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| Adam O'Camb / iFixit: |
Test: Macs with T2 chips can still be repaired independently and remain operational as it seems Apple hasn't activated its rumored software “kill switch” — Well, stop the presses. Turns out, ‘Apple makes your MacBook inoperative if you get it fixed at local repair shops’ isn't quite true …
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Tweets: @padresj, @jason_koebler, @steipete, and @adamminter
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Microsoft says it's pausing the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update while it investigates reports of some users missing files after updating — Microsoft cites problems with the latest update package deleting user files. — Microsoft has paused the rollout of Windows 10 October 2018 Update …
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| Wayne Williams / BetaNews: |
After Windows 10 October 2018 upgrade, some users are reporting problems like their files and profiles getting deleted, issues with Microsoft Store apps, more — Every time Microsoft rolls out a new Windows 10 feature update we hear of problems being encountered by early adopters …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Questions arise about Bloomberg's story on China spying via tiny chips after companies' strong denials, showing the difficulties of national security reporting — Today's bombshell Bloomberg story has the internet split: either the story is right, and reporters have uncovered one of the largest …
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| Axios: |
Source: in a company-wide Facebook town hall, Joel Kaplan said he should have talked to Zuckerberg and Sandberg before attending Kavanaugh hearings — Top Facebook executive Joel Kaplan made an emotional appearance at a companywide town hall Friday, and admitted that he should have consulted …
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| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Elastic, a search and data analytics startup, closes up 94.4% on its first day of trading after raising $252M in its IPO and is now valued at about $4.8B — - The company offers its technology through cloud providers such as Amazon, but Amazon also represents competition.
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Tweets: @amontalenti, @alex, and @davegershgorn
| Megan Farokhmanesh / The Verge: |
An inside look at the tragic end of Telltale Games, the award-winning studio whose sudden closure left many employees blindsided and financially vulnerable — How an award-winning studio abruptly shuttered, as told by the people who were there — When employees showed up for work on Friday … | Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic: |
A look at ChuChu TV, the Chennai-based kids entertainment empire on YouTube that has 19B+ views, 29M aggregate subscribers, and adds ~40K subscribers daily — chuchu tv, the company responsible for some of the most widely viewed toddler content on YouTube, has a suitably cute origin story.
Tweets: @andersen, @gmisrag, @kris_sg, @alexismadrigal, @polemitis, @noahpinion, @childmediaconf, and @garrytan
| BuzzFeed News: |
How a Quebec IT engineer got swept up in the crypto craze and started a multimillion ponzi scheme, defrauding dozens of people after his mining strategy failed — A Quebec IT worker was certain he'd developed a foolproof way to mine bitcoin. Instead, it led him and his investors to ruin.
Tweets: @mkonnikova
| Washington Post: |
Sources: Sundar Pichai visited the Pentagon last week to meet reps of the DoD division that oversees Project Maven — Google chief executive Sundar Pichai quietly paid the Pentagon a visit during his trip to Washington last week, seeking to smooth over tensions roughly four months … | Stacey Higginbotham / Stacey on IoT: |
Sources: Walmart is asking companies that want to sell smart home products to make sure those products work with Google Home — Walmart is asking companies that want to sell smart home products to make sure those products work with Google Home. The retailer has instructed potential suppliers …
Tweets: @leeratliff
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook confirms Messenger is testing voice features to dictate and send messages, initiate voice calls, and create reminders, as the app's Android code shows — Facebook Messenger could soon let you user your voice to dictate and send messages, initiate voice calls, and create reminders.
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