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Google launches Currents in beta as its enterprise replacement for Google+, the second time an app has been named Google Currents — With Google killing its social network for consumers and brands last week, the service is now solely focussed on enterprise customers.
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| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
Google says any Android device running 7.0 or later can now be used as a security key for two-factor authentication — An advanced form of two-factor authentication — Google announced today that any phone running Android 7 or higher can now be used as a physical security key …
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| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
| Tom Krazit / GeekWire: |
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
| Bloomberg: |
Sources describe Amazon Alexa's AI-training process, where workers transcribing voice clips see customer account numbers and hear private conversations — Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia.
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| Wired: |
Facebook rolls out multiple changes to combat the spread of disinformation: demoting untrustworthy sources in News Feed, changes to how Groups work, and more — FACEBOOK IS TRYING to redefine authoritativeness on the internet as part of its efforts to fight the spread of misinformation and abuse on its platforms.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram says it will demote posts that are “inappropriate” but do not go against its Community Guidelines by not showing them in Explore or hashtag pages — Instagram is home to plenty of scantily-clad models and edgy memes that may start to get fewer views starting today.| Karen Weise / New York Times: |
Over 4,200 Amazon employees publicly call on the company to give clear commitments on tackling climate change, the largest staff-driven movement thus far — SEATTLE — Employees at big tech companies have pushed back against their employers for working with the military and law enforcement offices …
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| Candid Wueest / Symantec: |
Review of 1,500 hotels across 54 countries: ~67% of hotel websites inadvertently leak guests' booking info to third-party sites like ad and analytics services — Hospitality services' websites may leak your booking details, allowing others to view your personal data or even cancel your reservation.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
T-Mobile announces TVision Home, a rebrand of Layer3 TV, offering home TV streaming with 150+ channels for $90+/month — T-Mobile today officially unveiled its forthcoming home TV service, which will now be known as TVision Home. The service is the rebranding of Layer3 TV …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Podcasts on the web gets an overhaul, with a new design, support for web playback, individual episode details, dedicated podcasts.apple.com URLs, and more — Apple this week has overhauled the web interface for Apple Podcasts. The new design is much cleaner and easier to navigate … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Gartner and IDC estimate PC shipments of 58.5M in Q1 2019, with Gartner reporting shipments down 4.6% YoY, and IDC reporting them down 3% YoY — The PC market is still in decline, according to research firms Gartner and IDC. That's nothing new for the duo to agree on, but coincidentally they also … | Karen Weise / New York Times: |
The Pentagon says Amazon and Microsoft are the final candidates for its $10B JEDI contract and that IBM and Oracle didn't meet the minimum requirements — The Pentagon said Wednesday that Amazon and Microsoft were the final candidates for a hotly contested $10 billion contract to bring modern cloud computing to the Defense Department.
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Reuters, SiliconANGLE, Bloomberg, CNBC, Seeking Alpha, Nextgov, and GeekWire
Tweets: @business, @dellcam, and @ethanrbarton
| Steve Blank: |
Emergence of growth capital, delayed IPOs, and founders taking Restricted Stock Awards has ruined the social contract of giving startup employees stock options — A version of this article first appeared in the Harvard Business Review — VC's have just changed the ~50-year old social contract with startup employees.
Tweets: @w1zz1e, @shaanbatra, @savils, @tbatchelli, and @rrhoover
| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
During a hearing, Republicans led by Sen. Ted Cruz continue to say big tech companies are stifling conservative speech even as experts say no evidence exists — Republicans led by Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday pilloried Facebook, Google and Twitter over allegations they censor conservative users …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
YouTube TV is raising its price to $50 per month for all customers, a 25% to 43% increase depending on their existing package — - Ex-NFL Star Trevor Pryce, Creator of ‘Kulipari,’ Pacts With Cinedigm to Launch OTT Network (EXCLUSIVE) — Thought you were getting a price break with an over-the-top TV package?
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Tweets: @youtubetv, @maxwelltani, @jank0, and @alexeheath
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Coinbase launches Coinbase Card, a Visa debit card for UK customers to spend cryptocurrencies in-store and online, will expand to other EU countries in months — When you buy cryptocurrencies on Coinbase, many users simply don't know what to do with them. Customers in the U.K …
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The Coinbase Blog, Forbes, The Next Web, Financial Times, CoinDesk, Yahoo News, Forbes, CNBC, and Cointelegraph
Tweets: @alex, @xrpcryptowolf, and @fintechfrank
| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Amazon says it has acquired Colorado-based warehouse robotics startup Canvas Technology, which raised $15M in 2017 led by Andy Rubin's Playground Global — Amazon has acquired Boulder, Colo.-based warehouse robotics startup Canvas Technology, TechCrunch has learned.
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