Microsoft unveils Surface Pro 6 with a black finish and Intel 8th-gen chips, claims 13.5 hour battery life, 67% faster than predecessor, coming Oct. 16 for $899
faster than ever with the latest 8th Generation Intel® Core™ processor. Now in Black and Platinum. #MicrosoftEvent pic.twitter.com/NyIJhzhsgn Tom Warren / @tomwarren : Surface Pro 6 with quad-core pro...
Microsoft debuts Surface Studio 2, coming November 15 from $3,499, with 50% faster graphics and a 28" display that's 38% brighter than the first generation
- Meet the Microsoft Surface Studio 2: a big, beautiful, all-in-one PC that will be available on November 15th at a starting price of $3,499.
Facebook says it has found no evidence “so far” that hackers accessed connected third-party apps and is building a dev tool to help log out affected users
We wanted to provide an update on the security attack that we announced that week. This was a serious issue and we worked fast …
Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop 2 with a black finish and Intel 8th-gen chips, claims 85% faster than predecessor, coming Oct. 16 for $999 for 8GB RAM model
and we got to try all of them Mark Hachman / PCWorld : Microsoft launches next-gen Surface Pro 6, Surface Laptop 2, Surface Studio 2 and more Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : As Apple preps new iPad Pros & l...
US government to run first nationwide test of its wireless emergency alert system at 2:18PM ET today, with a message going to all US wireless users
Federal officials on Wednesday afternoon will run the first nationwide test of the wireless emergency alert system.
Microsoft unveils noise canceling Surface Headphones with up to 15 hours of battery life, dial controls on each earcup, Cortana; coming this year in US for $350
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Wi-Fi Alliance rebrands 802.11n as Wi-Fi 4, 802.11ac as Wi-Fi 5, and the upcoming 802.11ax as Wi-Fi 6
Quick quiz: Which is better, 802.11n or 802.11ac? — The answer, if you're familiar with Wi-Fi standards coming from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, is 802.11ac …
Microsoft debuts Surface All Access program to let customers purchase any Surface device over a 24-month period, comes with free Office 365 and in-store support
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Microsoft announces its Windows 10 October 2018 Update is rolling out today, the OS' sixth update so far
Microsoft today announced that the free Windows 10 October 2018 Update is rolling out today. For those keeping track, this update is Windows 10 build 17763 and will bring Windows 10 to version 1809.
Amazon unveils Fire TV stick with 4K, Dolby Atmos, and HDR10+ support, with a new Alexa Voice Remote, for $50, available for preorder now, ships October 31
After years of offering 4K playback on its higher-end Fire TV devices, Amazon is ready to bring that extra resolution to its most affordable hardware.
In cease-and-desist letter, eBay alleges that ~50 Amazon sales representatives worldwide used eBay's messaging system to try and poach sellers from its platform
In a cease-and-desist letter, EBay alleges Amazon sales representatives sent more than 1,000 messages to sellers on its platform
GM and Honda partner to develop autonomous vehicles, with Honda investing $750M in GM's Cruise Automation subsidiary and contributing $2B towards development
Japan is bringing big money to self-driving car partnerships: General Motors has struck a new alliance with Honda to produce …
After years of trying, and as Apple increasingly drops the ball, Microsoft's hardware event showed a coherent and appealing lineup of PCs, desktops, and tablets
Owen Williams / Charged Tech Blog : Tweets: @ow , @ow , @ow , and @ow Tweets: @ow : Just wrapped up my story covering the Microsoft Surface event. Big incremental refresh, but out all guns blazing. C...
Report: blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused startups have raised nearly $3.9B through VC investments in the first three quarters of this year, up 280% YoY
As the crypto industry sees a decline in initial coin offerings (ICOs) amid regulatory concerns and major losses across token markets …
Sources: Facebook briefed DHS officials last week and select lawmakers this week about its massive breach to help quell potential backlash in Washington
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Mobile travel booking app Hopper raises $100M Series D led by OMERS Ventures, sources says at a $780M valuation
Hopper — a mobile-only travel booking app cofounded by a former Expedia executive in Montreal, Canada that uses artificial intelligence to help you search for and book hotels and flights …
Google launches Voice Access, a voice control app for Android to help people with limited mobility navigate their phones
Only on Android for now — Google's launching a new Android app today that'll help people with mobility and motor impairments control their devices.
Plex announces Plex Web Shows in beta, which offer unlimited on-demand streaming shows from brands for free, with 67 shows at launch
At CES, media software maker Plex said it would this year add support for podcasts, web series and other digital media to its platform.
Facebook's Marketplace introduces buyer and seller ratings and adds AI-based features to offer price range suggestions and auto-categorize items
Facebook is celebrating the two-year anniversary of its Craigslist competitor, Facebook Marketplace, with the launch of new features powered …
FireEye researchers identify North Korean hacking group APT38, which focuses almost exclusively on financial crimes and has tried to steal $1.1B so far
There is a distinct and aggressive group of hackers bent on financing the North Korean regime and responsible for millions of dollars …
Report: online office suite Zoho's domains are being abused on a massive scale to exfiltrate data collected by malicious programs from compromised machines
The Indian online office suite is reportedly being abused on a massive scale to exfiltrate data from compromised machines.
