Apple unveils AirPods Pro, with active noise cancellation, transparency mode, silicone ear tip design, and water resistance, coming October 30 for $249
but with added ~branding~ Drake Hawkins / Digital Trends : The Apple AirPods 2 true wireless earbuds are only $165 on Amazon and Walmart Julio Cachila / International Business Times : AirPods Pro Reve...
Amazon Echo Buds review: excellent sound quality, comfortable fit, and good Bose noise reduction, but no wireless charging and outdated micro-USB charging port
Amazon's first truly wireless earbuds exceed expectations — Amazon's new Echo Buds are the company's first wireless earbuds.
Apple pulls HomePod 13.2 software update because some users have reported bricked HomePod devices after the update
Apple today released new 13.2 software for the HomePod with long-awaited features like Handoff and voice detection for different family members, but unfortunately, some users are running into problems...
Sources: over 250 Facebook employees have signed a letter visible on an internal forum that says letting politicians lie in ads is “a threat” to the company
In an open letter, the social network's employees said letting politicians post false claims in ads was “a threat” to the company.
Microsoft says hackers from Strontium, also known as Fancy Bear/APT28, are targeting 16 global sporting and anti-doping organizations ahead of 2020 Olympics
Microsoft said APT28 targeted “at least 16 national and international sporting and anti-doping organizations.”
Amazon makes grocery delivery free in ~2,000 US cities for all Prime members by removing the $14.99 per month Amazon Fresh fee
Amazon is turning up the heat once again in the world of groceries, and specifically grocery delivery, to make its service more enticing in face of competition from Walmart …
Alphabet reports Q3 revenue of $40.5B, up 20% YoY, operating income of $9.2B, up from $8.6B YoY, and net income of $7.1B, down from $9.1B YoY
“I am extremely pleased with the progress we made across the board in the third quarter, from our recent advancements in search and quantum computing …
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission sues Google for allegedly misleading customers over location data settings and collection on Android devices
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleges Google breached law when users set up Android accounts
Profile of Michael Gillespie, who has cracked the encryption of 100+ types of ransomware and helped thousands of ransomware victims recover their files for free
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Google says that by the end of this year it will stop indexing and ranking Flash content in its search engine
Google has announced that it will stop indexing Flash content in Search, as the internet gears up to bid a (not so fond) farewell to the multimedia software platform next year.
Following Xi Jinping's speech urging adoption of blockchain tech, the CPC releases a decentralized app for members to attest their loyalty on a blockchain
China's Communist Party (CPC) is taking its leader's support for blockchain to heart. — Following Xi Jinping's bombshell speech …
China has created a $29B state-backed fund to invest in the semiconductor industry, from design to manufacturing, to reduce its dependency on US technology
- Second of its kind, the fund is mainly backed by state capital — China wants to become self-reliant in chip-making and design
Report analyzing 800 Facebook posts about the Assam region in North India finds 26.5% constituted hate speech, and were shared 99K+ times with 5.4M views
A report by campaign group Avaaz examining how Facebook's platform is being used to spread hate speech in the Assam region …
FCC proposes rules requiring telcos remove Huawei and ZTE equipment, in two draft orders slated to be voted on at a meeting on November 19
The Federal Communications Commission said it will move ahead with proposals to ban telecommunications giants from using Huawei and ZTE networking equipment …
Google now lets any company or organization register .new domains, a year after rolling out .new links as shortcuts to create new Google documents
A year ago, Google rolled out “.new” links that worked like shortcuts to instantly create new Google documents.
Razer announces $100 Hammerhead True Wireless earbuds, which it claims can offer low audio latency of 60ms on iOS and Android when enabled via its app
Cameron Faulkner / The Verge :
Lyft unveils Lyft Pink, a membership plan for $19.99 per month with a 15% discount on all car rides, ditches earlier $299-per-month All-Access Plan
It's much cheaper than Lyft's year-old, $299-a-month ‘All-Access Pass’ — Lyft is rolling out a new membership plan for riders …
Alphabet's “Other Bets”, which includes Waymo, Fiber, Verily, and others, had Q3 revenue of $155M, with operating losses rising to $941M, from $727M YoY
Jennifer Elias / CNBC :
Surface Laptop 3 (13.5") review: outstanding keyboard and trackpad, familiar yet sturdy look, great for everyday tasks, but battery could have been better
Microsoft's latest Surface Laptop isn't without faults, but it is a very good computer — Microsoft has given us more choices than ever with its Surface products this year. Tweets: @tomwarren , @dcse...
Q&A with Alex Stamos about Mark Zuckerberg's recent comments on free speech and where he went wrong, Facebook's News tab, fact-checking political ads, and more
Facebook relationship to speech is complicated: It takes down some forms of hate speech, provided it meets certain criteria … Tweets: @mathewi , @sriramk , @maxorgel , @benthompson , @mathewi , @mathe...
