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July 10, 2018, 10:25 AM

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Panos Panay / Microsoft Devices Blog:
Microsoft unveils 10" $399 Surface Go tablet with USB-C port, MicroSD slot, Pentium Gold CPU; pre-order July 10, available August 2, LTE model later this year  —  Many of us play different roles throughout the day, moving from work or school to home and everywhere in between.
Nick Statt / The Verge:
Researchers say connecting an iPhone to a compatible USB accessory can prevent the USB Restricted Mode lock after one hour in iOS 11.4.1  —  Plugging in certain Apple accessories will reset the one-hour counter for USB Restricted Mode  —  Apple released iOS 11.4.1 this morning …
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Apple debuts iOS 11.4.1 with USB Restricted Mode to stop Lightning data transfer after an hour of device being locked, shutting out cracking tools like GrayKey  —  Apple today released iOS 11.4.1, and while most of us are already looking ahead to all the new stuff coming in iOS 12 …
Karissa Bell / Mashable:
Snapchat launches Lens Explorer, available in iOS app, that lets you find lenses created by other users  —  Attention selfie addicts, we have some good news: you might never run out of Snapchat lenses again.  —  On Tuesday the app is launching Lens Explorer, a new feature that makes it easier …
YouTube Blog:
YouTube overhauls how it handles breaking news, adding previews of articles from credible sources, showing info from third parties, testing local news in TV app  —  The work of trusted journalistic organizations is as critical as ever, especially when it comes to seeking information about current events online.
Muyao Shen / CoinDesk:
Token creation platform Bancor, which raised $153M in last year's ICO, has gone offline after a security breach that successfully stole ~$13.5M worth of crypto  —  Token creation platform Bancor has gone offline following a “security breach” that took place Monday morning.
Lara O'Reilly / Wall Street Journal:
NYC-based MediaMath, a demand-side platform for ads, raises $225M from Searchlight Capital Partners, source says at a $1B+ valuation  —  The New York-based firm will use the capital to buy out an investor, spend on technology and fund acquisitions  —  Ad-tech company MediaMath …
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Andy Patrizio / Ars Technica:
How the rise of AI and machine learning has spawned a new chips arms race involving tech giants and a plethora of chip development startups  —  There's no x86 in the AI chip market yet—"People see a gold rush; there's no doubt."  —  For years, the semiconductor world seemed to have settled …
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John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
Top GOP lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee write letters to Apple and Alphabet for more info on how they handle data from users' smartphones  —  Letters seek more information on how smartphones collect user location and other data  —  WASHINGTON—House lawmakers sent letters Monday …
The National Law Review:
German court rejects ICANN's request to compel domain registrar EPAG to collect contact information for WHOIS, as it would violate GDPR  —  In the first decision (available in German only) applying the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a German court held that data collection …

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