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US Department of Transportation bans Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices from planes, even if turned off; passengers evading ban may be fined or face criminal charges — WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pipeline …
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| Khari Johnson / VentureBeat: |
The White House open sources President Obama's Facebook Messenger bot — The White House today shared open source code for President Obama's Facebook Messenger bot to help other governments build their own bots. — The White House says it's sharing the code “with the hope that other governments …
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on Twitter bid: “In this case we've walked away. It wasn't the right fit for us”; Twitter shares down over 5% on news — CEO Benioff says messaging platform is not ‘right fit’ for his cloud company — The boss of Salesforce.com has ruled out his company …
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Palantir responds to Labor Department lawsuit alleging discrimination against Asians, says analysis agency conducted on 3 out of 44 open job titles is faulty — Palantir Technologies, a Palo Alto-based data analytics company, has issued a response to a discrimination lawsuit recently filed by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Google to launch new mobile-only search index within months, says it will eventually become primary index, but a separate desktop index will still be maintained — Google is going to create a separate mobile index within months, one that will be the main or “primary” index that the search engine uses to respond to queries.
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| Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed: |
After shopper backlash and strike threat, Instacart scraps plan to eliminate tips, and will continue with planned base fare increase and optional service fee — Instacart is adjusting planned changes to its pay structure for full-service shoppers, following threats of a boycott …
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| Eric Zeman / ProgrammableWeb.com: |
Amazon opens limited beta for Alexa List Skills API to manage lists; Any.do and Todoist to-do list apps now work with Echo — Amazon today announced a new API that will let developers integrate Alexa within their own list applications. The goal here is to make it as easy as possible …
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| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Watch Nike+ hands-on: two unique customizable watchfaces, complication for direct access to Nike+ Run Club app, perforated bands, available October 28 — Apple has teamed up with Nike to create the running-focused Apple Watch Nike+. The special version of the new Series 2 models …
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Verizon Introduces PopData, 30 and 60 Minute All-You-Can-Stream 4G LTE Sessions at $2 or $3 — Verizon took the wraps off a new pay-as-you-go data feature today called PopData that could be a decent option for those with small data buckets who need to access a bunch of data while on the go.
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Tech Times, TechSpot, CNET, Digital Trends, The Verge, Pocketnow, Phandroid, RCR Wireless News, Android and Me, PhoneDog.com and Android Police
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| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
Yahoo re-enables the auto-forwarding feature in Mail, says it was temporarily disabled due to a platform upgrade — Last month, Yahoo removed the auto-forwarding feature from Yahoo Mail. — Since automatic email forwarding is often used when switching email accounts … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Facebook updates Instagram Windows 10 app to support PCs and tablets, requires touchscreen and rear-facing camera to upload photos and videos — Facebook today updated its Windows 10 app for Instagram to support PCs and tablets. You can download the new version now from the Windows Store.
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Tweets: @dwr, @craigmod, @russo_rob and @dcseifert
| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Inside Google's quest to bring back 3D video through JUMP, its 3D video capture and production platform and one part of a larger effort to popularize VR — It all started with a 3D-printed piece of plastic, zip ties and a bunch of masking tape: Google's Seattle-based computer vision team seemed …
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