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| Ashley Stewart / Business Insider: |
Sources: Microsoft's Phil Spencer told employees on Game Pass will absolutely be on iOS and iPadOS in 2021 via a “direct browser-based solution” — - Microsoft last month officially added a key feature to Game Pass, its Netflix-style subscription library of Xbox games …
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The Verge, MacRumors, Engadget, MakeUseOf, GamingBolt, iPhone in Canada Blog, TechSpot, GameSpot, NextPit, GamesIndustry.biz, TrueAchievements, MCV/DEVELOP, OnMSFT.com, Pocket Gamer.biz, TouchArcade, Windows Central, Wccftech, Game Rant, Input, Firstpost Tech, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, AppleInsider, CNET, Neowin, Kotaku, MSPoweruser, and VG247
Tweets: @adambankhurst, @notpatrick, @nanopolymath, @reckless, @mytechmusings, @steven_aquino, @imranzomg, @insipidghost, @spawnwavemedia, @tomwarren, and @booredatwork. Thanks:@gamoid
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
ProtonMail CEO says Apple made it add in-app purchases in 2018 even though it had been free for years, compares Apple's tactics to a mafia protection racket — Remember Hey and WordPress? ProtonMail was forced into IAP too. — ProtonMail is one of the founding partners of the Coalition …
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: AMD is in advanced talks to buy rival chip maker Xilinx for more than $30B in a deal could be finalized as early as next week — Deal that could be worth more than $30 billion would mark the latest big tie-up in the rapidly consolidating industry — Advanced Micro Devices Inc …
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ZDNet, The Next Web, Bloomberg, Silicon Valley Business …, CNBC, TechSpot, TheStreet, Wccftech, SiliconANGLE, Tom's Hardware, and TechPowerUp
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| Washington Post: |
The recently thwarted Michigan kidnapping plot highlights social media's role in promoting violent extremism, as well as building a case against extremists — In June, one of the suspects in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took to the relative privacy of a Facebook group to make clear his brewing hatred.
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New York Times. Tweets: @cwarzel, @nycjim, @hypervisible, @slpng_giants, @cwarzel, @pinboard, @janelytv, @evan_greer, @moira, @lisackaplan, @annehelen, @anneapplebaum, @amy_siskind, @profcarroll, and @cwarzel
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple to extend Apple TV+ free year trials that started between November 1 2019, and January 31 2020, through February 2021 — If you purchased a new Apple device from September 2019 last year — like an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV — you were automatically eligible for a free year of Apple TV+.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Leaked doc: Microsoft is allowing most employees to work from home for less than 50% of their working week or for managers to approve permanent remote work — Microsoft employees will also be able to relocate — Microsoft is allowing its employees to work from home permanently.| Ira Boudway / Bloomberg: |
Waymo says it will open its fully driverless ride-hailing service in suburban Phoenix to the public — Waymo said Thursday that it is opening its fully driverless ride-hailing service in suburban Phoenix to the public. Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving car unit began ferrying a select group …
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Tweets: @waymo, @martinvars, @eisenberg, @orthereaboot, @teemu_roos, @avgregr, and @binarybits
| Brian Armstrong / The Coinbase Blog: |
Coinbase CEO says 60 employees, or about 5% of its staff, have taken the exit package the company offered for those not comfortable with its apolitical mission — A follow up to Coinbase being a mission focused company — Last week, I shared that Coinbase is a mission focused company.
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CoinDesk, Cointelegraph, CryptoGlobe, and The Block
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
A group of seven central banks, including the Federal Reserve, detail how a digital currency should be designed, including its principles and core features — A group of seven central banks and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have published a comprehensive report on digital currency, detailing how it should be designed.
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BIS, CNBC, CoinDesk, Cryptonews, Cointelegraph, Finextra, Bloomberg, and Cointelegraph
Tweets: @bmorecmore, @bis_org, and @bis_org
| Noorie Malik / Yelp: |
Yelp introduces Business Accused of Racist Behavior, a new alert to caution users about businesses that may be associated with overtly racist actions — At Yelp, we value diversity, inclusion and belonging, both internally and on our platform, which means we have a zero tolerance policy to racism.
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Tweets: @yelp, @robleathern, @llsethj, @markdice, @nicoletters, @chsommers, @attorneycrump, @yelp, @wagatwe, @rogerkimball, @thelaurenchen, @sav_says_, and @profsunnysingh
| Phil Harvey / Light Reading: |
DOD awards $600M to AT&T, Ericsson, Nokia, and others for 5G experiments at five US military test sites; tests will include pilots for 5G-enabled AR/VR — The Department of Defense today announced it is awarding some $600 million to more than a dozen companies for “5G experimentation” at five military test sites.
