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Google rebrands G Suite as Google Workspace, integrates Meet, Chat, and Rooms across all its applications, and introduces new logos for all apps in the suite — Google is rebranding G Suite, its set of online productivity and collaboration tools for businesses that include the likes of Gmail, Drive, Docs and Meet.
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Apple removed headphones and speakers from Bose, Logitech, and Sonos from its online store at the end of Sept., asked retail employees to do the same — - Apple is working on first over-ear headphones, smaller HomePod — Products from Sonos, Bose, Logitech pulled from online store
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| Danny Nelson / CoinDesk: |
John McAfee has been arrested in Spain for tax evasion after SEC sues him for allegedly promoting ICOs in 2017, 2018 without disclosing he was paid to do so — John McAfee, the 74-year-old software magnate-turned-crypto-bull, has been arrested in Spain on allegations of tax evasion, according to the Department of Justice.| New York Times: |
Sources: US House report investigating Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook's power has been delayed as Democrats and Republicans are split on the remedies — WASHINGTON — For all the divisions in Washington, one issue that had united Republicans and Democrats in recent years was their animus toward …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
A security flaw left tens of thousands of users of an app-based chastity sex toy at risk of a permanent, remotely triggered lock-in — Just because almost every gadget or appliance can be connected to the internet, doesn't mean they should be. Outages can render these “smart” devices useless … | Karissa Bell / Engadget: |
Instagram marks its 10th anniversary by expanding in-app warnings when users post nasty comments and adds a private map of stories from the last three years — Instagram is officially 10 years old, and is marking the end of its first decade with new features meant to encourage users to be nice to one another.
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has banned the sale of cryptocurrency derivatives and exchange-traded notes to retail users from January 6, 2021 — More than 12,500 users participated in the first phase of a public token sale on CoinList for Flow, a new blockchain platform developed by Dapper Labs, the creator of CryptoKitties.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Nvidia announces Maxine, a set of GPU-accelerated AI conferencing tools that improve video quality, with early access available from next week — Nvidia today launched Nvidia Maxine, a platform that provides developers with a suite of GPU-accelerated AI conferencing software to enhance video quality.
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
As AT&T stops connecting new DSL users, a new report co-written by an AT&T workers union says only 28% of AT&T territory has fiber-to-the-home internet — AT&T stops connecting new DSL users; only 28% of AT&T territory has full fiber. — AT&T has deployed fiber-to-the-home Internet …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Researcher says that Macs with T2 chips are vulnerable to a variant of the checkm8 exploit, which could jailbreak certain iPhones and was unpatchable — Jailbreak involves combining last year's checkm8 exploit with the Blackbird vulnerability disclosed this August.
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Kaspersky researchers spot malware embedded in UEFI firmware on motherboards of victims' devices, affecting diplomats working on issues related to North Korea — The tool attacks a device's UEFI firmware—which makes it especially hard to detect and destroy.
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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Spotify updates its iOS and Android apps to let users search for songs by lyrics, a feature Apple Music has had since 2018 — Spotify has rolled out a useful new feature today for iOS and Android that allows users to search for songs by its lyrics, something that Apple Music users have enjoyed for a couple of years.
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Skilljar, which helps firms build cloud-based training and onboarding programs, raises $33M Series B led by Insight Partners, bringing its total raised to $50M+ — The third time really has been a charm for Sandi Lin and Jason Stewart. — The entrepreneurs began their startup journey … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Tipalti, which offers a cloud-based suite of accounting services, raises $150M Series E led by Durable Capital Partners at a $2B+ valuation — Digital transformation has been one of the big enterprise themes of 2020: organizations are doubling down on cloud services both to link … | Manish Singh / TechCrunch: |
Chargebee, which helps businesses set up and manage subscription services, raises $55M Series F led by Insight Partners, bringing its total raised to $105M — Chargebee, which helps businesses set up and manage their billing, subscription, revenue operations and compliance …
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Sources: Facebook has informed the Turkish government that it won't be complying with recent legislation mandating it establish a local presence in the country — Erdogan government alarmed human rights groups with rules to oversee tech companies — Facebook has decided to defy a new law …
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