Google's “other revenues”, which include Play Store, Google Cloud, and hardware like Pixel phones, had Q3 revenue of $6.43B, up from $4.64B YoY
Abner Li / 9to5Google : Tweets: @lexnfx Tweets: Alexei Oreskovic / @lexnfx : Google's “Other Revenues” which includes hardware and Play store sales now about for 16% of total company revenue. Other r...
Tiqets, a platform for booking tickets for museums and other attractions, raises $60M Series C led by Airbnb, says it has sold tickets in 60+ countries so far
Airbnb is best known as the place you go to find somewhere to stay that's not a hotel when travelling.
How Ben Shapiro's massively popular right-wing site The Daily Wire gets promoted in an inauthentic, coordinated manner by 14 Facebook pages followed by millions
The Daily Wire, the right-wing website founded by pundit Ben Shapiro, is a cesspool of misogyny, bigotry, and misinformation. Tweets: @juddlegum , @kevinroose , @juddlegum , @kevinroose , @jeffbercovi...
Shopify reports unexpected loss of $35.7M in Q3 on revenue of $390.6M, up 45% YoY, stock drops ~9.5% in pre-market trading
- Company spending $1 billion to set up fulfillment network — Adjusted loss per share was 29 cents, analysts expected profit
Microsoft revives Xbox All Access for US gamers and expands it to the UK and Australia; prices start at $20 per month, with a Project Scarlett upgrade option
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Sources: Alphabet has made an offer to buy wearable device maker Fitbit; Fitbit's stock closes up 30% on the news
Vacation rental platform Vacasa raises $319M Series C led by Silver Lake, says revenue has grown ~7x in the past four years and will nearly double in 2020
Vacasa just raised a whopping $319 million in new funding as the Portland, Ore.-based company aims to extend its reach …
Instagram bans drawings and memes related to self-harm or suicide
Angus Crawford / BBC :
Spotify says 14% of MAUs listen to podcasts, podcast hours streamed grew 39% QoQ, and podcast engagement is driving increases in free to paid conversion
Matthew De Silva / Quartz :
Uber unveils Uber Money, a division for efforts like digital wallets and upgraded debit and credit cards, focusing at first on getting 4M drivers a bank account
But Experts Have Some Concerns Bhumika Khatri / Inc42 Media : Uber Money Launched: Is Uber Aping Ola's Diversified Portfolio? Bhushan Akolkar / Coinspeaker : Uber Dives in Payments and Financial Servi...
Netflix tests allowing users of its Android app to watch movies at up to 1.5 times the usual speed, a feature that's popular on other platforms like YouTube
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg :
Sources: ByteDance, which owns TikTok and was valued at $75B in October 2018, is planning for an IPO in Hong Kong as soon as Q1 2020
Henny Sender / Financial Times :
Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 13.2 with 230+ new emoji, Deep Fusion for iPhone 11, a way to opt out of sending Apple voice dictation and Siri recordings, more
Juli Clover / MacRumors :
Facebook launches a tool that will use a person's age and gender to provide preventive health-care info, says data collected will not be used for ad targeting
Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg :
AT&T reaches a truce with activist investor Elliott Management, agrees to regular share buybacks, new directors, no more major M&A, and more in three year plan
Wall Street Journal :
FOIA docs show a former top DHS official, now at Google, was involved in Trump's family separation policy, despite Google's explicit denials to concerned staff
BuzzFeed News : Tweets: @ben_orlebeke , @davidmackau , @jstrauss , @slpng_giants , and @rmac18 Tweets: Ben Orlebeke / @ben_orlebeke : The worst part of this story is how quickly we're already moving ...
TSMC and GlobalFoundries settle their various patent disputes and those involving any of their customers with a cross-licensing agreement
Campbell Kwan / ZDNet :
Review of Intel's Core i9-9990XE, which features 14 cores that can all run at 5.0 GHz, only sold via auction to select partners like high frequency traders
Dr. Ian Cutress / AnandTech : Tweets: @witeken and @iancutress . Thanks: @anandtech Tweets: @witeken : Intel's unique 14-core 5GHz chip: “Against AMD counterparts, that 5.0 GHz frequency carves throu...
AOL founder Steve Case launches second $150M Rise of the Rest fund with backing from Jeff Bezos and others to invest in entrepreneurs outside of Silicon Valley
it's not just for the coasts anymore! @BatteryVentures' @ChelsStoner discusses our firm's embrace of tech in the U.S. heartland with @Forbes' @alexrkonrad: https://www.forbes.com/... Steve Case / @ste...
Mozilla partners with Element AI to advocate for ethical AI and develop “data trusts”, third-party stewardship models to give users more control over their data
Charlie Osborne / ZDNet :
Facebook files a lawsuit against two web hosts behind ~20 sites that offer tools for phishing and hacking Facebook accounts, alleging trademark infringement
Alfred Ng / CNET : Thanks: @techledes
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