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Back in August as Facebook rolled out its latest online service for creators, teachers, and small businesses to host virtual events, the company announced it would be waving fees. Google also agreed to waive its 30% commission on Android, however, Apple at th…...
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While others took action, the company deliberated for nearly 12 months on options ranging from “do nothing” to going “nuclear.”...
570 News - 22 hours ago
___ Stocks post solid gains as technology shares lead rally NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks closed with solid gains Friday, the latest shift in a recent stretch of turbulence for the market. The S&P 500 rose 1.6%, led by technology and health care stocks. Apple g…...
Reuters - 1 day ago
Twitter Inc Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said on Friday the social media platform plans to expand its labeling of state-affiliated accounts worldwide, even as he defended its policy of allowing leaders of countries like Iran and China to use Twitter....
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According to an SEC filing, Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit and early-stage VC firm Initialized Capital, is raising a new fund, named 776, with a target of $150 million. The filing comes three months after the entrepreneur left Initialized Capital an…...
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Yesterday, a fitness equipment maker called Echelon Fitness announced its latest product, the so-called Prime Bike. At $500, it’s nearly a clone of Peloton’s $1,900 product. The company said it had developed the bike “in collaboration with Amazon”. Amazon is …...
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Facebook's head of global policy has denied the tech giant could close its service to Europeans if local regulators order it to suspend data transfers to the US following a landmark Court of Justice ruling in July that has cemented the schism between US surve…...
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Spotify today is introducing a new feature designed to make podcasts more interactive. The company says it’s beginning to test “Polls,” a tool that will allow listeners to engage with podcasts by answering questions posed by the podcast hosts during the show.…...
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After operating in stealth mode for about two years, First Resonance, a company founded by former SpaceX engineers, is finally showing the world their software toolkit designed to let manufacturers make things using the processes employed by their former boss…...
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Investors slashed $50 billion from Tesla Inc's market value on Tuesday (22 September) despite CEO Elon Musk's promise to cut electric vehicle costs so radically that a $25,000 car that drives itself will be possible, but not for at least three years....
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A new publisher on the scene.
What you need to know
Dreamhaven is a new publisher in Irvine, California founded by former Blizzard Entertainment staff.
The publisher has two studios to start: Moonshot Games and Secret Door.
Both studios are staffed by deve…...
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Google’s in-house incubator Area 120 is today introducing a new work-tracking tool, Tables, which aims to make tracking projects more efficient by investing in automation. Instead of simply tracking notes and tasks associated with a project in various documen…...
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No-code and low-code software have become increasingly popular ways for companies — especially those that don’t count technology as part of their DNA — to bring in more updated IT processes without the heavy lifting needed to build and integrate services from…...
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Morgan Beller, who is a co-creator of the proposed Libra digital currency, along with Facebook vice presidents David Marcus and Kevin Weil, has left the company to become a general partner with the venture firm NFX . In a call yesterday, she said she first be…...
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Want to know what applications are available on Linux for managing, viewing, modifying, and organizing photos? We talk about a few of them on this, the first of at least two parts.
Episode 395 Time Stamps
00:00 Going Linux #396 · Edit and manage photos on L…...
Reuters UK - 5 days ago
Taiwan's Pegatron <4938.TW> is seeking to invest $1 billion in three phases in production facilities in areas such as computing, communication and consumer electronics in Vietnam, state-media reported on Tuesday....
Reuters India - 5 days ago
Nokia said on Monday it has hired Grace Koh, former technology adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, to lobby for the company in Washington....
CNET - 19 hours ago
The worker watched videos that included beheadings, shootings and child abuse, according to the lawsuit....
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The expectations around Tesla Battery Day, the event in which Tesla showcases its advancements in battery technology, are immensely high, partially because of Tesla CEO Elon Musk hyping it up to no end.
But some of the stuff that Tesla's about to unveil won'…...
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The German Aerospace Center (DLR) has debuted a prototype of what it calls 'U-Shift,' an urban mobility vehicle designed for multiple uses. U-Shift is a fully electric vehicle, designed for autonomo…...
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The backlash against vaping in the United States has not deterred a Chinese challenger from entering the world’s largest vaping market. Relx, one of China’s largest e-cigarette companies, is seeking to submit its Premarket Tobacco Product Application to the U…...
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“The only constant is change,” Greek philosopher Heraclitus has famously said. We can’t prove it, but we’re pretty sure he…
The post The Top Facebook Updates You Need to Know: August 2020 appeared first on Social Media Marketing & Management Dashboard....
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"We're making a decision. We spoke today to Walmart, Oracle -- I guess, Microsoft is still involved. We'll make a decision. But nothing much has changed. We'll make a decision soon," Trump told reporters at the White House....
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Twitter, which was recently targeted in a hacking campaign that compromised the accounts of prominent political figures and celebrities, said on Thursday it was implementing more security measures for certain election-related accounts in the United States....
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Amazon has removed dozens of listings for peptides, drugs that can be used for doping, after an investigation found 66 examples of such products on the site. Peptides are often used as performance-enhancing drugs, since they can speed recovery from injuries....
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Over 110 million users in China have signed up for 5G plans, announced president of the China Academy for Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a think tank under the telecoms watchdog Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, at an indust…...
