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| Richard Lai / Engadget: |
Hands-on with Google Pixel 3 XL, borrowed from a Hong Kong retailer three days before official announcement — Even though this is an unreleased product, everything seems to check out: The device feels solid and well-built, likewise with its box and accessories, which include a pair of USB-C earphones …
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| Asif Iqbal Shaik / MySmartPrice: |
Images of Google Pixel Slate leak, show a Chrome OS tablet with a detachable keyboard, stylus, stereo speakers, and a USB-C port — The Google Pixel Slate will run Chrome OS and will be unveiled during the company's October 09 launch event. The tablet will feature a capacitive stylus …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
What to expect from Google on October 9: Pixel 3 and 3 XL, Home Hub, Chrome OS-powered Pixel Slate tablet, Pixelbook 2, incremental update to Chromecast, more — Apple had its moment last month, so now it's Google's turn to show off new hardware. On October 9th, Google will hold an event …
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| David Brunnstrom / Reuters: |
DHS and UK's NCSC say they have “no reason to doubt” statements from Apple, Amazon, and others rejecting Bloomberg's story on China spying via microchips — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Saturday it currently had no reason to doubt statements …
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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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| Adam O'Camb / iFixit: |
Lab test shows Macs with T2 chips can 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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SlashGear, MacRumors, MySmartPrice, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppleInsider, The Register, ZDNet, iPhone Hacks, MacDailyNews, Engadget, Softpedia News, Motherboard, ExtremeTech, BGR, Mashable, CNET, USA Today, Patently Apple, Digital Trends, Gizmodo, and MacRumors
Tweets: @howtogeek, @_zeets, @padresj, @madlid, @jason_koebler, @steipete, @adamminter, @snazzyq, @jason_koebler, and @gordonung
| 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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The Verge, TechCrunch, Neowin, Engadget, ExtremeTech, Gizmodo, Forbes, VentureBeat, Thurrott.com, Softpedia News, Computerworld, SlashGear, Petri, Forbes, AskWoody, MSPoweruser, BetaNews, gHacks Technology News, Fortune, KnowTechie, CNET, and Lifehacker
Tweets: @withinrafael, @tomwarren, @bad_packets, and @barnacules
| Wayne Williams / BetaNews: |
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| IEEE Spectrum: |
Rethink Robotics, which helped pioneer robots like Baxter that could work alongside humans, shuts down after failing to be acquired; Rethink had raised ~$150M — Rodney Brooks's startup developed a new class of factory robots that could safely work alongside people. Then came the hardest part: selling them
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BostonGlobe.com, MIT Technology Review, The Verge, ZDNet, Quartz, Xconomy, TechCrunch, Adafruit Industries, Medical Design and Outsourcing, Engadget, and ENGINEERING.com
Tweets: @ankurhandos, @automatonblog, @ajddavison, @kouris_a, and @ieeespectrum
| 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 … | 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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Wall Street Journal, The Verge, Politico, NBC News, Barron's Online, Wall Street Journal, Gizmodo, Business Insider, Slate, CNBC, New York Times, BuzzFeed News, The Guardian, and CNN
Tweets: @craigsilverman, @mikeisaac, @mattyglesias, and @mikeisaac
| 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: @polemitis, @noahpinion, @andersen, @gmisrag, @childmediaconf, @kris_sg, @alexismadrigal, and @garrytan
| Ezra Fieser / Bloomberg: |
Profile of Rappi, an on-demand delivery startup operating in 28 Latin American cities, which recently closed a $220M round led by DST Global at a $1B+ valuation — - Rappi forgoing profits to push into new Latin American markets — Three-year-old startup raised $220 million in latest round
Tweets: @dancancel
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