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Google says it will add new features to Pixels in “feature drops”, starting this month with auto call screening on Pixel 4, a post-snap portrait mode, and more — Your phone should get better over time. Your Pixel automatically updates regularly with fixes and improvements.
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Beijing orders all government offices and public institutions to remove foreign PC equipment and software within three years, allowing only Chinese-made tech — Yuan Yang and Nian Liu — Beijing has ordered all government offices and public institutions to remove foreign computer equipment …
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| Liam Tung / ZDNet: |
The Archive Team, which wants to save Yahoo Groups content by uploading it to Internet Archive, says Verizon has blocked the email addresses of its volunteers — Verizon says the archivists it has blocked breached its terms of service. — Verizon, which bought Yahoo In 2017 …
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
In a new filing, Amazon cites President Trump's determination to “screw Amazon” as the reason for it losing its bid for the JEDI contract — - In a new filing made public on Monday, Amazon Web Services claims it didn't win the JEDI contract, which could be worth as much as $10 billion …
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How brands and individuals across China are leveraging short video apps for commerce, a trend that can help inform the next frontier for ecommerce in the US — In the future, we're all going to be shopping on video apps like TikTok. Whether you're buying instant noodles or high-end sweaters … | Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Intel unveils the “Horse Ridge” cryogenic control chip that it says can control multiple quantum bits and make quantum computing more commercially viable — Intel Labs along with research partner QuTech at TU-Delft can now use Horse Ridge to control multiple quantum bits, or qubits.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft says it will finally shut down the to do list app Wunderlist on May 6, 2020, after years of prioritizing its own To Do app — Microsoft has for years promised it would eventually shut do to-do list app Wunderlist, which it acquired in 2015, in favor of its own app, To Do … | Ed Bott / ZDNet: |
Pundits proclaimed the death of the PC since the iPad was announced nearly a decade ago, but with 250M+ sold annually, PCs, while not growing, are far from dead — Back on January 27, 2010, a very Big Thinker declared the PC dead. A decade later, the PC is very much alive, although a time traveler from 2010 might not recognize it.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Zeus, a marketplace for long-term corporate housing, raises $55M Series B from Airbnb and others, at a valuation of $205M, says it has a $100M revenue run rate — As Airbnb absorbs more and more of the demand for housing, it's exploring how to monetize opportunities beyond vacation rentals.
Tweets: @joshconstine
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
WalkMe, which helps users navigate the UIs of other services with on-screen prompts, raises $90M led by Vitruvian Partners, bringing its total raised to $300M+ — WalkMe, a so-called “digital adoption platform” (DAP) that helps companies integrate on-screen product walkthroughs into their software …
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| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
TikTok posts a list of videos, makers, memes, dance trends, more that shaped the fastest-growing platform in 2019, and its North America chief talks TikTok fame — TikTok says it's ready to help its stars get rich. — TikTok has released the TikTok 100, a year-in-review list that names the top videos …
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| Jeffrey R. Young / EdSurge: |
Education software company Instructure says it is being acquired for $47.60 per share or ~$2B by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo — Instructure, best known for its Canvas learning management system, announced Wednesday that it is set to be acquired by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo …
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