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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
To curb tracking, Google says anti-fingerprinting tech is coming in Chrome and devs must explicitly opt-in for cookies that are meant to be used across sites — Google today announced a major new initiative around its Chrome browser that will, in the long run, introduce significant changes …
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New York Times, Chromium Blog, The Keyword, web.dev, The Verge, Android Authority, The Hacker News, PCWorld, SlashGear, Marketing Land, VentureBeat, Forbes, and ZDNet
Tweets: @nytimes, @johnnyryan, @googleads, @pkedrosky, @chromiumdev, @campuscodi, @edwardtufte, @justinschuh, @peteyvid, and @kosamari
| New York Times: |
At Google I/O, Sundar Pichai pitched privacy for everyone, going against the company's history of data collection, one week after a similar push from Facebook — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google, the company that may know the most about our digital lives, is now preaching the gospel of privacy.
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Tweets: @sundarpichai, @caro_milanesi, @daiwaka, @privacyproject, and @ohmdee
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Unlike Facebook at F8, Google didn't just talk about its commitment to privacy at I/O, it showcased features that were either ready to ship or ready to demo — F8 and I/O, night and day — Mark Zuckerberg: “The future is private”. Sundar Pichai: ~The present is private~.
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google Pixel 3a review: great price with an excellent camera and a 3.5mm headphone jack but a slower processor, no wireless charging, and isn't water resistant — At $399 and $479, respectively, the Pixel 3A and 3A XL are great deals — I am going to break an unwritten rule of tech reviews …
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The Keyword, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, New York Times, CNBC, Bloomberg, 9to5Google, XDA Developers, Digital Trends, Android Authority, Mashable, TechSpot, Gizmodo, and Softpedia News
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
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| Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: |
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
First look at Android Q: dark mode, better gestures, Live Caption, improvements to OS security updates via Project Mainline, Focus Mode, and more — It isn't about what's new, it's about what's better — A full release is expected this fall, but Google is announcing new major features …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google updates its Android distribution data dashboard for first time in 6 months, shows Android Pie adoption at 10%+, says it will stop issuing monthly updates — After more than six months of no updates, Google has finally updated its Android distribution data.
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| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
Binance says it discovered a “large scale security breach”, with hackers withdrawing ~$41M in bitcoin and taking user API keys, 2FA codes, and potentially more — Hackers stole more than 7,000 bitcoin from crypto exchange Binance, the world's largest by volume, the startup reported Tuesday.
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google unveils the Google Nest Hub Max, a 10-inch smart display with a built-in camera that can act as an indoor security camera, coming this summer for $229 — It can detect your face, too — The Google Nest Hub Max is a big Google Assistant smart display with a camera on top that you can use … | Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Google to replace its “Works with Nest” program this summer with “Works with Google Assistant”, which would give vetted partners access to customer data — As Google is further integrating the Nest brand, it is also introducing some significant changes to the way Nest products will work.
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| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Google says its next-gen Assistant is 10X faster and includes more app-specific functionality, coming to Pixel phones later this year — After three years, the voice-activated helper gets its biggest update yet. And it shows just how much Google already knows about you.
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The Keyword and OneZero
Tweets: @joshconstine, @stshank, @thekenyeung, @edbaig, @google, @caseynewton, @outonalumb, @akwired, @benbajarin, @larrymagid, @lanceulanoff, @julianchokkattu, and @stshank. Thanks:@akwired
| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
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Tweets: @google, @geoffblaber, @mulligan, @jeffjarvis, @androidpolice, @richardjnieva, @gartenberg, @reneritchie, @willoremus, @gartenberg, @jeffjarvis, and @peard33
| Tim Higgins / Wall Street Journal: |
Waymo says it will make 10 Waymo self-driving vehicles with safety operators available via Lyft in Phoenix for eligible rides over the next few months — Initial service offered by ride-sharing startup and Google unit involves 10 vehicles with safety operators
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Waymo, Digital Trends, SiliconANGLE, Mashable, Telegraph, CNBC, and Engadget
| Scott Stein / CNET: |
Google Lens coming to Google Search; some search results to include 3D models for an AR view of what you searched for; Lens translation coming to low-end phones — Imagine you're thinking about chairs, and you Google up some to try out in your living room.
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The Keyword, AppleInsider, The Verge, ZDNet, and TechCrunch
Tweets: @paul__walsh, @kantrowitz, @lanceulanoff, @sydell, @dcseifert, @jetscott, @ow, @jdolcourt, @stshank, @bluechoochoo, @lanceulanoff, @9to5google, @androidpolice, and @aparnacd. Thanks:@jasonhiner
| Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: |
Google demonstrates Project Euphonia, its effort to improve Google Assistant's voice recognition for those with speech impairments — As in year's past, the Google I/O 2019 keynote has taken time to focus on Google's latest accessibility tech. One of this year's demos, Project Euphonia …
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The Keyword, ZDNet, and ALS Therapy Development …
Tweets: @google, @ewaccess, @googlemexico, @una, @stevesi, @sqcai, @googledevs, and @fredericl
| Matthieu Faou / WeLiveSecurity: |
Researchers detail how LightNeuron, a backdoor used by espionage group Turla, has been specifically targeting Microsoft Exchange mail servers since 2014 — ESET research uncovers Microsoft Exchange malware remotely controlled via steganographic PDF and JPG email attachments
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Dark Reading and Security Affairs
Tweets: @ianlitschko, @campuscodi, @campuscodi, @malwarejake, @matthieu_faou, @zcobb, and @campuscodi
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google expands its Flutter mobile app SDK, previously focused on Android and iOS, to the web, desktop, and embedded devices — At its I/O 2019 developer conference today, Google launched version 1.5 of Flutter, its open source mobile UI framework that helps developers build native interfaces for Android and iOS.
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Google Developers Blog, Flutter, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, GitHub, SiliconANGLE, and Thurrott
| Kate Conger / New York Times: |
Lyft reports Q1 revenue of $776M, up 95% YoY, and an adjusted net loss, excluding stock-based compensation, of $211.5M, down from $228.4M YoY — SAN FRANCISCO — The ride-hailing company Lyft went public in March in a blaze of hype. But it stumbled quickly and its shares slid below …
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Tweets: @nytimes and @felixsalmon
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