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Twitter acquires Magic Pony Technology, a London-based company that uses machine learning to identify features in and enhance imagery; sources: deal worth $150M — Twitter today is taking another step to build up its machine learning muscle, and also potentially to improve how it delivers photos …
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Microsoft kicks off campaign touting battery savings of Windows 10's Edge browser — Microsoft is going on the browser offensive with new test results showing Windows 10 Edge bests Google, Opera and Firefox on battery life. — Microsoft is kicking off a campaign touting the power-saving capabilities … | Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Dell sells software unit to Francisco Partners and Elliott Management for undisclosed sum — TechCrunch has confirmed that Francisco Partners and Elliott Management have agreed to acquire Dell's software division. — Elliott Management, Francisco Partners and Dell issued …
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China has 167 machines in Top500 list of fastest supercomputers, edging out 165 for US, and China's new Sunway TaihuLight computer is 2x as fast as any machine — For first time, China places more machines than the U.S. on Top500 list — China has bolstered its claim to leadership …
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| Madhumita Murgia / Telegraph: |
Spotify says it has 100M+ monthly active users, adding 1.8M monthly, with 30% as paying subscribers — Spotify has confirmed that it has more than 100m monthly active users on its music streaming service today. — 30pc of these users are paying subscribers, leading to an almost doubling … | Jamie McGee / Tennessean.com: |
Chattanooga mayor credits municipal gigabit broadband for driving city's economic revival over the past few years — When Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke describes his city's economic renewal, he points to the city's fiber network as a significant source of its new vibrancy.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Tumblr to launch live video on Tuesday, which will introduce a series of live broadcasts as well as a user-facing feature that could compete with Facebook Live — Twitter has Periscope. Amazon has Twitch. Google has YouTube's live streaming. And Facebook has Facebook Live.
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Sources: Wal-Mart has reached a deal to sell Yihaodian, its Chinese e-commerce company, to JD.com, the second largest online retailer in China — Wal-Mart and JD.com would cooperate on the direct-to-retail part of Yihaodian's business — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has reached a deal to sell …
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Nexar AI dashcam app raises $10.5M, has profiled driving behavior of over 7M cars — If you've been out on the streets of Silicon Valley or New York City in the past nine months, there's a good chance that your bad driving habits have already been profiled by Nexar.
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Boxee founder Avner Ronen launches Public, an iOS app for broadcasting group text chats; chats can be embedded on websites and shared on social media — For eight long years, Avner Ronen tried to reinvent television with his consumer electronics startup Boxee.| Jo Best / ZDNet: |
Head of Nokia Technologies Ramzi Haidamus on phone IP and brand licensing to HMD, entering digital health via Withings acquisition, plans for the VR space, more — Nokia's hardware chief reveals what to expect in health, virtual reality, and the Internet of Things| Marisa Kendall / Mercury News: |
Twilio sets price range for 10M shares at $12 to $14 for its IPO, valuing company at around $1B, close to its latest private round — SAN FRANCISCO — Cloud communications company Twilio is poised to end Silicon Valley's tech IPO drought next week with a $130 million market debut.
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