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Sources: YouTube to introduce paid, on-demand streaming music service in March; Warner has signed on, talks continue with Sony, Universal, and Merlin — Warner has signed on, talks underway with Sony, Universal — Artists asked to help promote service, internally called Remix
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
KGI: all three iPhones to be introduced in 2018 will have more powerful batteries, with 6.5-inch and 5.8-inch OLED models getting L-shaped battery designs — Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities is out with his latest investor note this evening covering more changes we can expect with next year's iPhone refresh.| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Sources: during a talk at a private party, Elon Musk said Tesla is developing specialized AI hardware “that we think will be the best in the world” — - At a private party on Thursday, Elon Musk spoke boldly about Tesla's upcoming custom artificial intelligence hardware.
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| Blair Hanley Frank / VentureBeat: |
Nvidia unveils Titan V GPU aimed at machine learning applications, says Titan V has 110 teraflops of raw computing capability, 9x that of Pascal-based Titan X — Nvidia launched a new desktop GPU today that's designed to bring massive amounts of power to people who are working on machine learning applications.
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Zero-day flaw allowed unauthorized remote access to HomeKit products via iOS 11.2; fix made that limits some functionality, full fix coming in update next week — A HomeKit vulnerability in the current version of iOS 11.2 has been demonstrated to 9to5Mac that allows unauthorized control …
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Amazon brings its Echo smart speakers and Music Unlimited service to 28 new countries across Europe and South America — Amazon is continuing to push its media services worldwide after it expanded its Alexa smart speakers and its standalone Music Unlimited service to an additional 28 countries today.
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| Jake Smith / ZDNet: |
Baidu and Qualcomm announce strategic AI partnership to optimize Baidu's DuerOS conversational AI system for Snapdragon processors — Qualcomm's collaboration with Baidu will bring AI for voice enabled solutions to the new Snapdragon 845 mobile platform. — Qualcomm and Baidu have formed …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Windows 10 Redstone 4, slated for April 2018, will improve eSIM support, including a pilot allowing companies to bulk-purchase and provision cell connectivity — Microsoft is working on eSIM and power-management capabilities that could make their way into Windows 10 Redstone 4.
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| San Francisco Chronicle: |
New SF law limits firms to 3 delivery robots each, with 9 for whole city; confines robots to industrial areas; sets 3 mph speed limit; requires human monitors — Robots that trundle along sidewalks R2D2-style to deliver takeout food or packages are still in early test phases. Few even exist.
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| Reuters: |
Sources: Didi Chuxing, China's ride-hailing giant, plans to enter Mexico next year in what would be its first international expansion — MEXICO CITY/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Didi Chuxing, China's ride-hailing behemoth, plans to expand into Mexico next year, intensifying its global rivalry with Uber …
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| Stephanie Chan / VentureBeat: |
As Facebook Messenger's Instant Games platform turns one, the company adds ability to livestream via Facebook Live, promises new titles, and more — Facebook launched Instant Games on its Messenger platform earlier this year with 20 games. It's since grown its library to 70 … | Sean O'Neill / Skift: |
Hilton testing its “Connected Room” in Tennessee, which lets guests set preferences for lights, thermostat, and TV via app, rolling out to US hotels in 2018 — Airbnb has gained in popularity on the claim that chain hotels offer a cookie-cutter experience.
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