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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 … | 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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| Holden Page / Crunchbase News: |
Foursquare raises $33M Series F, two years after its major pivot from consumer social network to location data provider and $45M Series E — Tech companies want your location data, and over the years, Foursquare has banked a lot of it from willing users. — Originally billed …
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| Tim Merel / TechCrunch: |
Research: Chinese VCs invested $3.9B into computer vision and AR in past year; North American AR/VR investments fell from $1.5B in Q4 2017 to ~$120M in Q3 2018 — Last year, 30 leading venture investors told us about a fundamental shift from early-stage North American VR investment …
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| 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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| 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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| Andrei Frumusanu / AnandTech: |
iPhone XS and XS Max review: Apple is underselling A12 chip performance, which is just margins off the best desktop CPUs; camera performance lags competition — It's been a little over three weeks since Apple unveiled the new iPhone XS, XS Max and the XR. The new flagship line …
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MacRumors, AppleInsider, Macworld, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, and iPhone in Canada Blog. Thanks:@iancutress
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
US DOJ and the Dutch intelligence agency MIVD detail how recently indicted GRU officers infiltrated Wi-Fi networks at hotels and offices to hack their targets — FOR YEARS, THE Kremlin's increasingly aggressive hackers have reached across the globe to hit targets with everything … | Bloomberg: |
Sources say Honda reached a deal with GM to develop autonomous vehicles after its talks with Waymo fell apart due to Waymo's reluctance to share core technology — - Alphabet unit wanted to keep technology to itself, people say — Japanese company turned to GM for help with batteries| Bloomberg: |
Saudi Arabia says it will invest $45B in SoftBank's planned second Vision Fund — - Sovereign fund set to recieve windfall from Sabic, Aramco — Crown Prince says PIF assets will hit $600 billion by 2020 — Saudi Arabia is preparing to double-down on its bet that Masayoshi Son can pick the technology giants of the future.| Adam Janofsky / Wall Street Journal: |
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