Google announces $799+ 5.5" Pixel 3 and $899+ 6.3" Pixel 3 XL with slimmed down bezels, wireless charging, dual front cameras, available unlocked or on Verizon
Google just unveiled the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, its latest flagship Android smartphones. There was little left to “unveil” …
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Google debuts Pixel Slate, a Chrome OS tablet with a 3000×2000 display, 8-16GB of RAM, front and rear cameras, no 3.5mm jack; coming later in 2018 from $599
it's named ‘Pixel Slate’ Justin Jaffe / CNET : Google announces new convertible tablet, the Pixel Slate Cherlynn Low / Engadget : The Pixel Slate is Google's first Chrome OS detachable Kyle Bradshaw /...
Hardware security expert Joe Fitzpatrick, a named source in Bloomberg's China spy chip investigation, casts doubt on the story's accuracy
Security researcher Joe Fitzpatrick, one of the few sources named in Bloomberg Businessweek's bombshell Chinese hack investigation …
President of Sony confirms that the company is working on a successor to the PlayStation 4, but declined to formally name it the “PlayStation 5”
The president of Sony has confirmed that the company is working on a successor to the PlayStation 4, as speculation intensifies …
Sources: 2018 iPad Pro models to sport thin bezels with no notch, will support Face ID in both portrait and landscape; new Pencil will have proximity pairing
Apple is widely expected to hold an event this month to introduce new 2018 iPad Pro models, new Macs, and more.
Google announces 7-inch Home Hub, to compete against Amazon's Echo Show, which comes four colors, has no camera; pre-order today for $149, ships October 22
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Yossi Appleboum, a security expert working for a “major” US telco provides docs allegedly showing Supermicro sent it hacked hardware; Supermicro stock down 20%+
Discovery shows China continues to sabotage critical technology components bound for America
Why it is basically impossible to secure supply chains from attacks like the alleged Chinese embedded chip hack, and how we can mitigate the consequences
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Google announces Pixel Stand, a wireless charger for the new Pixel devices, available on Google Store for $79
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Google says it has decided not to compete for a DoD cloud contract worth potentially $10B, citing poor bidding process and potential conflict with its AI values
- Company says cloud deal may clash with its values on AI — Google also criticizes plan to pick a single winner among bids
In the wake of WSJ story, Alphabet shuts down Google+ for consumers, debuts more granular Google Account permissions, adds restrictions to Gmail API
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Facebook debuts video chat devices for home: the $199 Portal with a 10" screen and $349 Portal+ with a 15.6" swiveling screen; preorders today, ships November
Facebook's first hardware product combines Alexa (and eventually Google Assistant) with a countertop video chat screen that zooms to always keep you in frame.
Google's Pixel 3 and 3 XL has a robot call screener feature called Call Screen that can respond to unknown callers; feature will come to other Pixels “soon”
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Sources: Google+ bug gave outsiders potential access to private data from 2015 to mid-2018; no disclosure made amid fear of blowback and no evidence of misuse
Google's top executives stopped using it up to 3 years ago Shira Ovide / Bloomberg : No, Google, We Did Not Consent to This — The company knew … Craig Timberg / Washington Post : Google to overhaul ...
Instagram now uses machine learning to optically scan photos to detect bullying and send them to community moderators for review if needed
Instagram and its users do benefit from the app's ownership by Facebook, which invests tons in new artificial intelligence technologies.
Facebook's Portals have support for Alexa, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and Facebook Watch, but there's no browser or ability to check Facebook or Messages
Facebook is making a video camera. Geoffrey A. Fowler / Washington Post : Facebook unveils the Portal, a video chat camera for the people who still trust Facebook New York Times : Facebook's New Gadge...
Microsoft says it will invest in ride-hailing company Grab as part of a strategic partnership on big data, AI, cloud services, more; the amount is undisclosed
- Tech giant Microsoft said it will invest an undisclosed sum into Singapore-based ride-sharing company Grab as part of a strategic partnership.
