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Russian Hackers Read Obama's Unclassified Emails, Officials Say — WASHINGTON — Some of President Obama's email correspondence was swept up by Russian hackers last year in a breach of the White House's unclassified computer system that was far more intrusive and worrisome …
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Xiaomi Boosts Its Business In India With Strategic Investment From Tata Sons Head — Xiaomi is making a push to be a local player in India. Days after unveiling its first phone customized to the South Asia country (the impressive $205 Mi 4i), Xiaomi announced that it has taken investment from leading Indian businessman Ratan Tata.| Eva Dou / Wall Street Journal: |
Xiaomi expects revenue from mobile services, such as games and a payments app, to more than triple this year to nearly $1B — Xiaomi Sees $1 Billion in Mobile Services Revenue This Year — Chinese company wants to make smartphone games and mobile finance an increasing part of its business| Jussi Rosendahl / Reuters: |
Nokia says it currently has no plans to manufacture or sell consumer handsets — Nokia denies return to phone manufacturing — (Reuters) - Finland's Nokia denied reports in Chinese media that it planned to return to manufacturing phones. — “Nokia notes recent news reports claiming …
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AWS revenue confirms Amazon's cloud computing dominance as Microsoft and Google give chase — With Amazon Atop the Cloud, Big Tech Rivals Are Giving Chase — Amazon unveiled the financial performance of its powerful growth engine for the first time on Thursday, and the numbers sure looked pretty …
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How Uber customizes its approach for overseas: auto-rickshaws in India, Lamborghinis in Singapore, designated driver service in Colombia — This Is How Uber Hopes To Take Over The World — The ride-hail giant is expanding globally — and it's doing so by replicating the hyperlocal approach … | Eric Lipton / New York Times: |
How Comcast failed to get merger support in Congress despite $25M spent on lobbying in 2014 — Intense Lobbying Failed to Assure Comcast's Deal — WASHINGTON — David L. Cohen, the master salesman who runs the Comcast Corporation's lobbying efforts, stood before a room full … | Felix Salmon / Fusion: |
Lack of women in the estimated 96% male Bitcoin community is a major hurdle to widespread adoption — Why Bitcoin's male domination will be its downfall — Nathaniel Popper's new book, Digital Gold, is as close as you can get to being the definitive account of the history of Bitcoin.
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Visual Supply Co, maker of photo editing and sharing mobile app VSCO Cam, raises $30M Series B — Fancy Photo App Startup VSCO Raises $30 Million More — The application has more than 20 million monthly active users — The most popular brand-related hashtags on Instagram don't belong just to Nike …
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Nike and Under Armour pour money into health tracking to develop connections with customers, recommend products based on exercise data, reach new markets — Why Nike and Under Armour are spending wildly to watch your every step — Runners leave the starting line of the Boston Marathon on Monday.| Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: |
PSA: The 2013 Nexus 7 has been discontinued — It had a great run, but Google has today discontinued the 2013-edition Nexus 7. The device was arguably—and is still to this this day—one of the best options when it comes to mid-range Android tablets. You may not be able to grab … | John Ruwitch / Reuters: |
Alibaba and China Telecom partner to sell cheap smartphones preloaded with software aimed at boosting mobile commerce — Alibaba, China Telecom tie up to sell phones — (Reuters) - Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and state-owned China Telecom Corp Ltd have tied …
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