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Ubergizmo Intel Has Killed Off Its Smart Glasses Project Ubergizmo Earlier this year Intel announced that they would be getting in on augmented reality (AR) technology with the “Vaunt” smart glasses. The glasses weren't exactly ready for prime time just yet but were expected to be made available to developers who ... and more »

Due to the dominance of Google's Chrome browser, even if you're on Windows you're probably not using Microsoft Edge. You can still enjoy some of its technology, however, since Microsoft has plugged its Windows Defender browser protections into Chrome...

A new Microsoft plugin for Google Chrome for Windows users adds Windows Defender support.

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch : Southeast Asian P2P lending platform Funding Societies raises $25M Series B led by Softbank Ventures Korea   —  Funding Societies, a peer-to-peer lending platform in Southeast Asia, said today that it has raised a $25 million Series B led by Softbank Ventures Korea, the Japanese tech conglomerate's early-stage venture capital unit.

Dan Strumpf / Wall Street Journal : ZTE says it's delaying release of quarterly earnings to undetermined “later date” to assess implications of US Commerce Dept. ban on sales of US products to ZTE   —  Commerce Department found the Chinese company violated terms of a deal settling allegations of sanctions-busting involving North Korea and Iran

David Shepardson / Reuters : Florida man, who the FCC claimed made 96M robocalls during a three-month period in 2016 and said should pay a $120M fine, denies wrongdoing before US Senate   —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Florida man alleged to have made almost 100 million robocalls to trick consumers with “exclusive” …

Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch : Tala, which provides mobile-first financial services in emerging markets, raises $65M led by Revolution Growth with participation from Lowercase Capital, others   —  Peris Kimeli and Betsy Cheruyot were students at Kenyatta University thinking about launching a business when they applied …

Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times : Sources: Netflix plans to spend ~$1B on original productions in Europe this year, more than double what it spent last year, across multiple languages   —  Netflix will escalate its assault on European broadcasters by sharply increasing its content investment across the continent …

Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed : Analysis of ~87K articles about Facebook from USA Today, NYT, Guardian, and BuzzFeed from 2006-2018 shows coverage turned mostly negative after 2016 election   —  Mark Zuckerberg waits for a joint hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee, April 10, 2018.

Kurt Wagner / Recode : Snap begins rolling out a direct response ad unit in the Snapchat camera screen, encouraging users to perform an action when using a sponsored lens   —  These new Snapchat ads won't blend in as well as the old ones.  —  Snap likes to say that it's a camera company — the camera …

Ubergizmo Ford Expands On-Demand Medical Transport Service Ubergizmo GoRide is an on-demand medical transport service by Ford and the company today announced that it's expanding this service to Southeast Michigan. This new service is part of the company's plans to develop new ride service businesses around its new ... and more »

Ubergizmo Star Wars AR Holochess Released For iPhone Ubergizmo If you're a big fan of augmented reality and Star Wars then you're really going to like the new AR experience that's now available for your smartphone. It's now possible to play Star Wars Holochess on the iPhone in all of its augmented reality glory ... and more »

Ubergizmo Microsoft Translator Updated With Offline AI Translations Ubergizmo Translation apps come in handy when traveling to a country where you don't speak the language. Sometimes, you even need to memorize some basic phrases just to ensure that you get connectivity in order to use a translator. Microsoft wants to make that ... and more »

Ubergizmo Microsoft Translator Updated With Offline AI Translations | Ubergizmo Ubergizmo Translation apps come in handy when traveling to a country where you don't speak the language. Sometimes, you even need to memorize some basic phrases just to ensure that you get connectivity in order to use a translator. Microsoft wants to make that ... Microsoft brings AI-powered translation to end users and developers, whether you're online or offline – Translator MSDN Blogs - Microsoft Amazon.com: Microsoft Translator: Appstore for Android Amazon.com Microsoft Translator on the App Store - iTunes - Apple iTunes - Apple all 29 news articles »

Amir Vahdat / Associated Press : Iran bans all government bodies from using foreign-based messaging apps, including Telegram, which is used by over 40M Iranians   —  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's presidency has banned all government bodies from using foreign-based messaging apps to communicate with citizens, state media reported Wednesday …