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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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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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| 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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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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| 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| 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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| 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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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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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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| 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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| 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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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 … | Julia Alexander / The Verge: |
YouTube says it will use AI-powered moderation to automatically age-restrict certain content — AI moderation measures will be used to automatically age-restrict certain content — YouTube is rolling out more artificial intelligence-powered technology to catch more videos …
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| 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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| Alvaro M. Bedoya / Slate: |
In a 310-page SEC filing, Palantir does not mention its work for ICE, focusing instead on military work, despite its role in widespread immigrant surveillance — A New Mexico man gets a call from federal child welfare officials. His teenage brother has arrived alone at the border … | 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 … | 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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| 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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| Sophia Kunthara / Crunchbase News: |
Austin-based SigmaSense raises $22M Series A led by Foxconn Technology Group for its touchscreen tech that can sense hovering touchless gestures and more — Austin-based SigmaSense has raised $22 million to bring its touch-screen technology to the broader market. — Subscribe to the Crunchbase Daily| 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 … | Max Seddon / Financial Times: |
Russian online services company Yandex says it has agreed to a $5.5B deal to buy Tinkoff, the country's top online bank — Tech group's swoop for Tinkoff presents challenge to state lender Sberbank — Russian tech giant Yandex has agreed a $5.5bn deal to buy Tinkoff, the country's top online bank, the companies said on Tuesday.Sponsor Posts
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