Sources: some advertisers are moving over half of their budget for Google search to Amazon ads instead, amounting to a shift of hundreds of millions of dollars
- In some cases, brands are moving 50 to 60 percent of their Google Search ad budgets to Amazon, two media agencies noted.
Wunderlist's founders raise $19M Series A for Pitch, a presentation tool they plan to launch by summer 2019
Microsoft's Powerpoint today has over 1 billion installs, 500 million users, and some 95 percent market share, making it the most ubiquitous presentation software in the world.
Q&A with Kirsten Green, as her VC firm Forerunner Ventures announces it is raising a new $360M fund, one of the largest raised by a woman-founded venture firm
Kirsten Green, founder and managing partner of Forerunner Ventures, has been an enthusiastic supporter of the direct … Tweets: @kirstenagreen . Thanks: @rallekay Tweets: Kirsten Green / @kirstenagreen...
Transcript of remarks on Dragonfly by Google search chief Ben Gomes to staff seem to contradict Google's claims about limited progress on Chinese search engine
“We have to be focused on what we want to enable,” said Ben Gomes, Google's search engine chief. “And then when the opening happens, we are ready for it.” Tweets: @kateconger , @jillianiles , @aascha...
Trump campaign's Rick Gates sought proposals in 2016 from Israeli firm Psy-Group to make fake online accounts and use social media to influence and win election
WASHINGTON — A top Trump campaign official requested proposals in 2016 from an Israeli company to create fake online identities … Tweets: @natashabertrand , @adamgoldmannyt , @amyfiscus , @repadamschi...
eMarketer forecast: video ad spending in the US will grow ~30% to $27.82B in 2018, making up 25% of US digital ad spending, with Facebook capturing ~24.5% of it
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Apple releases iOS 12.0.1, fixing an issue that could cause some iPhone XS devices not to charge when plugged in
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HP announces a new thin convertible Chromebook called x360 14 with a 14-inch FHD touchscreen, Core i3 or i5 chips, 8GB of RAM, available October 2 from $599
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SoundCloud expands monetization program to musicians who are 18 and up, pay for hosting, get over 5K streams per month, and only publish original music
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Starting today, Play Store apps that wish to access call logs and SMS data must first be the default Phone, SMS, or Assistant app
Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google :
EU securities watchdog ESMA says it is now examining how ICOs fit into existing regulation case by case, after budgeting €1.1M to monitor crypto assets in 2019
Humu emerges from stealth and unveils the Nudge Engine, an app that uses machine learning to deliver personalized nudges to motivate employees while at work
Forbes partners with journalism blockchain network Civil to become the first major media company to experiment with publishing stories to the blockchain
Sara Fischer / Axios : See also Mediagazer
Microsoft unveils Project xCloud, a game streaming service designed to work across consoles, PCs, and mobile devices, available for public trials in 2019
Xbox game streaming for myriad devices Joe Fedewa / XDA Developers : Project xCloud lets you stream Xbox One games to phones and tablets Roland Moore-Colyer / Inquirer : Microsoft reveals Project xClo...
Netflix in final negotiations to buy its first production studio, ABQ Studios in Albuquerque, NM with eight sound stages, says it will create up to 1K jobs/year
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LinkedIn acquires employee engagement platform Glint, sources say for more than $400M
SEC filing: Good Money, a cryptocurrency startup by Thrive Market co-founder Gunnar Lovelace raises $22M; sources say it plans to rely on celebrities promotion
Brady Dale / CoinDesk : Tweets: @coindesk and @mattrosoff Tweets: @coindesk : UPDATE: Investor documents named @multicoincap as an investor in stealth startup GoodMoney, but the VC firm now says it n...
Tencent invests $180M in Brazilian fintech company Nubank, which reportedly now has a $4B valuation
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Google adds a new automated closed captions feature to Google Slides to create real-time subtitles from verbal presentations
Paul Sawers / VentureBeat :
The tech industry wants federal control over data privacy laws because state frameworks, like California's new privacy law, are seen as a major threat
Dina Temple-Raston / NPR :
Microsoft says its new $349 noise-canceling Surface Headphones will ship on November 19, with preorders starting November 15
Tom Warren / The Verge :
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