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Ring unveils Always Home Cam, an autonomous drone that can fly around inside a house, expected to cost $249.99 when it starts shipping next year — The Always Home Cam is an ambitious new home security device — Ring latest home security camera is taking flight, literally.
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Tweets: @joannastern, @geoffreyfowler, @brianroemmele, @geoffreyfowler, @mkbhd, @verge, @jason, @geoffreyfowler, @jbillinson, @jake_hanrahan, @waltmossberg, @tomwarren, @seamushughes, @tsimonite, @webster, @willoremus, @backlon, @pt, @caseynewton, @levie, @artemr, @brianroemmele, @siracusa, @geoffreyfowler, @kevinroose, @stevesi, @scobleizer, @ow, @internetofshit, @jeremybowers, @reckless, @tbarribeau, and @berthacoombs
| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Ring says it will offer end-to-end encryption for video feeds by the end of this year and will let Ring owners disable the controversial Neighbors feature — The company will also allow Ring owners to disable the controversial Neighbors feature from the mobile app
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The Amazon Blog, TechCrunch, Android Headlines, Tom's Guide, USA Today, and Engadget. Tweets: @jaysonsrage
| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Ring announces a new line of security cameras for cars and says it is working with Tesla and others to integrate existing cameras into the Ring platform — Also working with Tesla and others to integrate existing cameras into the Ring platform — Ring has announced its first foray … | Jessica Conditt / Engadget: |
Amazon announces Luna cloud gaming service, going live in October for $5.99/month, with a gamepad and support for Fire TV, PC, Mac, iOS, and later for Android — Spoiler: It's not a native iOS app. — 4m ago — Luna is what happens when you take the subscription model of Prime Video …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Amazon announces $250 Echo Show 10 with a motorized base that can move the screen, a 13MP camera that keeps the user in shot, and more, with pre-orders today — The latest Alexa-powered smart display isn't content with sitting still — Amazon has just announced the latest iteration …
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| Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
Amazon announces redesigned spherical Echo devices, including $99 Echo, $60 Echo Dot with Clock, and $50 Echo Dot, with on-board speech analysis — Amazon just unveiled an all-new Echo with a revamped design. It comes in three colors and features a spherical design.
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Amazon.com, Inc., CNN, The Verge, The Verge, MacRumors, iMore, TechHive, ZDNet, ZDNet, Bloomberg, TechRadar, 9to5Google, Tom's Guide, MSPoweruser, Axios, Android Headlines, and Engadget
Tweets: @benfoxrubin, @patrickmcgee_, @markgurman, @stshank, @rogerwcheng, @onegarzon, @bxchen, @jaduino, and @joannastern
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
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| Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: |
Epic, Spotify, Match Group, and others form the Coalition for App Fairness to pressure Apple and other app store owners to make changes to marketplace rules — The Coalition for App Fairness is seeking legal and regulatory means to address how Apple, other app marketplace operators work with developers
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Coalition for App Fairness, The Verge, CNBC, Bloomberg, New York Times, MacRumors, BBC, TechCrunch, Financial Times, Gizmodo, Engadget, Android Authority, International Business Times, FOSS Patents, Michael Tsai, MSPoweruser, Neowin, Fossbytes, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, Tech Xplore, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks, and Thurrott
Tweets: @benbajarin, @marcoarment, @marcoarment, @viticci, @marcoarment, @counternotions, @ourielohayon, and @fosspatents
| Sean Endicott / Windows Central: |
Microsoft says a standalone, non-subscription version of Office will be released in the second half of 2021 for both Windows and Mac — Microsoft will release a new perpetual release of Microsoft Office in the second half of 2021. The new perpetual release only appears in a single sentence …
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Microsoft Exchange Team Blog, Engadget, CNET, CNET, KnowTechie, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Fossbytes
Tweets: @rajsarkar and @kcoxdc
| Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop: |
Facebook says it removed 200+ accounts Thursday that were associated with US election interference in the past, “including those involved in DC leaks in 2016” — Facebook on Thursday removed over 200 phony accounts and dozens of pages that originated in Russia and pumped …
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About Facebook, Washington Post, Graphika, CNET, CNN, DFRLab, NBC News, Bloomberg, Wired, Reuters, NPR, and Social Media Today
Tweets: @noupside, @benyt, @kendilaniannbc, @alexstamos, @alexstamos, @charles_lister, @elizrael, @ngleicher, and @benimmo
| Wired: |
A look at Twitter's hack on July 15, the drastic changes it made in the immediate aftermath, and its plans to prevent an Election Day meltdown — On July 15, Twitter melted down. On Election Day, that's not an option. — JULY 15 WAS, at first, just another day for Parag Agrawal, the chief technology officer of Twitter.
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Twitter, International Business Times, NBC News, and ZDNet
Tweets: @brbarrett, @racheltobac, and @twittersupport
| Rob Davies / The Guardian: |
Ex-Cambridge Analytica head Alexander Nix banned from running limited companies for seven years over “potentially unethical” behavior linked to the scandal — Alexander Nix, the former boss of Cambridge Analytica, has been banned from serving as a company director for seven years over …
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GOV.UK, CNBC, and EURACTIV.com
Tweets: @louisemensch, @carolecadwalla, @caseynewton, @profcarroll, @sailorgirl2017, and @cfarivar
| Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: |
Facebook outlines new rules for its internal Workplace, including banning profile pictures that promote specific political candidates or causes — - Facebook on Thursday outlined its new set of rules for employee communications within Workplace, the company's internal social network.
