Qualcomm and Apple settle all worldwide litigation between the two companies, as Apple makes a payment to Qualcomm; Qualcomm's stock opens up 10%+
- Apple and Qualcomm have settled a royalty and patent dispute that went to trial this week in San Diego, California.
Intel says it is exiting the 5G smartphone modem business as “it has become apparent that there is no clear path to profitability and positive returns”
Intel Corporation today announced its intention to exit the 5G smartphone modem business and complete an assessment …
Sources: Apple was concerned about Intel as a sole supplier for its 5G iPhone planned for next year, prompting the settlement with Qualcomm
Intel pulls out of 5G smartphone chips as iPhone maker commits to rival — The Apple logo is seen outside an Apple store in Bordeaux, France.
Sources: DOJ staffers have told T-Mobile and Sprint that their planned merger is unlikely to be approved as currently structured
DOJ staff told wireless rivals deal is unlikely to be approved as structured, according to people familiar with the matter — Justice Department staffers …
Microsoft unveils the Surface Hub 2S, an update to the original Hub, with 50-inch 3840x2560 display, shipping in June for $9,000
We've known Microsoft had something new and Surfacey up its sleeve for this week. Turns out the company's finally ready to unveil the long-promised Surface 2S.
Sources: Apple is working on a combined Find My Friends and Find My iPhone app, for iOS and macOS, and a Tile-like tracking device
Apple is working on a new app that's going to replace the Find My Friends and Find My iPhone apps. With codename “GreenTorch”, the app is currently being tested by engineers at the company.
Twitter to test option to hide a tweet's replies in June, suspends 3x more abusive accounts reported within 24 hours than last year, relies less on user reports
with an emphasis on doing so more proactively (without relying on reports from people). http://twitter.com/... Vijaya Gadde / @vijaya : Healthy conversations on Twitter is our most important goal. We'...
Sources: Apple is developing its own lidar sensor and has also held talks with four possible lidar suppliers to evaluate their tech for use in self-driving cars
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc has held talks with at least four companies as possible suppliers for next-generation lidar sensors …
Indian IT outsourcing giant Wipro is investigating reports that its own IT systems have been hacked and are being used to launch attacks on its customers
Indian information technology (IT) outsourcing and consulting giant Wipro Ltd. [NYSE:WIT] is investigating reports that its own …
Hands-on with Microsoft's Surface Hub 2S: a beautiful and powerful piece of hardware that's thinner than the old model, but much depends on forthcoming software
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UK government announces that porn websites will have to introduce age-checks by July 15; sites failing to comply will face being blocked by ISPs
An age-check scheme designed to stop under-18s viewing pornographic websites will come into force on 15 July.
At TED 2019 interview, Jack Dorsey evaded pointed questions about the state of Twitter by providing vague answers, frustrating the interviewers and the audience
ON TUESDAY, JACK Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, came to TED 2019 to answer for the sins of his platform.
A report by AI Now Institute finds that about 80% of AI professors are men, while just 15% of AI research staff at Facebook and 10% at Google are women
A new report explores AI's ‘diversity crisis’ — The artificial intelligence industry is facing a “diversity crisis,” …
Netflix reports Q1 revenue surpassed $4.52B, up 22% YoY, vs $4.50B est.; net subscriptions grew 9.6M, up 16% YoY, with 1.74M in the US and 7.86M internationally
- The company reported $4.52 billion, vs. $4.50 billion expected, per Refinitiv consensus estimate.
Microsoft announces Xbox One S All-Digital Edition, a disc-free Xbox One S launching May 7 for $249 with a 1TB HDD and three games; preorders open now
Microsoft is preparing to sell a new Xbox unlike any it's offered before. The gadget is missing a disc drive.
Google announces support for Signed Exchanges in Chrome, which will show the original, correct URL for a page in the address bar for AMP pages
It's only supported on Chrome right now — When you click a link on your phone with a little lightning bolt next to it in Google search, you're getting something in the AMP format.
Hulu remains Netflix's strongest competitor, despite stiff competition, as sources say its $6/month streaming service makes $15+/subscriber/month due to ads
Edmund Lee / New York Times :
T-Mobile CEO John Legere denies the “premise” of a report that DOJ staff told T-Mobile and Sprint their merger likely wouldn't get approved as structured
Why Netflix Is Welcoming Apple and Disney to Compete New York Times : DealBook Briefing: Apple and Qualcomm Kiss and Make Up Tweets: John Legere / @johnlegere : The premise of this story, as summarize...
