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Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo announces it will use Apple Maps to power map and address-related searches, using Apple's MapKit JS framework — Apple's MapKit JS has a big, new user — DuckDuckGo has spent the last few years making the case that it's the search engine …
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| Michael Liedtke / Associated Press: |
Netflix raises prices for US subscribers by 13%-18%, its biggest hike ever, immediately affecting new subscribers, over next three months for existing customers — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix is raising its U.S. prices by 13 percent to 18 percent, its biggest increase since the company launched its streaming service 12 years ago.
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Tweets: @ap, @b_fung, @joshelman, @littlemisslizz, and @markberman
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
In statement regarding allowing Infowars on its platform, Roku says it does not censor based on viewpoint and it is not aware of Infowars violating its policies — Roku has just made a bad decision with regard to its growing advertising business by associating its brand with the toxic conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones.| Kerry Flynn / Digiday: |
Roku has added Alex Jones' Infowars as a channel, six months after Facebook, Apple, Twitter, Spotify, and others banned it from their platforms — Roku may have given itself a brand safety issue. The streaming service has added Infowars, the live show hosted by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, as a channel.
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft partners with Walgreens, which will migrate infrastructure to Azure and roll out Office 365 to staff while jointly developing new health care tech — A week after unveiling a plan to reinvent grocery shopping with Kroger, Microsoft announced another major retail partnership … | John Gruber / Daring Fireball: |
Source: Tim Cook told employees at all-hands that Apple replaced 11M iPhone batteries under the $29 replacement program in 2018, up from an average of 1-2M — Jean-Louis Gassée, on Apple's earnings warning: … I'm pretty sure Gassée's back-of-the-envelope estimate of the number of batteries replaced was way too low.
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| Daniel Victor / New York Times: |
A simple picture of an egg, posted by an anonymous Instagram user, has set the record for most likes, with over 40M, surpassing Kylie Jenner's 18M record — There's nothing special about the egg. Seems like a fine enough egg. But more than 22 million people have liked it, dethroning Kylie Jenner's birth-announcement post.
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| Campbell Brown / Facebook Media: |
Facebook says it will invest $300M over the next three years to support local news in the US, and expand the Local News Subscriptions Accelerator globally — Last year, we worked to better understand what kind of news people want to see on Facebook. We've also asked our partners …
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| Douglas Busvine / Reuters: |
German court dismisses Qualcomm's latest patent lawsuit against Apple, says the patent in question was not violated by the installation of its chips in iPhones — FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A patent lawsuit filed by Qualcomm Inc against Apple Inc was thrown out by a German court on Tuesday … | Shara Tibken / CNET: |
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Pandora launches a personalized voice assistant on iOS and Android that will deliver personalized search results and allow users to control music playback — Pandora today announced the launch of its own, in-app voice assistant which you can call up at any time by saying “Hey Pandora,” …
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| Jan Wolfe / Reuters: |
US appeals court upholds judgment worth $440M that was won by intellectual property licensing firm VirnetX against Apple in patent infringement case — (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a judgment worth $440 million that was won by intellectual property licensing firm VirnetX Inc …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple launches $129 battery cases with Qi charging support for iPhone XR, XS, and XS Max — Apple today released new Smart Battery Cases designed for its 2018 iPhone lineup, including the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR. — Available in black or white, each Smart Battery Case is priced at $129 …
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| Katrina Brooker / Fast Company: |
A behind-the-scenes look at Masayoshi Son's investment strategy, which is driven by the belief that computers will run the planet more intelligently than humans — Billionaire Masayoshi Son-not Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, or Mark Zuckerberg-has the most audacious vision for an AI-powered utopia where machines control how we live.
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One Degree. Tweets: @gaberivera, @garrytan, @davidlidsky, @cathyreisenwitz, @fastcompany, @tariqkrim, and @polina_marinova
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sources: Microsoft has begun work on adapting Windows for devices with dual screens and foldable displays, updating the OS itself and built-in apps — New devices from both Microsoft and PC makers — Microsoft is working on adapting Windows to work on foldable devices.
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| Rita Liao / TechCrunch: |
TikTok owner Bytedance launches Duoshan, a video chat alternative to challenge WeChat in China — ByteDance, the world's most-valued startup, just launched a new social media product under its Douyin brand in what many people see as a serious attempt to challenge WeChat.
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| Alastair Westgarth / Loon Blog: |
Alphabet's Loon forms advisory board comprised of wireless industry veterans to help it transition to a commercial business — Meet the industry experts who are helping Loon take off — Alastair WestgarthBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing — Loon began as a simple idea to bring the internet to those who don't have it.
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Smartsheet acquires Seattle-based Slope, which helps companies manage the creative project production process, for an undisclosed sum — Smartsheet didn't have to go far to make its second acquisition. — The Bellevue, Wash.-based publicly-traded work collaboration software company has swooped up Slope …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Rubrik, which provides enterprise data management and backup services, raises $261M at a $3.3B valuation from Bain Capital Ventures and others — There is a growing demand for stronger security at every point in the IT ecosystem, and today, one of the the more successful enterprise startups …
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| Robin Wauters / Tech.eu: |
London and Stockholm-based workforce management platform Quinyx raises $25M from Battery Ventures and others, says it has nearly 500,000 staff using it — Quinyx, a London/Stockholm-based provider of workforce management solutions, has raised a $25 million funding round …
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| Thomas Brewster / Forbes: |
District court judge rules that authorities don't have the right, even with a warrant, to force suspects to unlock devices via biometrics, similar to passwords — A California judge has ruled that American cops can't force people to unlock a mobile phone with their face or finger.
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Tweets: @x0rz, @sbingner, @cfarivar, @rachblevins, @eff, @iblametom, and @ferrasvinh
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Investigation finds ads on Instagram for several services selling fake followers or automated notification spam for luring in followers — Instagram has been earning money from businesses flooding its social network with spam notifications. Instagram hypocritically continues to sell ad space …
Tweets: @joshconstine, @joshconstine, @joshconstine, @joshconstine, and @joshconstine
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