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Larry Page steps down as Alphabet CEO, Sundar Pichai to lead both Alphabet and Google — Our very first founders' letter in our 2004 S-1 began: … We believe those central tenets are still true today. The company is not conventional and continues to make ambitious bets on new technology, especially with our Alphabet structure.
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Google adds a chat feature to Google Photos, rolling out over the next week to iOS, Android, and the web — An argument could be made that Google has over-indulged in its creation of way too many messaging apps in years past. But today's launch of a new messaging service …
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A group of four former Google employees who say they were fired for organizing are filing unfair labor practice charges against the company — Three of the four former Google engineers who were recently fired from the company and alleging Google retaliated against them for workplace organizing.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
AWS debuts SageMaker Studio, a web-based IDE for machine learning that offers ways to organize, search, and share projects, datasets, notebooks, code, and more — At its re:Invent conference, AWS CEO Andy Jassy today announced the launch of SageMaker Studio, a web-based IDE for building and training machine learning workflows.
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Profile of Amazon's Ring, which began as a smart doorbell startup called DoorBot, declined a Shark Tank investment offer, and is now a huge surveillance network — This is the first of a three-part series, where we'll explore how Ring transformed from start-up pitch to the technology powering …
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For over a year, Ring let police access a heat map of installed Ring video doorbells that let users zoom in very close to street level; it was removed in July — The company once offered a map, now withdrawn, that allowed police to zoom in to see the specific location of Ring customers.
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Amazon unveils Local Zones, small data centers far from main AWS regions, general availability of Outposts, and a Verizon partnership for low latency 5G gear — THE AWS TAKE ON EDGE COMPUTING — AWS CEO Andy Jassy (left) and Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg (right) introduce AWS Wavelength Tuesday at re:Invent 2019.
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Chinese officials are gathering blood samples from Uighurs in a mass DNA collection effort for use by scientists researching using DNA to map facial images — Beijing's pursuit of control over a Muslim ethnic group pushes the rules of science and raises questions about consent.
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Qualcomm debuts a new in-screen ultrasonic fingerprint sensor with a much larger input area, after mixed results from its last attempt found in the Galaxy S10 — A year ago, Qualcomm introduced a new fingerprint sensor that uses sound waves to map the ridges on your finger and unlock your phone.
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Genius sues Google and LyricFind alleging anticompetitive behavior and that song lyrics on its service were stolen, asking for over $400M in damages — It's asking for more than $400 million from Google and LyricFind — Lyrics website Genius is suing Google, saying the company continues …
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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 865, a new flagship processor that lacks integrated 5G, and unveils a less powerful Snapdragon 765 processor with integrated 5G — The new Snapdragon 865 and 765 will force phone makers to choose between flagship specs and integrated 5G
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Salesforce reports Q3 revenue of $4.5B, up 33% YoY and a net loss of $109M, beating analyst estimates, but issues disappointing Q4 guidance — The CRM software giant delivered non-GAAP earnings of 75 cents per share on revenue of $4.5 billion. — Salesforce reported better …
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Researchers: flaw in fully patched Android devices lets malware spoof legit apps, like banking ones, to steal info; 36 apps on Play, now removed, exploited it — “StrandHogg” spoofing flaw exploited by 36 apps, including bank trojans. — 167 with 79 posters participating, including story author
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A Facebook employee and content moderators working for subcontractor CPL Resources are suing Facebook for trauma in Ireland's High Court — DUBLIN — Sean Burke spent years working for big tech like Cisco and SAP. But nothing could prepare him for the work he did for Facebook.| Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: |
London-based Hastee, which lets employees access up to 50% of earned pay at any point in the month, raises $20M in equity led by Umbra Capital and $250M in debt — Hastee, a London-based on-demand wages app, announced this morning it has secured about $270 million in equity and debt financing.Thanks:@bayareawriter
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Adobe data: US Cyber Monday sales totaled $9.4B, up $1.5B YoY; shopping via smartphones accounted for a record $3B+, driving 54% of all site visits, up 19% YoY — Cyber Monday — the final day of the extended Thanksgiving weekend that traditionally kicks off holiday season spend …
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Portland, Oregon proposes a ban of both businesses' and city government's use of facial recognition tech, which would make it the most restrictive ban in the US — As the federal government plods along on developing privacy laws, some cities are taking matters into their own hands … | Celia Wan / The Block: |
Bitfinex says it will support deposits and withdrawals on the Lightning Network beginning December 3, one of the first major exchanges to do so — Bitfinex is pushing for mainstream adoption of the Lightning Network. — The cryptocurrency exchange announced in an email on Monday …
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