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Sources: Apple was concerned about Intel as a sole supplier for its 5G iPhone planned for next year, prompting the settlement with Qualcomm — Intel pulls out of 5G smartphone chips as iPhone maker commits to rival — The Apple logo is seen outside an Apple store in Bordeaux, France.
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Qualcomm and Apple settle all worldwide litigation between the two companies, as Apple makes a payment to Qualcomm; Qualcomm's stock closes up 23% — - Apple and Qualcomm have settled a royalty and patent dispute that went to trial this week in San Diego, California.
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Intel says it is exiting the 5G smartphone modem business as “it has become apparent that there is no clear path to profitability and positive returns” — Intel Corporation today announced its intention to exit the 5G smartphone modem business and complete an assessment …
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Indian IT outsourcing giant Wipro is investigating reports that its own IT systems have been hacked and are being used to launch attacks on its customers — Indian information technology (IT) outsourcing and consulting giant Wipro Ltd. [NYSE:WIT] is investigating reports that its own …
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| Emily Dreyfuss / Wired: |
At TED 2019 interview, Jack Dorsey evaded pointed questions about the state of Twitter by providing vague answers, frustrating the interviewers and the audience — ON TUESDAY, JACK Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, came to TED 2019 to answer for the sins of his platform.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: DOJ staffers have told T-Mobile and Sprint that their planned merger is unlikely to be approved as currently structured — DOJ staff told wireless rivals deal is unlikely to be approved as structured, according to people familiar with the matter — Justice Department staffers …
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| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
Microsoft announces Xbox One S All-Digital Edition, a disc-free Xbox One S launching May 7 for $249 with a 1TB HDD and three games; preorders open now — Microsoft is preparing to sell a new Xbox unlike any it's offered before. The gadget is missing a disc drive.
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| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Google announces support for Signed Exchanges in Chrome, which will show the original, correct URL for a page in the address bar for AMP pages — It's only supported on Chrome right now — When you click a link on your phone with a little lightning bolt next to it in Google search, you're getting something in the AMP format.| Lauren Feiner / CNBC: |
Netflix reports Q1 revenue surpassed $4.52B, up 22% YoY, vs $4.50B est.; net subscriptions grew 9.6M, up 16% YoY, with 1.74M in the US and 7.86M internationally — - The company reported $4.52 billion, vs. $4.50 billion expected, per Refinitiv consensus estimate.
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Apple and Google remove the popular video app TikTok from their app stores in India to comply with a state court's directive — NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Google has blocked access to the hugely popular video app TikTok in India to comply with a state court's directive to prohibit its downloads … | NBC News: |
About 4,000 pages of leaked Facebook documents from 2011-2015 shed light on its approach to sharing and selling data, giving more access to friendly companies — Facebook's leaders seriously discussed selling access to user data — and privacy was an afterthought.
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Report: Sony says it made rules that limit sexual content in its games globally; sources: the effect of sexual material on Sony's brand in the US worried execs — Many have suspected that Sony was implementing strict rules on sexual content in PS4 games, and those hunches have just been validated.
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Tweets: @maximcitadel, @wsj, @wsj, @nickmon1112, @eliskor, and @mochi_wsj
| BuzzFeed News: |
Overview of high-profile male executives in tech who were accused of sexual misconduct and are now getting second chances — Silicon Valley says it's committed to improving diversity, but high-profile male executives accused of sexual misconduct are getting second chances. Some advocates are wondering why.
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| Giancarlo Valdes / VentureBeat: |
Kickstarter says game projects on the site have brought $1B+ in donations to creators since 2009, with $236M going to video games and $21M to gaming hardware — Games represent one of the biggest categories on Kickstarter, and it looks like it'll stay that way.
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| Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab: |
As The New York Times launches a 5G Journalism Lab to explore storytelling possibilities, a look at how speedier mobile networks could boost newsrooms — If there's one thing you can count on in modern life, one truism that will never let you down, it is this: You want more Gs.| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Sources: Apple is developing its own lidar sensor and has also held talks with four possible lidar suppliers to evaluate their tech for use in self-driving cars — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has held talks with at least four companies as possible suppliers for next-generation lidar sensors …
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| Colin Lecher / The Verge: |
A report by AI Now Institute finds that about 80% of AI professors are men, while just 15% of AI research staff at Facebook and 10% at Google are women — A new report explores AI's ‘diversity crisis’ — The artificial intelligence industry is facing a “diversity crisis,” …
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| Leo Kelion / BBC: |
UK government announces that porn websites will have to introduce porn age-checks by July 15; sites failing to comply will face being blocked by ISPs — An age-check scheme designed to stop under-18s viewing pornographic websites will come into force on 15 July.
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| Brady Dale / CoinDesk: |
Report: blockchain startup incubator ConsenSys' pitch deck forecasts $100M burn rate for 2019, says it had $21M in revenue in 2018, projecting $52.3M in 2019 — ConsenSys believes it can become a valuable company, provided it can get through the next year.| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
Cytora, a UK-based startup using AI to learn patterns of risks over time to benefit commercial insurance underwriting, raises £25M Series B led by EQT Ventures — Cytora, a U.K. startup that had developed an AI-powered solution for commercial insurance underwriting, has raised £25 million in a Series B round.| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
Now-patched security flaw in EA's Origin client for Windows, used by tens of millions of gamers to buy and download games, exposed PCs to remote code execution — Electronic Arts has fixed a vulnerability in its online gaming platform Origin after security researchers found they could trick …
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