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October 18, 2016, 2:15 PM
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Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Google Pixel review: fast, powerful, long battery, and great camera though it lacks optical image stabilization, but dull design and the software needs polish  —  Android by Google  —  Every Android phone has always been a little compromised, and everybody knows it.
Walt Mossberg / The Verge:
Google Pixel review: best premium Android phone, worth buying just for the impressive Assistant, but not water resistant  —  The new Pixel is a classy home for the new Assistant  —  At long last, almost 8 years to the day the first Android phone went on sale, Google is launching a smartphone …
Ben Brody / Bloomberg:
Wikileaks: leaked email from March shows Podesta's initial list of 39 suggestions for Clinton's running mate included Tim Cook, Bill Gates, and Melinda Gates  —  Podesta listed women, blacks, Hispanics, WikiLeaks says  —  Bill and Melinda Gates, Mary Barra, Tim Cook on early list
James Vincent / The Verge:
Samsung is setting up Note7 exchange booths at high traffic terminals in select airports around the world  —  Samsung is setting up Galaxy Note 7 exchange booths in airports around the world, hoping to stop customers taking the dangerous device onto flights at the last minute.
Matt Humrick / AnandTech:
Qualcomm announces X50 5G modem, enabling 5Gbps downloads and arriving in products in 2018, and says smartphones with X16 gigabit LTE modems coming in 2017  —  Qualcomm made three announcements about connectivity products today at it 2016 4G/5G Summit in Hong Kong.
Larry Dignan / ZDNet:
IBM reports Q3 revenue of $19.2B, flat YoY; cloud as a service annual run rate now at $7.5B, up 66% from last year  —  IBM's strategic imperatives—new businesses that are getting investment—are starting to offset slower units.  —  IBM reported a better-than-expected third quarter …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook Live unlocks scheduling and pre-stream lobby, first for verified Pages  —  Facebook is helping broadcasters plan and promote their Live streams ahead of time, and assemble their audiences in a waiting room so they have viewers the second the camera starts rolling.
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Twitter hires AngelHack founder Gregory Gopman to work on its VR initiative  —  Twitter has hired AngelHack founder Gergory Gopman to work on its nascent virtual reality (VR) initiative, Variety has learned.  The company may add native 360-degree video integration as well as 360-degree video live streaming …
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Razer acquires audiovisual company THX as it explores growth beyond the gaming industry; THX will be “spun out” as a recapitalized startup  —  Razer, the company that develops hardware and services for gamers and the world of gaming, has made an acquisition to catapult …
Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch:
Netflix beats expectations, adding 3.2M global subscribers vs. 2M expected and 370K domestic subscribers vs. 304K for the quarter; stock up over 20% after hours

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Michael Sisak / Associated Press:
A US appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction, finding the trial judge let women testify about allegations that were not part of the case

Eli Stokols / Politico:
Interviews with 24 people reveal the tense relationship between President Biden and the New York Times, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, and a lack of trust

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
Indian streaming service JioCinema launches an ad-free subscription plan with the lowest tier costing $0.35/month for a single device, undercutting rivals

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Alex Webb / Bloomberg:
Carnegie Mellon AI expert Russ Salakhutdinov hired as a new director of AI research at Apple, says he'll continue to do work at CMU
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Y Combinator boss Sam Altman says he's not going to cut ties with Peter Thiel for supporting Donald Trump
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