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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Sources: Microsoft won't be delivering its Windows 10X-powered Surface Neo dual-screen devices this year, nor will it ship Windows 10X to third-party OEMs — Microsoft is shifting its Windows focus to reflect the new world where virtualization and single-screen devices are more of a priority than brand-new form factors.
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Tweets: @stroughtonsmith, @maryjofoley, and @mcwm
| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
A new Zoom update hides meeting ID numbers in videoconference call title bars by default, preventing accidental dissemination of meeting IDs with screenshots — A new update to the Zoom client has been released that removes the meeting ID from the title bar when conducting meetings …
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
The Unicode Consortium says it's delaying emoji planned for 2021 but the emoji announced earlier this year will still be available in the fall — An emoji delay — The pandemic is even affecting emoji. The Unicode Consortium, the group behind emoji releases, announced today that it's delaying …
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| Veronica Combs / TechRepublic: |
Researchers detail how five China-linked hacking groups targeting high-value Linux servers have managed to stay relatively undetected for almost a decade — Five APT groups have been using remote access trojans to take advantage of a network component that doesn't get much attention from security teams.
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Inside BlackBerry, The Register, Dark Reading, infosecurity-magazine.com, Techaeris, and CyberScoop
Tweets: @780thc and @blackberry
| Will Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
The pandemic has companies like Netflix and Equinix expediting network and server upgrades, driving the biggest expansion of internet infrastructure in years — Just like that, our internet connection has become an umbilical to the outside world. We now depend on it to do our jobs, to go to school, and to see other people.
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Tweets: @icann, @fayaz_king, @darpa, @elinormills, @statistacharts, @catherineadenle, and @ramirahim
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft has seen a new daily record of 2.7B meeting minutes in Teams, up 200% from 900M minutes in mid-March, and video call usage grew by 1,000%+ in March — Microsoft is revealing more about how people are using its Teams app, and it predicts the novel coronavirus pandemic will be a turning point …
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Tweets: @gcaughey, @counternotions, @tomwarren, and @tomwarren
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Yelp says it is cutting 1,000 jobs and furloughing another 1,100 workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic — Yelp told employees Thursday that it is cutting 1,000 jobs and furloughing another 1,100 workers amid a massive — Why it matters: It's just the latest company that caters to small businesses … | Jason Gurwin / The Streamable: |
Disney says Disney+ has 50M+ paid subscribers globally, and that its April 3 launch in India accounts for 8M Disney+ subscribers; stock rises 6%+ — Disney announced that the company has surpassed 50 million paid subscribers, following their launch in India and eight Western European countries …
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Tweets: @cnbci, @xpangler, @trengriffin, @sarthakgh, @xpangler, @loudmouthjulia, @loudmouthjulia, @freepeeper, and @getfandom
| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
Verizon says it is now handling ~800M wireless calls on weekdays, more than double Mother's Day, while AT&T says calls are up 35%; internet usage is up 20-25% — The volume of phone calls has surged more than internet use as people want to hear each other's voices in the pandemic.
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Tweets: @nicoleperlroth, @communitynets, @puiwingtam, @dmccabe, @nytmedia, @saritasayso, @shiraovide, and @marknyt
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google's confirms it expanded Duplex, its AI chat agent, to the UK, Australia, and Canada — Google today quietly updated a support page to indicate that Google Duplex, its AI chat agent that can arrange appointments over the phone, is now being used in the U.K., Australia, and Canada in a limited capacity.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Index Ventures announces it has closed $2B in new funds, with plans to use $1.2B for growth rounds and $800M for emerging startups — It's not quite business as usual in the world of business, but in tech, there is still a significant amount of money being raised and invested …
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Tech.eu, Bloomberg, The Next Web, Silicon Valley Business …, Crunchbase News, and Index Ventures. Tweets: @ingridlunden
| Reuters: |
FCC grants Google permission to operate a portion of the 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network System between the US and Taiwan, but not Hong Kong — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday approved Alphabet Inc unit Google's (GOOGL.O) …
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| Robin Klein / Sifted: |
UK startups have received ample government support already and while COVID-19-related relief might be tempting, the money could be better spent elsewhere — The UK government shouldn't set up a bailout fund for startups. That's their investors' job. — NEWS | COMMUNITIES | 9 Apr
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| Patrick Frater / Variety: |
Sony acquires a $400M, or 5%, stake in Bilibili, a Chinese online entertainment platform that spans video to mobile games and says it has 116M DAUs — Sony is to pay $400 million for a minority stake in Chinese online entertainment platform Bilibili. The deal values Bilibili at $8 billion.| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 14 code shows that Apple is working on a “Clips” feature that would let users experience parts of an app's functionality in Safari by scanning a QR code — Apple is working on a new way to offer specific parts of third-party apps across the system without needing to have them installed …
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| Dave Gershgorn / OneZero: |
Many US government and banking systems still use a 60-year-old COBOL, which makes it hard to find programmers to fix the systems when they break under pressure — Retired engineers are coming to the rescue — ver the weekend, New Jersey governor, Phil Murphy, made an unusual public plea during …
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Tweets: @histoftech, @margaretomara, @schemaly, @ozm, @jathansadowski, @kennethlfisher, @ibogost, @sonjatrauss, @ks1729, @rpoliveira, @katemacarthur, @gzervas, @nitin, @brianroemmele, @navapbc, @jxxf, @koush, @bigendiansmalls, @bigendiansmalls, @davegershgorn, @digiphile, @jowens510, and @jamesfdennin
| Kim Severson / New York Times: |
How AI algorithms are being trained to consider the variations in shape, seasonality, sweetness and texture of food products, to optimize the food supply chain — Machines are being trained to consider food the way a cook might, with attention to variations in shape and seasonality and qualities like sweetness or texture.
