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Apple debuts new 10.5" iPad Air, from $499, and 7.9" iPad mini, from $399, both with retina display, A12 Bionic chip, and support for the first-gen Apple Pencil — 10.5-Inch iPad Air Offers High-End Features and Performance at a Breakthrough Price — 7.9-Inch iPad mini Brings Apple Pencil Support …
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| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Reed Hastings confirms that Netflix won't be offering its content through Apple's upcoming video service — In other news: Turns out Netflix is not a tech company, Hastings says. — Apple is planning a big announcement to unveil its new video strategy next week, and there is a long list of unknowns about Apple's plans.
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| Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill: |
Rep. Devin Nunes is suing Twitter and some of its users for defamation, alleging Twitter is shadow banning conservatives, seeks $250M+ in damages — House Intelligence Committee ranking member and former chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) is suing Twitter and a number of its users for more than $250 million.
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| Chris Sonderby / Facebook: |
Facebook says original Christchurch attack video was viewed <200 times during live broadcast; first user report came in 12 minutes after live broadcast ended — Our hearts go out to the victims, their families and the community affected by the horrific terrorist attacks in Christchurch.| Washington Post: |
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| Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing: |
Report: Myspace has lost all the photos, videos, and music its users uploaded between 2003 and 2015 due to data corruption during a server migration project — It's been a year since the music links on Myspace stopped working; at first the company insisted that they were working on it …
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| Associated Press: |
Facebook is struggling with Today In, its feature curating local news, because 40% of Americans live in places that do not have enough local news coverage — About 1,800 newspapers have closed in the US in the last 15 years, partly as a result of internet-based companies like Facebook
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Intel claims it will build America's first exascale supercomputer by 2021 using its new Xe GPU architecture, partnering with Cray in a Department of Energy deal — Intel today announced that it and subcontractor Cray will build the first supercomputer with of one exaflop of performance …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Nvidia launches the 70mm by 45mm Jetson Nano, its AI computing board for entry-level applications aimed at developers, makers, and enthusiasts, starting at $99 — The Jetson Nano is the latest example of cheap edge computing for AI — In recent years, advances in AI have produced algorithms …
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| Stefan Etienne / The Verge: |
Xiaomi launches Black Shark 2, a ~$480 gaming smartphone with a pressure-sensitive 6.39" OLED display, vapor chamber cooling, and 6GB-12GB of RAM, in China — Currently a Chinese exclusive, with a Snapdragon 855 processor — Today, Xiaomi announced its new gaming smartphone, the Black Shark 2.
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| Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: |
Source: Google's upcoming lower-priced Pixel phones will be called Pixel 3a and Pixel 3a XL with 5.6- and 6-inch displays; 3a to feature Snapdragon 670, 4GB RAM — According to a source familiar with the phones, the forthcoming mid-range Google Pixels are indeed called the “Google Pixel 3a” … | Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
General Catalyst announces initiative to invest at least $25M into 25 to 35 seed-stage startups each year, with initial investments between $500K and $2M — General Catalyst is diving more seriously into the business of funding seed-stage startups. To wit, the venture firm is announcing today …
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| Manish Singh / VentureBeat: |
Indian ride-hailing company Ola raises $300M from Hyundai and Kia for exploring mobility solutions and developing electric vehicles — India's ride-hailing company Ola, which made its international debut last year, is getting more serious about its smart mobility solutions and electric vehicles efforts.| Allison Schiff / AdExchanger: |
Mobile ad network Kiip hires new CEO after former CEO Brian Wong was indicted by a grand jury Friday on a sexual assault charge from an SXSW encounter in 2016 — Jason Lapp, a longtime WPP and Kantar executive, is taking over as CEO of Kiip. — Last Friday, a grand jury indicted Brian Wong …
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Slack launches Enterprise Key Management, a tool that enables customers in regulated industries to control their encryption keys and revoke them if required — Slack announced today that it is launching Enterprise Key Management (EKM) for Slack, a new tool that enables customers to control … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Atlassian acquires AgileCraft, which lets companies plan their strategic projects and workstreams using the Agile software development methodology, for ~$166M — Atlassian today announced that it has acquired AgileCraft, a service that aims to give enterprises plan their strategic projects and workstreams.
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Putin signs into law bills banning “fake news” and penalizing those who post content found to be insulting to state officials, state symbols, or Russian society — President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation enabling Russian authorities to block websites and hand out punishment for …
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