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February 24, 2020, 7:40 PM

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Intuit confirms that it is buying Credit Karma for $7.1B in cash and stock, says it plans to keep Credit Karma as a standalone operation — The week is kicking off with a major piece of M&A in the world of financial technology startups. Today Intuit — the accounting …

Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac:

Kuo: Apple will release its first ARM-based Mac in the next 12 to 18 months, using an Apple designed chip instead of an Intel processor — Ming-Chi Kuo is out with a new analyst note today and the most interesting part of the forecast is that Apple will release its first Mac with its own processor in the first half of 2021.

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Tweets: @zbruceli, @stroughtonsmith, @stroughtonsmith, @rdrv3, @mytechmusings, @jeffbenjam, and @llsethj

Michael McWhertor / Polygon:

Microsoft reveals more Xbox Series X details: 12 teraflops of GPU performance, up 2x from the Xbox One X; support for 8K gaming; and a “quick resume” feature — Next-generation Xbox boasts 12 teraflops GPU — Microsoft revealed new details on its next-generation console …

Nick Turner / Bloomberg:

Netflix says it will launch top 10 lists to rank the most popular shows and movies, updated daily, after testing the feature in Mexico and the UK — - Top 10 lists will be rolled out after tests in U.K. and Mexico — New feature will appear in the service and be updated daily

More: Netflix Media Center, TechCrunch, International Business Times, Gizmodo, MacRumors, The Verge, Yahoo Finance, IndieWire, The Streamable, Input, Variety, SlashGear, CNET, IGN, TechSpot, Observer, CNBC, Tom's Guide, and Always Be Watching

Tweets: @awallenstein and @readdanwrite

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Andrew Chung / Reuters:

U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear Apple's appeal to avoid paying ~$440M in damages to VirnetX in longstanding patent infringement case — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Apple Inc's bid to avoid paying about $440 million in damages …

More: MacRumors, iDownloadBlog.com, AppleInsider, and 9to5Mac

Janko Roettgers / Protocol:

Ex-employees detail the demise of failed AR startup Daqri, which raised ~$300M and launched half-baked AR products; Snap recently acquired some of its assets — Former employees detail the company's rocky path to failure. — Everything went wrong for Daqri.

More: socalTECH.com. Tweets: @lahepler, @jank0, @lucasmtny, and @mhbergen. Thanks:@jank0

Damien Wilde / 9to5Google:

Huawei debuts Mate Xs with no Play Store access, 8-inch unfolded and 6.6-inch folded display, Kirin 990 5G chipset, and 8GB RAM, coming later in 2020 for €2,499 — Huawei has officially unveiled its second-generation Mate Xs foldable and MatePad Pro 5G tablet at a behind closed doors launch event in Barcelona, Spain.

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Tweets: @maxwinebach, @rdrv3, @rdrv3, and @rdrv3

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Huawei updates the MateBook X Pro with Intel's 10th-gen CPUs and a green option, retaining the 13.9" edge-to-edge touchscreen, starting at €1,499 in April

More: CNBC, CNET, AnandTech, PCWorld, Digital Trends, CNET, ZDNet, and Tom's Hardware. Tweets: @tomwarren

Mat Smith / Engadget:

Huawei unveils MatePad Pro, a 10.8-inch tablet with a 7,250mAh battery, optional keyboard and stylus, 5G, and no Google Play apps, starting at €549 in April

More: The Verge, AnandTech, Digital Trends, Bloomberg, XDA Developers, and Android Headlines

Gareth Corfield / The Register:

Samsung says a breach let some users see strangers' data and that an unsolicited notification to users globally from pre-loaded app Find my Mobile was a glitch — Tight-lipped chaebol still won't talk about the dodgy app, though — Samsung has admitted that what it calls a “small number” …

More: SamMobile, Android Central, Input, 9to5Google, Tom's Guide, Wccftech, Android Authority, and Pocketables

Scott Nover / Adweek:

Uber plans to pay ~1,000 drivers to put ads on top of their vehicles in Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix by April 1, forming a unit called Uber OOH Powered by Adomni — Marks the first time rideshare company has rolled out a company-sponsored ad platform of its own — Key insight:

More: The Verge, Gizmodo, Engadget, CNBC, Input, TechSpot, and Seeking Alpha

Tweets: @leshann, @adweek, @boomereng, @nickheer, @sarahsholder, @profcarroll, @samhouston, @nacmtrader17, @timmaughan, @natebecker, @ingridlunden, and @carlquintanilla

Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica:

Sony unveils Xperia 1 II 5G flagship with a 3.5mm jack, wireless charging, 21:9 6.5" 4K OLED display, 8GB RAM, a 4,000 mAh battery, coming to Europe for €1,199 — It has a funny name, a square design, and a very high price. — It would have been Mobile World Congress this week …

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:

Apple publishes extensive deep dives into the tech behind its Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR — Apple has made two incredibly thorough white papers available today covering the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR. These “Technology Overview” documents highlight the inner workings of both of Apple's newest pro-grade pieces of hardware.

