Techmeme: A look at how Palantir, which keeps losing money, is trying to turn around its business ahead of a long-delayed IPO by cutting costs and hiring more salespeople (Wall Street Journal)

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Wall Street Journal:

A look at how Palantir, which keeps losing money, is trying to turn around its business ahead of a long-delayed IPO by cutting costs and hiring more salespeople — The Silicon Valley unicorn, which has been run like a scrappy startup, is under pressure to remake the business ahead of a possible IPO

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Intel says it will make its XMM 8160 5G modem available to manufacturers in H2 2019, six months ahead of schedule, with devices using it shipping in H1 2020 — Intel said it has pushed the launch of a 5G modem forward by six months, with the product to become available to device manufacturers in the second half of next year.

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Some Google services were temporarily unreachable for some users due to internet traffic being misdirected; Google believes cause was external, will investigate — Internet giant says issue has been resolved and it will conduct an investigation — Google services were temporarily unreachable …

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Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:

Firefox debuts Price Wise, an experimental price-tracking plug-in that lets users add products from Amazon, Best Buy, eBay, Walmart, Home Depot to a watch list — Mozilla is introducing a duo of new experimental Firefox features today as part of its Test Pilot program.

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Joe Uchill / Axios:

France's Macron releases an international pact on cyber warfare and security principles that over 50 nations have signed, but not the US, UK, Russia, or China — French President Emmanuel Macron released a international agreement on cybersecurity principles Monday as part of the Paris Peace Forum.

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New York Times:

In a letter shared by Sen. Ron Wyden, Facebook admits it ignored warnings from government-approved auditor in 2013 that its device partners may misuse user data — Facebook failed to closely monitor device makers after granting them access to the personal data of hundreds of millions of people …

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Google says Gboard on Android can now use AI to suggest GIFs, emoji, and stickers that are “related to your conversation”, available globally in English — We communicate in pictures more than ever before. Emoji, stickers, or GIFs often get your point across better than just words.

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Vibhuti Sharma / Reuters:

Apple's main supplier for Face ID tech, Lumentum, has slashed its revenue forecasts by about 17%; Apple's stock drops ~5% amid concerns of weak iPhone sales — (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) shares fell to their lowest in more than three months on Monday as the main supplier for its Face ID technology …

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Sources: Samsung to launch the flagship Galaxy S10 in February, while Galaxy S10 with 5G support and its foldable phone called Galaxy F will launch in March — Samsung Electronics Co. plans to launch its first foldable smartphone in March, along with a fifth-generation (5G) network-powered Galaxy S10, industry sources said Monday.

Romain Dillet / TechCrunch:

Facebook agrees to cooperate with France in an informal examination of its content moderation practices and give the government access to its internal processes — Facebook and the French government are going to cooperate to look at Facebook's efforts when it comes to moderation.

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Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:

Google open-sources AI algorithms that its researchers say can distinguish between voices with 92% accuracy — Diarization — the process of partitioning out a speech sample into distinctive, homogeneous segments according to who said what — doesn't come as easy to machines as it does to humans …

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Alex Heath / Cheddar:

Snap VP of Content Nick Bell, who joined the company in 2014 to lead Discover, says he's leaving amid a planned reorg under Chief Strategy Officer Jared Grusd — Another longtime Snap executive is jumping ship. — This time it's Nick Bell, Snap's VP of Content, who told employees that he's leaving on Monday.

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