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| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Apple announces changes to its Siri audio clip review process, making it opt-in for users, bringing the work in-house, and saying it won't retain recordings — The top line news is that Apple is making changes to the way that Siri audio review, or ‘grading’ works across all of its devices.
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Apple, The Guardian, Apple Support, Financial Times, The Verge, CNBC, Bloomberg, The Next Web, Fortune, Mashable, Softpedia News, Daring Fireball, Digital Trends, Engadget, Thurrott, ZDNet, AppleInsider, MSPoweruser, Macworld, SiliconANGLE, Pocket-lint, Business Insider, 9to5Mac, Telegraph, MacRumors, BetaNews, VentureBeat, and iMore
Tweets: @tim, @panzer, @alexhern, @stevekovach, @can, @acedtect, @backlon, @neilcybart, @neilcybart, @marcoarment, and @file511
| Drew Harwell / Washington Post: |
Amazon's Ring says 400+ law enforcement agencies across the US use its Neighbors Portal, which lets them ask owners for the footage from their Ring cameras — The doorbell-camera company Ring has forged video-sharing partnerships with more than 400 police forces across the United States …
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The Ring Blog, Ars Technica, The Verge, TechSpot, Xconomy, Quartz, VICE, CityLab, The Hill, USA Today, Engadget, GeekWire, Adweek, The Daily Dot, and Mashable
Tweets: @aclu, @rmac18, @drewharwell, @rmac18, @asteadwesley, @grummz, @danielsunread, @dellcam, @drewharwell, @iamthewarax, @alfredwkng, @jdawsey1, @dellcam, @tomgara, and @amyargetsinger
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft says it supports the addition of its proprietary exFAT file system to the Linux kernel and expects the Linux community to submit a conformant version — Microsoft today announced it is supporting the addition of its exFAT file system to the Linux kernel.
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Open Source Blog, ZDNet, BleepingComputer, SiliconANGLE, BetaNews, Thurrott, The Register, MSPoweruser, OnMSFT.com, TechCrunch, and Neowin
| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
Facebook tightens rules for political advertisers in the US, requiring further identity proof such as tax-id number or Federal Election Commission registration — Facebook on Wednesday announced it would tighten some of its rules around political advertising ahead of the 2020 presidential election …
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Facebook, New York Times, CNBC, ZDNet, CNN, Digital Trends, Mashable, The Hill, MSPoweruser, Axios, and Marketing Land
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| Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE: |
Three prominent men in the video game industry were accused of sexual assault in one day this week, re-igniting a broader debate about #MeToo and the industry — Developers who worked on ‘Gears of War 4’ and ‘Night in the Woods’ have been accused of sexual assault. — MARCO PIUNTI/GETTY IMAGES
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| Damien Wilde / 9to5Google: |
Report: Google plans to move some production of Pixel 3A from China to Vietnam later this year and aims to have shipped 8M-10M smartphones by the end of 2019 — According to a report from Japanese news outlet Nikkei, Google is set to move production of the Pixel from China to Vietnam amid the growing US-China trade war.
