Samsung announces Galaxy Note9, shipping August 24, with a 6.4" display, Snapdragon 845, 4,000mAh battery, dual rear cameras, DeX, 128GB/512GB storage for $950+
After months of rampant speculation (and plenty of leaks and rumors), it's finally here: the Samsung Galaxy Note9 …
Hands-on with the Galaxy Note9: a solid refinement over the Note8 with a similar design and the same camera as the Galaxy S9+; microSD slot is a nice addition
A refinement of last year's model with incredibly powerful hardware — Samsung is coming off of a disappointing launch for its Galaxy S9 …
Twitter needs a code of values requiring it to make tough calls on high-profile and malevolent figures like Alex Jones
The platform won't ban the dangerous liar Alex Jones because he “hasn't violated our rules.” Then what's the point of these rules? — This week, Alex Jones …
Jack Dorsey defends Twitter on Sean Hannity's radio show for not taking action against Alex Jones, denies Twitter “shadow bans” users based on politics
- Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey briefly called in to right-wing commentator Sean Hannity's radio show on Wednesday.
Samsung updates DeX for the Note9, replacing the dedicated dock with a USB-C to HDMI adapter, as it aims to create a second screen experience
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Apple says Infowars podcast violated company's hate speech guidelines, but implies its app doesn't violate App Store guidelines
here's Apple's reason why Reuters : Apple says it is monitoring Infowars app for content violations Don Reisinger / Fortune : Here's Why Apple Isn't Kicking Alex Jones' InfoWars Out of Its App Store J...
New York City Council votes to cap Uber and Lyft, becoming the first US city to do so, imposing a 12-month freeze on new licenses
New York plans to cap ride-hailing services including Uber and Lyft, becoming the first U.S. city to take such a step.
Samsung upgrades the S-Pen to function as a remote for the Galaxy Note9 by using Bluetooth low energy and adds new colors
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Gaming chat app Discord launches a games store in beta, available to 50,000 randomly selected customers in Canada, and says it has 150M users
Discord, the online chat and video service used by 150 million gamers, drops into the video game sales business Thursday with the launch …
Comcast Xfinity flaws exposed partial home addresses and Social Security numbers of over 26.5M customers; Comcast has patched the vulnerabilities
Comcast Xfinity inadvertently exposed the partial home addresses and Social Security numbers of more than 26.5 million customers …
IBM and Maersk's blockchain platform TradeLens launches globally with 94 clients, says it has captured 154M+ shipping events during the 12-month trial
Cargo shipping giant Maersk and IBM announced TradeLens, a technology that applies blockchain technology to world's global supply chain.
Fortnite for Android now available in beta on the Samsung Galaxy Apps store for all Galaxy flagships since the Galaxy S7 and the Galaxy Tab S3
Brian Crecente / Variety :
Infowars is now the number one “trending” app on the Google Play store, but its overall audience is likely reduced by Apple, Facebook, and YouTube's actions
Jack Nicas / New York Times :
Anki unveils Vector home robot that can detect your face, answer questions, and play games, shipping in October for $249.99, says it has sold 1.5M robots
If there's a robot uprising anytime soon, it seems unlikely to start in our living rooms. Robotic vacuums like Roomba sell well because they are so handy.
DHS official says at BlackHat that DHS-funded researchers found major vulnerabilities in phones sold by all 4 major US carriers but doesn't list manufacturers
Research funded by the Department of Homeland Security has found a “slew” of vulnerabilities in mobile devices offered …
Roku brings The Roku Channel, its free ad-supported streaming video offering, to the web and updates navigation on devices to add Featured Free section
Roku's homepage also expanded to include ‘Featured Free’ content — Roku is today bringing its free, streaming entertainment destination …
Samsung announces Galaxy Watch with 42mm and 46mm options, Tizen OS, “several days” of battery life, available from August 24 with price TBD
Samsung is officially saying goodbye to the “Gear” smartwatch brand in favor of a new name — Galaxy Watch.
Amazon announces open source Alexa Auto SDK, available on GitHub, to let automakers integrate Alexa into cars and infotainment systems
Amazon today announced an open source release of the Alexa Automotive Core (AAC) SDK, or Auto SDK, to help automakers integrate Alexa voice control …
Roku beats estimates in Q2 with revenue of $156.8M, up from $99.6M in Q2 2017, and net loss of $100K, as platform revenues grow 96% YoY to $90.3M; stock up 15%+
Roku delivered particularly strong Q2 2018 financial results. Richard Saintvilus / NASDAQ.com : Roku (ROKU) 2nd Quarter Earnings: What to Expect Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter : Roku Revenue Soar...
Anchor announces Listener Support, a Patreon-style service that lets listeners pledge $0.99, $4.99, or $9.99 a month to podcasters
Anchor's been gaining a fair bit of steam lately with its dead simple mobile podcast editing app. The New York startup has also been branching out in some interesting ways …
Chinese online grocery delivery company Dada-JD Daojia, which is partly owned by JD.com, says it has raised $500M from Walmart and JD.com
Saheli Roy Choudhury / CNBC :
Intel says it earned $1B in 2017 from sales of Xeon processors running AI workloads in data centers and provides an update for its data center chip roadmap
Thomas Claburn / The Register :
CEO says Pandora plans to launch its podcast genome project, a personalization feature announced in January and similar to its music recommendations, this year
Casey Newton / The Verge :
UK's FCA announces the Global Financial Innovation Network with 11 other regulators, including from US and HK, to coordinate policies on cryptocurrencies, more
Wolfie Zhao / CoinDesk :
Google launches Cameos, a Q&A app for iOS that lets users respond to commonly searched questions about themselves, as part of its Posts on Google platform
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Apple says iOS' Health Records, which improves patient data portability, now has 75+ different health institutions on board, up from 12, and uses open standards
Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat :
Q&A with Patreon CEO Jack Conte and Memberful CEO Drew Strojny on Patreon's acquisition of Memberful, building an SaaS startup, and the history of the companies
Ben Thompson / Stratechery :
How Facebook's People You May Know feature became one of its most important tools for connecting people while creating problems for users unable to opt out
Kashmir Hill / Gizmodo : Tweets: @kashhill Tweets: Kashmir Hill / @kashhill : Facebook's People You May Know turned 10 in May. Here's 10 years of reasons why they should let users opt out of it: http...
Docs show how Google's building its censored search engine for China, codenamed Dragonfly, using subsidiary 265.com to compile a list of sites China's blocking
even a censorship API. http://theintercept.com/... Ryan Gallagher / @rj_gallagher : Notably it's not just journalists Google is stonewalling about Dragonfly. I am hearing that company leadership has *...
ICO fundraising accelerated in 2018, but as regulatory scrutiny increases many blockchain projects are shutting out small investors and turning to private sales
Justina Lee / Bloomberg :
Samsung announces Galaxy Home, a Bixby-based smart speaker with a built-in subwoofer, six speakers, and eight-microphones; pricing and availability TBA
Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge :
Uber Eats says it's switching from flat $5 delivery fees to variable fees based on distance, usually between $2 and $8; the new pricing is rolling out today
Dara Kerr / CNET :
Android 9 Pie finally fixes a Wear OS phone call audio bug that was first reported over 10 months ago
Ryan Whitwam / Android Police :
Beijing-based online video service infrastructure startup Moviebook raises $199M Series D led by AI startup SenseTime, following a $75M Series C in 2017
Jon Russell / TechCrunch :
Baidu says its DuerOS AI assistant is now installed on 100M devices, up from 50M just six months ago, and 200+ partners have launched 110 DuerOS-powered devices
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
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