Killer Apps Headlines

Lara O'Reilly / Wall Street Journal : Accenture Interactive to acquire adtech company Adaptly, which helps marketers buy targeted ads across online platforms including Amazon, Google, and Facebook   —  Purchase gives Accenture Interactive access to targeted-ad technology that plugs into platforms including Google, Amazon and Facebook

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New fossil evidence paints a picture of an apex predator, as big as a lion, that terrorized ancient Australian forests.

Corbin Davenport / Android Police : Amazon starts selling the 3rd-gen Chromecast as well as the older Chromecast Ultra, nearly a year after it promised to sell the devices again   —  Amazon pulled the Chromecast from its online store in 2015, after it instated a new rule that only streaming devices that supported Prime Video could be sold.

Corbin Davenport / Android Police : Amazon starts selling the 3rd-gen Chromecast as well as the older Chromecast Ultra, nearly a year after it promised to sell Chromecast devices again   —  Amazon pulled the Chromecast from its online store in 2015, after it instated a new rule that only streaming devices that supported Prime Video could be sold.

Brave replaces ambitious Muon interface and goes full Chromium. Gets 22 percent speed boost in the process.

Can executives bet their businesses on AI? Gentleness and transparency with AI rollouts can go a long way. So may independent certification.

Frank Chaparro / The Block : Sources: stablecoin project Basis, backed by Bain Capital, GV, and a16z, is closing and returning most of the $133M capital raised, due to regulatory issues   —  One large Basis investor said “this is an extraordinarily talented team with an extremely ambitious vision tackling a very difficult problem.

The new module is tailored for the production of autonomous devices like drones and robots.

Gillian Brockell / Washington Post : Tech companies should automatically turn off irrelevant ads based on info users share, such as ads for baby gear when a pregnant person has a stillborn child   —  Dear Tech Companies:  —  I know you knew I was pregnant.  It's my fault, I just couldn't resist those Instagram hashtags — #30weekspregnant, #babybump.

Joshua Goldman / CNET : Samsung upgrades its two-in-one Notebook 9 Pen with a new 15-inch option, 8th-gen Core i7 chip, updated S Pen and a promise of 15 hours of battery life   —  With its updated Notebook 9 Pen two-in-one laptop, Samsung is targeting creative professionals who want the flexibility of both a laptop …

Debuting just ahead of CES 2019, the updated two-in-one gets a premium redesign and improved pen functionality.

Holly Brockwell / Gizmodo UK : Source: Samsung Galaxy 10 series will be unveiled Feb. 20, with UK prices starting at £669 for the S10 Lite, £799 for the 6.1-inch model, and £899 for the S10+   —  Listen up, Samsung fans: we've got a bumper leak about the upcoming Galaxy S10 for you.

Holly Brockwell / Gizmodo UK : Source: Samsung Galaxy 10 series will be unveiled Feb. 20, with prices starting at ~$840 for S10 Lite, ~$1,000 for the 6.1-inch, and ~$1,130 for the S10+   —  Listen up, Samsung fans: we've got a bumper leak about the upcoming Galaxy S10 for you.  —  Some details of the new phone have already slipped out …

The sophisticated campaign has targeted dozens of companies, most of which are based in the US.