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Sources: Apple dropped plan to encrypt backups of devices in iCloud about two years ago, after the FBI complained that the move would harm investigations — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) dropped plans to let iPhone users fully encrypt backups of their devices …
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| Preetika Rana / Wall Street Journal: |
Source: Uber is testing a feature letting drivers in three California cities set fares on rides from the airport; drivers can charge up to 5x the Uber fare — Move gives drivers more control in response to state's gig-economy law — SAN FRANCISCO— Uber Technologies Inc. UBER 1.30% …
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| BBC: |
Disney+ to launch on 24 March in the UK and other parts of Europe, a week earlier than originally planned, for £5.99 per month or £59.99 per year — The new streaming service Disney+ is to launch on 24 March in the UK, a week earlier than originally planned.
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| New York Times: |
Uber has agreed to sell Uber Eats in India to Zomato for 9.99% share in the company; all delivery drivers and basic customer information to be transferred over — The ride-hailing giant agreed to sell Uber Eats in India to rival Zomato, continuing its recent efforts to exit money-losing businesses.
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| Reuters: |
France has agreed to suspend this year's digital tax until the end of 2020 as part of trade negotiations with the US — PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he had a “great discussion” with U.S. President Donald Trump over a digital tax planned by Paris …
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Sources: Business Insider, Vox Media, The Information, Axios, and Politico all turned profits in 2019, in some cases for the first time ever — Digital publishing is doing something it hasn't done en masse since the dawn of the Internet: make money. — Why it matters: Business Insider … | Garrett Bridges / Android Police: |
Google debuts experimental wellbeing apps including Activity Bubbles, which slowly fill the screen after unlocking, and wallpaper showing phone usage time — Google has been on a roll recently with its digital wellbeing initiatives, releasing Family Link for parental controls …
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Massachusetts-based startup Berkshire Grey, which develops AI-powered pick-and-place retail and warehouse robots, raises $263M Series B led by SoftBank — In recent years, the retail category has become one of the biggest and best-funded robotics categories — particularly when coupled …
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| Sumukh Rao / Technology Personalized: |
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 720G, 662, and 460 chipsets with support for Wi-Fi 6 and NavIC, India's homegrown GPS — Qualcomm has introduced three new Mobile Platforms today for smartphones at an event in New Delhi, India, and the new chipsets cater to three different segments right …
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| Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu: |
Berlin-based Home, which acts as a middleman in the property rental market, connecting owners and tenants, raises €11M Series A — Home, the Berlin-based startup transforming property rental, has raised an €11 million Series A round from Capnamic, EQT Ventures, FJ Labs, and Redalpine.
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| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Federal court reverses $10.1M judgment against Nintendo in case involving the Wii remote, calling iLife Technologies' patent for motion sensing tech “abstract” — Judge says 1999 patent idea was too “abstract” to be protected in the first place. — Remember the Nintendo Wii?
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Snyk, which helps developers find vulnerabilities in their open source apps, raises $150M at a $1B+ valuation, led by New York-based private equity firm Stripes — Snyk, a cybersecurity platform that helps developers find vulnerabilities in their open source applications …
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SDxCentral, SecurityWeek, Yahoo Finance, NoCamels, and Tech.eu
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Skylo emerges from stealth and announces a $103M Series B led by SoftBank to connect IoT devices to satellite networks using the Narrowband IoT protocol — One of the biggest opportunities in the new space economy lies in taking the connectivity made possibly by ever-growing communications …
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| Emily Birnbaum / The Hill: |
SCOTUS declines to review Facebook facial recognition case, meaning FB will likely face a class-action suit alleging its photo-tagging feature violated IL law — The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up a high-profile court battle over whether users can sue Facebook …
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