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Now that tech has connected most of the world, a look at the opportunities and issues this creates for the 2020s — We connected (almost) everyone There are 5.5bn adults on earth, 5bn have a phone and 4bn have a smartphone
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
BlackBerry says TCL Communications will stop manufacturing BlackBerry-branded phones on August 31, 2020 as its licensing deal comes to an end — In the past few years, BlackBerry has made a return to the smartphone market thanks to a partnership with TCL. Today, though, BlackBerry's Android …
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| Justin Villamil / Bloomberg: |
Uber suspends 240 accounts of users in Mexico who came into contact with two drivers who possibly had the coronavirus, to help contain its potential spread — Uber Technologies Inc. has suspended 240 user accounts in Mexico to contain the potential spread of coronavirus.
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
As Apple closes its offices, stores, and contact centers in China, Ming-Chi Kuo lowers Q1 iPhone shipment forecasts by 10% due to Wuhan coronavirus outbreak — Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has lowered his iPhone shipment forecast by 10 percent to 36-40 million units in the first quarter of 2020 … | Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Alleged leaked video shows off Samsung's folding Galaxy Z Flip — Samsung's next foldable should be coming this month — Samsung's next folding phone is likely to be announced this month, and what appears to be the first hands-on video with the device has just appeared online.
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google Photos trials an $8/month subscription program that sends 10 prints of automatically-selected pics from the previous month; users get to choose a theme — In September, Google Photos added large canvas prints, as well as individual prints. Google Photos is now trialing a “monthly photo prints” subscription program.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Jeff Bezos, inspired by Elon Musk's Gigafactory in Nevada, pushed for Amazon to aggressively pursue large incentives for its HQ2 project in NY and VA — When Elon Musk secured $1.3 billion from Nevada in 2014 to open a gigantic battery plant, Jeff Bezos noticed.
Tweets: @carlquintanilla, @richard_florida, @nova_road, @bigmeaninternet, and @amandakhurley
| Sankalp Phartiyal / Reuters: |
Sources: Apple supplier Wistron to assemble key iPhone component at its plant in Bengaluru, highlighting its push to expand manufacturing in India — NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Wistron Corp plans to assemble printed circuit boards (PCBs) for iPhones at its new plant in southern India …
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| Brian Barrett / Wired: |
Profile of the popular password management app Dashlane, which has raised $110M last spring and is airing its first ever Super Bowl ad — A company you've never heard of is spending millions of dollars to let you know it can make your online life easier. — This year's crop … | Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple says it will begin offering dedicated US presidential election coverage in News, including curated guides, special features, and other resources — Apple today announced that it will be providing special coverage of the 2020 presidential election in the United States starting today … | Newley Purnell / Wall Street Journal: |
Gaana, the most popular music streaming service in India, has 152M monthly users, over half of Spotify's global user base and double Apple Music's global count — Gaana, which means ‘song’ in Hindi, has used its large library of local music and low prices to beat the competition| Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
YouTube details how it's cracking down on election disinformation: removing doctored and misleading videos, as well as those questioning candidate's eligibility — Just in time for the Iowa caucuses, YouTube this morning clarified how it's cracking down on videos spreading falsehoods related to elections …
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