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Microsoft debuts Surface Plus hardware subscription program for trade-in upgrades after 18 months and no-interest financing for two years — Microsoft is launching a new subscription program for buying Surface computers and tablets in much the same way that many people now purchase smartphones …
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| Douglas Soltys / BetaKit: |
500 Canada shutting down fund investments; managing partners say potential LPs would not invest if McClure retained any control or could profit from the fund — In a letter sent to portfolio founders, 500 Canada's managing partners have announced the decision to terminate the fund's investment period.
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As Bitcoin splits in two, many exchanges including Coinbase don't support Bitcoin Cash fork — Bitcoin-themed balloons at the “Inside Bitcoins: The Future of Virtual Currency Conference” in New York. — Bitcoin power brokers were unable to come behind a single solution that would have preserved … | Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Latest version of Google's experimental browser Chrome Canary on Android includes setting to block “intrusive” ads — Google will reportedly debut a built-in ad blocking feature for its Chrome browser next year, and now we have the first concrete look at this addition to the web navigation software in action.| Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg: |
Kleiner Perkins shutters its two-year-old, $4M seed investing program KPCB Edge after all three partners running it leave — Departures of young partners weaken firm's early-stage effort — Kleiner to continue investing broadly in emerging startups — Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers shut …
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| Jake Tapper / CNN: |
Self-described email prankster from UK fooled White House officials, including Homeland Security Advisor, into email exchanges, while posing as Kushner, Priebus — (CNN)A self-described “email prankster” in the UK fooled a number of White House officials into thinking he was other officials …
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New York Times, Hacker Noon, Mashable, Bustle, BBC, Engadget, CNBC, Gizmodo, The Guardian, SiliconANGLE, Newser, Ars Technica, CNET, AOL, and SiliconBeat
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| Ryne Hager / Android Police: |
Android's Nearby Connections 2.0 API, which enables offline, P2P communication between devices over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, is now available to developers — Some of you might remember the Contextual App Experiences talk at I/O this year. The seemingly convoluted name actually held some pretty big news …
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Android Developers Blog, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, BetaNews, SlashGear, Ausdroid, Engadget, Droid Life, and CNET
Tweets: @t_grote and @matthew_d_green
| Roger Cheng / CNET: |
Amazon suspends sales of BLU phones amid renewed concerns that pre-loaded software is sending user data to China — Following a report that some Blu phones use an app that collects your data, Amazon has made them unavailable on its site. — Amazon just put budget phone maker Blu in the penalty box.
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PR Newswire, ZDNet, Engadget, Ubergizmo, Inquirer, Android Central, CNBC, The Verge, Neowin, TechSpot, Android Beat, AndroidGuys, PhoneDog.com, Softpedia News, SlashGear, Android Police, TWICE, and 9to5Google. Thanks:@rogerwcheng
| Corbin Davenport / Android Police: |
Alleged renders of Samsung Galaxy Note8 leak online, showing the fingerprint sensor and dual cameras on the rear, ahead of potential unveiling in August — The upcoming Galaxy Note8 has been highly anticipated by fans, despite the previous model blowing up on several occasions.
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International Business Times, The Next Web, CNET, BGR, Droid Life, The Verge, TalkAndroid.com, Tom's Guide, TechSpot, Business Insider, TechCrunch, Mashable, Android Beat, Fone Arena, Pocket-lint, Android Authority, Pocketnow, Inquirer, Softpedia News, Neowin, International Business Times, Droid Life, Android and Me, Forbes, Ubergizmo, Android Central, PhoneDog.com, BGR, and Phandroid. Tweets: @evleaks
| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Google says it has begun rolling out Daydream-ready update to Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ — Google's brand of VR is, at last, beginning to arrive on Samsung devices. — Reports emerged last week that certain Verizon Galaxy S8 and S8+ devices were getting the Daydream update, but today Google confirmed the rollout.
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Engadget, TechnoBuffalo, TechSpot, VRFocus, Forbes, UploadVR, Business Insider, Android Beat, Droid Life, 9to5Google, TalkAndroid.com, VRFocus, Android and Me, and PhoneDog.com. Tweets: @googlevr
| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Facebook acquired AI startup Ozlo, which had raised $14M, to help Messenger build its personal assistant; Ozlo will shut down its enterprise API and app — Ozlo is joining Messenger. — Facebook has acquired Ozlo, a Palo Alto-based artificial intelligence startup, to help Messenger build …
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Ozlo, SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, Business Insider, TECHSEEN, Fortune, VentureBeat, The Register, GeekWire, ZDNet, Pocket-lint, and CNBC
Tweets: @brianroemmele and @brianroemmele
| Sean Silcoff / Globe and Mail: |
Shopify beats estimates with $151.7M revenue in Q2, up 75% YoY, and says it now has 500K+ merchants, with growth in Asia, South America, and Africa — Canada's leading emerging software superstar Shopify Inc. continues to surpass expectations as it expands the product features and channels …
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