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WSJ confirms Apple has several hundred employees designing a minivan-like electric vehicle, codenamed Titan, with former Ford exec Steve Zadesky leading team — WSJ: Tim Cook approved Apple electric car project a year ago, hundreds of employees working on it
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| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple hires head of Mercedes-Benz R&D, other auto experts for new secret research lab — Apple has hired former president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Research & Development Johann Jungwirth to join the company as Director of Mac Systems Engineering. The hire was confirmed by Jungwirth's LinkedIn page … | Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Kara Swisher Interviews President Barack Obama on Cyber Security, Privacy and His Relationship With Silicon Valley — President Barack Obama took the hot seat with Re/code's Kara Swisher Friday as the two talked about a range of tech-focused topics, including cyber warfare …
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| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Tim Cook at cybersecurity summit: “History has shown us that sacrificing a right to privacy can have dire consequences” — Apple's Cook: ‘Everyone has a right to privacy and security’ — The CEO, speaking at President Barack Obama's cybersecurity summit … | Katie Zezima / Washington Post: |
| Abhijeet M. / SamMobile: |
Galaxy S6 may have Microsoft's Skype, OneNote, OneDrive, and Office Mobile app preinstalled — Exclusive: Galaxy S6 software will bring some amazing changes — Software has always been the Achilles heel for Samsung. The Korean manufacturer has always been at the forefront of making amazing hardware …
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| Amir Efrati / The Information: |
Google exploring broad zero-rating platform in emerging markets to spur mobile app use — Google's Next Bid to Lower Mobile Data Costs: Zero Rating — Global Web companies like Google and Facebook know that most of their future growth will need to come from emerging markets.
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| Christian Dolmetsch / Bloomberg Business: |
Wrongfully convicted Goldman Sachs ex-programmer sues the FBI agents who arrested him for malicious prosecution — Goldman Sachs Ex-Programmer Sues FBI Agents Who Arrested Him — Don't Miss Out — (Bloomberg) — A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. programmer sued the FBI agents who arrested …
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| Joe Mullin / Ars Technica: |
“Shopping cart” patent beaten by Newegg comes back to court, loses again — Patent troll won't get more money from Avon, Victoria's Secret—or anyone else. — As patent reform moved into the political spotlight during the last Congress, one patent that kept coming up was the “online shopping cart.”| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google Helpouts service shutting down on April 20; history available for download until November 1 — Google Is Shutting Down Google Helpouts, Its Expert Video Chat Service — Updated: Google is shutting down its Google Helpouts service on April 20, 2015, the service's website has now been updated to reflect.
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Candy Crush Saga Players Spent Over $1.3 Billion on In-App Purchases in 2014 — Candy Crush Saga may have reached peak popularity, with quarterly spending declining over the past eighteen months, but that hasn't stopped the sweet-swapping puzzle game from raking in the cash.
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Apple Pay will be accepted for US government services starting in September; Apple also working to make Apple Pay work with government credit cards — Apple Pay Coming To Federal Institutions Starting In September — Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke at the White House summit on cybersecurity …
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| Edward C. Baig / USA Today: |
Mattel partners with Google to build $30 Cardboard VR-based View-Master, for sale in fall — View-Master rides Google Cardboard into virtual reality — USA Today with a sneak peek at the upcoming Virtual Reality version of the classic View-Master Robert Deutsch
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