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| Ashley Stewart / Business Insider: |
Sources: Microsoft's Phil Spencer told employees on Game Pass will absolutely be on iOS and iPadOS in 2021 via a “direct browser-based solution” — - Microsoft last month officially added a key feature to Game Pass, its Netflix-style subscription library of Xbox games …
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Tweets: @adambankhurst, @notpatrick, @nanopolymath, @reckless, @mytechmusings, @steven_aquino, @imranzomg, @insipidghost, @spawnwavemedia, @tomwarren, and @booredatwork. Thanks:@gamoid
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Microsoft adopts 10 “principles” for its app store, including letting developers choose a payment system for IAPs, that it says should be a model for others — In a not-so-subtle dig at Apple and Google, Microsoft today announced a series of “principles” for its Windows 10 App Store …
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Microsoft on the Issues, The Verge, Thurrott, Washington Post, Wccftech, GamesIndustry.biz, Variety, PC Gamer, TechSpot, Input, and FOSS Patents
Tweets: @epicnewsroom, @timsweeneyepic, @futterish, @stopskeletons, @isaiah, @posttech, @rgriff, @reedalbergotti, @pshanley88, @jononz_, @twthereddragon, @duvalmagic, @matvelloso, @firt, @kaepora, @mookwoo, @bruceqburke, @xpangler, @laurastevens, @bradsmi, @xpangler, @tomwarren, and @axios. Thanks:@inafried
| Sean Hollister / The Verge: |
ProtonMail CEO says Apple made it add in-app purchases in 2018 even though it had been free for years, compares Apple's tactics to a mafia protection racket — Remember Hey and WordPress? ProtonMail was forced into IAP too. — ProtonMail is one of the founding partners of the Coalition …
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TechSpot, 9to5Mac, AppleInsider, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, Michael Tsai, and iDownloadBlog.com
Tweets: @gartenberg, @timsweeneyepic, @starfire2258, @elkmovie, @drbarnard, and @appleinsider
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: AMD is in advanced talks to buy rival chip maker Xilinx for more than $30B in a deal could be finalized as early as next week — Deal that could be worth more than $30 billion would mark the latest big tie-up in the rapidly consolidating industry — Advanced Micro Devices Inc …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple to extend Apple TV+ free year trials that started between November 1 2019, and January 31 2020, through February 2021 — If you purchased a new Apple device from September 2019 last year — like an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Apple TV — you were automatically eligible for a free year of Apple TV+.
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| Washington Post: |
The recently thwarted Michigan kidnapping plot highlights social media's role in promoting violent extremism, as well as building a case against extremists — In June, one of the suspects in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took to the relative privacy of a Facebook group to make clear his brewing hatred.
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| Brian Armstrong / The Coinbase Blog: |
Coinbase CEO says 60 employees, or about 5% of its staff, have taken the exit package the company offered for those not comfortable with its apolitical mission — A follow up to Coinbase being a mission focused company — Last week, I shared that Coinbase is a mission focused company.
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| Ira Boudway / Bloomberg: |
Waymo says it will open its fully driverless ride-hailing service in suburban Phoenix to the public — Waymo said Thursday that it is opening its fully driverless ride-hailing service in suburban Phoenix to the public. Alphabet Inc.'s self-driving car unit began ferrying a select group …
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| Phil Harvey / Light Reading: |
DOD awards $600M to AT&T, Ericsson, Nokia, and others for 5G experiments at five US military test sites; tests will include pilots for 5G-enabled AR/VR — The Department of Defense today announced it is awarding some $600 million to more than a dozen companies for “5G experimentation” at five military test sites.
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| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Google says Assistant can now search and control third-party Android apps, starting with the top 30 on the Play Store, with support for more coming soon — Before today, if you ask Siri or the Google Assistant to “check the news on Twitter,” you'll either be shown the @CHEK_News account …
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| CoinDesk: |
DOJ publishes an “enforcement framework” on cryptocurrencies, outlining priorities and strategies for its crypto enforcements — U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr announced Thursday the release of “Cryptocurrency: An Enforcement Framework,” a roadmap for policing the cryptocurrency landscape.
