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Apple Announces New MacBook Pros with a Keyboard Fix
Apple has finally addressed the long-standing issue of its butterfly keyboard mechanism. The company says it’s taking three steps to remedy the situation:
- It will be making a materials change to the MacBook Pro keyboard mechanism.
- It’s covering all butterfly keyboards across its notebook line in its Keyboard Service program.
- It’s improving the repair process in Apple Stores to make things faster.
But that’s not all – the new laptops have more to offer than improved keyboards. Apple says the 15-inch MacBook Pro will run at double the speed of the previous quad-core models.
TransferWise Now Valued at $3.5B Following a New $292M Secondary Round
TransferWise, the popular money transfer service, has just secured a new funding round of $292 million. While this is a secondary round (so no new cash is entering the TransferWise balance sheet), previous investors aren’t exiting – in fact, Andreessen Horowitz and Baillie Gifford are actually doubling down.
ARM Halts Huawei Relationship Following US Ban
The dominoes continue to fall for Huawei in the wake of a Trump-led U.S. trade ban. ARM, the company behind the widely-used ARM architecture, has announced that it’s halting its relationship with Huawei.
Google Says Some G Suite User Passwords Were Stored in Plaintext Since 2005
Google has disclosed that some G Suite user passwords were stored in plaintext since 2005. The search giant declined to say exactly how many enterprise customers were affected, but promised to do better in the future.
London’s Tube Network to Switch on Wi-Fi Tracking by Default in July
Transport for London has announced that it will be switching on Wi-Fi tracking by default on its network in July. The move is aimed at improving customer experience, with additional services such as improved alerts about delays and congestion launching later this year.
Apple Has a Plan to Make Online Ads More Private
Apple has unveiled a new technology that aims to make online ads more private. By taking the identifiable person out of the equation, Apple says its new tech can help preserve user privacy without reducing the effectiveness of ad campaigns.
The Exit: Getaround’s $300M Roadtrip
Last month, Getaround, a peer-to-peer car rental service, acquired Parisian startup Drivy. We spoke to Alven Capital partner Jeremy Uzan about what lies ahead for Drivy and the Paris startup scene.
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