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Sources: Apple has notified Intel that it will not use the chipmaker's 5G wireless chips in its 2020 mobile devices — Apple has notified Intel it will not use a mobile modem developed by the chipmaker in its next-generation mobile device — Intel will not provide 5G modems …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Ming-Chi Kuo report: 6.5" OLED iPhone should cost ~$1K and come in three colors; 6.1" LCD model should cost ~$700 and come in five colors including blue and red — Ming-Chi Kuo released a report today that ups his estimates for the new 2018 iPhone sales, as well as detailing a few changes to expect.
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
European Parliament votes against controversial Article 11 and Article 13 copyright reform proposals, meaning they will now be open for debate and amendments — A 318-278 majority of MEPs in the European Parliament has just voted to reopen debate around a controversial digital copyright reform proposal …
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| Timothy W. Martin / Wall Street Journal: |
Samsung Electronics forecasts quarterly operating profit of ~$13.2B in Q2, up 5% YoY, below analysts' estimates, amid reports of weak Galaxy S9 sales — Company expects operating profit of 14.8 trillion South Korean won; end of record-earnings streak — SEOUL—Samsung Electronics estimates … | Kaitlin Benz / CNET: |
Netflix to end users' ability to post new reviews July 30 and remove existing written reviews mid-August, will keep thumbs up and down system — Soon, it'll be a little harder for you to tell everyone what you thought of Marvel's The Avengers. — Netflix is removing a desktop-only feature …
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| Peter Cao / 9to5Mac: |
Twitterrific says it's removing notifications and live streaming for new customers of iOS and macOS apps ahead of Twitter API changes starting around August 16 — Twitterrific is today announcing an update to both its iOS and macOS clients that will be removing certain functionality …
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| Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times: |
A look at how Samba TV collects viewing data from 13.5M smart TVs in the US to make personalized show recommendations and enable ad targeting — The growing concern over online data and user privacy has been focused on tech giants like Facebook and devices like smartphones.
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| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Sources: Uber and Lyft each held talks to acquire Skedaddle, a startup that creates group bus rides by matching customers headed in the same direction — Uber and Lyft each held talks to acquire Skedaddle, a startup that creates group bus rides by matching customers headed in the same direction, Axios has learned.| Michelle Castillo / CNBC: |
Sources: Reddit will top $100M in revenue this year and has been pitching agencies with ad units including a “top post takeover” — - Reddit has been actively luring advertisers as it attempts to take advantage of its vast audience and to build its business.| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Tinder is officially rolling out Loops, GIF-like two-second looping videos that users can add to their profiles, on iOS — If you're a dating app regular, you know that a photo only says so much about yourself. But do you really want to go to the trouble of recording a whole video for people …
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| Dan Strumpf / Wall Street Journal: |
ZTE says it has named Xu Ziyang, former head of its business in Germany, as CEO alongside a new CTO, CFO, and head of HR, to comply with US demands — New CEO is 20-year veteran of company; naming new leadership is condition for the U.S. to lift a ban on buying American-made parts
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| Renee DiResta / Wired: |
A look at how “keyword voids”, social recommendations, and paid promotions can lead to tragic misinformation in top search results for health-related queries — IN THE FIRST few hours of a newborn's life, doctors administer a vitamin K shot. This is because infants …
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