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| Guilherme Rambo / 9to5Mac: |
Images of the new 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch OLED iPhones leak; both will likely be called iPhone XS and have a gold color option — Earlier today Apple officially announced when and where it will hold its next big event. Apple's September 12th event is expected to include the introduction …
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Tweets: @b_fung, @ow, @stevekovach, @mgsiegler, @stevekovach, @markgurman, and @stroughtonsmith
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces a product launch event on September 12 at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino where updated iPhones, iPads, and more are expected — It's official: Apple will hold its next big event on September 12. Apple issued media invites with the tagline ‘Gather round’ as a teaser today.
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Tweets: @benbajarin, @mat, @hshaban, and @neilcybart
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Image of the new Apple Watch Series 4, with a larger, edge-to-edge display and new watch faces, leaks — In addition to discovering exclusive iPhone XS details today, 9to5Mac can exclusively share the first look of the new Apple Watch Series 4. This is the new Apple Watch that we believe Apple …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google updates Assistant to support two languages simultaneously, letting users pair English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, or Japanese, with more to come — The Google Assistant just got more useful for multilingual families. Starting today, you'll be able to set up two languages … | Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Edits made to Mapbox data changed the name of New York City to “Jewtropolis” for 4+ hours, affecting Snap Maps, The Weather Channel, CitiBike, and others — New Yorkers who opened up Snapchat, The Weather Channel, CitiBike or a number of other apps and services this morning found …
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| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Apple confirms it has acquired Akonia Holographics, a Colorado-based startup that is making lenses for smart glasses — (Reuters) - Apple Inc has acquired a startup focused on making lenses for augmented reality glasses, the company confirmed on Wednesday, a signal Apple has ambitions …
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SiliconANGLE, Computerworld, The Drum, VentureBeat, Tom's Guide, ZDNet, Los Angeles Times, MacRumors, Cult of Mac, PYMNTS.com, TechRadar.com, BGR, The Verge, Road to VR, Silicon Valley Business …, iDownloadBlog.com, Patently Apple, The Register, Fortune, Investor's Business Daily, TechSpot, Engadget, Philip Elmer-DeWitt, MacDailyNews, Telegraph, Inquirer, 9to5Mac, MIT Technology Review, Neowin, Mashable, CNET, AppleInsider, iPhone Hacks, SlashGear, TechCrunch, 512 Pixels, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, iPhone in Canada Blog, Seeking Alpha, and Axios. Tweets: @reutersbiz
| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Google's Titan Security Key set, including a USB key, a Bluetooth key, and various connectors, is now available to all for $50, shipping immediately — Google's Titan Security Key is finally available to anyone who wants one. The two-factor token went live today in the Google store …
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Twitter says some organizations that purchase ads related to political issues, like abortion or immigration, will need to disclose more info about themselves — Twitter said Thursday that it would begin requiring some organizations that purchase political ads on topics such as abortion …
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| Joshua Brustein / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Uber is working on its own scooter, a project that is being overseen by Jump Bikes, which Uber acquired in April for more than $100M — The company is playing catch-up in a market already flush with billion-dollar startups. — This spring, Uber moved into a cavernous brick building … | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft will let Office 365 Personal and Home subscribers install Office apps on an unlimited number of devices from October, up from one and 10 respectively — Microsoft is making a number of tweaks to its Office 365 consumer subscriptions as of October 2. Here's what's changing.
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New blog articles …, The Verge, Windows Central, 9to5Mac, Thurrott.com, iLounge, Neowin, and On MSFT. Tweets: @tomwarren
| BuzzFeed News: |
Trump tweets video claiming Google didn't promote his State of the Union address on its homepage; Google says it did, confirmed by screenshot posted on Reddit — “Google promoted president Obama's State of the Union on its homepage. When President Trump took office, Google stopped," a video shared by Trump falsely claimed.
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| Kara Swisher / New York Times: |
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| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft says companies with 50+ employees seeking contracts will need to offer 12+ weeks of paid maternity leave, to be phased in over the next 12 months — Companies that provide temporary workers to the software giant will have to offer 12 weeks paid — Companies that want to staff …
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Microsoft on the Issues, Washington Post, Axios, GeekWire, MIT Technology Review, CNET, ABC News, CNBC, Wall Street Journal, and Fortune
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| Harper Neidig / The Hill: |
Senator Orrin Hatch asks FTC to examine Google's search and digital advertising practices for antitrust issues — (R-Utah) is calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate whether Google's search and digital advertising practices are stifling the marketplace.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Chinese startup Anker unveils a $130 smart speaker and $300 smart vacuum cleaner, both with Alexa integration — An emerging theme of IFA 2018 is smart speakers. Bose announced one (the Bose Home Speaker), followed by Bang & Olufsen (the BeoSound 1 and 2) and Sony (the HT-FZ9).
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
ZTE unveils its latest flagship, the Axon 9 Pro, with 6.21-inch display, 4,000mAh battery, and Android 8.1 Oreo, available in Europe for €649 from September — ZTE can't resist its notch envy. The company introduced its newest flagship phone — the Axon 9 Pro — at IFA in Berlin today …
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Engadget, VentureBeat, 9to5Google, Android Central, Droid Life, and Neowin
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Sony announces 6-inch Xperia XZ3, which is like a larger XZ2 with an OLED display, slightly larger battery, and Android Pie, going on sale in October for $900 — Sony has just taken the wraps off of the Xperia XZ3, its latest flagship smartphone at IFA 2018, And while Sony is positioning …
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Sony Xperia Blog, Digital Trends, Engadget, Engadget, ZDNet, Inquirer, 9to5Google, and VentureBeat
| Will Oremus / Slate: |
Twitter confirms that it ran a limited test for a feature that recommended accounts to unfollow that users rarely engage with — A well-established feature of Twitter is “Who to Follow.” Drawing on data about what accounts you follow and interact with, Twitter's software automatically recommends …
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Engadget, 9to5Mac, Adweek, SlashGear, Mashable, Neowin, Thurrott.com, BGR India, Social Media Today, Gizmodo, Nextgov, CNET, Telegraph, Firstpost, Axios, and The Verge
Tweets: @mattnavarra, @tomcoates, @joshelman, @yoda, @timfernholz, @chirag_mehta, @slate, @thekenyeung, @martinsfp, and @cnetnews. Thanks:@willoremus
| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
US Court of Appeals upholds lower court ruling that an IP address is not enough evidence to tie copyright infringement to an individual — Tons of copyright lawsuits (and even more copyright trolling shakedowns that never even reach court) are based on one single bit of data: the IP address.
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| Sahil Patel / Digiday: |
CoinDesk has formed a new business unit called CoinDesk Productions to develop long-form documentaries and TV shows “rooted in crypto and blockchain technology” — CoinDesk is well-known as a news site covering everything happening with the blockchain and cryptocurrencies.| David Reid / CNBC: |
LA-based gay dating app Grindr has received approval from its China-based owner Kunlun Group to start the IPO process — - Grindr, the dating app for gay and bisexual men, is to be listed on an international stock exchange. — Grindr, the dating app for gay and bisexual men, is to be listed on an international stock exchange.
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