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Microsoft launches Azure Communication Services, letting developers add voice and video calling, chat, text messages, and more to apps, challenging Twilio — Microsoft today announced the launch of Azure Communication Services, a new set of features in its cloud that enable developers …
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SiliconANGLE, InfoWorld, VentureBeat, Cloud Computing Services, and MSPoweruser
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft unveils updates across Azure Machine Learning and Azure Cognitive Services, launches Metrics Advisor, Bot Framework Composer, Automated ML UI, more — During its Ignite 2020 conference, which kicked off virtually this morning, Microsoft announced updates to Azure Cognitive Services …
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The Verge and Windows Central
| Alan Boyle / GeekWire: |
Microsoft unveils Azure Orbital, a cloud-based “ground station as a service” for satellite data processing, competing with AWS' Ground Station — Call it the Clash of the Cloud Titans: Today Microsoft is taking the wraps off Azure Orbital, a cloud-based satellite data processing platform …
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SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, CNBC, ZDNet, and Cloud Computing Services. Tweets: @quinnypig. Thanks:@toddbishop
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft debuts new Teams features, including virtual commute, Headspace integration, breakout rooms, and virtual coffee shops for meetings — Microsoft today announced a slew of Teams features available now, coming later this year, and even arriving in 2021.
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TECHCOMMUNITY.MICROSOFT.COM, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, ZDNet, ZDNet, Bloomberg, PCWorld, The Verge, and TECHCOMMUNITY.MICROSOFT.COM
Tweets: @caseynewton, @manan, and @mcwm
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google debuts Tables, a work-tracking tool to rival Airtable that can set task-based email reminders, send messages when forms are submitted, manage tasks, more — Google's in-house incubator Area 120 is today introducing a new work-tracking tool, Tables, which aims to make tracking projects more efficient by investing in automation.| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Nick Clegg says Facebook will take aggressive measures to “restrict the circulation of content” if the presidential election descends into chaos or civil unrest — Social media platform's head of global affairs Nick Clegg says it could take exceptional measures to restrict content circulation
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft says it will exclusively license OpenAI's GPT-3 language model, which will continue to be offered via the Azure-hosted API launched in June — Microsoft today announced that it will exclusively license GPT-3, one of the most powerful language understanding models in the world, from San Francisco-based AI startup OpenAI.
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Large rival companies say Amazon restricts how competing products, like smart speakers and video doorbells, can be advertised, giving Amazon's devices an edge — Some makers of smart speakers, video doorbells and other hardware hit roadblocks buying key ads in search results; gadgets made by e-commerce giant get edge
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CNBC, Slashdot, and New.blicio.us
Tweets: @elanazak, @kantrowitz, @patiencehaggin, @danamattioli, @elanazak, @nickstatt, and @alex
| Kif Leswing / CNBC: |
iPhone users are customizing their home screen with new icons, photos, and entire color schemes using iOS 14 widgets, with some designs going viral — - iPhone users are using the latest iOS update to customize their home screen with new icons, photos, and even entire color schemes.
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MacStories, The Verge, TechCrunch, MacStories, Android Central, Vox, MacRumors, Lifehacker, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Business Insider, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @_davidsmith, @viticci, @austinpostey, @_davidsmith, @okpng, @iordies, @daviddtd_, @kaylasfro, @chuubug, and @artshl3y
| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
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Mixpanel, BetaNews, Apple Must, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Ubergizmo, Wccftech, Cult of Mac, and Softpedia News. Tweets: @checkra1n
| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Sources: DOJ to brief state AGs on Wednesday about its plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google; a case could be filed as early as next week — The Justice Department is expected to brief state attorneys general this week about its imminent plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google …
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New York Times, Ars Technica, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, Bloomberg, The Hill, PYMNTS.com, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @mmasnick, @alxthomp, @karaswisher, @rasmus_kleis, @lutherlowe, @mmasnick, and @jason_kint
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft says its 85-inch Surface Hub 2S, originally unveiled in April 2019, will be available in January 2021 for $21,999.99 — There's also a new software update for the Surface Hub 2S — Microsoft is starting to take preorders for its 85-inch Surface Hub 2S today.
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Windows Blog, Engadget, VentureBeat, PCWorld, Windows Central, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @panos_panay and @surface
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
TikTok says it removed 104.5M videos in H1 2020 for violating community guidelines and proposes coalition of social apps to protect against harmful content — As the future of ByteDance's TikTok ownership continues to get hammered out between tech leviathans, investors and government officials …
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Business Insider, PingWest, TikTok, Engadget, Digital Trends, Android Central, and Reuters
| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
Google says it will pull the plug on paid Chrome extensions over the next year, after temporarily banning them due to fraudulent transactions — Earlier this year, Google announced some changes to the Chrome Web Store in an effort to curb malicious extensions.
