Opinion
ProBeat: I would seriously consider using Chromium Edge
EU technology commissioner: Europe should be worried about Huawei
Alexa now automatically detects and recovers from comprehension errors
Analysis
Airbnb says it has paid $1 billion in local taxes on behalf of hosts since 2014
Google Play services drops support for Android Ice Cream Sandwich
Amazon Go cashierless stores are coming to airports
OpenAI’s CoinRun tests the adaptability of reinforcement learning agents
WordPress 5.0 arrives with block-based editor, new default theme, and developer features
Google, Mozilla, and Opera react to Microsoft’s embrace of Chromium (updated)
Google rolls out smart replies to Hangouts Chat
DeepMind’s AlphaZero beats state-of-the-art chess and shogi game engines
Google Translate now gives feminine and masculine translations
Facebook will bring political ad transparency tools to India ahead of 2019 elections
Microsoft is embracing Chromium, bringing Edge to Windows 7, Windows 8, and macOS
Firefly raises $21.5 million for digital ad displays on rideshare drivers’ cars
Aifred Health wins $35,000 Xprize milestone award
Google’s Gradient Ventures leads $7 million investment in Wise Systems to automate routing for shippers
Alexa can now recommend music playlists
Apple’s ECG app for watchOS is now available in the U.S.
Lyft files for an IPO ahead of rival Uber
China emerges as lead suspect in Marriott data hack
Samsung to build 5G and V2X networks for autonomous car tests at South Korea’s K-City
Google will shut down Allo in March 2019, transition Hangouts users to Chat and Meet
Guest
1 billion AR/VR ad impressions: What we’ve learned
Kaggle users can now create Google Data Studio dashboards
Internal documents imply Facebook ‘whitelisted’ apps for more data access
Amazon Fire HD tablets gain Drop In video calls and Announcements
Microsoft refreshes Outlook for iOS with new UI and app icon
Google’s AI can change the mood, voice, tense, and sentiment of sentences
Alphabet’s Waymo unveils its first commercial driverless taxi service: Waymo One
Pindrop raises $90 million for biometric voice authentication
Alto raises $50 million to grow its online pharmacy across the U.S.
Salesforce adds IoT Insights to Field Service Lightning
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