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Sources: Apple disbands division that develops AirPort wireless routers, which were last refreshed in 2013, and reassigns its engineers to other projects — Apple disbands its router division, reassigns engineers — Apple Inc. has disbanded its division that develops wireless routers …
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Instagram launches ephemeral live video that followers can watch only when it's streaming and Snapchat-style disappearing private messages — Instagram is combining the best of Snapchat and Periscope to help you get comfortable on camera. Rather than overlap with Facebook Live and Messenger …
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| Anita Balakrishnan / CNBC: |
WSJ sources: Amazon has held talks with NBA, MLB, and NFL to stream live sports, and has proposed a premium exclusive sports package through Amazon Prime — CNBC's Julia Boorstin on a Wall Street Journal report that Amazon is looking into streaming live sporting events.
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Oracle acquires DNS provider Dyn, the target of DDoS attacks that took many popular websites offline a month ago, for an undisclosed amount — A timely, if a little surprising, piece of M&A this morning from Oracle: the enterprise services company announced that it has acquired Dyn …
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| David Pierce / Wired: |
Uber introduces Compliments, allowing riders to give their driver private feedback via pre-made stickers or custom thank you notes — Starting today, when you give your Uber driver a five-star rating, your app will ask you to provide them a little extra feedback.
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Sources: Microsoft plans to enable x86 emulation for ARM64 devices in Windows 10 by Fall 2017 with its Redstone 3 release — Microsoft is planning to enable x86 on ARM64 emulation in Windows 10 by Fall 2017 with its ‘Redstone 3’ release, sources say, thanks to codename ‘Cobalt.’| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
How Facebook's fake news problem emerged as it emphasized real-time content, with the debut of its Share button in 2012 and hashtags and Trending in mid-2013 — As Facebook attempted to capture the fast-moving energy of the news cycle from Twitter, and shied away from policing political content …
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Google acquires Qwiklabs learning platform, will use service to provide training for Google Cloud Platform, G Suite, and other products — Google today announced that it has acquired Qwiklabs, a hands-on learning platform for those who want to become more familiar with operating cloud environments … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google opens up Team Drives, its new product for business file sharing, to early adopters — Google is opening up applications to businesses interested in testing its new file-sharing product called Team Drives. Announced earlier this fall, the focus of Team Drives is to offer companies …
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G Suite Update Alerts, ZDNet and SiliconANGLE
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OnePlus 3T review: boosts OnePlus 3's already-beefy specs with upgraded battery, 16MP selfie cam, and Snapdragon 821 processor; $439 64GB model is a good deal — $439 for a metal body, flagship specs, and a light skin is still a good deal. — The OnePlus 3 was one of our favorite devices of 2016.
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| Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica: |
Google invests $3.4M in the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms and opens new deep learning and AI research group in its Montreal offices — Investing in the already popular AI hotbed in Canada. — Google announced today that it will extend funding for AI research at the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (MILA).
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| Nathan Ingraham / Engadget: |
Chromecast Ultra review: limited 4k content selection and seemingly marginal quality improvement make the $35 Chromecast better for most uses — Google's first Chromecast was a cheap and ugly little stick that nonetheless served a very important purpose. At $35, it was about the cheapest …
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