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Sources: Samsung is working on two new foldable smartphones, a vertical clamshell-like device with an extra outside screen and another that folds like Mate X — - Device that folds from top to bottom is next in line — ‘Outfolding’ model may also challenge Huawei, Xiaomi
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Google is testing shoppable sponsored ads within image search results that highlight products available for sale, with details like prices and brands — Google is borrowing a few cues from Instagram and Pinterest to encourage more shopping in its search results.
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| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
Report: hackers believed to be sponsored by the Chinese government targeted over two dozen universities in an apparent bid to access maritime military research — Chinese hackers singled out over two dozen universities in the US and around the world in an apparent bid to gain access …
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| Natt Garun / The Verge: |
Fitbit announces new $160 Versa Lite smartwatch, Inspire and Inspire HR lower-cost fitness trackers, and discontinues the Zip, Flex 2, Alta, and Alta HR — It's also discontinuing the Zip, Flex 2, Alta, and Alta HR — Fitbit's renewed take on the smartwatch appeared to have worked with the Versa …
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Grab confirms $1.46B investment from SoftBank's Vision Fund, which takes Grab's ongoing Series H to $4.5B, source says at a $14B valuation — Grab has become the newest addition to the SoftBank Vision Fund after it announced today that it has pulled in a $1.46 billion investment from the super fund.
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Following its Dec. report, Privacy International finds seven major Android apps, including Yelp and Duolingo, still send personal data to Facebook upon launch — Even when you're not logged in or don't have a Facebook account — Major Android mobile apps from companies including Yelp … | Tom Randall / Bloomberg: |
Waymo starts selling lidar sensors to customers who don't compete with its robotaxi business, expects increased production of sensors to lower costs — Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving car unit, Waymo, is getting into the sensor business. — Waymo is set on Wednesday to begin selling … | Patricia Sullivan / Washington Post: |
Proposed agreement from Amazon HQ2 winner Arlington County, Virginia says Amazon must only meet specific office space targets to get about $23M in incentives — In exchange for giving Amazon about $23 million in incentives, activists wanted Arlington County to require the retail giant …
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| Steven Melendez / Gizmodo: |
Inside the world of digital hoarders, who enjoy collecting terabytes worth of data and take pride in archiving files that often disappear from the internet — This week, we are writing about waste and trash, examining the junk that dominates our lives, and digging through garbage for treasure.| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Internal doc: iPhones with batteries installed by third-party repair shops are now eligible for being repaired at Apple Stores and authorized service providers — iPhones with aftermarket batteries installed by third-party repair shops are now eligible for service at Genius Bars … | ayah bdeir: |
littleBits founder claims the central focus of the recent 60 Minutes segment on women and computing was changed from her company to Code.org during production — How 60 Minutes cut women's voices from a segment on . . . girls and women — I must have spent four hours on the phone on Monday.
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| Sylvie Corbet / Associated Press: |
France unveils a 3% tax on large internet companies with over €25M in French revenues, affecting about 30 companies; law is expected to pass in coming months — PARIS (AP) — The French government on Wednesday unveiled plans to slap a 3 percent tax on the French revenues of internet giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Managed hosting platform Pantheon, which works with WordPress and Drupal, raises $40M Series D led by Sageview Capital and says it has 10,000+ customers — There's no shortage of choices when it comes to managed hosting platforms (MHP), and some niches are more cutthroat than others.
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Singapore-based Sea is raising as much as $1.5B from a new share offering, most likely for its Shopee e-commerce business in Southeast Asia — Alibaba is about to get a jolt from its largest rival in Southeast Asia. Sea, the Nasdaq-listed business, is raising as much as $1.5 billion …
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Sources: Mountain View-based Y Combinator is looking for space in San Francisco for its HQ, following other VC firms that have opened offices in the city — Y Combinator, a longtime resident of Silicon Valley, is planning to move its HQ to San Francisco — For a long time … | Brian Barrett / Wired: |
How Corning is working to create truly bendable, ultra-thin glass, as Samsung and others announce folding phones with plastic polymer screens — Foldable phones like Samsung's Galaxy Fold and Huwaei's Mate X are coming, whether you're ready or not. In fact, they're coming whether they're ready or not.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Echo owners can now ask Alexa to control their Roku devices via a new skill, months after a similar capability came to Google Assistant-powered devices — Roku this morning announced its devices will now be compatible with Amazon's Alexa. Through a new Roku skill for Alexa … | Matt Wales / Eurogamer.net: |
Valve faces criticism for its hands-off approach to content moderation as upcoming game glorifying rape and sexual assault is listed on Steam — Valve's ‘anything goes’ content policy has come under fire once more as a game enabling players to “control the choices of a menacing serial killer rapist” is listed on Steam.
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