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Square Said to File Confidentially for Initial Public Offering — Square Inc., the mobile-payments company founded and led by Jack Dorsey, the interim chief executive officer of Twitter Inc., filed confidentially for an initial public offering, people with knowledge of the matter said.
| Brian Hall / Surface Blog: |
Unlocked Surface 3 LTE now on sale in the US at AT&T and Microsoft stores, arrives at T-Mobile July 31 — Surface 3 (4G LTE) now available in the U.S.! — A few weeks ago we announced the availability of the mobile broadband-capable Surface 3 (4G LTE) for business customers in France … | Bloomberg Business: |
Sources: MCX's CurrentC mobile payment app to begin limited trial in stores next month as exclusivity deals to keep Apple Pay out of stores said to expire — Retailers' Answer to Apple Pay Is Said to Hit Stores in August … After almost three years in development, the retail industry's answer …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
FCC has approved AT&T's $48.5B acquisition of DirecTV with conditions, making combined firm the largest US pay TV company with 26M subscribers — FCC approves AT&T-DirecTV merger — The FCC has approved AT&T's $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV, bringing one of the nation's largest …
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Chrysler recalls 1.4 million cars at risk of being remotely hijacked — Chrysler has announced a voluntary recall of 1.4 million vehicles just days after Wired reported a frightening vulnerability that allows hackers to remotely seize control of cars equipped with the auto maker's UConnect system.
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| Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal: |
YouTube CEO says big publishers opting out of YouTube's paid subscription service may be dropped from the ad-supported service — YouTube Chief Pushes Ahead with Subscriptions Despite Questions — YouTube wants to get paid in a new way, and Chief Susan Wojcicki is pushing ahead despite questions about the plan.
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| Daniel Rubino / Windows Central: |
Sources: Microsoft is working on 5.2" and 5.7" Lumia phones with iris scanners, 20MP PureView cameras, USB Type-C, optional Surface Pen for bigger Lumia — Microsoft's Cityman and Talkman flagship Lumia phones and what you need to know — Over the last few weeks, rumors …
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| Samantha Murphy Kelly / Mashable: |
Apple yanks Google's Nest smart thermostat from website and retail stores — You can no longer purchase Google's popular smart thermostat on Apple's online store or at its retail locations. — Apple confirmed to Mashable it has pulled the web-connected product — considered …
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| Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land: |
Unclaimed and inactive Google+ pages linked with Google My Business to be shut down July 28 — Google To Shutter Orphaned Google+ Pages Next Week (July 28) — Google is going to “unverify” inactive Google+ local pages. Business pages that have not been claimed or with unresponsive owners …
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Local Search Forum, The Next Web, Search Engine Roundtable, Understanding Google …, SlashGear and Techaeris. Tweets: @sengineland
| Ruth Reader / VentureBeat: |
Facebook, Microsoft, and Dropbox team up to make tech more accessible to people with disabilities — Facebook, Microsoft, Dropbox, and several other tech notables are coming together to make technology more accessible to people with disabilities. — Together these companies and educational partners …
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| Liz Hoffman / Wall Street Journal: |
Comcast discussing deals with several online publishers including Vice, BuzzFeed, and Business Insider, and has talked about increasing its 14% stake in Vox — Comcast in Talks With Multiple New-Media Firms — Cable giant negotiating with Vice, BuzzFeed, others, as it seeks access to young audiences
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Comcast now has more broadband customers than it does TV subscribers, 22.5M vs 22.3M — Comcast has finally become an Internet-first company — Comcast may have begun as a television provider that later tacked on an Internet business, but now those positions have finally reversed … Sponsor Posts
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