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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Samsung unveils $799 Galaxy S21, $999 Galaxy S21 Plus, and $1,199 Galaxy S21 Ultra, available to preorder on January 14 and launching on January 29 — Samsung's latest flagships are here: the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 Plus, and the Galaxy S21 Ultra. The first two — which start at $799 and $999 …
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Samsung US Newsroom, BBC, CNET, XDA Developers, Softpedia News, CNET, The Next Web, 9to5Google, Thurrott, The Verge, MacRumors, Android Central, ZDNet, PCMag, XDA Developers, news.com.au, Laptop Mag, Gizmodo, BetaNews, AppleInsider, PCWorld, ZDNet, AnandTech, Engadget, ZDNet, PCMag, Digital Photography Review, TechSpot, Engadget, Engadget, TechCrunch, KnowTechie, Variety, Business Insider, Wired, Pocket-lint, BGR, and Digital Trends
Tweets: @ronamadeo, @jdolcourt, @sharatibken, @mugofpaul, @jonporty, @webjournalist, @halidecamera, @backlon, @backlon, @martinsfp, @stshank, @dcseifert, @backlon, @stshank, @jake_k, @backlon, @verge, @tomwarren, and @tomwarren
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Samsung announces Galaxy SmartTag, a $29.99 Tile competitor that works only with Samsung Galaxy devices, available on January 29 — It uses Bluetooth Low Energy and will arrive on January 29th — Alongside the new Galaxy S21 phones and Galaxy Buds Pro, Samsung is announcing …
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TechCrunch, Softpedia News, MacRumors, Android Authority, Engadget, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, The Verge, 9to5Google, Android Authority, Android Police, Android Headlines, Business Insider, SlashGear, and SlashGear
Tweets: @jeffbakalar, @backlon, @rquandt, @dcseifert, @stshank, @rquandt, and @dcseifert
| David Carnoy / CNET: |
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9to5Google, The Verge, Engadget, The Verge, TechCrunch, Business Insider, TechRadar, Digital Trends, Android Central, Mashable, MSPoweruser, and Wccftech
Tweets: @rogerwcheng and @dcseifert
| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
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9to5Google, MakeUseOf, phonearena.com, Trusted Reviews, Tom's Guide, and Pocket-lint
| Rick Osterloh / The Keyword: |
Google completes Fitbit acquisition, vows to protect users' privacy, says “deal has always been about devices, not data” — Google has completed its acquisition of Fitbit. Together, we can make health and wellness more accessible to more people.
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Fitbit Blog, XDA Developers, PCMag, Forbes, BBC, Silicon Republic, Gizmodo, Android Police, Bloomberg, Thurrott, Reuters, Android Authority, Google, The Mac Observer, CNBC, 9to5Google, AppleInsider, The Verge, Digital Trends, CNET, Investor's Business Daily, Wareable, SlashGear, Engadget, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, Pocket-lint, AndroidGuys, MSPoweruser, phonearena.com, Neowin, Android Central, Droid Life, and Axios
Tweets: @ceciliakang, @google, @tonyromm, @salahuddin, @nishcooly, @erbrod, @martinsfp, @producthunt, @ceciliakang, @ceciliakang, and @adrianweckler
| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
Jack Dorsey says Trump ban was the right decision for Twitter but reflects a “failure” to promote healthy conversation and sets a dangerous precedent — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey explained in a tweetstorm that the company faced an ‘extraordinary and untenable circumstance’
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New York Times, Bloomberg, Business Insider, Techdirt, CryptoSlate, Al Jazeera, International Business Times, blockchain.news, Engadget, and Android Central
Tweets: @jack, @jack, @jack, @jack, @jack, @jack, @sarahdrinkwater, @coinyeezy, @markdice, @sarahtaber_bww, @donie, @columbiabugle, @davidakaye, @tammigaw, @rakeshlobster, @borisep, @bretweinstein, @revshark, @bborrman, @sonnybunch, @alexberenson, @indigenousai, @ibogost, @benbajarin, @lizzadwoskin, @minhazmerchant, @realkellyjones, @normeisen, @xeni, @t_s_p_o_o_k_y, and @cperruna
| New York Times: |
Review of public posts of dozens of Facebook users sharing extreme right-wing views shows how Facebook rewards their lies and helped incubate the insurrection — Right-wing influencers embraced extremist views, and Facebook rewarded them. — Mr. Thompson is a writer and editor in Opinion.
