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| Nat Friedman / The GitHub Blog: |
GitHub announces it has signed an agreement to acquire npm, which is home to 1.3M+ JavaScript packages with 75B downloads per month, says it will remain free — I'm excited to announce that GitHub has signed an agreement to acquire npm. — npm is a critical part of the JavaScript world.
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ZDNet, The npm Blog, Business Insider, Thurrott, Yahoo Finance, CNBC, Neowin, MSPoweruser, and OnMSFT.com
| Richard Leadbetter / Eurogamer.net: |
Microsoft details Xbox Series X specs: custom 8-core 3.8GHz AMD Zen 2 CPU, custom 1.825GHz AMD RNDA 2 GPU, 16GB RAM, and 1TB SSD with expansion card support — This is it. After months of teaser trailers, blog posts and even the occasional leak, we can finally reveal firm …
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Xbox Wire, The Verge, Windows Central, The Verge, The Next Web, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, Xbox Wire, Washington Post, Input, Kotaku, International Business Times, BetaNews, LaptopMag, PCWorld, TechRadar.com, Redmond Pie, Wccftech, TechSpot, VentureBeat, KnowTechie, Game Rant, Polygon, Gamasutra, USgamer.net, CNET, GameSpot, Android Central, IGN, OnMSFT.com, Computer Business Review, Dot Esports, VG247, VentureBeat, MSPoweruser, SlashGear, Destructoid, GamingBolt, TrueAchievements, CCN.com, Thurrott, Polygon, GamesIndustry.biz, IGN, Neowin, Engadget, BGR, Windows Blog, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Tom's Guide, and Liliputing
Tweets: @xbox, @aceybongos, @bdsams, @aarongreenberg, and @tomwarren
| The Intercept: |
Leaked docs: TikTok told moderators to suppress posts from those deemed “ugly”, poor, or disabled, and censor political speech in livestreams, to attract users — The makers of TikTok, the Chinese video-sharing app with hundreds of millions of users around the world …
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The Verge, Input, CNET, Gizmodo, Wccftech, and Newser
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Alphabet's Verily launches a coronavirus screening website limited to the San Francisco Bay area, requires users to log in with their Google account — - Alphabet's Verily on Sunday night launched a pilot of a COVID-19 screening and testing website in the San Francisco Bay Area, a day earlier than it said it would.
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The Keyword, New York Times, Verily Blog, The Verge, Associated Press, Reuters, Input, Search Engine Land, Bloomberg, 9to5Google, BBC, Adweek, SDxCentral, PYMNTS.com, The Next Web, Silicon Valley Business …, Geek.com, Protocol, Android Authority, Tom's Guide, TechRadar.com, Telecoms.com, Engadget, Mashable, Axios, USA Today, Digital Trends, KnowTechie, SlashGear, Mercury News, Fortune, Neowin, and CNET
| Diane Bartz / Reuters: |
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Ars Technica, Vox, The Verge, Washington Post, ZDNet, Wired, New York Times, TechCrunch, CNBC, Variety, PYMNTS.com, ZDNet, Los Angeles Times, ExtremeTech, The Overspill, CNET, Firstpost Tech, WebProNews, SiliconANGLE, Business Insider, and BetaNews
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
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International Business Times, Vox, and Politico
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: US Department of Health and Human Services suffered a cyberattack on its computer system Sunday night, apparently aimed at slowing coronavirus response — The U.S. Health and Human Services Department suffered a cyber-attack on its computer system Sunday night during the nation's response …
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Bloomberg, CyberScoop, Vox, ABC News, BleepingComputer, Axios, ZDNet, CNET, Digital Trends, Tom's Hardware, The Daily Dot, infosecurity-magazine.com, USA Today, Input, TechRepublic, TechSpot, Business Insider, Protocol, Security Affairs, and Mashable
Tweets: @jenniferjjacobs, @jenniferjjacobs, @apolyakova, @johnastoehr, @robt_gibbs, @ericgeller, @danprimack, @gregotto, and @joyce_karam
| CNBC: |
Apple fined €1.1B by French antitrust authorities for anticompetitive behavior within its distribution networks; Apple says it will appeal — Apple was fined 1.1 billion euros ($1.23 billion) for anti-competitive behavior Monday by the French antitrust authorities.