Tweets: @kimseverson
| Michael McWhertor / Polygon: |
Google makes Stadia free to use for anyone with a Gmail address and will give new users two months of Stadia Pro for free — Stadia Pro is also free for two months — Google's video game streaming platform, Stadia, is now free to anyone with a Gmail address, the company announced on Wednesday.
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The Keyword, Android Authority, AppleInsider, ExtremeTech, 9to5Google, Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Tech.co, The Seattle Times, Tom's Guide, GamingBolt, Forbes, ZDNet, BGR India, Silicon Republic, Phandroid, PC Games Insider, Beyond Search, TechPowerUp, CCN.com, Pocket-lint, TechSpot, Android Headlines, PCWorld, Thurrott, AndroidGuys, IGN, USgamer.net, KnowTechie, XDA Developers, BGR, Ars Technica, The Next Web, 9to5Google, Input, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @googlestadia, @eriktuf, @gossithedog, @domsplaying, @mrphilharrison, @kylebrussell, and @therealandymc
| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Apple extends its Apple Pay Express Transit feature, already available in Beijing and Shanghai, nationwide, after a new partnership with China T-Union — From today, iPhone users across China can set up their T-Union cards for Express Transit, Apple's contactless transit payment system.
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| Dave Lee / Financial Times: |
CloudKitchens blames rogue staffer for “Internet Food Court” PR campaign, after it created an impression that Kalanick was launching it during COVID-19 crisis — The Hollywood kitchen facility seemed perfect for the coronavirus crisis — but then suddenly vanished from the internet
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PYMNTS.com. Tweets: @daveleeft, @therideshareguy, @sindap, @financialtimes, @tim, @mattgarrahan, @brokenbottleboy, @daveleeft, @martinsfp, and @thekenyeung
| Gaspard Sebag / Bloomberg: |
France orders Google to pay publishers to display article snippets, starting from October of 2019, after Google initially refused to do so — - Watchdog says Google may have caused ‘serious’ harm to press — Antitrust agency issues interim measures after press complaint
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Reuters, Input, Yahoo Finance, and Wccftech
Tweets: @business, @bergmayer, @bergmayer, @markdistef, @jason_kint, and @bergmayer
| Eva Dou / Washington Post: |
A look at COVID-19-related health security measures in places like Foxconn's iPhone-making complex and Huawei's factories in China as they restart production — Disinfect hands and shoes at the factory gate. Bring your own towel. No sunny-side-up eggs.
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9to5Mac, iMore, Mashable, Patently Apple, AppleInsider, MacRumors, and Business Insider
Tweets: @naomiaklein, @gerryshih, @annafifield, and @evadou
| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Enterprise-focused data storage startup Cohesity raises $250M Series E, led by DFJ Growth and others, at a $2.5B valuation, bringing its total raised to $650M+ — Enterprise-focused data storage startup Cohesity has raised $250 million in a series E round of funding led by DFJ Growth …
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FinSMEs, Business Wire, and Silicon Valley Business …
| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Japan-based Paidy, which offers customers instant credit for online purchases, raises a $48M Series C extension from ITOCHU, bringing its total raised to $281M — Paidy, a Japanese fintech startup that allows customers to make online purchases without credit cards, announced today … Sponsor Posts
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