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| Kashmir Hill / Gizmodo: |
Reporter details pressure from Google and bosses to take down 2011 Forbes post criticizing Google practices with Plus and search; Google says info was under NDA — The story in the New York Times this week was unsettling: The New America Foundation, a major think tank …
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| Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo: |
How publishers' extreme reliance on various Google services gives Google effective monopoly power, stifles criticism, and sometimes results in unexpected losses — An unintended effect of Google's heavy-handed attempt to silence Barry Lynn and his Open Markets program at New America …
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| Tony Romm / Recode: |
Tech firms including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft call on President Trump to preserve the DACA program — The letter is organized by Zuckerberg-backed FWD.us, a day before Trump is expected to announce a policy change. — The chief executives of Apple, Amazon …
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Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg. Tweets: @axios, @policy, @uber, @dmac1, @linkedin, @gaylelemmon, @levie, @amy_e_weaver, @mlevchin, @matthewsoerens, @bradsmi, @bchesky, @tonyromm, @tonyromm, @fxshaw, @satyanadella, and @fxshaw
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft's Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will begin rollout to mainstream users worldwide starting October 17 — Microsoft will begin rolling out the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update on October 17. Here's what to expect. — Microsoft officially confirmed on September 1 …
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| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
Changes to Apple exec bio page show that Craig Federighi is now in charge of Siri, instead of Eddy Cue — There's a new executive in charge of Apple's AI assistant, Siri. — Apple updated its leadership page on Friday with new profiles for China managing director Isabel Ge Mahe, and Deirdre O'Brien, Apple's new head of HR.
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MacRumors, USA Today, AppleInsider, Wall Street Journal, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, The Verge, Axios, Bloomberg, Fast Company, Seeking Alpha, iDownloadBlog.com, Tech Narratives, and Cult of Mac
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| Financial Times: |
Sources: Apple is in talks to move its original content division to The Culver Studios, the iconic Hollywood studio where Gone With The Wind was filmed — Apple is eyeing the studio where films from Gone With The Wind to The Matrix were shot, as the base for its big push into Hollywood production.
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9to5Mac, AppleInsider, SiliconBeat, Engadget, iPhone Hacks, Silicon Republic, iLounge, Fortune, Patently Apple, iDownloadBlog.com, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppAdvice.com, MacRumors, MacDailyNews, and Cult of Mac
Tweets: @mattgarrahan and @ft
| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
Alphabet creates XXVI Holdings Inc. through which it will separate “Other Bets” from Google and become direct owner of subsidiaries like Waymo and Verily — Google business to be legally separated from car, health units — Holding company name plays on Page's dream of Other Bets| John Shinal / CNBC: |
Facebook has created a map of Earth that can pinpoint any man-made structures to a resolution of 5 meters, to help company's Internet provision efforts — - Facebook used satellite-based data and government census information to map the earth's entire human population.| Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC: |
SEC: Roku files for up to $100M IPO; Roku had $399M revenue in fiscal 2016, up 25% from 2015 — Streaming device company Roku filed for a public offering on Friday, looking to raise up to $100 million. — Roku has benefited from the explosive popularity of over-the-top TV platforms like Netflix …
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Sources: scant digital forensic investigations have assessed the impact on voting in at least 21 states whose election systems were targeted by Russian hackers — The calls started flooding in from hundreds of irate North Carolina voters just after 7 a.m. on Election Day last November.| Reuters: |
Lattice Semiconductor to seek President Trump's approval for its proposed $1.3B sale to China-backed private equity fund Canyon Bridge — (Reuters) - Lattice Semiconductor Corp will seek U.S. President Donald Trump's approval for its proposed $1.3 billion sale to China-backed Canyon Bridge Capital Partners …
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| Li Dongmei / China Money Network: |
China's Abcfintech raises $30M Series A for its AI software that helps financial firms with securities research and investment decisions — Abcfintech, a Chinese AI services provider targeting the financial services sector, has raised a total of US$30 million through an angel round and a series A round.Sponsor Posts
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Genesys:
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