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October 9, 2018, 11:35 AM

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YouTube:
Livestream of the Made by Google event in NYC  —  Find out what we've been up to this year.  Watch the live presentation.  October 9th, 11am EDT
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google posts unlisted promotional video showing off the Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Google Home Hub  —  Google has inadvertently leaked a product video recapping its entire event no more than 10 minutes before the launch is set to occur.  It includes the Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Google Home Hub in full detail.
The Verge:
Live blog of Google's event, where new Pixel phones, a charging stand, updates to Google Home and Chromecast lines, and a new tablet and laptop are expected  —  Live from Google's New York event to unveil the Pixel 3 and updates to its Google Home and Chromecast lines
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Financial Times:
President of Sony confirms that the company is working on a successor to the PlayStation 4, but declined to formally name it the “PlayStation 5”  —  The president of Sony has confirmed that the company is working on a successor to the PlayStation 4, as speculation intensifies …
Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider:
Hardware security expert Joe Fitzpatrick, a named source in Bloomberg's China spy chip investigation, casts doubt on the story's accuracy  —  Security researcher Joe Fitzpatrick, one of the few sources named in Bloomberg Businessweek's bombshell Chinese hack investigation …
Guilherme Rambo / 9to5Mac:
Sources: 2018 iPad Pro models to sport thin bezels with no notch, will support Face ID in both portrait and landscape; new Pencil will have proximity pairing  —  Apple is widely expected to hold an event this month to introduce new 2018 iPad Pro models, new Macs, and more.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Google+ bug gave outsiders potential access to private data from 2015 to mid-2018; no disclosure made amid fear of blowback and no evidence of misuse  —  Google opted not to disclose to users its discovery of a bug that gave outside developers access to private data.  It found no evidence of misuse.
Ben Smith / The Keyword:
Naomi Nix / Bloomberg:
Google says it has decided not to compete for a DoD cloud contract worth potentially $10B, citing poor bidding process and potential conflict with its AI values  —  - Company says cloud deal may clash with its values on AI  — Google also criticizes plan to pick a single winner among bids
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
Facebook's Portals have support for Alexa, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and Facebook Watch, but there's no browser or ability to check Facebook or Messages  —  As Facebook works to contain the fallout from its biggest-ever data breach, the company is introducing a product that will bring a camera and microphone into your living room.
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Saheli Roy Choudhury / CNBC:
Microsoft says it will invest in ride-hailing company Grab as part of a strategic partnership on big data, AI, cloud services, more; the amount is undisclosed  —  - Tech giant Microsoft said it will invest an undisclosed sum into Singapore-based ride-sharing company Grab as part of a strategic partnership.
Ryan Gallagher / The Intercept:
Transcript of remarks on Dragonfly by Google search chief Ben Gomes to staff seem to contradict Google's claims about limited progress on Chinese search engine  —  “We have to be focused on what we want to enable,” said Ben Gomes, Google's search engine chief.  “And then when the opening happens, we are ready for it.”
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Forbes partners with journalism blockchain network Civil to become the first major media company to experiment with publishing stories to the blockchain  —  Forbes, the century-old business publisher, is joining forces with Civil, a journalism blockchain network, to become the first major media company …
New York Times:
Trump campaign's Rick Gates sought proposals in 2016 from Israeli firm Psy-Group to make fake online accounts and use social media to influence and win election  —  WASHINGTON — A top Trump campaign official requested proposals in 2016 from an Israeli company to create fake online identities …

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