Verily, part of Google’s parent company, is using the watch in studies on cardiovascular health. Alphabet's Verily gets FDA's OK for ECG function in clinical studies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreApple is the only smartphone company that buys a standalone modem, CTO James Thompson testified in the FTC case Friday. Qualcomm wouldn't release modems as often without Apple's business – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGet a healthy dose of internet schadenfreude with competing Hulu and Netflix documentaries on the doomed music festival. Netflix or Hulu: Which Fyre Festival documentary you should watch – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn new filings submitted late Thursday, the Democratic National Committee, whose computers were breached in 2016, said it was on the receiving end of a so-called spearphishing campaign in November. D.N.C. Says It Was Targeted Again by Russian Hackers After ’18 Election Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreTravel app TRVL is offering Trump-shaped stress balls to travelers heading to Mexico, as a reward for those visiting in spite of damaging rhetoric from the US president. The item looks about how you’d expect: a recreation of the President’s head in squishy foam form. The company has 1,000 balls to give away, and they’re available
Read MorePaul Hill / Neowin: Amazon says ~200K SMBs generated $100K+ in sales via Amazon stores in 2018, 50K exceeded $500K, and the number of SMBs that sold $1M+ grew by 20% — Amazon has announced that it has helped more than 50,000 small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) generate more than $500,000 in sales in 2018
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Airbnb held informal talks to buy discounted hotel booking app HotelTonight; HotelTonight was valued at $463M in a March 2017 funding round — A deal would give the home-sharing company more inventory and help it move into hotel bookings — Airbnb Inc. has held talks … Sources: Airbnb held informal talks
Read MoreU.S. regulators have met to discuss imposing a record-setting fine against Facebook for violating a legally binding agreement with the government to protect the privacy of its users’ personal data, according to three people familiar with the deliberations but not authorized to speak on the record. U.S. regulators have met to discuss imposing a record-setting
Read MoreMany of the projects we feature on Hackaday are motivated by pure greed. Not on the part of the hacker, mind you; but rather the company that’s charging such an outrageous price for a mass produced item that somebody decides they can do the same thing cheaper as a one-off project. Which is precisely how
Read MoreAmazon Prime‘s marketing team recently fired some shots when it called one of the most popular automotive shows on the air today a “shit car show.” Even crazier is that the “shit car show” in question is one of Amazon‘s hit car shows – unbelievable! Amazon’s hit car show returns. Watch #TheGrandTour now only on Prime
Read MoreJon Russell / TechCrunch: Indonesian e-commerce startup Bukalapak, which was valued at $1B last year, raises $50M Series D — Chances are you may be familiar with Tokopedia, especially after it commanded a $7 billion valuation last November when it raised $1.1 billion from investors like Alibaba and SoftBank’s Vision Fund. Indonesian e-commerce startup Bukalapak,
Read MoreThe fine hasn’t been finalized but is expected to be larger than the record-setting $22.5 million the Federal Trade Commission imposed on Google in 2012, according to The Washington Post. Facebook could face record fine from US regulators, report says – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreNetflix gets to throw shade at regular media companies and woo big-name talent, all in one move. Bird Box got Netflix to spill viewership numbers and now it can't stop – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Swedish furniture company showcased prototype Symfonisk speakers last year. Ikea and Sonos to launch Symfonisk speakers in August, says report – CNET Source: CNet
Read More{$inline_image} Julia Reda: EU’s copyright reform with “link tax” and “upload filters” suffers a setback as 11 member states vote against the proposal, making adoption in May less likely — Today, Council firmly rejected the negotiating mandate that was supposed to set out Member States’ position ahead … EU's copyright reform with "link tax" and
Read MoreJulia Reda: EU’s copyright reform with “link tax” and “upload filters” suffers a setback as 11 member states vote against the proposal, making adoption in May less likely — Today, Council firmly rejected the negotiating mandate that was supposed to set out Member States’ position ahead … EU's copyright reform with "link tax" and "upload
Read MoreThe Chinese telecom giant’s 5G tech sales have come under scrutiny. Canadian ban on Huawei's 5G tech will trigger 'repercussions,' says China – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA federal judge this week ruled Facebook must make public internal documents that reveal the rather unsavory ways the company allegedly profits off of unsuspecting children — as if the company’s history with kids wasn’t dubious enough. The whole shebang started in 2012, with a lawsuit against Facebook in which the plaintiff claimed it’d profited
Read MoreThe same source said an EV variant of the Q2 SUV will head to China. Audi plans Q3-sized EV crossover, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreWe’re certainly no strangers to unique timepieces around these parts. For whatever reason, hackers are obsessed with finding new and interesting ways of displaying the time. Not that we’re complaining, of course. We’re just as excited to see the things as they are to build them. With the assumption that you’re just as enamored with
Read MoreJust a few days after announcing it would stop supporting Windows 7 soon, Microsoft is sounding the death knell for another of its products: Windows 10 Mobile. Starting December 10, 2019 your devices will no longer be able to receive security or software updates on the OS, and Microsoft will no longer provide support should issues
Read MoreThe Amazon chief’s split from his wife raises questions about the disposal of their enormous stake in the company he founded. Investors deserve answers. Common Sense: Why Jeff Bezos’ Divorce Should Worry Amazon Investors Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreMicrosoft will no longer provide free security updates or hotfixes for Windows 10 Mobile after December 10, 2019, and recommends users go with Android or iOS. (Yes, really.) Windows Phone users: Your reminder that support ends in December 2019 Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreApproximately one in five Sims under my care will die in a kitchen fire. Those who survive will face an even bigger threat: smart speakers. EA and Maxis recently announced The Sims 4 would arrive on Amazon‘s Alexa smart speakers in the form of a new Alexa skill. And, as art imitates life, your Sims
Read MoreThe phrase “Hindsight is 20/20” is one of those things that we all say from time to time, but rarely have a chance to truly appreciate to the fullest. Taken in the most literal context, it means that once you know the end result of a particular scenario, you can look back and clearly see
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