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Google, Mozilla, Apple to block root certificate issued by Kazakhstan which could be used to monitor users; Microsoft says cert not in its Trusted Root Program — Browser makers announced they would block the Kazakhstan government's root certificate, which was designed to spy on citizens' internet usage.
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| Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: |
Source: Google is planning an update to the Home Mini, called the Nest Mini, with a similar form factor, wall mount, improved sound, and 3.5mm jack — Google plans to launch a followup to 2017's Google Home Mini with a second-generation ‘Nest Mini,’ a reliable source tells 9to5Google.
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Microsoft contractors say they listened to recordings, including accidentally invoked ones, of Xbox users, many of them children, to improve voice command tech — Multiple contractors working for Microsoft explain how they listened to audio captured by Xbox consoles.
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| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Big data analytics service Splunk to acquire cloud monitoring company SignalFx for $1.05B — The company announced the deal along with its second quarter financial results, which topped estimates. — Splunk delivered better-than-expected second quarter financial results and announced …
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google officially rolls out a redesign for the Play Store, using its Material design language, and creates two distinct destinations for games and apps — After months of waiting and temporary appearances, the Play Store Material Theme redesign is now official on Android.
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| Bloomberg: |
Google DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, who led a heavily criticized unit focusing on practical AI uses, has been placed on leave for unspecified reasons — - Mustafa Suleyman is head of applied artifical intelligence — He led heavily critized unit focusing on AI and healthcare
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| Whitney Kimball / Gizmodo: |
A look at the many failed social networks launched since 2002, including Friendster, Myspace, Bebo, ConnectU, Path, Yik Yak, Orkut, Google+, and Vine — This week, we look at the ways the internet could have been—and could be—different. — Sixteen years ago, the sun set on Web 1.0 …
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| Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter: |
Eminem's publisher Eight Mile Style sues Spotify claiming copyright infringement, challenges the constitutionality of the Music Modernization Act passed in 2018 — Eight Mile Style alleges “Lose Yourself” and many of the rapper's hits aren't licensed by the streamer. Now comes a suit eyeing Spotify's billions.
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| Rose Eveleth / Slate: |
A look at the weird and wacky patents filed by tech companies, some seemingly unrelated to the industry, and the reasons behind filing for them — Companies are constantly patenting strange things they have no intention of developing. Here's why. — Amazon is putting humans in cages to protect them from machines!
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| Ryan Calo / OneZero: |
The definition of hacking under US federal law needs to evolve to account for new technological developments such as adversarial machine learning — Using adversarial machine learning, researchers can trick machines — potentially with fatal consequences. But the legal system hasn't caught up.| Rani Molla / Vox: |
A snapshot of Amazon's financial history and why free cash flow, which Bezos called Amazon's “ultimate financial measure”, is always higher than its profits — It's all about investing in the future. — Amazon skeptics have long repeated a narrative about the e-commerce behemoth … | Reuters: |
Sources: Alibaba has delayed its listing in Hong Kong, which had been slated for late August and aimed to raise $10B-$15B, amid growing political unrest — HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's biggest e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has delayed its up to $15 billion listing …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Researcher who was banned from Valve's HackerOne bug bounty program after submitting a Steam 0-day that Valve downplayed, reveals details of another Steam 0-day — Valve gets heavily criticized for mishandling a crucial bug report. — A Russian security researcher has published details about a zero-day in the Steam gaming client.
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| Christina Farr / CNBC: |
Fitbit wins a Singapore government contract to provide fitness trackers for free for up to a million citizens who subscribe to the $10/month premium service — KEY POINTS — Fitbit is providing devices for potentially hundreds of thousands of people in Singapore who commit to a monthly subscription.
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft, Google, Alibaba, Baidu, IBM, ARM, Intel, Red Hat, and others form the Confidential Computing Consortium to promote better data security practices — A number of big-name tech companies — including Microsoft, Google, Alibaba, Red Hat, IBM, and Intel — are joining forces … | Ryan Smith / AnandTech: |
Intel unveils 10th-gen Comet Lake CPUs with up to 6 cores for thin and light laptops, based on its Skylake CPU architecture and 14nm process — Capping off a busy few weeks for processors for Intel, today the company is announcing the second half of their product stack for their low-power 10th generation Core processors.
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
IAC has acquired short-term nursing jobs marketplace NurseFly, source says for $15M — NurseFly, a startup that's created a job marketplace for short-term nursing positions, is announcing its acquisition by holding company IAC. — While the companies aren't disclosing the deal terms … | Takahiko Hyuga / Bloomberg: |
Wireless giant SoftBank Corp's brokerage unit, One Tap BUY, will allow individuals in Japan to participate in IPOs for as little as $10, starting next year — - Japanese companies are working to entice younger investors — New investment offering to start in first half of next year| Ana Wolsztajn / Tech.eu: |
Berlin-based Mister Spex, an online store selling various brands of prescription glasses and contact lenses, raises €65M for store and international expansion — Mister Spex, Europe's online optician has closed a €65 million financing round led by The Büll Family Office …
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| Sara Fischer / Axios: |
Facebook debuts first findings from conservative bias audit led by former GOP senator, says it influenced policy changes like creating a content oversight board — Facebook will release the findings of a roughly year-long conservative bias audit Tuesday, along with changes to its advertising policies …
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