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developer.chrome.com, XDA Developers, Android Police, and Android Headlines
Tweets: @arvidkahl, @geerlingguy, and @xeenon
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft says the first preview of its Edge browser for Linux will be available in October — Microsoft's Edge browser is coming to Linux, starting with the Dev channel. The first of these previews will go live in October. — When Microsoft announced that it would switch its Edge browser … | Sophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News: |
Beyond Limits, an industrial AI startup focused on energy, utility, and power sectors, raises $133M Series C led by Group 42 and BP Ventures — Artificial intelligence company Beyond Limits has landed $133 million in its Series C round. — The round was led by new investor Group 42 and existing investor BP Ventures.
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| Katie Roof / Bloomberg: |
Paris-based Mirakl, which develops tools for e-commerce platforms, raises $300M led by Permira at a $1.5B valuation — - U.S. CEO says company could pursue IPO in the next few years — Private equity firm Pemira to lead Mirakl's funding round — Paris-based Mirakl has raised $300 million …
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| Danny Palmer / ZDNet: |
Authorities from the US, UK, Germany, Europol, and others arrest 179 during Operation DisrupTor, targeting the sale of illicit goods on the dark web — ‘Operation Disruptor’ involved agencies from nine countries and the seizure of over $6.5m in cash and cryptocurrencies as criminals warned law enforcement will track them down.
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Wired, Europol, DataBreaches.net, CyberScoop, CoinDesk, The Daily Dot, The Hill, Federal Bureau …, Hackensack Daily Voice, and SecurityWeek
Tweets: @europol and @howelloneill
| Brent Rose / The Verge: |
Fitbit Sense review: sleek design, intuitive UI, many granular metrics, but lots of bugs, fiddly solid-state button, and poor battery life in always-on mode — Fitbit's latest smartwatch has sensors, and bugs, galore — When Fitbit announced the $329.95 Sense last month … | Jessica Guynn / USA Today: |
Twitter launches its biggest push to encourage US citizens to vote, with a prompt in the timeline, push alert in notifications, promoted trends, and more — Twitter is rolling out its biggest push yet to encourage more Americans to cast their ballots in the November election … | Kayleigh Barber / Digiday: |
Q&A with NYT's SVP of ad innovation Allison Murphy about the paper's plans to stop using third-party cookies, its contextual ad targeting strategy, and more — When The New York Times pivoted to prioritizing its subscriptions a few years ago, eventually growing to 6.5 million paid subscribers … | David McCabe / New York Times: |
Trump says he would not approve a TikTok deal unless ByteDance ceded its control, after ByteDance said it would retain an 80% stake — President Trump on Monday said that he would not approve a deal for TikTok if its Chinese owner did not fully sell its interest in the product …
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Tweets: @huxijin_gt, @jenniferjjacobs, @huxijin_gt, @therecount, @nytimes, @michaelcrowley, @zhonggg, @lanceulanoff, @evleaks, @karaswisher, @jenzhuscott, @b_fung, @eringriffith, @jimpethokoukis, @benyt, @stevesi, @sherman4949, @nytpolitics, @jarrettblanc, @chifedr, @eringriffith, @carnage4life, @pranavdixit, @nytimestech, @puiwingtam, @shiraovide, @nytimestech, and @josh_wingrove
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft releases an overhauled Xbox app for Android in beta that includes the ability to remotely play Xbox games streamed directly from an Xbox One — Microsoft opens up Xbox remote play streaming to everyone with new Android app beta — Microsoft is releasing a new Xbox app …
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Xbox Wire, Input, GameSpot, 9to5Google, Fossbytes, Windows Central, Mashable, Ubergizmo, Android Police, and Pocketnow
Tweets: @ekolimits, @xbox, @majornelson, @masterdevwi, @tomwarren, @gliitchy, @taynixster, and @mcwm
| Microsoft: |
Microsoft says it will acquire ZeniMax Media and its game publisher Bethesda Softworks for $7.5B in cash; Bethesda develops Fallout, DOOM, Quake, and others — Iconic games portfolio, publishing expertise, and world-class talent accelerates growth in Microsoft's Gaming business
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VentureBeat, The Verge, Bloomberg, TouchArcade, TweakTown News, AppleInsider, Twinfinite, VRScout, The GameDiscoverCo newsletter, CCN.com, Looper, Gamasutra, Light Reading, bit-tech.net, Micky, Silicon Republic, OnMSFT.com, Coinspeaker, TechSpot, WinBuzzer, PC Games Insider, Softpedia News, Ubergizmo, International Business Times, Digital Trends, Eurogamer.net, GameSpot, GeekWire, CNET, Engadget, New World Notes, TechCrunch, Polygon, and Input
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