Hands on with Galaxy Note8: excellent build, 2x optical zoom and Live Focus works well, significantly improved S Pen functionality, more
After the nightmare that was the Galaxy Note 7, few people would've been surprised if Samsung killed the Note line entirely. But it didn't.
Sources: disagreements led to Apple scaling back on car project; team now focused on campus shuttle using a commercial vehicle to test autonomous driving tech
SAN FRANCISCO — As new employees were brought into Apple's secret effort to create a self-driving car a few years ago …
Samsung announces Galaxy Note8 with 6.3" QHD AMOLED infinity display, Snapdragon 835, 6GB RAM, 64GB/128/256GB storage, dual 12MP cameras, 3300mAh battery, IP68
We all know there's a lot more to a phone than its specs sheet, but sometimes a specs sheet comes along that looks to be about as perfect as a phone can get.
Google and Walmart announce partnership to offer voice shopping through Assistant on Google Home; Google drops $95/year fee for Google Express
Walmart and Google are today announcing a new partnership that will enable voice shopping through Google Assistant, Google's virtual assistant …
DoJ says DreamHost warrant was too broad, states it has no interest in records relating to 1.3M IP addresses of visitors to anti-Trump site
The US Department of Justice is rescinding its request for IP logs that would have revealed visitors to a website used to plan a protest during Donald Trump's inauguration.
DJI announces mandatory firmware fix for Spark, says drones must be updated by September 1 or be grounded
After software malfunction sent Sparks falling out of the sky — Drone maker DJI announced yesterday that it's pushing out a firmware fix in response to a pernicious problem …
Code42 says it will end its cloud backup service Crashplan for Home on Oct 23, 2018 and focus instead on its business services
If you rely on Crashplan as a remote backup for your computer, you're going to have to find an alternative in short order. Code42 is phasing out its Crashplan …
APK teardown shows Google may be developing Assistant-equipped headphones codenamed Bisto
The latest beta of the Google app is rolling out today and it reveals a great deal of new information about “Bisto.” References to a new device type emerged with version 7.0 in April and only returne...
Hulu expands Live TV beta to Xbox 360, says it will unify its two iOS apps into a single app, but still no support for Roku yet
The Xbox 360 may be a thoroughly dated device at this point, but it is long from being forgotten. The previous-generation Microsoft console just got support …
Note8 costs $960 on Verizon, $950 on AT&T, $930 on T-Mobile; preorders begin Aug. 24, bundled with Gear 360 camera or 128GB SD and charging pad; ships Sept. 15
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Microsoft unveils Project Brainwave, a real-time AI platform running on FPGAs
Microsoft is sharing more details about its plans for bringing its deep-learning platform to customizable chips — a step toward making Azure an ‘AI cloud.’ — On August 22, Microsoft unveiled (again)...
Profile of China's Bitmain, which is a major player in bitcoin mining rig market, controls 29% of Bitcoin hash rate, and is entering deep learning ASIC market
Two years ago, a Chinese chip-design expert named Micree Zhan was reading China's seminal science-fiction novel, The Three-Body Problem …
Sony Music signs remixing deal with rights management firm Dubset; source says Dubset working on deals with Warner Music and Universal Music Group
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List of the 57 startups presenting on the second day of Y Combinator's Summer 2017 Demo Day
Y Combinator is not just the most prestigious accelerator out there, it's also the largest. And so, as has been the case for the past several years, there were too many companies to jam them all into...
AccuWeather iOS app sends user's location info to data monetization firm, even with location sharing turned off
it's surprisingly accurate. http://www.zdnet.com/... http://twitter.com/... Charles Arthur / @charlesarthur : Flipping heck. What is it about the greed for data of these companies? They're insatiable....
GoDaddy's Blake Irving stepping down as CEO at end of 2017; COO Scott Wagner to be new CEO
Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC :
International Federation of Robotics says sales of robots in China jumped 27% to ~90K last year, a single country record, are estimated to reach 160K in 2019
Bloomberg :
500+ apps, downloaded 100M+ times, removed by Google from Play Store or updated after it was discovered that an ad SDK they used could serve as spyware backdoor
The Shield :
Netscape co-founder Jim Clark launches CommandScape, a building management system for commercial and premium residential properties
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
Medium will pay writers based on the number of “claps” they get, with funds from subscribers' $5/month fees, expands who can publish paywalled articles
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge :
Women-First App Bumble Turned Down $450 Million Buyout Offer From Dating Giant Match Group
Clare O'Connor / Forbes :
Salesforce beats estimates with Q2 revenue of $2.56B, up 26% YoY, on track to hit its $10B annual revenue run rate target
Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch :
Google debuts Chrome Enterprise subscription service for $50 per Chrome OS device per year, includes support for Microsoft Active Directory, VMware's AirWatch
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
Microsoft to cease work on its GigJam lightweight collaboration service, before it exited preview
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet :
Google says it will announce specs for Titan, a security chip that scans cloud hardware for evidence of tampering, on Thursday
Salvador Rodriguez / Reuters :
Enterprise AI startup Hyper Anna, dubbed “Siri for analytics”, raises AU$16M Series A led by Sequoia China to expand to China and US
Tas Bindi / ZDNet :
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