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| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Facebook says it's banning all ads for cryptocurrencies, ICOs, and binary options to avoid “misleading or deceptive promotional practices” — It's an “intentionally broad” policy aimed at stopping scammers. — Facebook is banning all ads that promote cryptocurrencies …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon rolls out SMS messaging feature for Alexa devices that lets users send text messages via voice, currently only available to Android users in US — Amazon announced today it's launching a new messaging feature for Alexa devices in the U.S. that will allow you to send texts - yes …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: US DoJ and SEC are investigating whether Apple violated securities laws concerning its disclosures about update that slowed iPhones with old batteries — The U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether Apple Inc. violated securities laws concerning …
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| Red Hat: |
Red Hat to acquire Kubernetes and containers startup, CoreOS, for $250M — With CoreOS, Red Hat doubles down on technology to help customers build, run and manage containerized applications in hybrid and multicloud environments — Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider …
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| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Sources: Apple is delaying some planned iOS updates, including improvements to core apps, to next year in order to focus on performance and reliability issues — Apple has shaken up its iOS software plans for 2018, delaying some features to next year in an effort to put more focus …
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| Matthew Leising / Bloomberg: |
Source: US regulators subpoenaed Bitfinex and subsidiary Tether amid doubts that Tether's USDT, which the firm says is pegged to USD, has sufficient reserves — Firms say they routinely get ‘legal process’ from regulators — Tether has yet to verify that it holds $2.3 billion in reserve
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Tweets: @bitfinexed, @ncweaver, @nouriel, @satoshilite, @satoshilite, @erikvoorhees, @ncweaver, @twobitidiot, and @whatbitcoindid
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google says it removed 700,000+ apps from the Play Store last year for policy violations, up 70% YoY, credits new machine learning techniques for the increase — Google today shared details of Google Play's efforts to protect Android users with its teams of engineers, policy experts …
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Android Developers Blog, SiliconANGLE, Engadget, The Verge, Android Beat, Gizmodo, Greenbot, and 9to5Google. Tweets: @thurrott
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Snap debuts new styles for its Bitmoji called Bitmoji Deluxe, now offers 40 skin tones, up from 25, twice as many hair colors, and 50 hair treatment options — Now you can customize your Snapchat Bitmoji avatar with 40 skin tones, 50 hair colors, 50 hair treatment options and more so it looks …
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Snap Inc., The Verge, International Business Times, Business Insider, SlashGear, Gotta Be Mobile, iMore, Adweek, CNET, Tubefilter, Android Police, Mashable, and 9to5Mac
Tweets: @joshconstine and @joshconstine
| Jeff Teper / Microsoft Tech Community: |
Microsoft updates iOS Office apps with real-time co-authoring, iPad drag and drop support, universal link support, and OneDrive support for the iOS Files app — Today's post was written by Jeff Teper, corporate vice president for OneDrive, SharePoint and Office.
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Engadget, MacRumors, Thurrott.com, Office Blogs, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Mac Observer, Neowin, Digital Trends, MSPoweruser, and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @steven_aquino. Thanks:@rhoge
| Kyle Stock / Bloomberg: |
Nuro exits stealth after unveiling an autonomous delivery vehicle prototype, has raised $92M from investors including Banyan Capital and Greylock Partners — A secretive startup has unveiled its new grocery-getter, one of many automakers that are leaving people out of the equation.
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Tweets: @tweetermeyer and @scsatcmu
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Verizon has dropped all plans to sell phones made by Huawei, including the new Mate 10 Pro, after facing pressure from the US government — Carriers pressured by U.S. government to avoid handset maker — Perceived threat draws Trump team proposal for nationalization
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| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
Dog-walking app Wag accepts $300M in deal expected to give SoftBank 45% of the company and says cofounder Josh Viner will step aside as CEO — Hilary Schneider, a former top Yahoo executive, is the new CEO. — The dog-walking company Wag is replacing its CEO as it prepares to accept …
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PR Newswire, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Fortune, Crunchbase News, WRAL TechWire, FinSMEs, and socalTECH.com. Tweets: @teddyschleifer
| Pavel Alpeyev / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Line Corp., creator of Japan's biggest messaging app, is expanding into cryptocurrency trading, insurance, and other financial services — Japan's biggest messenger creates a financial holdings company — Line applied for cryptocurrency exchange license in Japan
Tweets: @joonian
| Jeff Cox / CNBC: |
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase partner to cut employee healthcare costs, will create a company targeting healthcare technology solutions — - Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase on Tuesday announced plans to partner on ways to cut health care costs and improve services for U.S. employees.
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Tweets: @ariannahuff and @nataliesurely
| Saheli Roy Choudhury / CNBC: |
Samsung posts record Q4 profit of $14.15B driven by chip sales, while its mobile business saw a 3.2% YoY profit decline to $2.25B — - Samsung Electronics recorded an operating profit of about $14.15 billion for the December quarter — in line with guidance.
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Bloomberg, Samsung Global Newsroom, CNET, Financial Times, Engadget, Reuters, and Bloomberg. Tweets: @samsung
| Melanie Ehrenkranz / Gizmodo: |
California appellate court judge sides with man suing Tinder who argued that Tinder Plus' pricing, which is more expensive for users over 30, is discriminatory — Tinder introduced new pricing tiers in 2015, charging users a monthly fee in exchange for a few bonus features, like undoing a swipe or changing locations.| AppleInsider: |
Apple Pay accepted at 1 out of 2 US stores, says Apple VP Jennifer Bailey — Speaking at NRF 2018 Retail's Big Show in New York earlier this month, Apple Pay VP Jennifer Bailey presented a speech detailing how iPhone changed the retail landscape, and outlined the tech company's ongoing efforts in the mobile payment marketplace.| Guilherme Rambo / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 11.3, now in beta, allows approval of family purchases using Face ID; biometric authentication of family purchases previously possible only via Touch ID — iPhone X owners with children have been complaining for a while about the impossibility of approving purchases using Face ID.| Wall Street Journal: |
Source: Apple to curtail iPhone X production in the first quarter to ~20M handsets, down from ~40M initially planned, due to weak demand — Company will offer its first report on iPhone X sales when it reports earnings Thursday — Apple Inc. AAPL -2.07% is slashing planned production …
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Tweets: @neiltwitz, @neiltwitz, @rjonesy, @rjonesy, and @gruber
| Nico Grant / Bloomberg: |
Google partners with MobileIron, which offers a cybersecurity tool for phones, to create a new marketplace for cloud services to challenge Amazon — The tool will increase Google G Suite's application offerings — Alphabet Inc.'s Google is launching a digital store offering cloud-based software …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Webpass, the wireless home broadband company Google Fiber acquired in 2016, is exiting the Boston market, one of eight cities it served — Google Fiber isn't just stalling; now it's shrinking — Webpass, the wireless home broadband company that Google Fiber acquired in 2016, is exiting the Boston market.
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| Brian Fung / Washington Post: |
A KodakCoin co-creator says market reaction has diverted public attention from how it benefits photography rights, first KodakCoins to be sold Wednesday in ICO — When Kodak announced on Jan. 9 that it was planning to launch its own cryptocurrency, investors swooned.Sponsor Posts
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