Reuters India - 2 weeks ago
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Wednesday unveiled a pilot factory in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou as part of its "smart manufacturing" business initiative....
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The company did not disclose the financial details of the transaction....
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Google faced a bipartisan buzzsaw of tough questions about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus on whether it misused its dominance in online advertising to drive profits....
Reuters Africa - 2 weeks ago
China has successfully sent nine satellites into orbit in its first commercial launch of a rocket from a platform at sea, state media reported on Wednesday....
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In a press briefing today, scientists rom the Royal Astronomical Society announced a potentially revolutionary scientific discovery: They've detected the presence of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus, which suggests the possible presence of biological life…...
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As TikTok’s fate in the U.S. remains murky, YouTube today announced the launch of a new short-form video experience it’s calling YouTube Shorts. The feature will allow users, initially in India, to upload 15-second or less short-form videos using a new set of…...
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Facebook today is rolling out a new feature that will allow friends and family to watch videos together over Messenger. The feature, called “Watch Together,” works with all Facebook Watch video content, including its original programs, user uploads, creator c…...
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This collaboration will leverage Wiproâs proprietary technology platform iCaaS (Intelligent Content as a Service) along with ProcessMakerâs Workflow automation platform to deliver Cognitive Content Automation solutions to customers, a Wipro statement said....
Reuters Africa - 2 weeks ago
Alphabet Inc's Google aims to power its data centers and offices solely with renewable energy by 2030, its chief executive told Reuters, becoming the biggest company in the world to commit to ditching coal and natural gas power....
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Hardware season is in full swing. Apple’s big Watch event kicks off tomorrow and Samsung is readying itself for a third (!) Unpacked event on September 23. Now Google’s getting in on the fun. After opting to skip a virtual version of I/O earlier this year, th…...
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Walmart now has two tests for drone delivery running in the US. Early Monday morning the company announced a new drone delivery program with Zipline, a startup that made its name delivering medical supplies across Africa. The partnership with Zipline comes on…...
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Two ride hailing drivers are taking India-based Ola to court in the Netherlands in another test case targeted at algorithmic management of gig workers. The case, which is being supported by the App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) union and others, is similar …...
Financial Express - 3 weeks ago
India, US, Israel collaborating in 5G tech: Official Financial Express...
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Google made numerous changes to auto-complete, news, fact checking, knowledge panels, breaking news detection and more.
The post Recent changes to improve relevance and reliability of Google Search appeared first on Search Engine Land....
Reuters India - 2 weeks ago
NASA on Thursday launched an effort to pay companies to mine resources on the moon, announcing it would buy from them rocks, dirt and other lunar materials as the U.S. space agency seeks to spur private extraction of coveted off-world resources for its use....
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A smartphone app developed by the international soccer players' union allowing professional players to anonymously report match-fixing approaches was endorsed by FIFA on Friday....
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The company committed to more transparency about app flaws, with an advisory page aimed at keeping the community better informed of security vulnerabilities....
Times of India - 3 weeks ago
- Infosys to acquire US-based Kaleidoscope Innovation for up to $42 million Times of India
- Infosys acquires US-based Kaleidoscope Innovation for $42 million Moneycontrol
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Reuters Canada - 3 weeks ago
ByteDance, the owner of popular short-video app TikTok, said it has acquired a Chinese third-party payment service UIPay in a bid to leverage its domestic payment capability....
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Apple has published a human rights policy document that commits to "freedom of information and expression," following years of criticism from investors that it shows too much deference to Beijing and accedes to China's censorship demands.
The four-page d…...
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India on Wednesday banned PUBG Mobile, a very popular mobile game in the country. The ban came as India banned another 118 Chinese apps....
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Facebook has announced a policy change that will see the company notify third-party developers if it finds a security vulnerability in their code. Facebook said it “may occasionally find” critical bugs and vulnerabilities in third-party code and systems, in a…...
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As the week closed out, a couple of court filings pushed the ongoing litigation between Epic, Apple and Google slowly forward. One filing from Google says the search giant will seek to dismiss Epic’s lawsuit, while a last-minute filing from Epic Friday evenin…...
Reuters India - 1 month ago
A group of more than 2,000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India, alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business, a legal filing seen by Reuters showed....
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The once-pioneering BlackBerry is pretty much out of the smartphone manufacturing game, but the Canadian company has been busy transitioning to providing software for connected devices, including smart cars. Now it’s brought that section of its business to Ch…...
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Desktop Metal’s had no shortage of investor interest in its business during in its half-decade existence. To date, the metal 3D printing company has raised $430 million, becoming one of the fastest U.S. companies to achieve unicorn status in the process. Toda…...
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Epic Games wins a victory against Apple, Fitbit announces a new smartwatch and Microsoft Word adds a transcription feature. This is your Daily Crunch for August 25, 2020. The big story: Judge says Apple can’t block Unreal Engine U.S. District Court Judge Yvon…...
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GM provided a glimpse Wednesday of not one, but two versions of the Chevrolet Bolt, the all-electric vehicle that first launched in 2017 with an aim at hitting the market before — and carving sales away from — the Tesla Model 3. The all-electric hatchback, wh…...
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Finix, a startup that provides payments-related services to other companies, announced it has extended its Series B financing with a $30 million investment led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and American Express Ventures. The fintech startup has now raised ov…...