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BlackBerry is suing Facebook, alleging that many of Facebook's messaging services infringe on BlackBerry patents, seeks injunctive relief and damages — BlackBerry is suing Facebook for patent infringement on its legacy messaging service, the company said Tuesday.
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| Gizmodo: |
Google says it provides TensorFlow APIs to US Defense Dept. to help interpret drone footage, is working on policies and safeguards for use of machine learning — Google has partnered with the United States Department of Defense to help the agency develop artificial intelligence for analyzing drone footage …
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| New York Times: |
US national security panel, CFIUS, calls for full investigation of Broadcom's bid for Qualcomm as tech companies are increasingly caught in US-China rivalry — WASHINGTON — As the United States and China look to protect their national security needs and economic interests …
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| Fitz Tepper / TechCrunch: |
Coinbase's new asset management unit unveils market cap-weighted index fund for all digital assets on GDAX, available to accredited US investors in a few months — When you're the runaway leader in a growing industry, you typically have two opinions: A) Stay in your lane and let other companies pop …
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| Deirdre Bosa / CNBC: |
After 18 years at Amazon, VP of Amazon Prime and delivery experience Greg Greeley joins Airbnb with the title President of Homes, reporting to CEO Brian Chesky — - This comes one month after CNBC learned that Greeley would be turning more attention to Whole Foods
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| Richard Chirgwin / The Register: |
Google unveils 72-qubit Bristlecone processor as a new research testbed, which isn't yet faster than a classical chip, as it races to claim “quantum supremacy” — Don't panic: ‘supremacy’ is the point at which quantum kit trumps classical computers
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| Ashley Carman / The Verge: |
Google says it's bringing Lens, its Assistant-powered image recognition tool, to all Android phones with Google Photos installed; timeline for iOS debut unknown — It's coming to iOS soon — Google is officially rolling its Lens out to Android phones that have Google Photos installed.
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ZDNet, 9to5Google, Gotta Be Mobile, Tom's Guide, TechCrunch, PhoneDog.com, Pocket-lint, Android Beat, Android Police, and Engadget. Tweets: @googlephotos
| Jeff Engel / Xconomy: |
Whoop, a Boston-based biometrics-monitoring wristband startup, raises $25M Series C led by UAE71 Capital, has raised ~$50M total to date — Whoop took a different approach to try and break into the crowded wearable device market: Start by winning over professional athletes, then gradually expand sales to a wider array of consumers.| Bloomberg: |
Source: Uber has burned $10.7B total so far, making its losses worse than tech giants when they had same market cap; revenue lags firms with similar market cap — Uber is a financial oddity. Can it mutate into a sustainable business? — What makes Uber Technologies Inc …
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| Dani Deahl / The Verge: |
Apple confirms it will stop taking submissions for iTunes LPs, with bundled items like videos or bonus tracks, as of this month; existing LPs will be available — Existing iTunes LPs will still be available going forward — Apple has confirmed to The Verge that it will stop taking new iTunes LP submissions as of this month.| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber begins using its self-driving trucks for some long haul cargo trips in Arizona as part of Uber Freight service, leaving the last stretch to human drivers — Via Uber Freight, the company's standalone trucking app — Uber's big push to dominate the trucking industry took a leap forward today …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
ELSA, a SF-based startup whose AI language learning platform teaches how to speak English and has a few million users in 100+ countries, raises $3.2M pre-A — ELSA, an app whose name stands for “English Language Speech Assistant” (and not the popular Disney character!) …
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Gboard adds supports for 20 new languages including traditional and simplified Chinese and Korean, bringing total to 300+ languages for 74% of world population — Google is adding more than 20 new languages to its Gboard virtual keyboard app, including Chinese (traditional and simplified) and Korean.| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
US Treasury's FinCEN says in letter that its rules apply to those who sell convertible virtual currency including developers and exchanges running ICOs — The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a letter Tuesday that indicates the U.S. agency will apply its regulations …
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| Mishaal Rahman / XDA Developers: |
Changes to Android P source code show Google is likely adding support for using phone as a Bluetooth keyboard or mouse — We're nearing the launch date of the first Android P Developer Preview, according to rumors. Little is known about the upcoming release in terms of user-facing features …
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
WeWork says it's acquiring SEO and marketing company Conductor to build a “marketing cloud” for enterprise customers — WeWork is acquiring Conductor. — The two businesses might not seem like an obvious fit. Why would a coworking giant buy a company that's best known for search engine optimization?
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Tweets: @conductor, @sarahcuda, @tech_adoption, @wework, @sameerpatel, and @shiraovide
| Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
EFF FOIA suit findings: FBI relationship with Best Buy's Geek Squad dates back 10+ years; staff would tip FBI on unlawful customer data, in some cases be paid — A freedom of information request revealed that the FBI used the Best Buy division's repair staff to flag illegal content.| Reeves Wiedeman / New York Magazine: |
Profile of cybersecurity researcher Marcus Hutchins, who helped stop WannaCry and has a pending trial in the US for allegedly selling the Kronos banking trojan — Marcus Hutchins was still recovering from the night before as he settled into a lounge at the Las Vegas airport one afternoon this past August.
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