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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Sources: Microsoft won't be delivering its Windows 10X-powered Surface Neo dual-screen devices this year, nor will it ship Windows 10X to third-party OEMs — Microsoft is shifting its Windows focus to reflect the new world where virtualization and single-screen devices are more of a priority than brand-new form factors.
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Tweets: @stroughtonsmith, @maryjofoley, and @mcwm
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft has seen a new daily record of 2.7B meeting minutes in Teams, up 200% from 900M minutes in mid-March, and video call usage grew by 1,000%+ in March — Microsoft is revealing more about how people are using its Teams app, and it predicts the novel coronavirus pandemic will be a turning point …
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Microsoft 365 Blog, VentureBeat, Reuters, TechCrunch, Windows Central, and Seeking Alpha
Tweets: @gcaughey, @counternotions, @tomwarren, and @tomwarren
| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
A new Zoom update hides meeting ID numbers in videoconference call title bars by default, preventing accidental dissemination of meeting IDs with screenshots — A new update to the Zoom client has been released that removes the meeting ID from the title bar when conducting meetings …
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BuzzFeed News, New York Times, Alex Stamos, NPR, Computerworld, Threatpost, Forbes, Engadget, Reuters, SecurityWeek, Social Media Today, Mashable, MSPoweruser, Thurrott, The Verge, Mashable, Input, Marketing Land, HealthITSecurity, Silicon Valley Business …, and BetaNews
Tweets: @zoom_us, @marydudziak, @edbott, @hypervisible, @natematias, @troyhunt, @zck, @carnage4life, @carnage4life, @kaepora, @cfarivar, @kaepora, @gcluley, @patrickmoorhead, and @karaswisher
| Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 14 code shows that Apple is working on a “Clips” feature that would let users experience parts of an app's functionality in Safari by scanning a QR code — Apple is working on a new way to offer specific parts of third-party apps across the system without needing to have them installed …
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The Verge, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, Cult of Mac, Wccftech, and iDownloadBlog.com
Tweets: @apollozac, @maxwinebach, @stroughtonsmith, and @llsethj
| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
The Unicode Consortium says it's delaying emoji planned for 2021 but the emoji announced earlier this year will still be available in the fall — An emoji delay — The pandemic is even affecting emoji. The Unicode Consortium, the group behind emoji releases, announced today that it's delaying …
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The Unicode Blog, Fortune, Emojipedia, CNET, Business Insider, Mashable, MacRumors, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, and iMore
Tweets: @thekenyeung, @emojipedia, @unicode, @andrewgjohnson, @so_rudez, and @martinsfp
| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
TikTok pledges $375M to support COVID-19 relief efforts around the world: $250M in funds, $100M in ad credits, and $25M in public health ads — Including direct funding and ad credits — TikTok has announced a series of relief funds and initiatives to support those fighting the COVID-19 pandemic …
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| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Researcher Jane Manchun Wong: Facebook may be working on a new “Campus” feature, with Groups and Events for college students with .edu addresses — Facebook is apparently hoping to go back to its roots as a service that connects college students with each other.
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Tweets: @wongmjane, @thestalwart, @billbarnwell, @senth1s, @jeffseibert, and @kevinroose
| Veronica Combs / TechRepublic: |
Researchers detail how five China-linked hacking groups targeting high-value Linux servers have managed to stay relatively undetected for almost a decade — Five APT groups have been using remote access trojans to take advantage of a network component that doesn't get much attention from security teams.
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Inside BlackBerry, The Register, Dark Reading, infosecurity-magazine.com, Techaeris, and CyberScoop
Tweets: @780thc and @blackberry
| Cecilia Kang / New York Times: |
Verizon says it is now handling ~800M wireless calls on weekdays, more than double Mother's Day, while AT&T says calls are up 35%; internet usage is up 20-25% — The volume of phone calls has surged more than internet use as people want to hear each other's voices in the pandemic.
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Axios, Android Headlines, TechSpot, and Slashdot
Tweets: @nicoleperlroth, @communitynets, @puiwingtam, @dmccabe, @nytmedia, @saritasayso, @shiraovide, and @marknyt
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Yelp says it is cutting 1,000 jobs and furloughing another 1,100 workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic — Yelp told employees Thursday that it is cutting 1,000 jobs and furloughing another 1,100 workers amid a massive — Why it matters: It's just the latest company that caters to small businesses …
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google launches a braille keyboard for Android that requires no extra hardware, letting users tap a standard 6-key layout to type letters and words — Google today announced the launch of a virtual braille keyboard for Android that's designed to enable those with low vision or blindness …
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The Keyword, Android Authority, The Next Web, and 9to5Google
| Will Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
The pandemic has companies like Netflix and Equinix expediting network and server upgrades, driving the biggest expansion of internet infrastructure in years — Just like that, our internet connection has become an umbilical to the outside world. We now depend on it to do our jobs, to go to school, and to see other people.
