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Facebook bolsters Notifications tab on mobile with birthday, events reminders, location based news, weather updates, nearby movie, restaurant info, more — A More Useful Notifications Tab on Mobile — Today, we're starting to roll out an expanded, personalized notifications tab in the Facebook app.
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| Nathan Layne / Reuters: |
Sources: Wal-Mart applied for FAA permission to test drones for home delivery, curbside pickup, and checking warehouse inventories — Exclusive: Wal-Mart seeks to test drones for home delivery, pickup — Wal-Mart Stores Inc applied Monday to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones … | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk: |
TalkTalk hack: Police arrest teenager (15) in Northern Ireland — A 15-year-old teenager has been arrested in Co Antrim in connection with the TalkTalk security breach. — Metropolitan Police said the teen was arrested at around 16:20 by PSNI officers on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences.
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| Andreessen Horowitz: |
Analysis of the $67B Dell-EMC deal, and the broader implications for the tech industry — Making Sense of Dell + EMC + VMware — Dell recently announced an agreement to acquire EMC [NYSE: EMC] — and with it, control of VMware [NYSE: VMW] — in a deal valued at $67 billion at the time of the announcement.| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
Chase announces new QR-based digital wallet service Chase Pay, available mid-2016 — Chase Announces Chase Pay, Its Own Digital Wallet — Add Chase to the list of banks creating their own digital wallets to challenge those from Apple, Samsung and Google.
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| David Pierce / Wired: |
The Inside Story of Surface Book, Microsoft's Next Big Thing — One night about two years ago, Panos Panay couldn't sleep. This happens a lot, waking up in the middle of the night with loud thoughts rattling around in his head. Panay popped off the pillow, reached for his new Surface Pen …
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| Phil Nickinson / Android Central: |
HTC says $399 One A9 price was a very limited-time pre-sale promotion, it will retail for $499 from November 7 in US — The HTC One A9 will be more expensive in the U.S. starting Nov. 7 — Smartphone manufacturer says its regional sales teams can set their own prices; U.S. price will go up by $100
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| Andrew Krok / CNET: |
Lyft begins ride service to Las Vegas' McCarran Airport — Ride-hailing services have been working to get their cars on Nevada's streets for more than a year.
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| Nathan McAlone / Business Insider: |
Siri is not providing answers to music chart related queries from people who are not subscribed to Apple Music — Siri is refusing to answer certain questions from people who aren't Apple Music subscribers — Apple Music listeners are starting to end their three-month free trials — and Siri has begun to play hardball.
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| Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal: |
Square updates S-1 with Q3 numbers: $322M revenue, up 46% YoY, $54M loss, $30M in new funding with no ratchet; Vinod Khosla steps down from board — Square Inc. Reports Another Loss as IPO Roadshow Approaches — Payments startup says it raised another $30 million in funding, and stakeholder Vinod Khosla is leaving board| Keiko Morris / Wall Street Journal: |
Microsoft Opens Flagship Store on Fifth Avenue — New retail outlet is part of strategy to provide a connection between the company and consumers — Microsoft Corp. will step onto one of the world's biggest retail stages Monday when it opens its Fifth Avenue store as part of its strategy to boost its direct contact with consumers.
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| Danny Yadron / Wall Street Journal: |
Keith Alexander's IronNet raises $32.5M in a Series A led by Trident Capital Cybersecurity, with KPCB participating — Ex-NSA Chief's Cybersecurity Startup Draws Funding — Infusion of $32.5 million in IronNet highlights ties between Silicon Valley and WashingtonSponsor Posts
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