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Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet, to head new Pentagon innovation board — Former Google CEO Schmidt to head new Pentagon innovation board — Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive officer of Google, has agreed to head a new Pentagon advisory board aimed …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Inside indie photo app developer Pixite's struggle as US app market reaches saturation — Life and death in the App Store — As last year began, the app developer Pixite held its company retreat at a converted Old West movie set outside of Palm Springs.
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| Toby Sterling / Reuters: |
The international business of Uber lost $237M during 2014 expansion, says company filing — Uber racked up big international losses during 2014 expansion — The international business of Uber, the U.S.-based ride-hailing service, lost $237 million in 2014, a big increase on a deficit …
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| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg Business: |
Sources: Slack is seeking between $150M and $300M in new financing at up to a $4B valuation — Messaging Startup Slack Seeks Up to $4 Billion Valuation in Funding Round — The company is said to be in talks to raise $150 million to $300 million in financing.
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Pentagon invites vetted experts to hack some DOD websites in a pilot program later this month; the rules and compensation have not been finalized — U.S. military invites vetted experts to ‘Hack the Pentagon’ — The Pentagon said on Wednesday it would invite vetted outside hackers to test … | Caroline Wall / FierceMobileIT News: |
iOS 9.3 may let IT admins dictate homescreen layout, blacklist or whitelist apps, and enforce notification settings on employee iPhones — IOS 9.3 might let IT admins dictate app position on employee iPhone homescreens — Employers will have greater control of company-issued iPhone with iOS 9.3 …
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| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
Google pilots Hands Free, a voice activated mobile payments system, at stores including McDonald's and Papa John's in San Francisco's South Bay area — Google experiments with a way to pay without taking out your phone — Google is rolling out a pilot program today that introduces …
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Brazilian judge orders release of Facebook VP for Latin America Diego Dzodan after he was arrested for not complying with court order to share data with police — Brazil judge orders release of Facebook executive — Sao Paulo (AFP) - A Brazilian judge ordered the release Wednesday … | Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
GoTenna, the startup that lets you text without cell signal, raises $7.5M and launches with REI — GoTenna, the device for people who want to stay connected when they don't have cell signal, has found a natural launch partner — outdoor equipment retailer REI.| Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica: |
US military launches cyber attacks on ISIS in Mosul, openly announces it probably for the first time — US military launches cyber attacks on ISIS in Mosul, and announces it — Secretary of defense reveals cyber attacks in advance of ground battle for city.
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| Gedalyah Reback / GeekTime: |
Cisco buys two-year-old Israeli semiconductor startup Leaba for $380M — Cisco buys two-year-old Israeli startup Leaba for $380 million — As far as semiconductors go, they aren't exactly the headline grabbers of modern tech. But when you see a multinational like Cisco drop $380 million …
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Cisco Blog, TechCrunch, Globes Online, Reuters, Light Reading, StreetInsider.com, Globes Online, Fortune and Bloomberg Business. Tweets: @jasonlk. Thanks:@geektime
| Agam Shah / Computerworld: |
DisplayPort 1.4 to support 8K displays, work with USB-C — Big changes are coming to the popular DisplayPort display standard, with version 1.4 promising support for 8K displays. — DisplayPort 1.4 will allow 8K displays to hook up to laptops, smartphones and other devices via a USB Type-C port.Sponsor Posts
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