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Starting with Chrome 69 on desktop, users logging in to a Google site or service are automatically logged in to Chrome, which is a new mandatory login behavior — Starting with Chrome 69, logging into a Google Site is tied to logging into Chrome. — This is typically the topic where things …
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Walmart says 17,000+ Oculus Go headsets will be used in its US stores by end of year to train its employees, in an expansion of a pre-existing program — Walmart said it is using the headsets to train within three key areas: new technology, compliance, and soft skills like empathy and customer service.
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Source: Toyota has agreed to add Android Auto to its vehicles; Toyota announced compatibility with Apple's CarPlay in January — - Deal ends years of resistance to Google platform over safety — Japanese carmaker already has compatibility with CarPlay
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Underage teens share their experiences of using electric scooters and flouting both helmet and age regulations, which allow scooter use only from the age of 18 — Angelica watched nervously as the police officer questioned the boy. It was a humid Wednesday in Los Angeles … | Washington Post: |
White House: draft EO ordering probes into practices of Facebook and Google is not an official document; sources: Yelp sent email with the draft EO to WH aides — The White House sought to distance itself Saturday from reports that President Trump is considering an executive order …
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Sources: Dell to interview banks to explore a backup option of launching a traditional IPO if its effort to become public via DVMT tracking stock falls through — Initial public offering is seen as backup plan if DVMT deal falls through — Dell Technologies Inc. DVMT .25% is exploring … | Stephen Hiltner / New York Times: |
Defcon attendees say corporate demands, widespread professionalization, and bug bounty programs are reshaping hackers' attitudes toward privacy and anonymity — At Defcon, one of the world's largest hacking conferences, new pressures are reshaping the community's attitudes toward privacy and anonymity.| Hanna Kozlowska / Quartz: |
Chartbeat: when Facebook experienced a 45-minute outage on August 3 in many parts of the world, direct traffic to news websites spiked by 11%, search was up 8% — What happens when internet users can't go on Facebook? Some turn to other social media platforms to joke about it.| Steven Sinofsky / Learning By Shipping: |
Amazon increasingly looks like a traditional retailer, with Prime as a loyalty program, Basics as its house brand, and product placements via Amazon search ads — The narrative of Amazon's total disruption of traditional retail and ultimate dominance is well-known.
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| Alyssa Hertig / CoinDesk: |
Bitcoin Core client, patched earlier this week, contained a second vulnerability that let attackers create new bitcoins above the 21M hard cap — This week's major bitcoin bug was even worse than developers initially let on. — The bug originally rocked the bitcoin world when it was reported …
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How cryptocurrency lobbying evolved from startup employees educating local officials on basics of blockchain to well funded PACs for electing crypto champions — John Collins will not say who asked him about the Antichrist. — It was an elected official of one of these 50 states … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Apple delayed launch of a streaming video service twice, most recently until March, and spiked a Dr. Dre series as it seeks less edgy content — The tech giant wants to make scripted shows for streaming, only without violence, politics and risqué story lines
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