President Donald Trump is making the most out of his visit Wednesday to a Texas plant that makes Apple computers. In addition to taking credit for the plant, which has been open since 2013 and is run by a separate supplier, he tweeted Thursday that he asked Apple CEO Tim Cook about getting Apple involved …
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21 November
Twitter rolls out its ‘hide replies’ feature globally
Twitter said Thursday it’s rolling out a feature globally that will let users hide replies to their tweets, a move that could help them filter out irrelevant, off topic or hurtful remarks. The company, which has faced criticism for not doing enough to combat harassment and bullying, has been testing this feature in the US, Japan and Canada. Twitter has …
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T-Mobile and Comcast have teamed up with voice and messaging services provider Inteliquent to demonstrate the first end-to-end call over three networks using the Shaken/Stir framework, which validates where calls originate. The news is a big step forward in implementing the technology, which many hope will slow the growing pace of annoying robocalls. The companies say they’ve worked out the …
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21 November
Microsoft scores license to export software to Huawei
Microsoft has been granted a license to export software to Chinese tech giant Huawei, as reported earlier Thursday by Reuters. It follows the US Commerce Department extending a temporary license to allow American companies to do business with Huawei earlier this week for another 90 days. “On November 20, the US Department of Commerce granted Microsoft’s request for a license …
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21 November
Gmail on your phone is about to get more interactive
If you use Gmail on your phone, you’ll soon be able to complete tasks like RSVPing for events or responding to a Google Docs comment without leaving your inbox, Google said Thursday. The search giant calls this “dynamic email.” It came to Gmail on the web in July. Now, it’s arriving in the iOS and Android versions of Gmail too. “You can …
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21 November
Our favorite single
One way to combat the impending onslaught of mashed potatoes, gravy, holiday cookies, and booze is the occasional healthy smoothie or low-sugar juice. Right now everyone’s favorite NutriBullet Rx single-serve blender is on sale, down $50 to just $100 — for today only — as Best Buy’s Deal of the Day, and is just the tool to introduce a healthy …
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21 November
Google is selling movie tickets through Duplex, its AI
Google is launching Duplex on the Web, a booking service that’s basically autofill on steroids. The tool is designed to let people more easily buy movie tickets online, the company said Thursday. The service is available on Android phones. To use it, you’d ask the Assistant — Google’s digital helper software akin to Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri — to look …
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21 November
Microsoft delays Surface Earbuds until next year
Microsoft has apparently decided to delay the launch of its Surface Earbuds. The $249 wireless earbuds, which the tech giant unveiled in October, won’t be coming out until sometime in spring next year, said Microsoft Chief Product Officer Panos Panay in a tweet Thursday. The earbuds were originally expected to launch this year. “Product-making is about the relentless pursuit to …
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21 November
Google’s Android bug bounty program will now pay out $1.5 million
Google has announced an Android bug bounty reward of $1.5 million if you manage to hack its Titan M chip on Pixel devices and also find exploits in the developer preview versions of Android. Until now, the highest payout on Google’s Bug Bounty Program was just over $200,000, Google said when announcing the new reward on Thursday. Google’s total payouts …
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21 November
Get an unlocked Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and free Galaxy Buds for $520
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 debuted earlier this year at $950. It’s currently on sale for $750 at a variety of stores: Best Buy, Walmart and others. Amazon, however, is currently offering the Galaxy Note 10 with free Galaxy Buds for $749.99. Those true-wireless earbuds would normally cost you $130 extra. (Samsung proper is also offering the free Buds, with …
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