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Microsoft and Google announce Google Assistant support in English for the Xbox One in beta, with the ability to launch games, take screenshots, and more — Expanding Xbox Voice Capabilities with Google Assistant — This Week's Deals With Gold And Spotlight Sale Plus Publisher Sale
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Amazon announces a new line of Alexa-enabled wearables equipped with mics and speakers, including the $180 Echo Frames eye glasses and $130 Echo Loop ring — Amazon is rolling out a new line of wearables that work with Alexa today including the Echo Frames eyeglasses and the Echo Loop smart ring.
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Report: Number of countries using political disinformation campaigns more than doubled to 70 since 2017; Facebook remains #1 social network for disinformation — In Vietnam, citizens were enlisted to post pro-government messages on their personal Facebook pages.
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Rohit Prasad, VP and head scientist for Alexa, explains Alexa's new “Why did you do that?” feature which gives users the reason for why it took a certain action — In an interview with OneZero, Amazon's chief Alexa scientist explains the voice assistant's complicated new feature| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
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YouTube says it will remove content that violates its guidelines regardless of who said it, including politicians, but will make exceptions depending on context — Context of videos is important, CEO says — YouTube will remove content from politicians using its platform if their content violates … | Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Dropbox starts rolling out Dropbox Spaces, shared team workspaces that connect things like files, tasks, and meetings, and other new features in its desktop app — Dropbox held its Work in Progress user conference on Wednesday where the company announced a host of new product experiences and features.
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Source: DOJ intends to investigate Facebook after prodding from AG William Barr; DOJ's case will focus on conduct that's separate from what the FTC is examining — - Facebook now target of two federal cases simultaneously — FTC already has separate Facebook investigation underway
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Microsoft challenges a secrecy order preventing it from telling an enterprise customer that the US government issued a warrant for data belonging to it — - Company says it's challenging ‘secrecy order’ on data demand — Enterprise customer targeted in warrant isn't identified| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Mercury, which offers banking services to startups, raises 20M Series A led by CRV, source says at a valuation of $100M — Online-only banks have become a viable option for many people who would have traditionally used a brick-and-mortar bank but are now looking for more flexible … | Jason D. Rowley / Crunchbase News: |
Indianapolis-based SaaS management startup Zylo raises $22.5M Series B led by Menlo Ventures, says it now manages over $10B in corporate SaaS spending — One of the attractive aspects of software that's sold on a service model (rather than, say, a one-time purchase of a cardboard box) …
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Oculus Quest will be updated in Nov. to be able to wire up directly to PCs, like the Rift, and in 2020 will get support for hand tracking, no controllers needed — Just before the annual VR/AR conference Oculus Connect 6, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg released a teaser video hinting …
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Uber overhauls its app to become “the OS for everyday life”, merging ride-hailing and food delivery, boosting alternate modes of travel, and new safety features — The company unveiled the new app at a splashy, Apple-like event in San Francisco| Mishaal Rahman / XDA Developers: |
Google unveils app distribution support, extensions, and expanded Google Analytics integration for Firebase, its mobile development suite for developers — If you're an Android app developer, then you've probably looked into or are already using Firebase, Google's mobile development suite.
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SoftBank-backed real estate tech startup Compass loses its COO, after departures of CFO, CTO, CMO, HR head, general counsel, and head of product over 18 months — Startup fueled by $1.5 billion from Japanese tech fund faces scrutiny following wave of executive departures| Joshua Franklin / Reuters: |
Peloton prices its IPO at $29/share, at the top of the range, raising $1.16B at ~$8.1B valuation; Peloton was reportedly valued at ~$4.15B in its latest round — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Interactive Inc PTON.O, the U.S. fitness startup known for on-demand workout programs on its exercise bikes … | Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google says Android 10 (Go edition), aimed at low-end devices with less than 1.5GB RAM, will launch this fall with speed and security improvements — Last year, Android (Go edition) launched with Pie, and Google today is detailing the latest version of its OS for entry-level smartphones with less than 1.5GB of RAM.
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