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Suspected Golden State Killer caught by searching open source genealogy website GEDmatch for the genetic profile of the DNA from crime scenes — “No court order was needed to access that site's large database of genetic blueprints.” — To get a leg up in the investigation in the cold case of the …
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| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Source: Apple is working on AR/VR headset with 8K displays, that will wirelessly connect to a dedicated box powered by Apple's own 5nm CPU, slated for 2020 — The headset, which would straddle the two technologies and tap into Apple's own chips, is slated for 2020.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Next major Windows 10 update, dubbed the “April 2018 Update”, to release on April 30 with features like Timeline, Focus Assist, and an updated Edge browser — After a brief delay (though Microsoft won't confirm or deny this), Microsoft today announced that the Windows 10 April 2018 Update …
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| Tarunya Govindarajan / Facebook: |
Facebook's Messenger Kids gets a sleep mode that lets parents set predetermined off times for the app — Messenger Kids was built to give parents more control and to give kids a safer space to message and video chat with close friends and family. Parental controls are core … | Paul Alcorn / Tom's Hardware: |
A look at Intel's problems transitioning from 14nm to 10nm chips as it delays high-volume production of Cannon Lake CPU again, this time from late 2018 to 2019 — Intel announced its financial results today, and although it posted yet another record quarter, the company unveiled serious production problems with its 10nm process.
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Sources: T-Mobile-Sprint deal would value Sprint at about $24B; Deutsche Telekom will receive 42% stake and 69% voting interest in the combined company — T-Mobile US Inc. and its German owners are advancing toward a deal that would value Sprint Corp. at about $24 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Amazon has launched a portal offering home security services including installations, with no monthly service contracts, in five price tiers from $240 to $840 — Amazon's made a slew of acquisitions in the area of smart home services, and now it's offering a product that brings them together under one roof — your roof.| Matthew Green / A Few Thoughts …: |
Cryptographer's doubts about Ozzie's CLEAR key-escrow system: securing private keys at OEMs and disabling a phone once law enforcement accesses it are hard — Yesterday I happened upon a Wired piece by Steven Levy that covers Ray Ozzie's proposal for “CLEAR”.
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| Brad Haynes / Reuters: |
Amazon's late entry into Brazil has given rivals an opportunity to thrive, like local retailer Magazine Luiza, whose profit quadrupled last year — SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Claudia Maria de Oliveira is leery of online shopping. But while browsing social media recently, the 49-year-old Brazilian spotted …
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| Keyan Lu / China Money Network: |
Chinese online education platform Knowbox raises $100M Series C led by Yunfeng Capital — China's K-12 online education platform Knowbox has raised US$100 million in a series C round led by Yunfeng Capital, the latest in a string of investments in China's online education market.| Nick Summers / Engadget: |
Sony posts strong FY2017 results of ~$78.1B revenue and ~$6.7B profit on robust PS4 sales of 19M units; mobile revenue down to ~$6.6B from ~$6.9B in FY2016 — Sony's latest earnings reveal a simple truth: former CEO Kaz Hirai left the company in a relatively good position.| Emma Dunkley / Financial Times: |
Ping An Good Doctor, a Chinese online healthcare platform, raises $1.1B in its Hong Kong IPO — Ping An Good Doctor, a Chinese healthcare and technology company, has raised HK$8.77bn ($1.1bn) in the largest Hong Kong flotation this year, paving the way for a string of blockbuster tech listings in the coming months.
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