Interviews with YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and employees shed light on her stewardship and what has been a difficult year so far, with a myriad of scandals
Even by the nightmarish standards of the empire she oversees, Susan Wojcicki, the chief executive officer of YouTube, has had a dreadful start to 2019.
Report: Sony says it made rules that limit sexual content in its games globally; sources: the effect of sexual material on Sony's brand in the US worried execs
Many have suspected that Sony was implementing strict rules on sexual content in PS4 games, and those hunches have just been validated.
Microsoft unveils Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, combining Xbox Live and Game Pass into a $14.99/mo subscription, available in all Game Pass markets later this year
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Google quietly rolls out a budgeting feature for Google Play that lets users track expenses and specify a spending limit
We've all gone on in-app buying sprees before, but Google wants to ensure your next binge doesn't break the bank. To that end, it's introducing a new budgeting feature …
A deep dive into Google Maps and its potential to become an all-encompassing, ubiquitous “super app” in the West, similar to WeChat in China
Consumers in the West reach almost reflexively for the Google Maps app as the service becomes a nearly ubiquitous utility despite a dearth of messaging and payments. Tweets: @skift , @denschaal , @the...
As The New York Times launches a 5G Journalism Lab to explore storytelling possibilities, a look at how speedier mobile networks could boost newsrooms
If there's one thing you can count on in modern life, one truism that will never let you down, it is this: You want more Gs. Tweets: @hannahsbirch , @niemanlab , and @jbenton See also Mediagazer Tweet...
Inside the world of private Facebook Groups, which can shield communities from trolls and toxic content, and how women use them
give people space & acceptance for their candidate fandom. As @annehelen explains: The internet is both the venue for that fandom and the reason that comfortable space is needed. Anne Helen Petersen /...
Aidoc, which uses AI to help radiologists analyze medical scans, raises $27M Series B led by Square Peg Capital, bringing its total raised to $40M
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch :
EU Parliament passes regulations to curb unfair trade practices by online platforms, aimed at tech giants; regulations now need EU Council's approval
Chris O'Brien / VentureBeat :
Apple and Google remove the popular video app TikTok from their app stores in India to comply with a state court's directive
Kickstarter says game projects on the site have brought $1B+ in donations to creators since 2009, with $236M going to video games and $21M to gaming hardware
This is a card game for people … Trin Garritano / Kickstarter : $1 Billion (and Counting) Pledged to Games Rob Thubron / TechSpot : Kickstarter's Games category passes $1 billion in total funding
Moveworks, which runs a platform that automatically handles mundane IT requests, raises $30M Series A from Lightspeed Venture Partners and Bain Capital
Jillian D'Onfro / Forbes :
Now-patched security flaw in EA's Origin client for Windows, used by tens of millions of gamers to buy and download games, exposed PCs to remote code execution
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch :
CloudGenix, which provides software-defined wide area networks, raises $65M Series C from Bain Capital, Intel, and others, bringing total raised to ~$100M
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat :
Zapata Computing, which is building an enterprise software platform for quantum computing, raises $21M Series A led by Prelude Ventures and Comcast Ventures
Alex Knapp / Forbes :
Pilot, which provides an automated accounting service, raises $40M Series B led by Index Ventures with participation from Stripe
Jeff John Roberts / Fortune :
Google Pay adds Gmail importing for automatically adding movie tickets, loyalty cards, coupons, airline boarding passes, and more from your inbox
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google :
Cytora, a UK-based startup using AI to learn patterns of risks over time to benefit commercial insurance underwriting, raises £25M Series B led by EQT Ventures
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch :
With the release of macOS 10.14.4, the MacBook Air (2018) was updated with a display brightness of up to 400 nits, compared to up to 300 nits previously
Joe Rossignol / MacRumors :
IBM Q1: revenue of $18.18B, down 4.7% YoY, the third consecutive quarter of declining YoY revenue, Cloud & Cognitive Software revenue of $5.04B, down 1.5% YoY
Jordan Novet / CNBC :
Report: blockchain startup incubator ConsenSys' pitch deck forecasts $100M burn rate for 2019, says it had $21M in revenue in 2018, projecting $52.3M in 2019
Brady Dale / CoinDesk :
Uber says it recently modified some of its JUMP electric bikes after finding a braking problem like the one that prompted Lyft to recall its electric bikes
Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post : Tweets: @faizsays , @asherdemontreal , @faizsays , @faizsays , and @faizsays Tweets: Faiz Siddiqui / @faizsays : Another update here: Uber says JUMP bikes were modif...
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