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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft to launch its Xbox Series X console on November 10 for $499, with preorders starting on September 22 — Microsoft is launching its Xbox Series X console on November 10th for $499. Preorders for the new console will begin on September 22nd, with the company also offering …
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Tweets: @jeffrubenstein, @majornelson, @yoda, @gregorymcfadden, and @stevekovach
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google unveils a feature for its Google Phone app called Verified Calls that lets businesses display a reason for their call, shown under their logo and name — Google today is introducing a new feature for Android phones that will help legitimate businesses reach their customers by phone …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google announces the launch of Android 11, says it will begin rolling out today on select Pixel, OnePlus, Xiaomi, OPPO, and realme phones — Google today launched Android 11, the latest version of its mobile OS, and pushed the source code to the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple announces a September 15 virtual event, where it's expected to unveil an Apple Watch Series 6; new iPhones are reportedly set to be unveiled in October — - Company plans to announce 5G iPhones in October, not September — Event to be held virtually from Cupertino due to Covid-19
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| Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Nintendo is increasing production of its Switch gaming console by another 20%, raising its goal to as much as 30M units for this fiscal year — - Supply chain has recovered, but demand maintains higher pace — Company's new goal for fiscal year close to 30 million units| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Yubico launches YubiKey 5C NFC with USB-C and support for iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, and Linux, available today for $55 — It's available today for $55 — Yubico is announcing a new version of its USB-C equipped YubiKey 5 security key with NFC built in, which should theoretically …
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| Todd Haselton / CNBC: |
Apple sues Epic Games for breach of contract and seeks damages, says Epic poses “as a modern corporate Robin Hood” but just wants App Store's benefits for free — - Apple on Tuesday filed counterclaims and responses in its legal battle with Fortnite creator Epic Games …
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| Andrew Webster / The Verge: |
Epic unveils a three week concert series on Fortnite, starting Sept. 12, which will broadcast from a new LA studio specially outfitted for live performances — It starts with Dominic Fike performing on Saturday — Music is about to become a much bigger part of Fortnite.
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| Megan Graham / CNBC: |
Source: digital advertising platforms Taboola and Outbrain have ended merger talks after failing to agree on revised deal terms, a year after announcing merger — - Nearly a year after announcing a deal to unite, merger talks between digital advertising platforms Taboola and Outbrain have ended.
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Tweets: @caseynewton, @raju, @ediggs, @levynews, @brianroemmele, @trengriffin, @matthewhughes, and @nongaap
| Mike Peterson / AppleInsider: |
In the latest iOS 14 beta, Smart App Banners prompt users to open stories in the News app when they open webpages of a News+ partner, instead of publisher apps — Apple has made a change to its Smart App Banner API that points users to the Apple News app instead of a third-party app …
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| Sascha Segan / PCMag: |
Testing carrier networks in 26 US cities shows that while 4G speeds are up overall, 5G does not live up to the hype, with AT&T's 5G largely slower than its 4G — After a decade of testing 3G and 4G wireless networks, this year we drove around 26 US cities amidst a pandemic to determine whether 5G is ready for prime time.
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Tweets: @harrymccracken, @robpegoraro, @firstadopter, @brianmcc, @wadhwa, @geoffreyfowler, and @whatthebit
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Report: Samsung and SK Hynix plan to stop component sales to Huawei on September 15, the day US Commerce Department limits take effect — SK Hynix is also reportedly dropping Huawei — Samsung and SK Hynix will reportedly stop selling components to Huawei as the Trump administration tightens sanctions on the Chinese phone maker.
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Tweets: @justinlist and @nickm4rro
| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Snyk, which helps fix vulnerabilities in open source dependencies and container images, raises $200M at a $2.6B valuation, bringing its total raised to $450M — When we last reported on Snyk in January, eons ago in COVID time, the company announced $150 million investment on a valuation of over $1 billion.
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| Bloomberg: |
Customer service software startup Sprinklr raises $200M from PE firm H&F at a $2.7B valuation; sources: H&F is investing another $300M to buy out some investors — - Hellman & Friedman's total bet on company now $500 million — Sprinklr could be weighing an IPO as early as late-2021| Chris Mills Rodrigo / The Hill: |
Three Senate Republicans introduced a new bill aiming to narrow the scope of Section 230, modifying platforms' protections through more restrictive language — Republican Sens. Roger Wicker (Miss.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) introduced legislation Tuesday aimed …
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| Katherine Bindley / Wall Street Journal: |
How some services, like Donut and Hallway, are attempting to revive serendipitous encounters between employees during remote work, many built atop Slack — Innovators in the remote-work space are rushing to build and modify digital services that help people feel like they are working together when they are miles apart
Tweets: @amishjani
| Camila Russo / The Defiant: |
A primer on SushiSwap, which in less than two days will attempt to drain liquidity from DeFi's largest exchange Uniswap with untested code and $1.3B at stake — Read this to get caught up on the latest in one of DeFi's most dramatic moments. — 8 hr — Hello Defiers!
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Decrypt. Tweets: @defiantnews, @mdudas, @defi_dad, @decryptmedia, @lalleclausen, @arrington, and @jpurd17
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google's Area 120 launches Orion WiFi, a service that allows carriers in need of better service to rent public venue WiFi networks on an as needed basis — Area 120 is Google's internal incubator for experimental projects that later get merged with existing teams if proven successful.
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The Keyword, SlashGear, Android Headlines, Neowin, Engadget, and FierceWireless
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