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Qualcomm introduces its QCC514X and QCC304X ultra-low power Bluetooth audio SoCs, with support for hybrid active noise cancelation and voice assistants (David Carnoy/CNET)

David Carnoy / CNET: Qualcomm introduces its QCC514X and QCC304X ultra-low power Bluetooth audio SoCs, with support for hybrid active noise cancelation and voice assistants  —  Qualcomm introduced two new Bluetooth audio systems-on-a-chip that will power upgraded true wireless headphones hitting stores in the coming months. Qualcomm introduces its QCC514X and QCC304X ultra-low power Bluetooth

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Plastiq, which lets consumers and SMBs use credit cards to pay for anything, raises $75M Series D round led by B Capital Group, bringing total raised to $140M+ (Natasha Mascarenhas/TechCrunch)

Natasha Mascarenhas / TechCrunch: Plastiq, which lets consumers and SMBs use credit cards to pay for anything, raises $75M Series D round led by B Capital Group, bringing total raised to $140M+  —  When Eliot Buchanan tried to use his credit card to pay his Harvard tuition bill, the payment was rejected because the university

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Preview of Huawei's P40 flagship, which doesn't include any Google services: the hardware is really terrific but is not enough to overcome Google's absence (Sam Byford/The Verge)

Sam Byford / The Verge: Preview of Huawei’s P40 flagship, which doesn’t include any Google services: the hardware is really terrific but is not enough to overcome Google’s absence  —  A preview of what you can expect with the new P40 flagship  —  Tomorrow Huawei will launch its latest flagship phones, the P40 series, at

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StubHub says it has furloughed some employees, citing the pandemic's impact on live events; source: ~450 staff on unpaid leave, 67% of its N. American workforce (ESPN)

ESPN: StubHub says it has furloughed some employees, citing the pandemic’s impact on live events; source: ~450 staff on unpaid leave, 67% of its N. American workforce  —  The ticketing giant StubHub has begun furloughing employees, making it the first major ticketing company to publicly admit … StubHub says it has furloughed some employees, citing

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Amazon says it is pausing sellers' repayments of loans from its Amazon Lending program until April 30, with interest not accruing during this period (Reuters)

Reuters: Amazon says it is pausing sellers’ repayments of loans from its Amazon Lending program until April 30, with interest not accruing during this period  —  (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) on Wednesday said it temporarily would not require sellers in its marketplace to repay loans it had made to them … Amazon says it

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Twitter locks account encouraging coronavirus ‘chickenpox parties’

Photo by J. Conrad Williams, Jr./Newsday RM via Getty Images On Wednesday, Twitter briefly locked conservative site The Federalist’s account for suggesting people deliberately expose themselves to the novel coronavirus. The Federalist promoted the medically unsound idea of “medical ‘chickenpox parties’” to infect young, healthy people with the virus under controlled quarantine. The tweet was

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Qualcomm’s latest chips could make noise cancellation standard on new wireless earbuds

Qualcomm is announcing a pair of new Bluetooth chips designed for wireless earbuds, the Qualcomm QCC514x and QCC304x SoCs. Both chipsets will support Qualcomm’s TrueWireless Mirroring technology for more reliable connections, along with integrated, dedicated hardware for Qualcomm’s hybrid active noise cancellation and onboard support for digital assistants. Qualcomm’s TrueWireless Mirroring handles connections to a

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Sources: Apple is weighing a delay of the launch of the iPhone 12 by months over fears of low sales and supply chain constraints amid the coronavirus pandemic (Nikkei Asian Review)

{$inline_image} Nikkei Asian Review: Sources: Apple is weighing a delay of the launch of the iPhone 12 by months over fears of low sales and supply chain constraints amid the coronavirus pandemic  —  US tech giant assesses coronavirus impact on global demand  —  PALO ALTO/TAIPEI — Apple is preparing the ground to possibly delay …

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