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Larry Page steps down as Alphabet CEO, Sundar Pichai to lead both Alphabet and Google — Our very first founders' letter in our 2004 S-1 began: … We believe those central tenets are still true today. The company is not conventional and continues to make ambitious bets on new technology, especially with our Alphabet structure.
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Leadership change at Alphabet is unlikely to mean much to Google employees or users, since Larry Page has not been focused on Alphabet's core business for years — Google co-founder Larry Page speaking at a developer conference in 2013. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Amazon unveils Local Zones, small data centers far from main AWS regions, general availability of Outposts, and a Verizon partnership for low latency 5G gear — THE AWS TAKE ON EDGE COMPUTING — AWS CEO Andy Jassy (left) and Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg (right) introduce AWS Wavelength Tuesday at re:Invent 2019.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
AWS debuts SageMaker Studio, a web-based IDE for machine learning that offers ways to organize, search, and share projects, datasets, notebooks, code, and more — At its re:Invent conference, AWS CEO Andy Jassy today announced the launch of SageMaker Studio, a web-based IDE for building and training machine learning workflows.
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Google adds a chat feature to Google Photos, rolling out over the next week to iOS, Android, and the web — An argument could be made that Google has over-indulged in its creation of way too many messaging apps in years past. But today's launch of a new messaging service …
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A group of four former Google employees who say they were fired for organizing are filing unfair labor practice charges against the company — Three of the four former Google engineers who were recently fired from the company and alleging Google retaliated against them for workplace organizing.| Caroline Haskins / VICE: |
Profile of Amazon's Ring, which began as a smart doorbell startup called DoorBot, declined a Shark Tank investment offer, and is now a huge surveillance network — This is the first of a three-part series, where we'll explore how Ring transformed from start-up pitch to the technology powering …
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Chinese officials are gathering blood samples from Uighurs in a mass DNA collection effort for use by scientists researching using DNA to map facial images — Beijing's pursuit of control over a Muslim ethnic group pushes the rules of science and raises questions about consent.
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Genius sues Google and LyricFind alleging anticompetitive behavior and that song lyrics on its service were stolen, asking for over $400M in damages — It's asking for more than $400 million from Google and LyricFind — Lyrics website Genius is suing Google, saying the company continues …
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Firefox 71 arrives with Picture-in-Picture support on Windows for all video sites, Enhanced Tracking Protection and Lockwise password manager improvements, more — Mozilla today launched Firefox 71 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS. Firefox 71 includes Lockwise password manager improvements … | Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Qualcomm debuts a new in-screen ultrasonic fingerprint sensor with a much larger input area, after mixed results from its last attempt found in the Galaxy S10 — A year ago, Qualcomm introduced a new fingerprint sensor that uses sound waves to map the ridges on your finger and unlock your phone.
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Postmates shuts Mexico City office laying off employees; sources say at least several dozen have been laid off including people across its offices in the US — - Postmates has laid off dozens of employees and told employees in Mexico City that it's closing that office.| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Salesforce reports Q3 revenue of $4.5B, up 33% YoY and a net loss of $109M, beating analyst estimates, but issues disappointing Q4 guidance — The CRM software giant delivered non-GAAP earnings of 75 cents per share on revenue of $4.5 billion. — Salesforce reported better … | Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 865, a new flagship processor that lacks integrated 5G, and unveils a less powerful Snapdragon 765 processor with integrated 5G — The new Snapdragon 865 and 765 will force phone makers to choose between flagship specs and integrated 5G
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Mexico-based Konfio, a financial services platform which provides unsecured working capital to SMBs, raises $100M led by SoftBank — Three months after Goldman Sachs lent $100 million to Mexican fintech Konfio, SoftBank has invested another $100 million into the financial services company.| David Gilbert / VICE: |
A Facebook employee and content moderators working for subcontractor CPL Resources are suing Facebook for trauma in Ireland's High Court — DUBLIN — Sean Burke spent years working for big tech like Cisco and SAP. But nothing could prepare him for the work he did for Facebook.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers: flaw in fully patched Android devices lets malware spoof legit apps, like banking ones, to steal info; 36 apps on Play, now removed, exploited it — “StrandHogg” spoofing flaw exploited by 36 apps, including bank trojans. — 167 with 79 posters participating, including story author
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Xiaomi launches Mi Credit in India, a digital lending platform that offers users credit between ~$70 and ~$1,400, in partnership with ZestMoney, others — Xiaomi, the top smartphone vendor in India, today joined a growing wave of fintech startups in the nation that are offering credit … Sponsor Posts
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