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Apple says it is delaying HomePod release from December to early 2018 — So much for the holiday rush. Apple announced this morning that its premiumHomePod smart speaker won't be making the company's initial December ship date. According to a brief statement issued by the company …
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Tweets: @greengart, @brokenbottleboy, @neilcybart, @neilcybart, @lexnfx, @caro_milanesi, and @stevekovach
| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
KGI: 2018 iPhones will feature faster pre-5G baseband chips from Intel and Qualcomm, with 70%-80% of chips coming from Intel — A new report today from KGI shares projections that the 2018 iPhones will include significantly faster baseband chips from Intel and Qualcomm, although Intel will be the main supplier.
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| Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed: |
Peter Thiel is no longer affiliated with Y Combinator; source says Thiel did not rejoin YC after the startup accelerator ended its part-time partners program — Billionaire venture capitalist and Facebook board member Peter Thiel is no longer affiliated with startup accelerator Y Combinator, according to an edited company blog post.
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Google introduces new views in Maps for driving, navigation, and transit to better highlight relevant information, new colors and icons for places of interest — The world is an ever-evolving place. And as it changes, Google Maps changes with it. As roads close, businesses open …
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Tweets: @lukasz_x2 and @googledesign
| Tom Turula / Business Insider: |
Spotify announces it has acquired Soundtrap, a collaborative online music recording startup, reportedly for at least $30M — Spotify is buying Swedish music tech startup Soundtrap for an undisclosed amount. — Soundtrap is a collaborative online recording studio that was valued at $25 million (SEK 207 million) last year.
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Spotify, Axios, Tech.eu, Soundtrap Blog, TechCrunch, Music Industry Blog, Reuters, Billboard, FACT Magazine, Financial Times, RAIN News, Engadget, VentureBeat, Mashable, hypebot, iPhone in Canada Blog, and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @caseynewton
| Katie Roof / TechCrunch: |
Online fashion retailer Stitch Fix closes up 1% on its first day of trading, after raising $120M in a downsized IPO — Stitch Fix went up just 1 percent on its first day of trading. After pricing at $15, the company closed at $15.15. It's also below the opening trade of $16.90.
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Tweets: @mikeisaac, @recode, and @alex
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German regulator bans children's smartwatches that have SIM cards and one-way monitoring functions, saying they are unauthorized transmitters forbidden by law — A German regulator has banned the sale of children's smartwatches that have one-way monitoring functions.
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BBC, TechCrunch, Phandroid, Gizmodo, BleepingComputer.com, Neowin, and MacDailyNews. Tweets: @econoscribe
| Brady Dale / CoinDesk: |
Brave browser now allows you to directly pay YouTube creators with bitcoin or Basic Attention Tokens — Users of the Brave Browser can now donate cryptocurrency, including the company's Basic Attention Token (BAT), directly to YouTubers. — With today's release of version 0.19.x …
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CryptoCoinsNews, 9to5Google, CNET, Join Brave and change …, International Business Times, Engadget, and Cointelegraph.com News
Tweets: @cryptodemedici and @brendaneich
| Anthony D'Alessandro / Deadline: |
MoviePass launches a one-year subscription plan for $89.95 — For a limited time, MoviePass is offering a one-year subscription plan for a flat fee of $89.95, which translates to $7.50 a month (that price already includes a $6.55 processing fee). That price is under this year's 3Q average movie ticket … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube takes down Toy Freaks, a kid-focused channel that had over 8.5M subscribers, as it tightens enforcement of child endangerment policies — Following consumer outrage over YouTube's handling of disturbing videos aimed at children on its network, the company has now banned …
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The Outline, Tubefilter, The Guardian, SuperAwesome Blog, and Business Insider. Tweets: @tomgara
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Twitter confirms it is testing a feature that will make it easier to publish tweetstorms — Twitter confirms it's testing a feature that allows users to more easily create “tweetstorms” - those series of connected tweets that have grown to be a popular workaround for Twitter's character count limitations.
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Digital Trends, Slate, TechSpot, Slate, The Hill, PhoneDog.com, Mashable, CNET, and Android Police. Tweets: @stevehuff
| Jeff Gitlen / LendEDU: |
Online survey of 564 US Bitcoin owners: 16% plan to hold investment for less than a year, 67% haven't sold any, 36% don't plan on reporting purchase to the IRS — The price of Bitcoin has risen dramatically since the start of the year. The virtual currency now trades at $6,490 (as of 11/13), up from $997 at the start of 2017.
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The Merkle, Digital Trends, TechSpot, Cointelegraph.com News, CoinDesk, Bitcoinist.com, Business Insider, International Business Times, and Axios
Tweets: @iheartwallst and @jessefelder
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