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| Adam O'Camb / iFixit: |
Lab test shows Macs with T2 chips can be repaired independently and remain operational as it seems Apple hasn't activated its rumored software “kill switch” — Well, stop the presses. Turns out, ‘Apple makes your MacBook inoperative if you get it fixed at local repair shops’ isn't quite true …
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| Richard Lai / Engadget: |
Hands-on with Google Pixel 3 XL, borrowed from a Hong Kong retailer three days before official announcement — Even though this is an unreleased product, everything seems to check out: The device feels solid and well-built, likewise with its box and accessories, which include a pair of USB-C earphones …
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| Asif Iqbal Shaik / MySmartPrice: |
Images of Google Pixel Slate leak, show a Chrome OS tablet with a detachable keyboard, stylus, stereo speakers, and a USB-C port — The Google Pixel Slate will run Chrome OS and will be unveiled during the company's October 09 launch event. The tablet will feature a capacitive stylus …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Microsoft says it's pausing the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update while it investigates reports of some users missing files after updating — Microsoft cites problems with the latest update package deleting user files. — Microsoft has paused the rollout of Windows 10 October 2018 Update …
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Tweets: @barnacules and @bad_packets
| Wayne Williams / BetaNews: |
After Windows 10 October 2018 upgrade, some users are reporting problems like their files and profiles getting deleted, issues with Microsoft Store apps, more — Every time Microsoft rolls out a new Windows 10 feature update we hear of problems being encountered by early adopters …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Questions arise about Bloomberg's story on China spying via tiny chips after companies' strong denials, showing the difficulties of national security reporting — Today's bombshell Bloomberg story has the internet split: either the story is right, and reporters have uncovered one of the largest …
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Tweets: @zackwhittaker, @stevesi, @cdemerjian, @ryanaraine, @sfoskett, @carmencrincoli, @catc0n, @petersterne, @mathewi, @reneritchie, @drance, @neilcybart, @rmac18, @bobdavis187, @craiu, @fmkaplan, and @matthew_d_green
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Tweets: @zackwhittaker, @buzzfeednews, @kennwhite, @cwarzel, @mattbraga, @reneritchie, @josephmenn, @d_obrien, @benlovejoy, @johnhuber72, @tubetimeus, @johnpaczkowski, @riptari, @stshank, @johnpaczkowski, @reckless, @themoko, @ridt, @werner, @zackwhittaker, @reneritchie, @imeluny, @jamesrbuk, @swiftonsecurity, @karaswisher, @dylanbyers, @stevekopack, @dcseifert, @benbajarin, @jwangark, @quinnypig, @suka_hiroaki, @mattzeitlin, @benbajarin, @matthew_d_green, and @thegrugq
| Megan Farokhmanesh / The Verge: |
An inside look at the tragic end of Telltale Games, the award-winning studio whose sudden closure left many employees blindsided and financially vulnerable — How an award-winning studio abruptly shuttered, as told by the people who were there — When employees showed up for work on Friday … | Axios: |
Source: in a company-wide Facebook town hall, Joel Kaplan said he should have talked to Zuckerberg and Sandberg before attending Kavanaugh hearings — Top Facebook executive Joel Kaplan made an emotional appearance at a companywide town hall Friday, and admitted that he should have consulted …
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Tweets: @craigsilverman, @mikeisaac, @mattyglesias, and @mikeisaac
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Elastic, a search and data analytics startup, closes up 94.4% on its first day of trading after raising $252M in its IPO and is now valued at about $4.8B — - The company offers its technology through cloud providers such as Amazon, but Amazon also represents competition.
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GeekWire, ZDNet, Howard Lindzon, Beyond Search, GlobeNewswire News Room, Fortune, Fortune, Elasticsearch, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Datanami, MarketWatch, Benzinga, Index Ventures, Crunchbase News, Investor's Business Daily, NASDAQ.com, and SiliconANGLE
Tweets: @amontalenti, @alex, and @davegershgorn
| Ezra Fieser / Bloomberg: |
Profile of Rappi, an on-demand delivery startup operating in 28 Latin American cities, which recently closed a $220M round led by DST Global at a $1B+ valuation — - Rappi forgoing profits to push into new Latin American markets — Three-year-old startup raised $220 million in latest round
Tweets: @dancancel
| Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic: |
A look at ChuChu TV, the Chennai-based kids entertainment empire on YouTube that has 19B+ views, 29M aggregate subscribers, and adds ~40K subscribers daily — ChuChu TV, the company responsible for some of the most widely viewed toddler content on YouTube, has a suitably cute origin story.
Tweets: @andersen, @gmisrag, @kris_sg, @alexismadrigal, @polemitis, @noahpinion, @childmediaconf, and @garrytan
| BuzzFeed News: |
How a Quebec IT engineer got swept up in the crypto craze and started a multimillion ponzi scheme, defrauding dozens of people after his mining strategy failed — A Quebec IT worker was certain he'd developed a foolproof way to mine bitcoin. Instead, it led him and his investors to ruin.
Tweets: @mkonnikova
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