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AngelList to announce $400M early-stage fund raised from Chinese private equity firm CSC Group — Coming Soon From China: a $400 Million Bonanza for U.S. Startups — Naval Ravikant is attempting to do to early-stage venture capital what technology firms have done to every other industry: disrupt it.
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| Liana B. Baker / Reuters: |
EMC allowed to solicit bids from other parties as part of merger agreement with Dell, which may be announced as early as Monday — Exclusive: EMC to shop itself after deal with Dell - sources — EMC Corp, the data storage company that is preparing to unveil an agreement to be acquired … | Ty Pendlebury / CNET: |
Chromecast Audio review: the audio streamer to beat thanks to its easy setup, great sound, support for all popular music services except Apple and Amazon Music — Chromecast Audio review: Affordable, simple wireless music streamer marries phone and stereo — The Chromecast Audio looks …
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| Adam Pasick / Quartz: |
Sources: Eric Schmidt-backed startup, The Groundwork, has become a major tech vendor to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign — The stealthy, Eric Schmidt-backed startup that's working to put Hillary Clinton in the White House — An under-the-radar startup funded by billionaire Eric Schmidt …
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In-depth look at how EU's Safe Harbor invalidation affects US companies, and three primary alternatives they can use to comply with EU data protection laws — European Court of Justice Invalidates U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Agreement — Negotiated under the European Commission's Data Protection Directive …
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Acer launches Windows 10-optimized convertible tablet, an all-in-one laptop, and a 5.5-inch smartphone — Acer unveils its first wave of Windows 10 devices — The Taiwanese tech company has shown off three new Windows 10 devices — a convertible tablet, an all-in-one laptop and a 5.5-inch smartphone.
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
The history of audio interface design, and how Microsoft is reworking Skype's iconic sounds — Inside the world of audio branding with Skype's new pings, bounces, and pops — The year that Skype launched its calling service, the world was in the midst of a sonic crisis: the ringtone.
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China issues draft regulations for car-hailing services, requires car registration as taxi service, labor contracts with drivers, passenger insurance, more — China Tightens Oversight of Private Car-Hailing Services — Draft rules would boost costs and impose taxi-like regulations … | Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land: |
Google SVP for search: More than half of Google searches worldwide now happen on mobile, more than 100B links within apps indexed — Worldwide, More Than Half Of Google's Searches Happen On Mobile — Earlier this year, Google announced that for the first time, it was seeing more search activity on mobile than desktop.| Ryan Whitwam / Android Police: |
Google OnHub Rooted, Turns Out To Be A Chromebook In Router's Clothing — Google hasn't said much about how its new OnHub router works—it's a mysterious black box (blue cylinder, technically) with inactive radios and updatable firmware. The modders from Exploitee.rs have gotten their hands on an OnHub …
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Source: Apple disables Apple News in China, likely to avoid requirement to censor content — Apple Is Said to Deactivate Its News App in China — HONG KONG — Apple has disabled its news app in China, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation, the most recent sign …
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| Xiomara Blanco / CNET: |
Amazon Fire HD 10 review: great way to take advantage of Prime perks, but tablets with a better screen available in price range — Amazon Fire HD 10 review: A cheap, big-screen conduit to Amazon's digital content — A cheap, big-screen conduit to Amazon's digital content
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