AI
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TechCrunch, GeekWire, MSPoweruser, Investor's Business Daily, Neowin, and On MSFT
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Apple has closed its acquisition of music recognition app Shazam and says it will soon become ad-free, in a deal sources say was for $400M — Last year, we broke the news that Apple was buying the music recognition startup and app Shazam for about $400 million, and nearly one year later, the deal has finally closed.
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Apple, The Next Web, The Verge, Engadget, Macworld, Digital Trends, ZDNet, BetaNews, Inquirer, VentureBeat, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, CNET, TechSpot, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com, and Cult of Mac
Tweets: @ingridlunden and @benbajarin
| Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
Eric Schmidt says the internet will bifurcate in the next 10-15 years into a Chinese-led internet, with fewer freedoms and more censorship, and one led by US — - Speaking at a private event hosted by Village Global VC yesterday night, tech luminary and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt predicted …
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The Next Web and Beyond Search
Tweets: @jarredsumner, @tonynashonasia, @dtiffroberts, @christianlanng, @emilyzfeng, and @matthausk
| Adam Satariano / New York Times: |
Behind the rise of app-only banks in the UK and Europe, where favorable regulations and an influx of venture capital have fueled their growth — LONDON — Greg Stevenson was trying to refinance the mortgage on his four-bedroom home in eastern England when things started going awry.| Aradhana Aravindan / Reuters: |
Singapore fines Grab and Uber $9.5M over merger, outlines measures that it is says will spur competition and lessen the deal's impact on drivers and riders — SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore's anti-trust watchdog fined ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber a combined S$13 million ($9.5 million) …
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TechCrunch, ZDNet, Fortune, Channel NewsAsia, PYMNTS.com, Wall Street Journal, Roadshow, Financial Times, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @jonrussell, @jonrussell, @jonrussell, @jonrussell, and @jonrussell
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Bird is looking to hire staff to oversee its scooter fleet in almost a dozen cities across Asia and Latin America, including Hong Kong, Mumbai, and Mexico City — Scooter rental start-up Bird is preparing to embark on a massive new phase of expansion across Asia and Latin America … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Tile appoints GoPro COO CJ Prober as new CEO, announces investment from Comcast; sources: “sizable investment” was at a higher valuation than previous round — There's a changing of the guard, and a new strategic partnership, over at Tile, the startup that helps you keep tabs … Sponsor Posts
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