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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Some users across all major US carriers received text messages overnight that appear to have been sent around Valentine's Day, causing distress in some cases — It's happening to people across all major US carriers — Something strange is happening with text messages in the US right now.
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Popular Mechanics, CNN, Engadget, AppleInsider, Digital Trends, CNET, Android Authority, The Daily Dot, VICE, 9to5Mac, MacDailyNews, and GeekWire
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund invested $400M in Travis Kalanick's CloudKitchens in January, valuing the “ghost kitchen” operator at about $5B — The sovereign-wealth fund—also an early investor in Uber—poured $400 million into CloudKitchens in January
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Fortune, Observer, PYMNTS.com, and Business Insider
Tweets: @rolfewinkler, @rolfewinkler, @rolfewinkler, @tomgara, @eliotwb, @rolfewinkler, @rolfewinkler, @levynews, @shiraovide, @jasonlk, @shiraovide, @timsteno, @mdudas, @sallyshin, and @jacknicas
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
YouTube rolls out a new homepage design with larger thumbnails and features like an “add to queue” option, a desktop version of “Don't recommend channel”, more — YouTube's homepage is getting a makeover. The company announced today an updated …
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YouTube Blog, The Verge, Android Police, CNET, Business Insider, MSPoweruser, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Google, SlashGear, Digital Trends, and Android Central. Tweets: @mattnavarra
| CNBC: |
Bob Iger says Disney+ will be on Amazon's Fire TV when it launches on November 12 — - Analysts will be looking to see if Disney gives any color on expected subscriber numbers for Disney+. — Robert Iger, Chairman and CEO at The Walt Disney Company speaks in Laguna Beach, California, October 22, 2019.| James Vincent / The Verge: |
OpenAI releases the full version of GPT-2 text generation AI, which it previously said was too dangerous to share, after finding “no strong evidence of misuse” — The lab say it's seen ‘no strong evidence of misuse so far’ — The research lab OpenAI has released the full version …
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OpenAI, ZDNet, Engadget, and Nieman Lab
Tweets: @openai, @tsimonite, @andrey_kurenkov, and @hardmaru
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Microsoft starts shipping its $3,500 HoloLens 2 to preorder customers in the US, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, and the UK — New gesture controls and a bigger field of view — Microsoft's HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset is shipping today after being announced earlier this year.
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Microsoft, TechCrunch, Windows Central, Digital Trends, The Next Web, BGR, and OnMSFT.com
Tweets: @hololens and @tomwarren
| Paresh Dave / Reuters: |
Filing: Uber says it “will likely” need to change its autonomous driving software or sign a deal with Waymo after an expert found Uber still uses Waymo tech — SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber (UBER.N) said it “will likely” have to strike a licensing deal with Waymo or opt …
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The Verge, Engadget, Ars Technica, and 9to5Google
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple's weather app stopped showing air quality index data for Chinese cities, source says due to Weather Channel changing how it collects that data in China — When it comes to many of Apple Inc.'s latest services, iPhone users in China are missing out. Podcast choices are paltry.
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The Mac Observer, 9to5Mac, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, iMore, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @alistairmbarr and @markgurman
| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 13.2.2 with a fix for a bug that terminated apps in the background far more aggressively — Apple today released iOS and iPadOS 13.2.2, updates to the iOS 13.2 software that was released on October 28. — The iOS and iPadOS 13.2.2 updates …
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TechCrunch, Engadget, Macworld, iMore, The Verge, MSPoweruser, and Softpedia News
Tweets: @markgurman and @can
| VICE: |
Sources: the CEO and CSO of Alphabet's Chronicle, which is to be merged with Google, have left, with the CTO leaving soon as the cybersecurity startup implodes — Chronicle, Google's moonshot cybersecurity startup that was supposed to completely change the industry, is imploding.
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9to5Google, Seeking Alpha, and Slashdot
Tweets: @lorenzofb, @karlbode, @josephfcox, @josephfcox, @riskybusiness, @jason_koebler, and @samerkamal
| Roger Cheng / CNET: |
If its Sprint merger goes through, T-Mobile says it will offer free 5G to first responders for a decade and free broadband to 10M households with children — It's been more than a year and a half since T-Mobile and Sprint announced their $26.5 billion merger in a bid to revamp the US wireless industry.
