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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Twitter's director of product management tweets pics of changes being weighed to make Twitter more “conversational”: improved reply threads, status indicators — No thanks — Sara Haider, Twitter's director of product management, tweeted a couple screenshots today showing off changes …
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| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Huawei announces the AI Cube, a 360-degree smart speaker with an ethernet port, LTE, Wi-Fi router, and Alexa integration, coming to Europe for Christmas season — When Samsung launched the Galaxy Home speaker earlier this month, people were quick to point out how its name seemed ripped off from Google.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Next major Windows update will be called Windows 10 October 2018 Update and will arrive that month — Microsoft is officially unveiling the name for its next major Windows 10 update today. Previously codenamed Redstone 5, the “Windows 10 October 2018 Update” will arrive at some point in October.
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Windows Blog, Thurrott.com, Windows Experience Blog, TechCrunch, Windows Central, Computerworld, BleepingComputer, ZDNet, On MSFT, TechSpot, MSPoweruser, and VentureBeat
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
An iOS developer says Apple Watch is hardcoded to block its gay pride watch face in Russia — Developer claims it's hardcoded into the OS — Apple first introduced its pride Apple Watch face during the company's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June.
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Engadget, Fortune, KnowTechie, MacDailyNews, AppleInsider, CNET, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, PinkNews, BGR India, Gizmodo Australia, BGR India, and Neowin
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Qualtrics, an experience-management and analytics platform for customers and employees, is preparing for an IPO; Qualtrics was valued at $2.5B in 2017 — - Software maker valued at $2.5 billion in last funding round — Qualtrics joins U.S. tech listings rush as IPO pace quickens| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Line launches its own cryptocurrency, Link, as an incentive for using Line services and exclusively available on Line's own Bitbox exchange — Line, the Japanese messaging app firm that's best known for its cutesy characters and stickers, is pushing deeper into crypto after it launched …
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CNET, LINE Corporation, The Next Web, The Verge, SludgeFeed, Neowin, ETHNews, CryptoGlobe, CoinSpeaker, CryptoGlobe, CoinDesk, and Tech in Asia. Tweets: @coinstatsapp
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
New App Store rules, going into effect October 3, require all apps and updates to include a link to their developers' privacy policy in the app metadata — In an announcement to developers through App Store Connect last connect, Apple is requiring that all new apps and updates include a link …
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| Mehedi Hassan / Thurrott.com: |
Microsoft says it is updating Skype to restore simplicity and familiarity, will kill its Stories-like feature called Highlights, which launched last year — Microsoft just announced a number of changes the company is rolling out to restore Skype's simplicity and familiarity.| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Huawei announces Kirin 980, the world's first 7nm processor, with Cortex-A76 cores, Mali-G76 GPU, a 1.4 Gbps LTE modem, and support for 2,133MHz LPDDR4X RAM — More power, delivered more efficiently — At IFA today, Huawei announced its newest system-on-a-chip, the Kirin 980, which boasts a number of world firsts.| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft quietly ends its Surface Plus hardware subscription program that allowed trade-in upgrades after 18 months and no-interest financing for two years — Microsoft is ending its Surface Plus financing program for consumers and students today, August 31, just a little over a year after announcing it.
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
DMV report: Apple, which has 66 self-driving cars approved for road testing in CA, says one of the SUVs was rear-ended, its first self-driving collision in CA — Apple said that its first autonomous vehicle crash in California occurred last week. — The accident during …
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MarketWatch, The Verge, and SlashGear
| Richard Lawler / Engadget: |
Qualcomm debuts aptX Adaptive Bluetooth audio that can deliver low latency, high quality and switch between them on the fly; it will be supported on Android Pie — As headphone jacks continue to disappear, wireless options for audio are becoming more important than ever.
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Qualcomm, Android Central, TechSpot, SoundGuys, CNET, 9to5Google, Neowin, Android Authority, Digital Trends, and The Verge
Tweets: @patrickmoorhead, @mishaalrahman, @androidcentral, and @xdadevelopers
| Kia Kokalitcheva / Axios: |
Sources: Rappi, an on-demand delivery startup operating in Latin America, raises $200M+ led by DST Global at a valuation of $1B+ — Rappi, an on-demand delivery startup operating in Latin America, has raised more than $200 million in new funding at a valuation north of $1 billion, Axios has learned from multiple sources.| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
California passes a strong net neutrality bill, which now goes to governor; EFF has called it a “gold standard net neutrality bill” — It heads for the Governor's desk next — California's legislature has approved a bill being called the strongest net neutrality law in the US.
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Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, and Electronic Frontier Foundation. Tweets: @jrosenworcel
| Reuters: |
Following the murder of a Didi rider, China's transport ministry says it will conduct comprehensive inspections of all ride-hailing services starting Sept. 5 — HONG KONG (Reuters) - China will conduct comprehensive inspections on all ride-hailing service companies, the transport ministry said on Friday …
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Sources: Lyft has hired an adviser to start the process for an IPO ahead of Uber, targets March or April 2019 for the listing — - Ride-hailing company hiring Class V to help with process — Uber CEO reaffirms 2019 IPO target, following CFO's comments| Kevin McLaughlin / The Information: |
Sources: Alibaba suspends plans, announced in 2015, to expand its cloud business to the US, will focus on serving US multinationals that need cloud in China — China's internet giant Alibaba is putting on hold its plans to expand its cloud business in the U.S., people familiar with the matter said …
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