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Samsung says it will launch AI assistant with seamless third party integrations on Galaxy S8, expand voice-assistant services to appliances and wearables — Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it would launch an artificial intelligence digital assistant service for its upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone …
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Tesco Bank, the lending arm of the UK's biggest grocer, halts online payments after money was stolen from 20K accounts — Tesco Bank has halted online payments for current account customers after money was taken from 20,000 accounts. — The bank's chief executive Benny Higgins told the BBC he was …
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Android Auto app update allows interface to be displayed on the smartphone, allowing use in any car, but some features like Waze support are missing — Apple, take note — During Google's annual developers conference this past spring, the company teased a version of its Android Auto software …
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| Kate Conger / TechCrunch: |
China passes controversial cybersecurity law that restricts online anonymity, requires local data storage, and vague “technical support” to aid law enforcement — The Chinese government has passed new cybersecurity regulations Nov. 7 that will put stringent new requirements on technology companies operating in the country.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google will display election results in search as polls close, including presidential, House, Senate, and gubernatorial races, as well as state-level referenda — Google has been highly involved with connecting U.S. voters to timely information throughout this election cycle … | Timothy J. Seppala / Engadget: |
Researchers demo weakness in ZigBee wireless protocol and Philips Hue, replacing lightbulb firmware from 350 meters away with worm that spreads across devices — Surprise! The Internet of Things is a security nightmare. Anyone who was online a few weeks ago can attest to that.| Nathan Ingraham / Engadget: |
Gmail for iOS updated with undo send, instant search, faster navigation, and swipe to archive or delete; is now on par with the Android version — Google wants its services to be on as many devices as possible — to meet that goal, the company has been putting out excellent versions of its apps on the iPhone for years now.
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China's LeEco facing cash crunch according to its chairman Jia Yeuting in a letter to employees a few weeks after ambitious US launch — ‘We blindly sped ahead,’ co-founder Jia Yueting says in letter — Shares in LeEco group's companies plunge on news of struggles| Peter Kafka / Recode: |
Comcast's NBCUniversal will handle ad sales for Apple News in exclusive deal starting in January; Apple says Apple News now has over 70M unique users — It's an exclusive deal, but publishers can still sell their own. — Apple is bringing in help to boost its News app.| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
YouTube adds HDR video support, for higher color contrast and more detailed shadows and highlights on compatible devices — YouTube today added support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) videos. This means you can now watch YouTube videos in HDR on supported devices, including HDR TVs … | Nandita Bose / Reuters: |
Walmart Pay is in talks with several mobile wallet companies, after announcing addition of Chase Pay as a payment option beginning next year — Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) is in talks with several mobile wallet companies to offer more payment options in its Wal-Mart Pay app …
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| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Pandora aims to increase the percentage of its US employees of color to 45% by 2020, up from 35% today — Publicly traded digital radio company Pandora today announced new commitments for diversity. — Most significantly, the company intends to raise the percentage of U.S. employees of color …
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