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Tweets: @fayaz_king, @statistacharts, @catherineadenle, @ramirahim, @elinormills, @icann, and @darpa
| Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet: |
Sophos: more than 30 “fleeceware” apps on the App Store, including some of the highest-grossing ones, are abusing free trial mechanics to charge obscene fees — More than 3.5 million iOS users installed ‘fleeceware’ apps from the Apple App Store.
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Sophos News, iMore, iPhone Hacks, Naked Security, and The Mac Observer
Tweets: @adam_k_levin and @campuscodi
| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Google's confirms it expanded Duplex, its AI chat agent, to the UK, Australia, and Canada — Google today quietly updated a support page to indicate that Google Duplex, its AI chat agent that can arrange appointments over the phone, is now being used in the U.K., Australia, and Canada in a limited capacity.
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The Verge, Engadget, XDA Developers, BBC, iPhone in Canada Blog, 9to5Google, Android Central, Thurrott, Android Authority, Neowin, and MSPoweruser. Tweets: @epro
| Jason Gurwin / The Streamable: |
Disney says Disney+ has 50M+ paid subscribers globally, and that its April 3 launch in India accounts for 8M Disney+ subscribers; stock rises 6%+ — Disney announced that the company has surpassed 50 million paid subscribers, following their launch in India and eight Western European countries …
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iMore, Deadline, The Verge, The Verge, TechCrunch, Variety, CNBC, The Walt Disney Company, Hollywood Reporter, Android Authority, coinspeaker.com, USA Today, iPhone Hacks, GameSpot, MacRumors, AppleInsider, Pocketnow, Engadget, Yahoo Finance, iDownloadBlog.com, and iMore
Tweets: @trengriffin, @loudmouthjulia, @loudmouthjulia, @xpangler, @xpangler, @freepeeper, @sarthakgh, @cnbci, and @getfandom
| Reuters: |
FCC grants Google permission to operate a portion of the 8,000-mile Pacific Light Cable Network System between the US and Taiwan, but not Hong Kong — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday approved Alphabet Inc unit Google's (GOOGL.O) …
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Wall Street Journal, U.S. Department of Justice, CNBC, Light Reading, and The Guardian
Tweets: @kongtsunggan and @aaronmcn
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Index Ventures announces it has closed $2B in new funds, with plans to use $1.2B for growth rounds and $800M for emerging startups — It's not quite business as usual in the world of business, but in tech, there is still a significant amount of money being raised and invested …
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Tech.eu, Bloomberg, Index Ventures, Silicon Valley Business …, Crunchbase News, and The Next Web. Tweets: @ingridlunden
| Robin Klein / Sifted: |
UK startups have received ample government support already and while COVID-19-related relief might be tempting, the money could be better spent elsewhere — The UK government shouldn't set up a bailout fund for startups. That's their investors' job. — NEWS | COMMUNITIES | 9 Apr
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CNBC. Tweets: @jpwiseuk, @xdamman, @jpwiseuk, @ukpriyaguha, @ukpriyaguha, @yoramdw, @tomskitomski, @mstothard, @johnrobeds, and @robinklein
| Patrick Frater / Variety: |
Sony acquires a $400M, or 5%, stake in Bilibili, a Chinese online entertainment platform that spans video to mobile games and says it has 116M DAUs — Sony is to pay $400 million for a minority stake in Chinese online entertainment platform Bilibili. The deal values Bilibili at $8 billion.| Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: |
Thrasio, which buys and integrates bestselling brands on Amazon, raises $110M with participation from Peak6, River Park Ventures, others, at $780M valuation — Thrasio, an acquirer of Amazon third-party private-label businesses, has closed on a $110 million financing at a post-money valuation … Thanks:@bayareawriter
| Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: |
Apple extends its Apple Pay Express Transit feature, already available in Beijing and Shanghai, nationwide, after a new partnership with China T-Union — From today, iPhone users across China can set up their T-Union cards for Express Transit, Apple's contactless transit payment system.
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9to5Mac, Apple Support, Abacus, Cult of Mac, iMore, and The Mac Observer
| Kyle Daly / Axios: |
Unions are seeing an uptick in engagement from tech and gig workers who worry the tech industry isn't doing enough to protect them during the pandemic — Tech and gig economy workers are talking to unions about organizing as they worry the industry isn't doing enough to protect them from the coronavirus.
Tweets: @axios
| Michael McWhertor / Polygon: |
Google makes Stadia free to use for anyone with a Gmail address and will give new users two months of Stadia Pro for free — Stadia Pro is also free for two months — Google's video game streaming platform, Stadia, is now free to anyone with a Gmail address, the company announced on Wednesday.
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Tweets: @googlestadia, @eriktuf, @gossithedog, @domsplaying, @mrphilharrison, @kylebrussell, and @therealandymc
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