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Apple unveils AirPods Pro, with active noise cancellation, transparency mode, silicone ear tip design, and water resistance, coming October 30 for $249 — All-New Design Features Active Noise Cancellation for Immersive Sound — Cupertino, California — Apple today announced AirPods Pro …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 13.2 with 230+ new emoji, Deep Fusion for iPhone 11, a way to opt out of sending Apple voice dictation and Siri recordings, more — Apple today released iOS 13.2, the second major update to the iOS and iPadOS 13 operating systems.
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Sources: Alphabet has made an offer to buy wearable device maker Fitbit; Fitbit's stock has jumped 30%+ on the news — (Reuters) - Google owner Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) has made an offer to acquire U.S. wearable device maker Fitbit Inc (FIT.N), as it eyes a slice of the crowded market …
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| Spotify: |
Spotify Q3: paid subs rose 31% YoY to 113M; MAUs grew 30% YoY to 248M; revenue up 28% YoY to €1.73B; net income of €241M, up from €43M in Q3 '18; stock up 16%+ — NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE:SPOT) today reported financial results for the third fiscal quarter …
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| Theodore Schleifer / Vox: |
Spotify says its CFO Barry McCarthy, who pioneered the direct listing model for IPOs, is leaving in January and will rejoin Spotify's board — Spotify CFO Barry McCarthy is leaving the company in January. — Barry McCarthy, the pioneer behind a novel method to take companies public … | Angus Crawford / BBC: |
Instagram bans drawings and memes related to self-harm or suicide — Instagram has pledged to remove images, drawings and even cartoons showing methods of self-harm or suicide. — The move is its latest response to the public outcry over the death of British teenager Molly Russell.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is working on new smart home products with a new team headed by Andreas Gal, the former Mozilla CTO and co-founder of Apple-acquired Silk Labs — The iPhone maker's effort in smart-home devices trails rivals. A new team wants to change that.
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Nvidia unveils new $149 Shield TV and $199 Shield TV Pro with a faster Tegra X1+ processor, AI-based 4K upscaling, Dolby Vision HDR, and Dolby Atmos support — Nvidia has a new family of Android TV-based streaming devices, as tipped early via a couple of leaks from online stores.| Matt Novak / Gizmodo: |
Adobe gets permission from the US government to continue offering Creative Cloud services to customers in Venezuela — Adobe has gained permission from the U.S. government to continue offering its Creative Cloud services, including Photoshop and Illustrator, to customers in Venezuela …
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How Ben Shapiro's massively popular right-wing site The Daily Wire gets promoted in an inauthentic, coordinated manner by 14 Facebook pages followed by millions — This is the online version of the Popular Information newsletter. You can get independent accountability journalism in your inbox every week.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft revives Xbox All Access with Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Live, and Xbox console starting at $20/mo, with the ability to upgrade to Project Scarlett in 2020 — Xbox All Access bundles from as little as $19.99 per month — Microsoft is bringing its Xbox All Access bundle back, just in time for the holiday season.
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| Hugh Son / CNBC: |
Uber unveils Uber Money, a division for efforts like digital wallets and upgraded debit and credit cards, focusing at first on getting 4M drivers a bank account — - The ride company announces a new division called Uber Money, which includes a digital wallet and upgraded debit and credit cards.
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