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Beet.TV. Tweets: @saraschaefer1, @cwarzel, @adrjeffries, @carlquintanilla, @taylorlorenz, @billwasik, @aaronhuertas, @cwarzel, @stuartathompson, @marklittlenews, @kimmasters, @kevinroose, @robertjoseph, @brianstelter, @charlttewolters, @craigsilverman, @jason_kint, @mpnye, @jmcdaid, @profcarroll, @anonymousaccord, and @fboversight
| Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post: |
Sandberg deflected blame for Capitol riot, but fliers and hashtags promoting the pro-Trump rally circulated on Facebook and Instagram weeks beforehand — Fliers and hashtags promoting the pro-Trump rally circulated on Facebook and Instagram in the days and weeks beforehand
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New York Times and Politico
| Wall Street Journal: |
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CNET. Tweets: @dseetharaman, @jimpethokoukis, @dseetharaman, @shiraovide, @dseetharaman, @adamholisky, @benfritz, @jason_kint, and @newley
| Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal: |
Axios says it will launch AxiosHQ, which lets companies write internal memos styled like Axios newsletters, next month, starting at $10K a year — AxiosHQ communications platform to launch with Delta Air Lines and AT&T among early customers — Punchy news startup Axios is betting …
Tweets: @stevekopack, @mattdpearce, @mattyglesias, @moorehn, @zackkopplin, @dellcam, @abenedikt, @ourobororoboruo, @caseynewton, @benmullin, @qhardy, @stevesi, @bigblackjacobin, @martinsfp, @carnage4life, @ldrogen, @alex, @nickwingfield, @margarita, @mccarthyryanj, @sarafischer, @film_girl, @mradamtaylor, @jz, @emilyinverso, @ajs, @studyhallxyz, @katie_roof, @danprimack, @sarafischer, and @ahmed
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
A leak of a near-final version of Windows 10X shows a strong similarity to Chrome OS, with the Start button centered on the taskbar, lack of Live Tiles, more — A new lightweight version of Windows to take on Chromebooks — After years of waiting, it looks like Microsoft now has a true answer to Chrome OS.
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BleepingComputer, Thurrott, Windows Central, Softpedia News, Windows Central, Laptop Mag, and Neowin
Tweets: @onmsft, @sean_michael_uk, @tomwarren, @tomwarren, and @backlon
| Lily Hay Newman / Wired: |
New research details iOS and Android issues that may allow third parties and law enforcement to access user data and suggests mitigation techniques — New research has dug into the openings that iOS and Android security provide for anyone with the right tools.
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AppleInsider, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Mac Observer, iPhone Hacks, securephones.io, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @z3r0trust and @wired
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
BMW announces Digital Key Plus, a keyless access system that uses the UWB chip in iPhones to let users unlock select BMW cars without taking out their phones — Using the ultra wideband chip that debuted in the iPhone 11 — BMW has announced an upgraded version of its mobile car key technology dubbed Digital Key Plus.
