Nest CEO steps down as the company joins Google's home division
"According to CNET, Nest has announced today that Marwan Fawaz will no longer be its CEO. As part of his departure, Nest will now be folded into Google's home and living room products team. In a joint interview with Fawaz, Rishi Chandra, vice presiden..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/17/nest-ceo-steps-down-google-home/
Voting machine maker sold states systems with remote-access tools
" Election Systems and Software (ES&S) has admitted that it sold election management systems which included remote-access software to multiple US states over six years. The company said in a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden it had included off-the-shelf pc..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/17/voting-machine-remote-access-elections/
'Alto's Odyssey' lands on Android for free next week
" Verizon is no longer activating phones that aren't 4G LTE-capable. Recently, a few readers told Droid Life that Verizon had declined their requests to activate 3G devices, and the carrier has now confirmed that this will be the policy going forward...." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/17/verizon-stops-activating-3g-phones/
エンポリオ・アルマーニがWear OS搭載スマートウォッチ発表。スリックなデザインで防水性能も
" ファッションブランドのエンポリオ・アルマーニは、新型スマートウォッチを複数モデル発表しました。これらは「Wear OS by Google」が動作し、iOSやAndroid OSを搭載したスマートフォンとの連携が可能です。
Egypt will subject popular social accounts to anti-fake news laws
"Egypt's parliament has passed a new law that will categorize social media accounts and blogs with more than 5,000 followers as media outlets. As such, they'll be regulated by the Supreme Council for the Administration of the Media and be subject to m..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/17/egypt-social-accounts-anti-fake-news-laws/
Twitter reportedly suspended 58 million accounts in Q4 2017
" Twitter reportedly suspended 70 million accounts across May and June of 2018 as part of its purge of fake users. Now, according to a tweet from the Associated Press, the social media company had already suspended at least 58 million accounts in the l..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/17/twitter-suspended-58-million-q4-2017/
Walmart might get into the crowded video-subscription business
" Walmart is considering a subscription video-streaming service, The Information reports, that could be set up as a rival to Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Sources familiar with the company's discussions about the prospect told the publication that su..." https://www.engadget.com/2018/07/17/walmart-video-streaming-subscription/
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