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| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
Source: Apple will begin selling its devices online in India over the coming months, after the country relaxed rules mandating local production — - iPhone maker could start online sales in India within months — Eased requirements may reduce China manufacturing dependency
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Engadget, TechCrunch, AppleInsider, iPhone Hacks, Patently Apple, iDownloadBlog.com, PYMNTS.com, MSPoweruser, iMore, Cult of Mac, and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @markgurman
| Alexandra Ma / Business Insider: |
Report: US officials are trying to block an undersea cable backed by Google and Facebook connecting Los Angeles to Hong Kong over national security concerns — - An 8,000-mile undersea cable connecting Los Angeles to Hong Kong is at risk of being abandoned over national-security threats, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Tom's Hardware, Telecoms.com, 9to5Google, CNET, and Foreign Policy
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| Reuters: |
Google says temporary reprieve the US issued for Huawei, that lets it use licensed Google apps, doesn't apply to new products like the upcoming Mate 30 flagship — NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies plans to forge ahead with the launch of new high-end smartphones in Europe …
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CNET, The Verge, Pocket-lint, Digital Trends, Neowin, Android Police, XDA Developers, Android Headlines, Android Authority, 9to5Google, SlashGear, PYMNTS.com, and Android Central
Tweets: @wongmjane and @kenli729
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Hulu launches its live TV guide on the web, Roku, and Apple TV, and says the Live Guide is coming to other platforms soon — Yesterday, Hulu began rolling out an updated version of its mobile app sporting the brand-new interface the company first unveiled at CES in January.| Colin Campbell / Polygon: |
LCG Entertainment, a new company formed by game industry veterans, to buy defunct studio Telltale Games, sell some of their back catalog, and work on new games — A new attempt to relaunch the episodic adventure company — Telltale Games, which shut down last year, is coming back after its assets …
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Telltale Games, VentureBeat, Digital Trends, CNET, GamesIndustry.biz, IGN, The Next Web, Ars Technica, Variety, Engadget, USgamer.net, PC Gamer, GameSpot, VG247, VideoGamer.com, Nintendo Wire, Windows Central, TechSpot, Kotaku, GameDaily.biz, The Verge, Neowin, Twinfinite, and Rock, Paper, Shotgun
| Sophie Kleeman / VICE: |
A-list celebrities, from Will Smith to Zac Efron to Alexa Chung, have recently become YouTube vloggers, adopting the feel of authenticity for the new medium — Over the past 20 or so months, some of the biggest stars in the world have turned to something people do to get famous in the first place: vlogging.
Tweets: @sophiekleeman, @sophiekleeman, @creatorsproject, @dory_carrharris, and @jane_c_hu
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft begins bringing a dark mode to its apps, starting with Outlook for iOS and Android and Office.com; Word and others to gain dark mode for iOS 13 launch — Microsoft goes all in on dark mode for iOS 13's launch — Microsoft revealed that it was working on a dark mode for Outlook …
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Microsoft Design, ZDNet, SlashGear, Android Central, Thurrott, Android Police, VentureBeat, PCWorld, XDA Developers, Neowin, Engadget, OnMSFT.com, iPhone Hacks, GeekWire, 9to5Mac, CNET, TechSpot, and MSPoweruser
| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Box reports Q2 revenue of $172.5M, up 16% YoY, beating estimates, a net loss of $36.2M vs. $38.1M a year ago, and billings of $172.9M, up 6% YoY — The enterprise cloud company reported $172.5 million in revenue, up 16% year over year. — Box delivered better-than-expected second quarter financial results on Wednesday.
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Business Wire, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, and TheStreet
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Fossil Gen 5 smartwatch review: sharp looks, impressive speaker, and fast performance, but Wear OS lets it down and visibility in sunlight is an issue — Fossil held up its end of the bargain, Qualcomm and Google didn't — I have been banging on about how Google's smartwatch platform … | Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
Hands-on with Fitbit Versa 2, an Alexa-enabled AMOLED smartwatch with an upgraded processor, Spotify integration, available to order on September 15 for $200 — I really liked the Fitbit Versa when I reviewed it last year. For just $200, it offered a robust set of health-tracking tools in an attractive …
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| Cameron Faulkner / The Verge: |
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| Lucas Kunce / New York Times: |
Tech workers should distinguish between the role of technologies like AI and AR on the battlefield and general questions of whether US war-making is right — You have the power to help your fellow Americans survive on the battlefield and carry out military missions without harming civilians.
Tweets: @nytopinion, @matthewstoller, @matthewstoller, and @dellsystem
| Jay Greene / Washington Post: |
Analysis of dozens of searches shows Amazon pitching its own private-label brands as customers add rival products to their baskets — The move shows how the e-commerce giant can use its powerful platform to favor its brands just as shoppers are about to purchase rival items.| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Analysis of Apple's supply chain data shows that, despite some diversification into India and Brazil, Apple's dependence on China has deepened since 2015 — (Reuters) - Tapping factories in Brazil and India has not lessened Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) dependence on China, the company's supply chain data shows … | Renee Dudley / ProPublica: |
Investigation finds cyber insurers often prefer to pay the ransom for ransomware attacks, even when backup files could be recovered, to save claim costs — Even when public agencies and companies hit by ransomware could recover their files on their own, insurers prefer to pay the ransom. Why?
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Journey Notes, The Register, Baltimore Sun, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @propublica, @propublica, @raj_samani, and @propublica
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