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WhatsApp sues NSO Group after investigating an attack from last year that sent malware to 1,400 devices and targeted 100+ human rights defenders and journalists — Will Cathcart is head of WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook. — In May, WhatsApp announced that we had detected and blocked …
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| Jason Gurwin / The Streamable: |
Sony says it will shut down its PlayStation Vue live TV subscription service on January 30 — After much reports about trying to find a buyer, it seems that PlayStation Vue has decided to shut down the service instead. The service, which launched in 2015, was one of the first Live TV Streaming Services …
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple releases macOS Catalina 10.15.1 update with new emoji, Siri privacy settings, and support for AirPods Pro and more HomeKit devices — Apple today released macOS Catalina 10.15.1, the first update to the macOS Catalina operating system that was released in October.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon makes grocery delivery free in ~2,000 US cities for all Prime members by removing the $14.99 per month AmazonFresh fee — Amazon is turning up the heat once again in the world of groceries, and specifically grocery delivery, to make its service more enticing in face of competition from Walmart …
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| Brendan Sinclair / GamesIndustry.biz: |
EA partners with Valve to bring its EA Access subscription service to Steam next spring and launch games on Steam starting with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order — SVP Mike Blank talks about the need to reduce fragmentation as EA pledges to bring Jedi Fallen Order, EA Access to Valve's storefront
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Samsung says SmartThings has over 45M monthly active users and works with more than 5,000 devices, as it announces new developer and partner programs — Today at the 2019 Samsung Developer Conference in San Jose, Samsung announced that SmartThings, the Seoul company's internet of things …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Amazon Echo Buds review: excellent sound quality, comfortable fit, and good Bose noise reduction, but no wireless charging and outdated micro-USB charging port — Amazon's first truly wireless earbuds exceed expectations — Amazon's new Echo Buds are the company's first wireless earbuds.
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Apple releases watchOS 6.1 with support for AirPods Pro, and Watch Series 1 and Series 2, which were excluded from initial release of watchOS 6 — Apple today is releasing watchOS 6.1 to the public after developer beta testing. The update includes performance improvements …
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| Peter Kafka / Vox: |
HBO Max to launch in May and cost $15 a month, same as the existing HBO; AT&T plans to bundle free subscriptions for some customers of its other services — HBOMax, WarnerMedia's new streaming service, will feature all of HBO's shows, like Game of Thrones, plus new programing. HBO| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple pulls HomePod 13.2 software update because some users have reported bricked HomePod devices after the update — Apple today released new 13.2 software for the HomePod with long-awaited features like Handoff and voice detection for different family members, but unfortunately, some users are running into problems with the update.
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| Alfred Ng / CNET: |
Uber refuses to provide LA with real-time location data on its scooters, sues the city, requests restraining order in case LA decides to suspend Uber's license — The ride-hailing company doesn't want to share everything with the city's government. — Los Angeles wants a peek …
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| Donie O'Sullivan / CNN: |
Activist registers as a candidate in California's 2022 gubernatorial election merely to run false Facebook ads, in a challenge to its controversial policy — New York (CNN Business)A San Francisco man is going to extreme lengths to call out Facebook's controversial policy of allowing politicians to run false ads on its platform.
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| Cameron Faulkner / The Verge: |
Razer announces $100 Hammerhead True Wireless earbuds, which it claims can offer low audio latency of 60ms on iOS and Android when enabled via its app — The Hammerhead True Wireless earbuds have a low 60ms latency mode — One of the worst things about using wireless headphones while gaming on an Android phone is the latency.
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Surface Laptop 3 (13.5") review: outstanding keyboard and trackpad, familiar yet sturdy look, great for everyday tasks, but battery could have been better — Microsoft's latest Surface Laptop isn't without faults, but it is a very good computer — Microsoft has given us more choices than ever with its Surface products this year.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Samsung debuts Galaxy Book Flex and Ion laptops, to replace Notebook 9 models, with QLED screens, 10th-gen Intel, and touchpads that wirelessly charge devices — More premium designs for Samsung's premium laptops — Samsung has a pair of new laptops — the Galaxy Book Flex and Galaxy Book Ion …
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| Josh Taylor / The Guardian: |
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission sues Google for allegedly misleading customers over location data settings and collection on Android devices — Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleges Google breached law when users set up Android accounts
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Lyft unveils Lyft Pink, a membership plan for $19.99 per month with a 15% discount on all car rides, ditches earlier $299-per-month All-Access Plan — It's much cheaper than Lyft's year-old, $299-a-month ‘All-Access Pass’ — Lyft is rolling out a new membership plan for riders …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google now lets any company or organization register .new domains, a year after rolling out .new links as shortcuts to create new Google documents — A year ago, Google rolled out “.new” links that worked like shortcuts to instantly create new Google documents.| Katie Williams / Sensor Tower Blog: |
Analysis: Nintendo's new Mario Kart Tour game had 123.9M downloads in its launch month across iOS and Android, the second best ever behind Pokemon GO's 163M — Mario Kart Tour, powerhouse developer Nintendo's latest mobile game, has had the second-biggest launch month in history in terms of downloads.
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Android Headlines, Bloomberg, GamesIndustry.biz, Business Insider, iMore, Cult of Mac, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Hollywood Reporter. Tweets: @kart_tour
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
AMD reports Q3 revenues of $1.8B, up 9% YoY and net income of $120M, compared to $102M a year ago, meeting analyst expectations — In the third quarter ended September 30, Advanced Micro Devices reported earnings that roughly matched Wall Street's expectations for the maker of processors and graphics chips.
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
Samsung unveils Bixby Templates for easier creation of voice apps and Bixby Views for voice apps to work on screens, similar to the Alexa Presentation Language — Samsung's Bixby is getting a range of upgrades today including Bixby Templates for easier creation of voice apps and Bixby Views …
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Samsung Global Newsroom, SamMobile, InsideBitcoins.com, Cointelegraph, and The Block. Tweets: @samsung
| Seth Colaner / VentureBeat: |
Hiring platform Fountain, focused on recruiting and onboarding gig, hourly, and part-time workers, raises $23M Series B led by DCM — Fountain's niche is a large one. The company, which just announced a $23 million funding round, provides a job recruiting and onboarding platform for gig, part-time, and hourly workers.
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