Ming-Chi Kuo: updated AirPods with wireless charging support and upgrades to the Bluetooth spec to launch in Q1 2019, an all-new design model coming in Q1 2020
The AirPods truly-wireless earbuds are on track to be Apple's best growth product for the foreseeable future, according to Ming-Chi Kuo.
After Qualcomm and Apple fail to reach a settlement over patent royalties, judge schedules the start of the trial for April 15 in San Diego federal court
Earlier this week, Qualcomm CEO Steve Mollenkopf made headlines when he said his company was “on the doorstep of a resolution” with Apple, implying a settlement was possible.
Sources: Uber has recently held talks about possible acquisitions with scooter startups Bird and Lime
Uber has held talks recently with electric scooter rental startup Bird to acquire the company in what could be a multibillion-dollar deal, said several people briefed on the discussions.
E Ink unveils JustWrite, a new digital paper technology that doesn't require a backlight and promises almost no lag
The hypothetical pinnacle of digital paper is when it becomes indistinguishable from the real article, both in terms of reading and writing.
Since Satya Nadella became CEO, Microsoft has almost tripled its market cap to $850B+, and on Friday it replaced Apple as the world's most valuable company
Just a few years ago, Microsoft was seen as a lumbering has-been of the technology world. — It was big and still quite profitable …
As Bitcoin bulls cite past recoveries, the amount of money lost in the last bubble raises the question of where funds for another BTC surge may come from
The crypto market correction turned winter will soon mark its first year. Over the last months, many folks have posted tables …
Marriott International says 500M records from the guest reservation database of Starwood Hotels were stolen in a massive data breach dating as far back as 2014
you ruined my credit card, hotels, loyalty program and then your shitty IT means you lost my personal data. Andrea Matwyshyn / @amatwyshyn : “In its quarterly filing dated Nov. 6, Marriott added a war...
How Amazon is limiting the ability of popular brands to sell independently via its Marketplace, if they also want to sell their goods directly via Amazon itself
Some companies are choosing to end their relationship with Amazon rather than cave to the online retailer's demands.
Apple approves Indian telecom regulator's “TRAI DND - Do Not Disturb” app that lets users block unwanted phone calls and text messages, avoiding iPhone ban
Fed up with years of waiting for Apple to implement anti-spam measures for iPhones, India's telecom regulator TRAI threatened …
Brazil-based QuintoAndar, an online marketplace for long term rentals, raises $64M Series C led by General Atlantic, bringing the total funding raised to $95M
Anna Escher @https://www.twitter.com/annaescher / 8 hours — There's quite a bit wrong with real estate in Brazil, according to QuintoAndar founder and CEO Gabriel Braga.
SEC settles with Floyd Mayweather and DJ Khaled on charges of promoting ICOs without disclosing payments; Mayweather to pay $600K+ in fees, Khaled to pay $150K+
yep they were all shady as hell http://techcrunch.com/... Nathaniel Popper / @nathanielpopper : Last year at this time Floyd Mayweather Jr. and DJ Khaled were promoting ICOs and getting paid for it. N...
Arlo, Netgear's security camera spinoff, announces its first 4K camera, Arlo Ultra, with HDR and a built-in spotlight, available in Q1 2019 for $399.99
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Instagram is launching a “Close Friends” list on iOS and Android to let users share Stories with a limited group of friends
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
DHS proposes H-1B visa rule changes that would prioritize workers with US advanced degrees and make it harder for outsourcers to hire cheaper staff from abroad
Melia Russell / San Francisco Chronicle :
PitchBook: VCs invested ~$8B in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, and Pakistan in first 10 months of 2018, 40% more than in all 2017
Entrepreneurs such as Sidra Qasim and Waqas Ali exemplify the increasing ease of accessing venture capital from the developing world.
US officials: China's cyberespionage against the US, which was pared back in 2015 after US-China pact, picked up again in 2017 and has accelerated since then
WASHINGTON — Three years ago, President Barack Obama struck a deal with China that few thought was possible … Tweets: @nytimes Tweets: @nytimes : China's cyberespionage efforts to obtain U.S. technolo...
AT&T plans another, 3-tiered streaming service for Q4 2019 with a movie-focused entry level, a premium level with original programming, and a WarnerMedia bundle
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Profile of Chronicle: a startup incubated at Google X that uses AI and VirusTotal, with experience from Bigtable and MapReduce, to counter cybersecurity threats
Fifteen years ago, cybersecurity could be boiled down to a simple strategy: Secure the perimeter.
Sources detail the measures Google took to keep Dragonfly under wraps, including shutting out some members of the security and privacy teams from key meetings
including to most Google employees — and resigned in protest after a month of internally fighting for clarification,” writes Jack Poulson. http://theintercept.com/... Ryan Gallagher / @rj_gallagher : ...
Google's Pixel Slate shows that tablets need an optimized OS because using Android apps designed for phones on Chrome OS, meant for laptops, is a buggy mess
Vlad Savov / The Verge :
Sources: EU's antitrust regulators sent questionnaires to Google rivals last month, asking for details on Google's practices and impact on competing services
Foo Yun Chee / Reuters :
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