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Raspberry 4 launches with faster CPU, GPU, dual 4K monitor support, up to 4GB RAM, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11ac, USB 3.0, Bluetooth 5.0, with 1GB model for $35 — We have a surprise for you today: Raspberry Pi 4 is now on sale, starting at $35. This is a comprehensive upgrade, touching almost every element of the platform.
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| Kim Hart / Axios: |
Senators to debut a bipartisan bill that would require data firms like Google to show the types of data collected, its uses, and its assessed value, quarterly — Senators Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) will introduce legislation on Monday to require Facebook, Google … | Samira Sadeque / The Daily Dot: |
Ravelry, a social networking site for knitting with ~829K MAUs, bans all posts supportive of the Trump administration, which it claims supports white supremacy — Ravelry, the leading social networking website for knitting activities, banned posts that are supportive of President Donald Trump and his administration.| Jon Evans / TechCrunch: |
Libra may become a global mobile reserve currency for individuals, not institutions, enabling them to receive, save, spend, and exchange a global hard currency — There is so much to write about Libra, and so much which has already been written misses the mark, mostly, I think …
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| Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post: |
Sources: US Cyber Command launched an offensive cyber strike on Thursday that disabled Iranian computer systems used to control rocket and missile launches — President Trump approved an offensive cyber-strike that disabled Iranian computer systems used to control rocket and missile launches …
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| David Streitfeld / New York Times: |
A look at some egregious cases of counterfeit books sold on Amazon; this year Amazon began listing sales of counterfeit goods as a material risk in SEC filings — SPERRYVILLE, Va. — “The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy” is a medical handbook that recommends the right amount …
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Microsoft says Flight Simulator, which will be updated after 13 years and available as part of Xbox Game Pass in 2020, will support third-party content — KEY POINTS — Microsoft says it will support third-party content, but some developers weren't told about the update in advance.| JD Alois / Crowdfund Insider: |
Algorand raises $60M in an Algo token sale for its proof-of-stake blockchain platform that, it claims, can process and instantly confirm 1K transactions/second — Singapore based Algorand successfully raised $60 million in a dutch auction token sale this week.
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| Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / ZDNet: |
Profile of the Open Invention Network, the largest patent non-aggression community in history with 3,000+ licensees, covering Linux and related open-source tech — While some businesses remain entangled in patent wars, the companies which have joined the OIN are freeing Linux from patent fights.| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Internet companies that call themselves “platforms” instead of publishers have no special legal protections or obligations under the Communications Decency Act — from the stop-pushing-this-nonsense dept — Alexis Madrigal, over at the Atlantic has a mostly interesting piece recounting …
Tweets: @johnbattelle
| Quartz: |
US Bureau of Labor Statistics: the number of self-reported full-time taxi drivers, including drivers for Uber and Lyft, nearly tripled in the past ten years — Uber and Lyft radically changed the landscape for the taxi industry, and in cities like New York contributed to the collapse … | Sam Dean / Los Angeles Times: |
Privacy experts worry about how Amazon and Walmart will store and use videos captured by cameras worn by delivery associates during in-home deliveries — The war for the e-commerce shopper is fought on the battlefield of convenience. One-click ordering, same-day delivery …
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