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Google claims “quantum supremacy” breakthrough: its quantum computer performed a mathematical calculation at a speed inconceivable with today's technology — SAN FRANCISCO — Google said on Wednesday that it had achieved a long-sought breakthrough called “quantum supremacy,” …
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IBM says Google's experiment is an excellent demo of quantum computing progress, but not proof that quantum computers are “supreme” over classical computers — Quantum computers are starting to approach the limit of classical simulation and it is important that we continue …
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| Gideon Lichfield / MIT Technology Review: |
Interview with Sundar Pichai on achieving “quantum supremacy” and why quantum computing could be as important for Google as AI — In an exclusive interview with MIT Technology Review, Pichai explains why quantum computing could be as important for Google as AI. — Google for MIT Technology Review
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Microsoft reports Q1 revenue of $33.1B, up 14% YoY, as net income rises 21% YoY to $10.7B; Intelligent Cloud revenue rose 27% YoY to $10.8B, driven by Azure — REDMOND, Wash. — October 23, 2019 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the following results for the quarter ended September 30 …
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| Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
At a hearing on Libra, Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by House lawmakers from both parties on the proposed cryptocurrency, privacy, diversity, and misinformation — The social media giant's chief executive took an early lashing Wednesday over the company's policies to spot and prevent the spread disinformation.
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Leaked presentation shows Comcast is lobbying US lawmakers against Google and Mozilla's plan to encrypt DNS data, making it harder for ISPs to track users — Motherboard has obtained a leaked presentation internet service providers are using to try and lobby lawmakers against a form of encrypted browsing data.
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| eMarketer: |
Apple Pay overtook Starbucks as the top mobile payment app in US in 2018 with 27.7M users, will grow to 30.3M users in 2019 representing a 47.3% market share — Nearly 30% of US smartphone users will use a mobile payment app … For the first time, a generic mobile payment app is more popular …
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| Andy Boxall / Digital Trends: |
Huawei says the Mate X foldable phone will launch in China next month for ~$2,400, and has shipped 200M smartphones so far in 2019, 64 days faster than 2018 — Though times are turbulent for Huawei, it has still managed to ship 200 million smartphones already this year, beating a previous record … | CNBC: |
WeWork says SoftBank will provide $5B in new financing and buy up to $3B in shares from existing shareholders, which would give SoftBank an 80% stake in WeWork — - CNBC's David Faber previously reported that SoftBank was seeking to take control of WeWork through a financing package.
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Investigation: Amazon sells cheap clothes made in dozens of Bangladeshi factories, most of which are deemed too dangerous for workers by other big retailers — After a deadly 2013 factory collapse, most big U.S. apparel companies agreed to steer clear of dangerous plants in Bangladesh. Not Amazon.
Tweets: @bruno_j_navarro, @louiseroug, @tokyowoods, and @charlesforelle
| Sarah Emerson / VICE: |
Documents show how Facebook uses Menlo Park's police department, which includes a Facebook-funded unit for campus patrol duties, amid racial profiling concerns — Hundreds of pages of documents obtained by Motherboard show how Facebook is using the Menlo Park Police Department to reshape the city.
Tweets: @sarahnemerson, @vice, @marshallproj, @vice, @vice, and @josephfcox
| Kerry Flynn / CNN: |
A look at LinkedIn's efforts to curate news using human editors, with a 65-strong team globally, as it seeks to boost engagement — New York (CNN Business)In Dan Roth's dream world, members of LinkedIn, where he has served as editor in chief since 2011, would habitually read the LinkedIn Daily Rundown with their morning cup of coffee.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Republicans made a spectacle of storming into the secure room where a closed-door impeachment hearing was taking place, known as the SCIF, some with cell phones — Lawmakers flout strict rules designed to prevent eavesdropping by adversaries. — On Wednesday, Republican lawmakers committed …
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| Ferris Jabr / New York Times: |
A deep dive into the debate surrounding video game addiction, as the scientific understanding of what it means to be addicted continues to evolve — The latest research suggests it's not far-fetched at all — especially when you consider all the societal and cultural factors that make today's games so attractive.
Tweets: @cecianasta, @camerondare, @ferrisjabr, @ferrisjabr, @ferrisjabr, @ferrisjabr, @camerondare, @ferrisjabr, @gamingthemind, and @camerondare
| Kerry Flynn / CNN: |
Tinder says it will roll out its “Swipe Night” choose-your-own adventure series globally in February, after messages rose 12% compared to a typical Sunday night — New York (CNN Business)Would you save a person or a puppy during an apocalypse? — To some, that's an obvious choice.| Annie Musgrove / Tech.eu: |
Israel-based Fabric, formerly called CommonSense Robotics, which helps retailers with on-demand fulfillment, raises $110M Series B led by Corner Ventures — Fabric, the Israeli startup formerly called CommonSense Robotics, has raised a $110 million Series B led by Corner Ventures …
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| David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times: |
How McDonald's is using AI and experimenting with voice recognition tech for new ways to lure customers, as fast-food sales decline across the US — The fast-food chain is turning to artificial intelligence and machine learning in the hopes of predicting what customers want before they decide.
Tweets: @dealbook, @krystalball, and @nytimes
| Financial Times: |
Interviews with 30+ former employees of UK cloud computing company UKFast surface allegations claiming its founder, Lawrence Jones, sexually assaulted employees — There are two sides to Lawrence Jones, MBE, one of Britain's wealthiest technology entrepreneurs with an estimated £700m fortune.
Tweets: @financialtimes, @financialtimes, @jimwaterson, @financialtimes, @dawnhfoster, and @janinegibson
| New York Times: |
Researchers: China's state sponsored hackers have switched tactics over the last few years, focusing increasingly sophisticated attacks on its ethnic minorities — SAN FRANCISCO — China's state-sponsored hackers have drastically changed how they operate over the last three years …
Tweets: @liyuan6, @nytimes, @nicoleperlroth, and @paulmozur
| Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat: |
Q&A with Steve Roddy, vice president of the machine learning group at Arm, on culling neural nets for embedded devices, competing with Nvidia and Intel, more — Arm may be a bit late to the whole machine learning and artificial intelligence bandwagon, at least with specialized designs for modern chips.
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