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U.S. Department of Justice, Decrypt, PYMNTS.com, and SiliconANGLE
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| Noorie Malik / Yelp: |
Yelp introduces Business Accused of Racist Behavior, a new alert to caution users about businesses that may be associated with overtly racist actions — At Yelp, we value diversity, inclusion and belonging, both internally and on our platform, which means we have a zero tolerance policy to racism.
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| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Dental robotics startup Neocis, which says that its Yomi robot is the first surgery robot to receive FDA clearance, raises $72M Series D led by DFJ Growth — Dental robotics startup Neocis today closed a $70 million round of funding. The company plans to use the capital to bolster growth … | Alfred Ng / CNET: |
Court documents in a Florida case show Google provided US law enforcement with IP addresses for any user searching for specific key words — There are few things as revealing as a person's search history, and police typically need a warrant on a known suspect to demand that sensitive information.
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Engadget, SiliconANGLE, and MediaNama
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| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Comcast says symmetrical gigabit upload and download speeds can be achieved through cable internet, detailing a trial using a hybrid fiber-cable network — Comcast begins trial of symmetrical 1.25Gbps—no word on commercial availability. — Comcast's cable Internet still has a heavy emphasis …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google is preparing to launch a $129 Nest Thermostat with hand gesture controls, using a sensor similar to the Soli system included in Pixel 4 — - New Nest Thermostat to cost $129; goes on sale in coming weeks — Lower pricing may spur adoption of Google smart home devices
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Ubergizmo, Neowin, Android Central, Droid Life, Chrome Unboxed, Android Authority, 9to5Google, The Verge, and XDA Developers
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| Yogita Khatri / The Block: |
Square purchases $50M worth of bitcoin, becoming the second publicly listed company after MicroStrategy to invest in the cryptocurrency — Revolut, the London-based fintech firm, has enlisted crypto security firm Fireblocks to lay the foundations for new crypto products.
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CoinDesk, CoinDesk, Square, Decrypt, International Business Times, Cointelegraph, and CNBC
Tweets: @squareir, @jack, @peterlbrandt, @jack, @tylerwinklevoss, @dahboo7, @prestonpysh, @bitcoinzay, @justinsuntron, @aridavidpaul, and @yoda. Thanks:@saniyamore
| Scott Chipolina / Decrypt: |
The CEO of BitMEX and its leadership team have stepped down after DOJ and CFTC charged BitMEX with allegedly operating an unregistered trading platform — The CEO of Bitcoin derivatives exchange BitMEX and its leadership team have stepped down over allegations that the firm was operating illegally … | Abrar Al-Heeti / CNET: |
Google rolls out Sound Notifications on Android to alert people with hearing loss about “critical household sounds” like appliances beeping and dogs barking — Google on Thursday rolled out a new feature for Android designed to alert people with hearing loss about …
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The Keyword, Android Authority, Forbes, XDA Developers, Thurrott, Android Police, and Android Central
Tweets: @android and @madebygoogle
| Abhishek Manikandan / Reuters: |
Affirm, a point-of-sale lender for e-commerce, has confidentially filed for an IPO; a report in July said an IPO would value the company at as much as $10B — (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings Inc PYPL.O co-founder Max Levchin's Affirm Holdings Inc has confidentially filed with the U.S. securities …
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TechCrunch, Business Wire, Affirm, Coinspeaker, PYMNTS.com, CNBC, FinLedger, and PaymentsSource
Tweets: @kr00ney, @ldrogen, @iankar_, @jbursz, and @rileycnbc
| Arjun Kharpal / CNBC: |
Source: Nasdaq-listed Chinese video streaming service Bilibili is gearing up for a secondary listing in Hong Kong next year, which could raise up to $1.5B — - Chinese video platform Bilibili is gearing up for a secondary listing in Hong Kong which could raise up to $1.5 billion, CNBC has confirmed.| Nallur Sethuraman / Reuters: |
Report: Amazon has invested $95.51M in its Indian payments unit ahead of the festive season sales that start on October 17 — BENGALURU (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O has invested 7 billion rupees ($95.51 million) in its Indian payments unit, ahead of the festive season, data from business intelligence firm Tofler showed.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft updates Edge with a price comparison feature, new screenshot tool for capturing web content, improved PDF support, and more — With its Edge browser now stable, Microsoft's current focus for its Chromium-based browser is to build features that differentiate it from the competition.
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Windows Experience Blog, The Verge, Softpedia News, MakeUseOf, and Engadget
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