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For 250 popular items tracked over several weeks, Amazon ranked its own and affiliated products higher about 75% of the time, even when cheaper options existed — Amazon bills itself as “Earth's most customer-centric company.” Yet its algorithm is hiding the best deal from many customers.
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AT&T unveils plan for multi-gigabit Internet delivered over shaped radio transmissions that are guided by power lines; field trials set for in 2017 — Urban, Rural and Underserved Parts of the World Could Benefit from AT&T's Innovative Wireless, Multi-Gigabit-Speed Internet Connectivity …
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macOS Sierra review: Siri and Optimized Storage features add convenience but can frustrate, as Siri lacks third-party tie-ins, and iCloud storage is too limited — For the last few years, nearly all of OS X's biggest updates have come in response to iOS. First, the Mac got iOS's apps.
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Google adds natural language search, improved spell checking to Drive and enhances multi-column support in Docs — (Cross-posted on the Google Drive Blog) — Innovation is critical for business success, so we're constantly trying to build tools that enable our customers to do more.
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New federal rules for autonomous vehicles aim to avoid patchwork of state laws, include 15-point safety assessment to cover ethical, conflict situations on road — The White House vs. robot cars — So far, manufacturers of self-driving cars have operated in uncharted waters …
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| Ben Fox Rubin / CNET: |
IHS estimates iPhone 7 $649 base model costs Apple $225 to make, up 18% YoY — According to a new teardown from IHS Markit, the cost of the new device jumped about 18 percent from last year's model. — James Martin/CNET — All that new tech crammed into the new iPhone 7 isn't coming cheap for Apple.
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Comcast CEO says the company plans to debut a wireless service by mid-2017, using leased Verizon airwaves and Comcast's 14M+ Wi-Fi hot spots — It will run on Verizon airwaves and also lean on Wi-Fi — Comcast just solidified long-rumored plans to launch its own MVNO cellular service.
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| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
RIAA report: US music streaming revenue grew 57% to $1.6B in the first half of 2016 and accounted for almost half of industry sales — Popularity of online listening offsets plunging album revenue — U.S. industry poised for second straight year of sales growth| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
Microsoft announces second $40B share buyback program, raises quarterly dividend by 8.3% to $0.39/share — Bloomberg Anywhere Remote Login Software maker raises quarterly payout by 8.3% to 39 cents — Existing repurchase program to be completed by year's end| Harrison Weber / VentureBeat: |
Adobe reports Q3 record revenue of $1.46B, up 20% YoY, record Marketing Cloud revenue of $404M, and Digital Media annualized recurring revenue rises to $3.70B — Adobe shared its third-quarter earnings report today, revealing (for the third quarter in a row) “record” $1.46 billion in revenue and $0.75 (non-GAAP) earnings per share.
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Tinder integrates with Spotify and lets potential matches view users' favorite songs and artists — Tinder has revealed the next step in its mission to help users meet their perfect match, as Spotify opens up its catalog of songs to the perennially popular dating app.
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| Marisa Kendall / Mercury News: |
Nutanix sets $11 to $13 a share price range for IPO, aims to raise $209M at up to $1.8B valuation, down from last reported private valuation of $2B in 2014 — San Jose — Setting the stage for what could be the largest venture-backed IPO of the year, San Jose-based Nutanix on Monday revealed plans … Sponsor Posts
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