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Intel unveils its next CPU architecture, Sunny Cove, built to execute more instructions in parallel with lower latency, better cryptography support, and more — Finally, a move away from just bundling more cores together. — In 2019, Intel will release Core and Xeon chips built around a new architecture …
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| Brian Barrett / Wired: |
Intel demos Foverus, a new way to build 3D chips by stacking logic chips atop one another, with a new power delivery process, without sacrificing performance — THE COMPANIES THAT make processors have a long-held obsession with getting smaller. The famous—and increasingly obsolete … | New York Times: |
Sources: Marriott hack part of Chinese intelligence effort that also hacked health insurers, other hotels, and security clearance files of millions of Americans — WASHINGTON — The cyberattack on the Marriott hotel chain that collected passport information or other personal details …
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| Gerry Smith / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to relaunch Texture as a paid news subscription service, built into the Apple News app, as soon as spring 2019, but publishers remain wary — - Texture is set to evolve into Apple News subscription feature — Media executives remain wary of Apple's latest media foray
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| Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed: |
Sundar Pichai's appearance before Congress was another in a long line of pointless hearings, where lawmakers display limited knowledge and execs are evasive — It's hard to imagine how these hearings will result in anything more substantial than a few less-than-viral soundbites.
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| Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica: |
LG unveils two Gram laptops ahead of CES: 17" 2.9lb clamshell with 8th gen Intel CPU and claimed 19.5 hour battery for $1,699+, and a 14" 2-in-1 with price TBA — LG will show off all new Gram laptops at CES in January. — We're just a few weeks away from 2019's Consumer Electronics Show …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
ZeniMax and Facebook agree to settle dispute over Oculus tech, after ZeniMax was awarded $250M in June 2018; terms of the settlement were not disclosed — - Google Unveils 2018 Top-Trending Searches: ‘Black Panther,’ Stan Lee, ‘Roseanne’ Among Most Popular Queries
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
NPR announces RAD, an open source podcast analytics technology that aims to collect better listening metrics while respecting user privacy — Internet users are already being tracked to death, with ads that follow us around, search histories that are collected and stored … | Peter Cao / 9to5Mac: |
Microsoft's latest update to its Office 365 suite for macOS brings full compatibility with Mojave with support for Dark Mode, Continuity Camera, and more — Microsoft has today released an update to its Office 365 suite for the Mac. Today's update brings full compatibility with the latest macOS release, Mojave.
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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
DuckDuckGo says Google transferred ownership of Duck.com, which previously redirected to Google, after complaining publicly in July — Clearing up confusion for users — DuckDuckGo, the privacy focused search engine, has acquired Duck.com from Google, reports NamePros.
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| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Epic Games, which makes Fortnite, unveils a free SDK, rolling out in 2019, to help developers build cross-platform games that include login and social elements — Online services SDK will roll out slowly through 2019. — Part of the massive success of Fortnite has been the ability …
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| Ryan Browne / CNBC: |
McAfee: a coordinated cyber espionage campaign focused on defense organizations sent malware via targeted phishing messages to at least 87 firms in 24 countries — - The infiltration campaign — called “Operation Sharpshooter” — targeted defense and government organizations, McAfee says.| Colin Lecher / The Verge: |
FCC passes controversial rules clarifying text messages as an info service, boosting carriers' power to curb spam, and creating a database of reassigned numbers — Passed on a party-line vote — On a party-line vote, the FCC today approved a controversial measure that gives mobile phone carriers more power over text messages.
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| New York Times: |
How uncensored viral videos of people's overdoses posted online by police and strangers with cameras are doing little else than publicly shaming drug users — Amid an opioid crisis, police and strangers with cameras are posting raw images of drug users passed out.
Tweets: @guardianjessica, @shatterproofhq, @aishaannhakim, @avocourto, @danabranham, @nytimes, and @chel_c_cam
| Eduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek: |
Microsoft patches zero-day privilege escalation bug in Windows kernel as part of Patch Tuesday updates, which addressed ~40 vulnerabilities — Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates for December 2018 address nearly 40 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw affecting the Windows kernel.
| Aakanksha Ahuja / DealStreetAsia: |
NinjaCart, an Indian marketing and delivery platform for agricultural produce, raises $35M Series B led by Accel and Syngeta Ventures — NinjaCart, a marketing and delivery platform for agricultural produce, has raised $35 million ( Rs 250 crore) in a Series B funding round led by Accel Partners …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook updates its Life Events feature for profiles, letting users add animated photos or videos — Facebook today announced a redesign of its “Life Events” feature, which allows people to share significant milestones in their life, like an engagement, graduation, a new job, a move to a new city, and more.
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| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Guru, an enterprise-focused knowledge-sharing platform that auto-surfaces key info, raises $25M Series B led by Thrive Capital, says ~800 firms use its service — Guru, the enterprise-focused information-sharing platform, has today announced the close of a $25 million Series B funding led by Thrive Capital …
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| Eillie Anzilotti / Fast Company: |
Online banking platform Good Money, which offers each customer an equity share and asks them to vote on sustainable causes to invest in, raises $30M Series A — In a given year, the biggest banks in the U.S.-Wells Fargo, Citi, Bank of America, and JP Morgan Chase-rake in billions of dollars …
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PR Newswire, CoinGeek, Cointelegraph.com News, socalTECH.com, and CryptoNinjas
Tweets: @fastcoideas and @fastcoideas
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: SoftBank plans to sell its stake in Nvidia early next year, as Nvidia's stock continues to slide, and could make $3B in profit from the trade — - Japanese investor could make profit of $3 billion on the sale — Softbank is fourth largest investor in California chipmaker| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Israeli startup Optibus, which uses AI to optimize bus routes, raises $40M Series B led by Insight Venture Partners — Real-time transit can be a real dilemma for municipalities that lack digital infrastructure. Things like routes, timing, and asset management are challenging to optimize without …
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