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The Verge, XDA Developers, Engadget, Yahoo Finance, GeekWire, Associated Press, Cult of Mac, Android Authority, ExtremeTech, TmoNews, Droid Life, Android Central, iDownloadBlog.com, AndroidGuys, iPhone Hacks, PhoneDog, Android Police, Android Headlines, Neowin, VentureBeat, 9to5Mac, and The Mac Observer
| Emily Glazer / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Google has been holding internal meetings on changing its political ad policy, and plans to share more information with employees soon — Discussions come after Twitter said it would bar most political ads amid spread of misinformation — Alphabet Inc. GOOG -.02% 's Google …
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Tweets: @whotargetsme, @sivavaid, @dseetharaman, @emilyglazer, @jason_kint, @jason_kint, and @profcarroll
| Wall Street Journal: |
Court documents: Mark Zuckerberg and other executives repeatedly called messaging apps a threat to Facebook, in the months before acquiring WhatsApp — Internal emails could serve as fodder for regulators studying social network's business practices — In the months before acquiring WhatsApp in 2014 … | Reuters: |
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NBC News, Wired, TechSpot, Gizchina, GeekWire, Boing Boing, Axios, Reuters, BGR, and Reuters
Facebook: Attorney General Becerra. Tweets: @amprog, @benioff, @violetblue, @cnbcnow, @sensanders, @stevekovach, @carolecadwalla, @pinboard, @sarahfrier, @matthewstoller, @karolcummins, @alexhern, @ryanlcooper, @matthewstoller, and @dcampbell_iptv
| Bloomberg: |
Google contractors recall the often absurd predicament of representing Google, like escorting job candidates around campus, while not working for the company — Kevin Kiprovski had a lofty title, “Expeditions Associate,” and a fun job — he got to demo Google virtual reality gear to young students.
Tweets: @thestalwart, @ron_miller, @mhbergen, @josheidelson, @business, @menakadoshi, @mattmday, @shiraovide, @ellenhuet, @kevintkrueger, and @dougdavid14
| Taylor Lorenz / New York Times: |
An investigation into I'm Shmacked, which exploited thousands of students by inducing them to provide viral videos of college parties to earn Instagram fame — The chief executive of I'm Shmacked promises students Instagram fame, then silences them with threats.
Tweets: @jimswiftdc, @katierosman, @nytimes, @taylorlorenz, and @taylorlorenz
| Nico Grant / Bloomberg: |
Photoshop for iPad has met with a lackluster reception and a review rating of 2.3 out of 5 stars, prompting Adobe exec to defend this first version — Adobe Inc. debuted its most important mobile application ever this week when it finally released Photoshop for Apple Inc.'s iPad.| Kris Holt / Engadget: |
Disney says Disney+ will launch in UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain on March 31 — Disney+ will officially debut in the US, Canada and the Netherlands November 12th, and Australia and New Zealand a week later. The rest of the world will need to wait a little longer to stream the likes of Avengers … | The Correspondent: |
Skeptics say the effectiveness of online advertising is overhyped since ad marketers optimize ever more for people who would have bought anyway — Mel Karmazin, the president of Viacom, one of the largest media conglomerates in the world, walked into the Google offices in Mountain View, California.
Tweets: @radiomorgenland, @woganmay, @saminprint, @ingridlunden, @frolleinjune, and @wolfiechristl
| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed News: |
Twitter says it will begin a series of experiments within two weeks that tweak functions like the retweet and reply to promote healthier conversations — Twitter knows we treat each other terribly on Twitter. We dunk, ridiculing friends and strangers via quote-tweets. We ratio, piling on replies to bad tweets.
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Slate, Thurrott, Social Media Today, Digital Trends, and Engadget
Tweets: @kantrowitz, @ryanlawler, and @kantrowitz
| Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet: |
AMD unveils two new Ryzen Threadripper CPUs in 24-core and 32-core versions, built using its 7nm “Zen 2” architecture, available Nov. 19 for $1,399 and $1,999 — Need CPU power? AMD has you covered with new 24-core and 32-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors.
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The Verge, Tom's Hardware, CNET, Engadget, AnandTech, Inquirer, PCWorld, Engadget, Softpedia News, Tom's Hardware, and Windows Central
| Dade Hayes / Deadline: |
In a wide-ranging interview, Reed Hastings says Netflix's spending on content will grow and defends cutting an episode of Hasan Minhaj's show in Saudi Arabia — Netflix founder and CEO Reed Hastings tackled a wide array of issues surrounding the streaming giant during a packed 30-minute keynote session … | Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Dropbox Q3: revenue of $428.2M, up 19% YoY, net loss of $17M, up from $5.8M YoY, 14M paid users, avg revenue per paying user of $123.15, up from $118.60 YoY — Drew Houston, Dropbox Co-Founder and CEO, speaking at CNBC's @Work conference in San Francisco on November 4, 2019.| Reuters: |
EU competition commissioner says Google's plan to let its price comparison rivals bid for top space on a search page has not led to more traffic for the rivals — BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google's proposal to create a level playing field for price comparison shopping rivals …
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PYMNTS.com and Seeking Alpha
| Patrick Howell O'Neill / MIT Technology Review: |
Inside Microsoft's Threat Intelligence Center, where dozens of engineers and analysts track ~70 state-sponsored hacking groups, some named and most unnamed — From Russian Olympic cyberattacks to billion-dollar North Korean malware, how one tech giant monitors nation-sponsored hackers everywhere on earth.
Tweets: @khabirm, @techreview, and @howelloneill
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Google says it is open sourcing the phone-based VR software of Cardboard, less than a month after the company discontinued its Daydream View VR headset — Maybe the last nail in the coffin for phone-based VR — In October, Google officially discontinued its Daydream View VR headset …
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Google Developers Blog, ProgrammableWeb.com, Liliputing, Inquirer, XDA Developers, TechSpot, Engadget, Android Police, SlashGear, CNET, and 9to5Google
Tweets: @moldymagnet, @ddiakopoulos, and @tojiro
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