Tweets: @lizzadwoskin, @kevinroose, @sivavaid, @dseetharaman, @shallowbrigade, @jason, @william_fitz, @slpng_giants, @briansolis, and @sal19. Thanks:@sal19
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Ahead of US elections, YouTube says it is including info panels under videos about voting by mail, pointing viewers to a report by the Bipartisan Policy Center — Official candidate info will also appear in searches — YouTube is stepping up its measures against misinformation around the upcoming US election.| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple is now letting customers return only the band, instead of the entire Watch, if they bought a Watch with an ill-fitting Solo Loop band — Apple has reversed course and created an online band-only return method for customers who purchased an Apple Watch Series 6 or Apple Watch SE …
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TechCrunch, The Verge, AppleInsider, and iMore
Tweets: @michaelsteeber, @jon_prosser, and @hodapp
| Cameron Faulkner / The Verge: |
Amazon announces updated Eero mesh WiFi routers with support for WiFi 6 and Zigbee, available for $129.99 and $229.99 — The new Eero 6 starts at $129.99 — Amazon has debuted the $129.99 Eero 6 and the $229.99 Eero Pro 6 mesh Wi-Fi routers that support Wi-Fi 6 and Zigbee.
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TechHive, Amazon.com, Inc., 9to5Google, CNET, Gizmodo, TechRepublic, AppleInsider, and The Mac Observer
| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Hootsuite says it will terminate its ICE contract after disagreements within the company spilled over into public view when an employee tweeted about the deal — After disagreements within the company spilled over into public controversy, Hootsuite says it won't go forward with a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.| Josh Constine / SignalFire: |
SignalFire's in-depth report on the state of the creator economy, which has ~50M pro or semi-pro content creators across Instagram, YouTube, and other platforms — More than 50 million people around the world consider themselves creators, despite the creator economy only being born a decade ago.
Tweets: @joshconstine, @mazzeo, @smc90, and @yuanlingy
| Todd Haselton / CNBC: |
Amazon announces updated $40 Fire TV and $30 Fire TV Stick Lite with new home screen for easier content discoverability, arriving on September 30 — - Amazon announced two new Fire TV products during its big online hardware event on Thursday. — Amazon's Fire TV products compete directly …
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The Verge, CNET, AppleInsider, AFTVnews, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, Digital Trends, Android Headlines, The Streamable, Tom's Guide, and Mashable. Tweets: @peterrojas. Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Andrew Martin / Bloomberg: |
CISA: a hacker accessed the network of an unnamed US federal agency using valid credentials for multiple users' Microsoft 365 accounts and domain admin accounts — An unnamed U.S. federal agency was hit with a cyber-attack after a hacker used valid access credentials, authorities said on Thursday.
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us-cert.cisa.gov, ZDNet, and Threatpost
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify and Chernin Entertainment agree to a multi-year partnership for Chernin to develop movies and TV shows based on Spotify's podcasts — More Spotify podcasts could soon become TV shows or movies thanks to a new, multi-year partnership announced today between the streaming music provider …
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Spotify, Deadline, The Verge, Hollywood Reporter, Engadget, Reuters, and SlashGear. Tweets: @spotifynews
| Biz Carson / Protocol: |
Marc Bodnick launches Telepath, a “kinder” social network with Reddit's subreddit topic structure, Twitter's in-the-moment feel, and Snapchat's ephemerality — The rules of the new social network Telepath are simple: Be kind. Don't be mean. No harassment, and no fake news.
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Bloomberg. Tweets: @marcbodnick, @kiarichards_, @vivekxk, @shwetak_, @jasonpjason, @joshk, @thestefansmith, @sarahcuda, @bizcarson, @tatiana_estevez, @marcbodnick, @marcbodnick, @bizcarson, @tatiana_estevez, and @tatiana_estevez
| Matthew Gault / VICE: |
DHS admits that 184K photos from a facial recognition pilot program were stolen from a CBP subcontractor and at least 19 were posted on the dark web last year — Traveler's faces, license plates, and care information were hacked from a subcontractor called Perceptics and released on the dark web.| Sam Shead / CNBC: |
Facebook's Oversight Board says it expects to start before the election, in mid to late October, after criticism for a perceived lack of action — - The independent Facebook OverSight Board has confirmed to CNBC that it plans to launch ahead of U.S. election in November.
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Financial Times, Engadget, and Reuters
Tweets: @oliviasolon, @jason_kint, @martinsfp, @mollyjongfast, and @ryan_browne_
| ProPublica: |
A malware attack on a rural Texas county's email system, sending fake emails to voters, shows a significant weakness of America's election security — Congress works for you. Learn how to be a better boss with the User's Guide to Democracy, a series of personalized emails about what your representatives actually do.| Financial Times: |
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says he will invest €1B in European tech startups over the next decade, focused on “moonshots” in ML, biotech, and other sectors — Streaming company's chief to channel funding into early-stage start-ups over next decadeSponsor Posts
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