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Facebook will now use facial recognition technology to alert users when someone uploads their photos without tagging them — Today we're announcing new, optional tools to help people better manage their identity on Facebook using face recognition. Powered by the same technology we've used …
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| Thomas P. Bossert / Wall Street Journal: |
In op-ed, Trump's homeland security adviser Thomas Bossert says North Korea was behind the WannaCry ransomware cyberattack in May — The massive cyberattack cost billions and put lives at risk. Pyongyang will be held accountable. — Cybersecurity isn't easy, but simple principles still apply.
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Microsoft backs Senate bill to address sexual harassment and eliminates forced arbitration agreements with employees who make such claims — SEATTLE — The wave of sexual harassment claims has toppled powerful men in entertainment, media and politics. Now, it is also creating permanent changes …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says he expects AirPod shipments to grow 100% YoY to 26-28M in 2018, with a new model coming out in mid- to late-2018 — Apple will release an upgraded version of AirPods in the second half of 2018, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Google launches Chrome app in Microsoft Store that opens itself to the Chrome download page in the default Windows 10 browser — Just in case you couldn't Google for it — Apple is planning to bring iTunes to the Windows Store next year after delaying its release, but one particular app …
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| David Katzmaier / CNET: |
YouTube TV will launch Roku and Apple TV apps in early 2018 — Cable TV cord-cutters expecting YouTube TV's full app for Roku and Apple TV devices this year will have to wait a little longer. — YouTube TV finally has a full app, but the rollout to various TV devices is taking longer than originally planned.| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google Chrome will start natively blocking ads that do not comply with Coalition for Better Ads guidelines on February 15 — In June, Google revealed that Chrome will stop showing all ads (including those owned or served by Google) on websites that display non-compliant ads “starting in early 2018.”| Brad Gibson / Best Apple TV: |
In its first seven days, Amazon's Prime Video app on Apple TV became the most downloaded of any tvOS app ever on the platform — Amazon's recently released Prime Video app was the most downloaded of any tvOS app ever in its first seven days, Apple confirmed Monday through a statement provided by Amazon.| Julie Verhage / Bloomberg: |
Peer-to-peer insurance company Lemonade raises $120M Series C led by SoftBank, sources say at a $500M+ valuation — Lemonade had raised $60 million prior to this new round — Previous backers include Google Ventures and Sequoia Capital — SoftBank Group Corp. is betting that technology …
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| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
YouTube signs new long-term agreement with Universal Music Group over music rights, royalty rates; sources say Sony Music signed new agreement with YouTube, too — New Universal, Sony agreements allow video uploads to continue — Deals establish royalty rates between YouTube, rights holders
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| Brady Dale / CoinDesk: |
Overstock's CEO says 2,000+ accredited investors committed $100M+ on first day of pre-sale of tokens for its SEC-registered tZERO alternative trading system — The initial phase of a token sale for Overstock.com subsidiary tZERO has seen significant investor activity, according to CEO Patrick Byrne
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| Facebook: |
Facebook will now proactively recognize contact from new accounts by people you blocked and adds option to ignore Messenger conversations — By Antigone Davis, Global Head of Safety — Today we are announcing new tools to prevent harassment on Facebook and in Messenger - part of our ongoing efforts to build a safe community.
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| Elan Feingold / Plex Labs: |
Plex launches Plexamp, a Winamp-inspired standalone music player for macOS and Windows that can play “just about any music format” and includes visualizers — As we mentioned on the blog post introducing Plex Labs, one of the things we're using Medium for is a venue for talking … | Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
London-based DigitalGenius raises $14.75M Series A to bring artificial intelligence to customer service led by Global Founders Capital — DigitalGenius, a fledgling artificial intelligence (AI) startup that's setting out to automate many facets of customer service, has announced …
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Waymo teams up with Trov to insure riders in its self-driving vehicles for lost and damaged property and trip-related medical expenses — Trov will work with Waymo to insure its riders for lost and damaged property, trip-related medical expenses — Waymo LLC, the driverless-car unit …
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| John Poole / Geekbench: |
Geekbench data shows correlation between old iPhone batteries and reduced performance, suggesting iOS slows down iPhones with old batteries to avoid shutdowns — A Reddit post from last week has sparked a discussion regarding iPhone performance as a function of battery age.
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