Alphabet's Jigsaw introduces Intra, a security app that prevents DNS manipulation attacks used by governments to censor the internet
When Jigsaw tested this privacy app with a few dozen political activists in Venezuela, the company wanted to keep the trial small.
Publishers are wary of Apple News given the company's secretive culture, disdain for advertising and the fact that big traffic doesn't translate to more money
You can't blame publishers for being wary when a giant Silicon Valley tech platform comes to them promising big new audiences and (someday) a way to make money off them.
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance and the Hyperledger Project agree to collaborate on interoperability between blockchain ledgers for enterprises
Seismic shifts are happening in the world of enterprise blockchain. — Announced Monday, the Hyperledger Project and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance …
Palo Alto Networks to acquire RedLock, which has raised $12M to help companies secure cloud instance, for $173M
Palo Alto Networks launched in 2005 in the age of firewalls. As we all know by now, the enterprise expanded beyond the cozy confines of a firewall long ago and vendors …
More worrisome than foreign interference in US elections is how tech companies feed and profit from deepening domestic political polarization
More worrisome than foreign interference in our elections is how our own tech and media companies feed and profit from our deepening domestic political polarization. Facebook: Zeynep Tufekci . Tweets:...
Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 per hour for all 350K+ US workers, including part-time, temporary, and seasonal employees, effective next month
here are the costs and benefits US Day One Blog : Amazon Raises Minimum Wage to $15 for All U.S. Employees Conor Sen / Bloomberg : Amazon's Minimum Wage Will Change How Americans Think About Work Dere...
A look at some of the 70+ new emoji coming to iOS 12.1, including new characters who are bald, have red hair, curly hair, and more
including pre-ordering iPhone XR Jen Carlson / Gothamist : Can New Yorkers Get A Better Bagel Emoji Over Here? Shara Tibken / CNET : Apple's iOS 12.1 will fix iPhone XS, XS Max charging issue Timi Can...
Uber launches its first electric scooter service by deploying JUMP scooters in Santa Monica, for free till October 7
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As Waymo plans to launch a fully driverless taxi service in the Phoenix area by end of year, critics worry about the lack of regulation and transparency
Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica :
Bill Gates-backed social recommendations startup Likewise launches on iOS and Android for free, lets friends track and share their favorite things
Nat Levy / GeekWire :
Facebook rolls out new anti-bullying tools, like a way to hide or delete multiple comments at once and an appeals process for decisions relating to bullying
all part of our work to help people stay safe on our platform. Here's more about the new steps we're taking: https://newsroom.fb.com/...
Experts say DOJ's suit against California may delay the net neutrality law from taking effect, but isn't likely to stop the state's efforts to protect consumers
Russell Brandom / The Verge : Tweets: @reckless and @eff Tweets: Nilay Patel / @reckless : Today's policy lesson is: the federal government can't stop the states from regulating things the feds gave ...
Cloud-based customer service software provider Talkdesk raises $100M, led by Connecticut-based hedge fund Viking Global Investors LP, at a $1B+ valuation
Nico Grant / Bloomberg :
Google acquires Onward, a machine learning and natural language processing startup that has built an enterprise chatbot platform for customer service
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
A look inside Amazon's new 4,000 sq. ft. 4-Star store in NYC, which sells seemingly random items that all match their price online, has human cashiers, and more
Leticia Miranda / BuzzFeed News :
Alexis Ohanian and Garry Tan's VC firm Initialized Capital raises $225M for its fourth fund
the Honeybadger fund— set aside specifically for teams working on ideas that are too early for other investors. http://twitter.com/... Alexis Ohanian Sr. / @alexisohanian : Back to work. http://twitte...
A year after introducing a native video player, Reddit says the player has surpassed 1B views per month, with it serving over 50% of all video views
Sahil Patel / Digiday :
Around a dozen programmers share anecdotes about automating at least part of their IT jobs and why they are afraid of sharing automation code with employers
Brian Merchant / The Atlantic : Tweets: @theatlantic , @wesmckinn , and @ellahafermalz Tweets: @theatlantic : Self-automation, or coding programs to take care of one's job responsibilities seems like...
Privacy-focused Firefox Focus browser gets a new design, GeckoView engine on Android for better performance, and Siri Shortcuts on iOS
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NYC Economic Development Corporation announces a $30M “catalyzing” investment in Cyber NYC, an initiative for five new startup programs focused on cybersecurity
Danny Crichton / TechCrunch : Tweets: @fayepenn Tweets: Faye Penn / @fayepenn : Only 1 in 5 workers in cybersecurity are women. Will the $30 million @NYCEDC cyber initiative help attract more? http:/...
Google to add new G Suite security features, which enable enterprise admins to remotely lock employees' Android devices and reset passwords, in the coming weeks
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
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