Google slashes Pixel 3 prices, and looks to pick up secret tech from Fossil for smartwatches. Microsoft eulogizes Windows Phone AGAIN. A judge rules that feds can’t use your face to unlock your phone. And Facebook had a really bad week with employees posting fake reviews and a judge unsealing documents about profiting off of kids with predatory micro-transactions.
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Stories this week:
- Pixel 3 Price Cut!
- Google buys smartwatch tech from Fossil https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2019/01/google-buys-40-million-worth-of-smartwatch-tech-from-fossil-group/
- Alphabet health division gets FDA clearance to test EKG smartwatch https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/18/18188910/alphabet-verily-health-ekg-feature-fda-clearance-clinical-research-google
- Microsoft again details Windows Phone final EOL https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/18/microsoft-ending-windows-10-mobile-says-switch-to-iphone-or-android.html
- Judge rules on Face Unlock and law enforcement https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2019/01/14/feds-cant-force-you-to-unlock-your-iphone-with-finger-or-face-judge-rules/#4e8ec1af42b7
- Ajit Pai dodges lawmakers on phone tracking scandal https://gizmodo.com/ajit-pai-refuses-to-brief-lawmakers-over-phone-tracking-1831750774
- AT&T “loves” it misled consumers about 5G https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190110/13593541373/att-execs-think-really-funny-they-misled-consumers-about-5g-availability.shtml
- Is Facebook’s 10 year challenge just training for algorithms https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/tech-writer-suggests-10-year-challenge-may-be-collecting-data-for-facial-recognition-algorithm-1.4259579
- Facebook employees caught writing fake 5 star reviews for Portal https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-employees-caught-leaving-5-star-amazon-reviews-for-portal-2019-1?utm_source=reddit.com
- Judge unseals documents detailing how Facebook preyed on kids with micro-transactions https://www.revealnews.org/blog/a-judge-unsealed-a-trove-of-internal-facebook-documents-following-our-legal-action/
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