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Apple readies “TVKit” SDK for Apple TV, and Apple Watch updates like “Find my Watch”, irregular heart beat notifications, 3rd-party watch face complications — Apple readies first significant Apple Watch updates, ‘TVKit’ SDK for Apple TV
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Appeals court reverses part of Apple's $930M win against Samsung, upholds patent infringements, not trade dress dilution, $382M in damages to be reconsidered — U.S. appeals court reverses part of Apple's $930 million verdict vs Samsung — A U.S. appeals court on Monday reversed part … | Steve Dent / Engadget: |
Google researchers create amazing timelapses from public photos — There are uncountable digital photos in the public domain and scientists have now figured out something very cool to do with them. Researchers from Google and the University of Washington have developed a fully automated … | Tom Dotan / The Information: |
Facebook is in active talks with game developers about games for Messenger app platform — With Messenger Apps Sluggish, Facebook Eyeing Games — The first suite of apps that Facebook announced for Messenger were all for lightweight communication: sending people emojis, sound clips, gifs and the like.
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Uber Joins Baidu as Nokia's Maps Unit Draws Multiple Bidders — Uber Technologies Inc. is teaming up with Baidu Technologies Inc. and Apax Partners to pursue Nokia Oyj's maps business, people with knowledge of the matter said, as a bidding war for the unit intensifies.
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Bitcoin startup 21, which has raised $116M, exits stealth, unveils plans to make mining chips for smartphones and other gadgets, adds Larry Summers to board — Bitcoin Startup 21 Unveils Product Plan: Embeddable Mining Chips — The world's best-funded bitcoin startup has revealed plans …
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| Lizette Chapman / Wall Street Journal: |
Booze On-Demand Service Drizly Lands $13 Million to Expand — Getting booze delivered from your smartphone has never been easier. — A half-dozen startups have built apps allowing users in certain cities nationwide to order alcohol and get it delivered in as little as 20 minutes.| Brett LoGiurato / Fusion: |
Politicians are using Snapchat to attract young supporters ahead of the 2016 election, presenting a challenge to regulators — Snapchat is going to be huge in 2016 — and regulators have no idea how to handle it — As he gears up for a presidential run, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley held …
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| John Ribeiro / PCWorld: |
FTC recommends conditions for sale of RadioShack customer data — The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has weighed in on the contentious issue of the proposed sale of consumer data by bankrupt retailer RadioShack, recommending that a model be adopted based on a settlement the agency reached with a failed online toy retailer.
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Google Drops Cloud Computing Prices By Up To 30 Percent, Launches Preemptible Instances — Google today announced yet another round of price cuts for its cloud computing platform, as well as a new instance type that will allow businesses to save even more on some of their cloud computing tasks.| Orr Hirschauge / Wall Street Journal: |
China's Baidu invests in content recommendation platform Taboola, sources say around $20-30M — Baidu Invests in Content-Recommendation Company Taboola — Chinese Internet giant Baidu Inc. said it is partnering with Taboola Inc. to bring Taboola's content-recommendation platform to China.
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