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Sources: Chinese spies inserted tiny chips onto products from US-based motherboard giant Supermicro to infiltrate almost 30 US companies like Amazon and Apple — In 2015, Amazon.com Inc. began quietly evaluating a startup called Elemental Technologies, a potential acquisition to help …
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| Bloomberg: |
Amazon, Apple, Supermicro, and the Chinese government issue statements disputing the allegations of Bloomberg Businessweek's hacking story — Complete text. — In emailed statements, Amazon, Apple, and Supermicro disputed summaries of Bloomberg Businessweek's reporting.
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| Takashi Mochizuki / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Nintendo plans to release a new version of Switch in the latter half of 2019, perhaps as soon as summer — Updated console isn't expected to adopt the OLED panels used in Apple's iPhone X series — TOKYO— Nintendo Co. NTDOY -1.78% plans to release a new version …
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| BBC: |
US DOJ indicts seven GRU officers with charges relating to cyberattacks on the global chemical weapons watchdog, anti-doping agencies, and a US nuclear company — Russian spies have been accused of involvement in a series of cyber-plots across the globe, leading the US to level charges against seven agents.
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| Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority: |
HMD unveils Nokia 7.1, a $350 Android One phone with 5.8" display, Snapdragon 636, 3GB of RAM, and dual cameras; preorder starting Friday, ships Oct. 28 — After weeks of leaked specs and images, HMD Global has finally made the Nokia 7.1 official. This Android One-powered affordable handset …
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| Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica: |
Dell unveils the 15.6-inch Alienware m15, its thinnest and lightest gaming laptop, with Nvidia Max-Q GPUs, available October 25 starting at $1,099 — Dell hopped on the ultra-portable gaming-PC bandwagon with a revamped Alienware laptop designed to appeal to serious and wannabe gamers alike.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
The upcoming Android app mirroring feature in Windows 10 is just the latest step Microsoft has taken to help align Android as the mobile equivalent of Windows — Android is the obvious choice for Windows users now — Microsoft unveiled a bunch of Surface hardware during a press event in New York City last night.
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
LG V40 ThinQ review: 6.4" QuadHD display, 6GB of RAM, Snapdragon 845, available for preorder now for $900+; five camera system is versatile but not high-quality — The V40 gives you a camera bag full of lenses in one device — All too often, when we evaluate smartphone cameras, we are looking at incremental improvements.
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| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Google says Assistant users can now compare ride-hailing prices and book a ride from Uber, Lyft, Ola, Grab, Go-Jek, and more — But you still need your phone to complete the request — After announcing some updates to the Google Assistant user experience yesterday, today Google is rolling …
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| Frank Chaparro / The Block: |
TD Ameritrade and a slew of Wall Street firms invest an undisclosed amount in cryptocurrency exchange ErisX, which plans to launch spot trading in Q2 2019 — Brokerage giant TD Ameritrade, a slew of high-speed traders, and a long list of Wall Street firms are getting behind a brand new market …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Yahoo launches Together, formerly Squirrel in beta, a group messaging app that lets groups organize chats by topics — Farewell, Yahoo Messenger. Hello, Yahoo Together? Yep, Yahoo is returning to the messaging space today after closing its older app due to lack of use.| Scott Roxborough / Hollywood Reporter: |
EU parliament approves guidelines whereby 30% of content on streaming services must be European and requiring quick action when content is flagged as harmful — Under the new guidelines, 30 percent of all content carried on streaming services in Europe will have to come from the region.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Job platform ZipRecruiter raises $156M Series B led by Wellington Management and IVP, bringing total raised to $219M, sources say at a valuation of about $1B — Recruitment websites are some of the oldest and most established residents of the internet, but if you've ever used them to find jobs …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook is testing a redesigned version of Nearby Friends that looks a lot like Snap Map — Helping friends meet up offline has been a massive missed opportunity for Facebook . Whether because the brand is too creepy or the politely opt-in 2015 rollout of its location sharing feature … | Ryan Gilliam / Polygon: |
Blizzard co-founder Michael Morhaime steps down as president, will remain an advisor, is succeeded by World of Warcraft executive producer J. Allen Brack — World of Warcraft executive producer J. Allen Brack is new president — Mike Morhaime, co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment …
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
DevOps platform JFrog raises $165M Series D led by Insight Venture Partners, at a valuation “way north” of $1B, says CEO — DevOps platform JFrog has raised $165 million in a series D round of funding led by Insight Venture Partners, with participation from Battery Ventures …
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| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
D-Wave Systems launches D-Wave Leap, a new free cloud service for developers to run their open-source applications on its 2000Q quantum computers — After years of hype about the potential of quantum computing, D-Wave is about to let mainstream developers finally take its quantum machines for a test drive.
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Barnes & Noble to look at strategic alternatives including a possible sale, after receiving interest from multiple parties including Chairman Leonard Riggio — - The announcement follows expressions of interest from multiple parties, including its chairman Leonard Riggio, it said in a statement.| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Interview with EU's data protection supervisor, Giovanni Buttarelli, on GDPR, the rising tide of privacy-focused legislation around the world, and more — First GDPR fines coming this year is just the start, says data protection supervisor Giovanni Buttarelli| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Instagram begins rolling out Nametag, which displays usernames in a format that can easily be scanned by others — It's also testing School Community bios at some US universities — Instagram is rolling out a new way to quickly follow people you've met in real life.| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Senate passes FAA Reauthorization Act, designed to modernize US aviation rules, which lets authorities shoot down drones without a warrant — U.S. authorities will soon have the authority to shoot down private drones if they are considered a threat — a move decried by civil liberties and rights groups.| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
VR workplace training startup STRIVR raises $16M led by GreatPoint Ventures, bringing total raised to $21M — Though some of the biggest names in tech are wholly focused on getting consumers to strap into VR, there has been an increasing amount of movement in companies adopting virtual reality to help train employees.
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| Kate Rooney / CNBC: |
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