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MacRumors, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, Daring Fireball, Bloomberg, Gizmodo, New York Times, Reuters, iPhone in Canada Blog, Engadget, Thurrott, The Next Web, CNET, Neowin, TechSpot, coinspeaker.com, 9to5Mac, MacDailyNews, AppleInsider, Wccftech, iDownloadBlog.com, Digital Trends, iPhone Hacks, Associated Press, iMore, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, PYMNTS.com, and Mashable
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says 1B devices are now running Windows 10, which includes PCs, laptops, Xbox One consoles, and HoloLens — Microsoft's original milestone has been reached — Microsoft is revealing today that 1 billion active machines are now running Windows 10.
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Windows Blog, Tom's Hardware, Business Insider, VentureBeat, PCWorld, GeekWire, CNET, ZDNet, BetaNews, OnMSFT.com, Softpedia News, Thurrott, Windows Central, and Engadget
Tweets: @digitallybones, @panos_panay, and @tomwarren
| Mike Wheatley / SiliconANGLE: |
Researchers from Intel and Cornell show how Intel's Loihi neuromorphic research chip can accurately identify a range of hazardous chemicals based on their odor — Researchers from Intel Labs and Cornell University have demonstrated the unique ability of Intel Corp.'s neuromorphic research chip Loihi …
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Nature, VentureBeat, MIT Technology Review, Digital Trends, PCWorld, The Next Web, and Yahoo Finance
| The Keyword: |
YouTube says it will be relying more on automated systems as content moderators stay home, and creators may see fewer strikes against videos but more removals — During the unprecedented COVID-19 situation, many companies are closing their offices and directing their employees to work from home …
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YouTube Creator Blog, 9to5Google, The Verge, Yahoo Finance, CNBC, Bloomberg, and Neowin
Tweets: @rkyncl, @youtubeinsider, and @ytcreators
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apptopia: grocery delivery apps set a daily download record Sunday, with Instacart's downloads growing 218% month-over-month to 38,500, Walmart Grocery up 160% — As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the U.S., grocery delivery apps have begun seeing record numbers of daily downloads …
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Bloomberg, Apptopia Blog, and PYMNTS.com
| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
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GeekWire, CNN, Business Insider, CCN.com, TechRadar.com, The Daily Dot, coinspeaker.com, KnowTechie, USA Today, and TheStreet
Tweets: @amazonnews, @amazon_policy, @amazonnews, @acvisneski, and @stevekovach
| Michael McSweeney / The Block: |
Intercontinental Exchange's Bakkt raises $300M Series B with M12 among the investors, says an app to help consumers manage digital assets is coming in summer — Bakkt has raised a $300 million Series B round of financing, according to a Monday morning announcement.
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Bakkt Blog, CoinDesk, Messari Crypto, Cointelegraph, BitcoinExchangeGuide, and CryptoGlobe
Tweets: @bakkt, @jeffjohnroberts, @mdudas, @fintechfrank, and @cryptonator1337
| David Pierce / Protocol: |
Profile of Zoom, which has conquered video chat with a simple service that keeps latency under 150 milliseconds, as COVID-19 forces employees to work remotely — Before coronavrius locked workers at home, Zoom was a leading videoconferencing tool. But it wants to be more. It wants to be your whole office.
Tweets: @pierce
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Coinbase's chief legal officer, Brian Brooks, is leaving the crypto exchange to become the second in command at the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency — Coinbase's chief legal officer, Brian Brooks, is leaving the crypto exchange to become the second in command at the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Beats announces $149 Powerbeats with 15 hours of battery life, Apple's H1 chip for quick pairing, and IPX4 rating for water resistance, available March 18 — They've already leaked plenty and Walmart even put them on shelves before an official announcement, but now Apple's Beats brand is launching the new Powerbeats 4 earbuds.| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
FCC grants T-Mobile 60-day emergency access to 600MHz spectrum controlled by Dish and Comcast, a band suitable for covering large, sparsely-populated areas — FCC grants 60-day access to 600MHz spectrum controlled by Dish and Comcast. — T-Mobile will borrow spectrum in the 600MHz band from Dish …
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T-Mobile, Light Reading, and Lifehacker
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