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Sources: Wal-Mart is in talks to buy online retailer Jet.com in deal worth as much as $3B — Jet.com launched one year ago and raised more than $500 million — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is in talks to buy online discount retailer Jet.com Inc., according to people familiar with the matter …
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Time Warner buying 10% of Hulu, source says for $580M, will join Hulu's new pay TV service — This TV package is different from the rest. — After months of talks, Time Warner is buying a chunk of Hulu, the web TV service. — The deal means Time Warner will be partners with existing owners Disney … | Michael Fortin / Windows Blog: |
Windows 10 Anniversary Update starts rolling out today via Windows Update or manual download — Starting today the Windows 10 Anniversary Update will begin rolling out for our customers around the world*. The Windows 10 Anniversary Update is full of new features and innovations …
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| Brett Howse / AnandTech: |
Windows 10 Anniversary Update review: more polished OS, improved Cortana, support for Edge extensions, other improvements make it a worthwhile update — It's already been a year since Microsoft launched Windows 10, and we have had a couple of updates since release.| Joseph Cox / Motherboard: |
Privacy International releases a searchable database of 500+ surveillance companies, Surveillance Industry Index, including company brochures and export data — The surveillance industry is notoriously secretive and opaque. But on Tuesday, activists at Privacy International released … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
A look inside Area 404, Facebook's new 22K square foot hardware lab, built to circumvent outsourcing delays, cutting time from initial idea to working prototype — This is where Facebook will prototype its solar drones, Internet-beaming lasers, VR headsets, and next-gen servers.
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Obama administration is mulling designating the election system as critical infrastructure, which would trigger significant new cybersecurity investments by DHS — Jeh Johnson said the Obama administration is considering ways to further protect the system from a cyber attack.
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Telegram says only publicly available data collected in attack on Telegram in Iran, accounts not accessed — Certain people checked whether some Iranian numbers were registered on Telegram and were able to confirm this for 15 million accounts. As a result, only publicly available data …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Grab raising $600M+ round led by Didi Chuxing and Softbank, and raising $400M separately — China's Didi Chuxing and SoftBank Group Corp. are leading a new round of funding in top Southeast Asian ride-sharing service Grab that could top $600 million, according to people familiar with the deal.
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| Charles Bovaird / CoinDesk: |
Hong Kong-based Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex hacked, roughly 120K bitcoins worth $60M+ stolen; Bitcoin down almost 20% — The price of bitcoin fell sharply today exacerbating an already existing decline as global market participants reacted to news that one of the largest digital currency exchanges had been hacked.
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft expands HoloLens availability to business customers, debuts HoloLens Commercial Suite with Kiosk Mode, support for VPN, BitLocker, more — Microsoft is starting to roll out on a limited basis its HoloLens augmented-reality glasses to business customers, beginning with those in the U.S. and Canada.
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| Alan Levin / Bloomberg: |
White House science and tech office announces Alphabet's Project Wing drone delivery to be tested in US; NSF will spend $35M on drone research and safety — White House announces funding, research for unmanned flight — Industry also promises education campaign on drone safety
| Kellex / Droid Life: |
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 available on major US carriers on August 19, starting at $850 unsubsidized, or $35+/month with a 2 year contract — Ready to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Note 7? Or maybe you just want to know how much this bad boy is going to cost?
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