More: Apple, MacRumors, and iDownloadBlog.com. Tweets: @reneritchie

Michael Mandiberg / The Atlantic:

A global map of where the editors of the English version of Wikipedia live, from a dataset including 43M+ IP addresses associated with edits — Wikipedia matters. In a time of extreme political polarization, algorithmically enforced filter bubbles, and fact patterns dismissed as fake news …

Tweets: @petersuber, @raju, and @imlaurie

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From Mediagazer

Associated Press:

President Trump signed an EO on May 1 instructing CPB and other agencies to cut federal funding for NPR and PBS, alleging “bias” in the broadcasters' reporting

Naman Ramachandran / Variety:

UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy says “we would be very reluctant” to introduce a levy on streaming platforms, despite a parliamentary committee recommending it

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Ari Emanuel acquires Frieze, an art events and media company, from Endeavor, and will make Frieze a part of his unnamed global events and experiences company

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Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat:

Microsoft's Azure Sphere, which includes custom IoT silicon and a Linux-based OS with a matching cloud service announced in April '18, hits general availability

More: ZDNet, WinBuzzer, and ReadWrite

Tweets: @caseynewton, @gigastacey, and @jsnover

Larry Dignan / ZDNet:

Cornerstone OnDemand, a cloud-based learning and talent management software startup, says it will acquire talent recruitment software company Saba for ~$1.4B

Anna Escher / TechCrunch:

CEO of Mexico-focused real estate startup Homie resigns after allegations of sexual harassment from a job applicant and a probe by the company's ethics board

Tweets: @annaescher

Ryan Beene / Bloomberg:

NTSB to convene its second hearing on a fatal crash involving Tesla's Autopilot; Tesla still hasn't formally responded to recommendations from the 2017 hearing

Ed Hammond / Bloomberg:

Sources: SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 is investing $100M in ML-based compliance and employee-monitoring software company Behavox at a ~$500M valuation

Michael McSweeney / The Block:

Review of Decentraland, a virtual world on Ethereum blockchain, which launched this week and allows users to trade unique digital Decentraland assets in crypto

More: Advancing Web 3.0. Tweets: @mpmcsweeney, @melt_dem, and @mdudas

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:

Inside the final days of HQ Trivia: an acquisition offer from media company Whistle died abruptly amid extreme animosity between founders, staff, and management

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Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat:

Intel announces three 5G chips: a second-gen AI-focused high-end Xeon Scalable CPU, Atom P5900 for 5G base stations, and an updated eASIC for datacenters

More: Light Reading, Nikkei Asian Review, AnandTech, TechSpot, Tom's Hardware, SiliconANGLE, ZDNet, Reuters, The Register, and Seeking Alpha

Shubham Agarwal / Digital Trends:

A look at how tech giants are tailoring their offerings uniquely for India, where millions of new consumers will soon use the internet for the first time

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Elise Reuter / MedCity News:

Boston-based IntelyCare, whose app matches nurses with open shifts at nursing homes and assisted living facilities, raises $45M in equity and debt financing

Laurens Cerulus / Politico:

EU Commission tells staff to use end-to-end-encrypted messaging app Signal, saying it was selected as “the recommended application for public instant messaging”

More: SlashGear, The Verge, IT Management, Decrypt, and Android Central

Tweets: @laurenscerulus and @anshelsag

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:

India's BharatPe, which helps merchants take digital payments and secure working capital, raises $75M Series C valuing it at $400M+, after 2019's $50M Series B

More: The Economic Times, PYMNTS.com, and KrASIA

Privacy International:

Tests find Facebook's Download Your Information tool gives users an incomplete and inconsistent list of advertisers who have uploaded their data to Facebook

More: Input. Tweets: @micronauta, @privacyint, @wolfiechristl, and @privacyint

Shaun Nichols / The Register:

Safari will reportedly no longer accept new HTTPS certificates that are valid for more than 398 days beginning on September 1, down from 825 days