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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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| April Glaser / Recode: |
Trump's new FCC advisers Jeff Eisenach and Mark Jamison oppose net neutrality and broadband subsidies for low-income Americans — The president-elect's new FCC advisers dislike net neutrality and broadband subsidies for low-income Americans. — President-elect Trump formally named …
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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 — Amazon has held talks with the NBA, MLB and NFL and others to stream live sports, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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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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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
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 …
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| Anna Irrera / Reuters: |
Source: blockchain startup R3 drops its fundraising goal by $50M to $150M amid news that Goldman Sachs is leaving its consortium — Blockchain company R3 CEV has reduced the amount it aims to raise from bank members in its first large round of equity funding to $150 million from $200 million …
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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.’
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| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
Munchery hires James Beriker of Simply Hired as its new CEO amid struggles with food waste — Munchery, a San Francisco startup that cooks and delivers meals to hundreds of thousands of customers in a handful of U.S. cities, has begged its cooks to bring down the cost of the ingredients, according to current and former employees.
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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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Tweets: @jeremycowart, @romaindillet and @ow
| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
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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| 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, Digital Trends, ZDNet, SiliconANGLE and Droidmen
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
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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