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Samsung Chromebook Pro specs and pics leak: aluminum body, stylus, 12.3" 2400x1600 touchscreen, 360° hinge, 10 hour battery, USB-C, 6-core CPU, and 32GB storage — Since Google revealed that Android apps and the Play Store will be coming to Chromebooks, most have been eagerly anticipating using … | Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFeed: |
A history of Fancy Bear, the Russian group accused of hacking the DNC and DCCC to influence the US election — TRENDING — SAN FRANCISCO — On the morning of March 10, nine days after Hillary Clinton had won big on Super Tuesday and all but clinched the Democratic nomination … | Paul Carsten / Reuters: |
Baidu establishes Baidu Capital, a $3B investment fund focused on mid- and late-stage deals in the internet sector — China's Baidu Inc said on Wednesday it has established a 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) investment fund, Baidu Capital, as the country's dominant search engine seeks … | 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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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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Inside the breakup of Oculus backer Formation 8, which had raised $1B before harassment suit against co-founder and challenges in Asia drove founders apart — Brian Koo often — compared his business partnership with Joe Lonsdale to a marriage, and the two budding investors did seem an ideal match.
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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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Spotify CEO Daniel Ek becomes chairman after co-founder Martin Lorentzon steps down from position to become company's vice-chairman — A changing of the guard is underway at Spotify, the streaming music service with 40 million paying users and over 100 million overall that competes … | April Glaser / Recode: |
Tencent launches $299 Ying drone that can capture 4K video and live stream it to WeChat at 720p — The most popular social messaging platform in China now has its own foldable drone. — Tencent — Tencent, the maker of WeChat, has a new drone on the way, expected to be available for sale by the end of October for $299.
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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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BitTorrent says its streaming service BitTorrent Now isn't shutting down, only one co-CEO, Robert Delamar, left the company — Last week, Variety published a report detailing some internal turmoil at BitTorrent: the company's CEOs had both reportedly been fired, the recently-launched BitTorrent … | Michal Lev-Ram / Fortune: |
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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