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Google unveils 5.7" Pixel 4 for $799+ and 6.3" Pixel 4 XL for $899+, both with gesture recognition, dual rear cameras, and no notch, coming October 24 — The most-leaked phones ever are now official — You've seen them, you've read plenty about them, and now Google's latest smartphones are finally …
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Google announces Nest Mini, with a near-identical design to previous models, improved audio, and a wall mount option, coming on October 22 for $49 — Photos of Google's Home Mini update leaked out just yesterday, rather dampening the excitement for today's official announcement, but the Nest Mini is now official.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google unveils the mesh capable Nest Wifi Router, coming in November for $269 for a two pack, and Nest Wifi Point with Google Assistant built in — If you're in the market for a new router, good news: Google just announced a replacement for its long-in-the-tooth Google Wifi.| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google unveils Pixelbook Go, a laptop with 16:9 13.3" display, a 4K option, Intel CPUs, and up to 256GB SSD; pre-orders open today in US and Canada for $649 — It's small, it's cute, it's $650 — For the first time, Google is making a Chromebook that actually approaches a reasonable price …
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| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
Google says its Stadia cloud gaming service will launch on November 19 for those who spent $130 on the Founder's Edition package — It streams games to the Pixel 3, Chromecast Ultra, and Chrome web browsers — and likely Pixel 4 — Google's Stadia cloud gaming service is right around the corner …
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Libra loses Booking Holdings' support, but continues with association draft laws at Geneva meeting, appoints members from a16z, Xapo, PayU, more to its board — LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Backers of Facebook Inc's (FB.O) Libra cryptocurrency project pledged to forge ahead after selecting …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Microsoft Defender's Tamper Protection antivirus feature hits general availability and will be enabled by default for all users in the coming weeks — Tamper Protection prevents malware from disabling Windows Defender features. — Today, Microsoft announced the general availability … | Ed Pilkington / The Guardian: |
How AI-powered algorithms are transforming social welfare programs in the US, UK, Australia, and India, while offering victims of errors little recourse — In an exclusive global series, the Guardian lays bare the tech revolution transforming the welfare system worldwide - while penalising the most vulnerable
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Hands-on with Apple's newly-announced Beats Solo Pro headphones, its first on-ears with active noise cancellation and “Hey Siri”, shipping October 30 for $300 — Think of them as the Solo 4 Wireless — Sorry to interrupt, Google, but Apple decided to announce a product …
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AMC Entertainment to unveil AMC Theaters On Demand, an iTunes-like online video store, in the US, offering ~2,000 films for ~$3-$6 to rent and ~$10-$20 to buy — LOS ANGELES — In a sign of just how much streaming is changing Hollywood, movie fans will soon be able to rent and buy films …
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Smart home startup Level Home emerges from stealth with $71M and unveils $249 Level Lock, which fits onto existing dead bolts on doors to make them smart — As companies like Google, Amazon and Apple hone their strategies to build the brain that helps you use the smart home of the future … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Algolia, which provides search-as-a-service for websites and apps like Twitch and Slack, raises $110M Series C led by Accel, bringing its total raised to $184M — Algolia, one of the group of startups that provides search as a service for websites and apps as an alternative to Google … | Mohit Kumar / The Hacker News: |
A flaw in Sudo, which is installed on almost every Linux OS, could let users run commands as “root” even when they are restricted; patched version now available — Attention Linux Users! — A vulnerability has been discovered in Sudo—one of the most important, powerful …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Facebook Portal (2019) review: sleeker design, better Alexa integration, and WhatsApp call capability, but limited streaming services, poor music sound quality — It's a better Portal, but it's still a Portal — Last year, Facebook released the Portal, a smart display that you put … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook should ban political ads and let candidates communicate via their pages since it doesn't need the money and doesn't want to police political speech — Permitting falsehood in political advertising would work if we had a model democracy, but we don't.| Washington Post: |
Docs and interviews show that ~44 US universities work with outside companies to data mine and rank prospective students, including tracking their web activity — Before many schools even look at an application, they comb through prospective students' personal data, such as web-browsing habits and financial history
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| Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
South Korean startup True Balance, which operates a financial services app in India for users to pay bills and offer credit to customers, raises $23M Series C — South Korean startup True Balance, which operates an eponymous financial services app aimed at tens of millions of users … Sponsor Posts
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