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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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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
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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| 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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| 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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| Jake Smith / ZDNet: |
Symantec has agreed to acquire ID theft protection service LifeLock for $2.3B — Acquisition forms “world's largest digital safety platform for consumers and families.” — Symantec on Sunday agreed to acquire LifeLock, a consumer identity-theft protect service, for $2.3 billion to form the …
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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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| 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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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
With Mi Mix, Xiaomi resolves challenges of placing speaker, proximity sensor, front-facing camera on a nearly bezel-less phone without much usability sacrifice — Xiaomi elegantly solves a lot of problems to create a more screen-centric smartphone. — Smartphone design has stagnated.| 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 …
| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Macom buys Applied Micro for $770M to combine its analog processors with connectivity chips for data centers, plans to sell Applied Micro's ARM server chip unit — Macom is buying Applied Micro so it can provide a set of connectivity processors from switches to fiber in the network.
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| Sruthi Shankar / Reuters: |
Cybersecurity company Optiv filed for $100M IPO on Friday — Cybersecurity company Optiv Security Inc, majority owned by Blackstone Group LP (BX.N), filed with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering of its common stock on Friday. — The company set a nominal fundraising target …
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| Cherlynn Low / Engadget: |
LeEco Le Pro3 review: good build, battery life, and performance, but cameras perform poorly in low light, custom UI skin hinders usability, no headphone jack — LeEco is a name you've probably never heard of, but the Chinese electronics company has been popping up everywhere over the past year.Sponsor Posts
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