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Microsoft Q3: Surface-related revenue up 61% YoY to $1.1B; Lumia sales fall 73% to 2.3M devices; Windows OEM revenue outperforms rest of PC market but falls 2% — Microsoft's Q3 2016: Surface up and Windows Phone down again — Microsoft has published its Q3 fiscal 2016 earnings report …
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Chinese regulator shut down iBooks Store and iTunes Movies in China last week say sources; Apple working on making them available again soon — Apple No Longer Immune to China's Scrutiny of U.S. Tech Firms — For years, there has been a limit to the success of American technology companies in China.
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Uber reaches settlement in class-action suit in CA and MA; drivers in those states to remain independent contractors; firm to pay drivers as much as $100M — Uber Settles Cases With Concessions, but Drivers Stay Freelancers — SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has long been embroiled in a debate …
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| Julia Edwards / Reuters: |
FBI paid over $1.3M to break into San Bernardino iPhone, the most the FBI has admitted to paying for a hacking technique — FBI paid more than $1.3 million to break into San Bernardino iPhone — Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said on Thursday the agency paid …
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| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
Alphabet posts Q1 revenue of $20.26B on analyst expectations of $20.38B as cost-per-click continues to decrease, down 9% YoY — Alphabet slides 5% after missing earnings expectations on revenue of $20.3B — For a split second, Alphabet was the most valuable company in the world.
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Facebook's News Feed starts prioritizing time spent on content, and reduces how often it shows posts in a row from the same source — News Feed FYI: More Articles You Want to Spend Time Viewing — As we work to improve News Feed, we make updates to help make sure you see the most relevant stories at the top.
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UK intel agencies spy indiscriminately on millions of innocent folks — The UK's intelligence agencies (MI5, MI6, and GCHQ) are spying on everything you do, and with only the flimsiest of safeguards in place to prevent abuse, according to more than a thousand pages of documents published today …
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Medium raises $50M Series C led by Spark Capital, adds Ben Horowitz, Judy Estrin to board; source puts value at $600M, up from $400M in Sept when it raised $57M — Ev Williams's Medium raised $57 million in September — now it's raised another $50 million — You may have heard there's … | Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Two hackers behind the SpyEye botnet creation kit sentenced to a combined 24 years in Georgia — SpyEye Makers Get 24 Years in Prison — Two hackers convicted of making and selling the infamous SpyEye botnet creation kit were sentenced in Georgia today to a combined 24 years in prison … | Dan Graziano / CNET: |
Acer announces range of new devices including Switch Alpha 12 liquid-cooled 2-in-1 notebook, new gaming PCs, durable Chromebook 14 for Work, and more — Acer debuts new gaming PCs with VR support and a powerful 2-in-1 laptop — The company also showed off a new smartphone and fitness devices set to arrive later this year.
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Tweets: @verge, @phonedog and @thenextweb
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Sources: Dell's SecureWorks raises $112M in downsized IPO listing, pricing 8M shares at $14, below expected 9M shares at $15.50-$17.50 — Cybersecurity Firm SecureWorks Prices IPO Below Expectations — Dell's SecureWorks sells 8 million shares at $14 apiece
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Snapchat update lets you swap faces on photos from camera roll, drops extra $0.99 replays, making snaps replay-once only — Snapchat lets you Face-Swap with your camera roll, drops paid replays — Snapchat is done selling you stuff. As of today's update, every snap can be replayed once, but you can no longer buy extra replays.Sponsor Posts
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