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| Abrar Al-Heeti / CNET: |
Google rolls out Sound Notifications on Android to alert people with hearing loss about “critical household sounds” like appliances beeping and dogs barking — Google on Thursday rolled out a new feature for Android designed to alert people with hearing loss about …
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The Keyword, The Keyword, Android Authority, SlashGear, Forbes, Thurrott, and Android Police
Tweets: @android and @madebygoogle
| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Square purchases $50M worth of bitcoin, becoming the second publicly listed company after MicroStrategy to invest in the cryptocurrency — Revolut, the London-based fintech firm, has enlisted crypto security firm Fireblocks to lay the foundations for new crypto products.
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CoinDesk, Square, Decrypt, CoinDesk, International Business Times, Trustnodes, Coin Journal, NewsBTC, Cointelegraph, and CNBC
Tweets: @squareir, @peterlbrandt, @jack, @jack, @tylerwinklevoss, @dahboo7, @prestonpysh, @bitcoinzay, @justinsuntron, @aridavidpaul, and @yoda. Thanks:@saniyamore
| Bloomberg: |
Google is testing features to turn YouTube into a shopping destination, where creators can tag and track featured products for users to buy directly on the site — - Some creators asked to track products for e-commerce catalog — YouTube tests integration with Shopify for creator merchandise
Tweets: @business, @spwells, @edbott, and @mattnavarra
| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Google says Assistant can now search and control third-party Android apps, starting with the top 30 on the Play Store, with support for more coming soon — Before today, if you ask Siri or the Google Assistant to “check the news on Twitter,” you'll either be shown the @CHEK_News account …
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The Keyword, BGR, and PCWorld
| Nallur Sethuraman / Reuters: |
Report: Amazon has invested $95.51M in its Indian payments unit ahead of the festive season sales that start on October 17 — BENGALURU (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O has invested 7 billion rupees ($95.51 million) in its Indian payments unit, ahead of the festive season, data from business intelligence firm Tofler showed.
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| CoinDesk: |
DOJ publishes an “enforcement framework” on cryptocurrencies, outlining priorities and strategies for its crypto enforcements — U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr announced Thursday the release of “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework,” a roadmap for policing the cryptocurrency landscape.
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U.S. Department of Justice, Decrypt, PYMNTS.com, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @thejusticedept, @bgarlinghouse, @s_alderoty, @amlivemon, @file411, and @hameggsnsam
| Priyamvada Mathur / PitchBook: |
Report: VC funding for female founders hit a three-year low at $434M in Q3, also down 48% from Q2, likely due to the prevailing economic uncertainty — Venture funding for female founders has hit its lowest quarterly total in three years. — Firms invested a total of $434 million in Q3 …
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Silicon Valley Business …. Tweets: @jessicalessin, @annabpalmer, @pennyleedc, @womenwhostartup, and @beezer232
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Dental robotics startup Neocis, which says that its Yomi robot is the first surgery robot to receive FDA clearance, raises $72M Series D led by DFJ Growth — Dental robotics startup Neocis today closed a $70 million round of funding. The company plans to use the capital to bolster growth … | Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Source: Nasdaq-listed Chinese video streaming service Bilibili is gearing up for a secondary listing in Hong Kong next year, which could raise up to $1.5B — - Chinese video platform Bilibili is gearing up for a secondary listing in Hong Kong which could raise up to $1.5 billion, CNBC has confirmed.| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google is preparing to launch a $129 Nest Thermostat with hand gesture controls, using a sensor similar to the Soli system included in Pixel 4 — - New Nest Thermostat to cost $129; goes on sale in coming weeks — Lower pricing may spur adoption of Google smart home devices
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Android Authority, Android Headlines, Neowin, Android Central, Ubergizmo, Droid Life, Chrome Unboxed, 9to5Google, and The Verge
Tweets: @alistairmbarr and @markgurman
| Stephen O'Grady / Redmonk: |
Cloud development lacks integration between different tools, resulting in developers having to borrow time from writing code to managing environments — When the iPhone was first introduced in January of 2007, it took the world by storm. The first device to compress - successfully …
Tweets: @monadic, @timbray, @aneel, @bryanl, @mikeloukides, @lennypruss, @helenhousandi, @rchrdbyd, and @sogrady
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Comcast says symmetrical gigabit upload and download speeds can be achieved through cable internet, detailing a trial using a hybrid fiber-cable network — Comcast begins trial of symmetrical 1.25Gbps—no word on commercial availability. — Comcast's cable Internet still has a heavy emphasis …
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Slashdot, Business Wire, ZDNet, and Telecompetitor
| Alfred Ng / CNET: |
Court documents in a Florida case show Google provided US law enforcement with IP addresses for any user searching for specific key words — There are few things as revealing as a person's search history, and police typically need a warrant on a known suspect to demand that sensitive information.
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ZDNet, Engadget, SiliconANGLE, and MediaNama
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