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BMW Group, 9to5Google, BMW BLOG, MacRumors, Engadget, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Mac, SlashGear, AppleInsider, and iMore
| Sam Shead / CNBC: |
A group of health and tech companies, including Microsoft, Salesforce, and Oracle, says it is developing a digital COVID-19 vaccination “passport” — - A digital Covid vaccination passport is being jointly developed by a group of health and technology companies who anticipate that governments …
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Business Wire, The Hill, TechCrunch, The Irish Times, and Business Insider
Tweets: @cnbcjulianna, @thomas_m_wilson, @nt_ctannenbaum, @teddyboylocsin, @lay_overs, @valaafshar, and @whatthebit
| Sarah Emerson / OneZero : |
The far-right is flocking to MeWe, a privacy-focused Facebook alternative that has Tim Berners-Lee on its board, with membership growing to 15M in recent months — ‘Have you tried to moderate 15 million people?’ MeWe founder Mark Weinstein told OneZero — 'm an American who is sick …
Tweets: @sarahnemerson, @mewe, @mvzelenks, @tim_stevens, @slpng_giants, @jeffhorwitz, @mvzelenks, and @willoremus
| Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters: |
In an interview, Parler CEO John Matze says he is not sure whether the social network will ever return after being cut off by service providers — (Reuters) - Social media platform Parler, which has gone dark after being cut off by major service providers that accused the app of failing …
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Business Insider, CNET, The Desk, Ars Technica, New York Post, TechRadar, Protocol, and Wall Street Journal
Tweets: @matthewkeyslive, @moonalice, @sinanaral, @sinanaral, @ed_solomon, @ruchowdh, @karlhigley, @chrisalbon, @victorerikray, @mmasnick, and @daveleeft
| Bloomberg: |
Norway's consumer protection agency details how Amazon riddles the process of canceling Prime with “dark patterns,” calls on regulators to investigate — - Public Citizen, others ask FTC to probe Prime cancellation — Report says manipulative techniques make it hard to opt out| David Jeans / Forbes: |
Sources: TPG invested $47M in HR software startup Greenhouse and spent around $450M buying shares from existing investors including Benchmark and Thrive Capital — Private equity giant TPG has closed on a $500 million investment into HR software startup Greenhouse, taking a majority stake … | Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Ring says it has fixed a security flaw in its Neighbors app that was exposing the precise locations and home addresses of users who had posted to the app — A security flaw in Ring's Neighbors app was exposing the precise locations and home addresses of users who had posted to the app.| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft Cloud for Retail opens for preview, combining services and features from Microsoft Advertising, Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform — Microsoft's new retail cloud bundle is its second vertical cloud offering, following on the heels of the Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare.
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Microsoft Industry Blogs, WinBuzzer, Cloud Computing News, and TechRadar
Tweets: @lschmeiser and @alysataylormsft
| Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal: |
Cisco says it has struck a new deal to buy Acacia Communications for around $4.5B, boosting the original purchase price by 64% — Networking-equipment giant boosts purchase price by 64% in deal that values Acacia at about $4.5 billion — Cisco Systems Corp. said Thursday that it has struck …
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CRN, FinSMEs, Investor's Business Daily, and Light Reading
| Shaun Walker / The Guardian: |
After denouncing Trump's social media bans, Poland says it plans to make it illegal for tech companies to take similar actions in the country — Following Trump's Twitter ban, Polish government wants to protect posts that do not break nation's laws — Polish government officials …
Tweets: @liamsd12, @shaunwalker7, @monicalewinsky, @getongab, @visegrad24, and @adityarajkaul
| Axios: |
Silicon Valley's leading lobby, the Internet Association, is struggling to manage the competing interests of member companies like Facebook, Google, and Amazon — Silicon Valley's leading lobby, the Internet Association, is struggling to manage the competing interests of the companies … | The Guardian: |
Audio and chat logs of walkie-talkie app Zello reveal some Capitol rioters communicated via the app; Zello says it has now deleted 2K+ militia-related channels — Audio and chat logs show insurrectionists communicated via the app, which has avoided proactive content moderation
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Forbes, Zello Blog, and New York Post
| Chris Sanders / Reuters: |
DOJ antitrust chief Makan Delrahim to resign effective Jan 19, a day before the Biden administration takes over — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top antitrust official in the U.S. Justice Department, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim, told the White House he will resign effective January 19 … | Wall Street Journal: |
TSMC says it will raise capital expenditures to between $25B and $28B in 2021, an increase of at least 47% YoY — The world's biggest contract chip maker plans to boost capex by at least 47% in 2021 — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. , a key chip supplier to Apple Inc. … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Israeli startup Carbyne, which is developing a cloud-based service to improve emergency response times, raises $25M Series B1 — Emergency services continue to be a major force when it comes to coping with the COVID-19 health pandemic, and today a company that is building technology to help …
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