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OtterBox reveals the first third-party MagSafe cases for the iPhone 12

OtterBox’s Figura Series case with MagSafe. | Image: OtterBox OtterBox has launched the first third-party iPhone 12 cases that officially support Apple’s new MagSafe accessory system, with the company debuting its Figura, Aneu, and Symmetry Series Plus cases for the new phones today. According to OtterBox, the company is the “exclusive third-party case provider for

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UK's ICO reduces British Airways fine for a data breach, in which the personal details of more than 400,000 customers were leaked, from ~£184M to £20M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: UK’s ICO reduces British Airways fine for a data breach, in which the personal details of more than 400,000 customers were leaked, from ~£184M to £20M  —  One of the biggest data breaches in UK corporate history has been closed off by regulators not with a bang, but a whimper —

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GM rebrands its Detroit-Hamtramck plant as ‘Factory Zero’ for electric and autonomous vehicles

Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images General Motors is rebranding its Detroit-Hamtramck plant for its future in building electric and autonomous vehicles. The automaker has said it would spend $2.2 billion to retool the factory to swap out the production of engines and transmissions for electric motors and battery packs. The new facility will be called

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A look at the lidar industry and Apple's potential role within it, as the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max become the first mass market phones to adopt the technology (Timothy B. Lee/Ars Technica)

Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica: A look at the lidar industry and Apple’s potential role within it, as the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max become the first mass market phones to adopt the technology  —  How Apple made affordable lidar with no moving parts for the iPhone.  —  At Tuesday’s unveiling of the

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Sources: a group of Democratic and GOP state AGs plan to continue their own antitrust investigation into Google even after the DOJ files its imminent lawsuit (Tony Romm/Washington Post)

Tony Romm / Washington Post: Sources: a group of Democratic and GOP state AGs plan to continue their own antitrust investigation into Google even after the DOJ files its imminent lawsuit  —  A group of powerful Democratic and Republican state attorneys general plan to forge ahead with their own antitrust investigation … Sources: a group

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Apple opens preorders of the fourth-generation iPad Air with 10.9-inch display, 12MP rear camera, starting at $599, shipping from Friday, October 23 (Apple)

Apple: Apple opens preorders of the fourth-generation iPad Air with 10.9-inch display, 12MP rear camera, starting at $599, shipping from Friday, October 23  —  The most powerful iPad Air ever features a new all-screen design with larger 10.9-inch display, new 12MP rear camera, next-generation Touch ID sensor, and more Apple opens preorders of the fourth-generation

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Extend, which helps e-commerce businesses and retailers offer extended warranties on products using APIs, raises $40M Series B led by Meritech Capital (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: Extend, which helps e-commerce businesses and retailers offer extended warranties on products using APIs, raises $40M Series B led by Meritech Capital  —  Extend, which works with companies like Peloton, iRobot, ​Harman / JBL, Advance Auto Parts, Traeger Grills, BlendJet, SoClean … Extend, which helps e-commerce businesses and retailers offer extended

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