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Apple says Consumer Reports' battery test had disabled Safari cache in developer settings, which triggered an obscure bug that has since been patched — Last month, Consumer Reports came up with some interesting battery test results with the latest MacBook Pro models. Results ranged from 3.75 hours to 19.5 hours.
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| Mike Butcher / TechCrunch: |
Fitbit acquires European luxury smartwatch maker Vector for an undisclosed sum; no new products will be developed using the Vector name — Well this is a relatively fast exit. In March last year a brand new smart watch brand appeared, hoping to offer something different.| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Europe proposes expanding telco data privacy rules to email and mobile messaging services like WhatsApp and Gmail, aims for proposal to be adopted by May 2018 — The European Commission has set out proposals for updating rules which govern the use of personal telecoms data that would expand …
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SEC filing: Marissa Mayer, Yahoo co-founder David Filo, and four others to leave Yahoo board after Verizon sale; remaining business to be renamed Altaba Inc. — Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is resigning from company's board of directors, Yahoo announced in a filing with the SEC on Monday.
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FDA warns St. Jude's Merlin@home transmitters used in monitoring pacemakers, other cardiac devices are vulnerable to hacking; OTA fix started going out Monday — According to a cybersecurity notice from the Food and Drug Administration, certain pacemakers and cardiac devices are currently vulnerable to hacking.
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| Paul Sandle / Reuters: |
Snap Inc. to make London its international HQ, aims to avoid routing sales through low tax jurisdictions like Ireland and Luxembourg as other US companies do — Messaging app Snapchat said it would make London the home of its international operations, delivering another vote of confidence …
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| Steve Brachmann / IPWatchdog.com: |
IBM granted record 8,088 patents in 2016 by the USPTO, its 24th straight year at the top of the list, followed by Samsung with 5,518 and Cannon with 3,665 — In 1992, Bill Clinton was elected President of the United States. Hurricane Andrew bore down on the American Southeast …
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| Robert Scoble / Facebook: |
Source at Zeiss says Apple and Carl Zeiss AG are working on AR, mixed reality glasses that may be announced this year — Exclusive news: Apple and Zeiss working together on augmented reality optics. — For the nerds who were at CES and not paying attention to all my posts.
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| Dona Sarkar / Windows Blog: |
Microsoft debuts latest Windows 10 preview; new features include settings for lower blue light at night, tile folders, Edge web payments, and tab preview bar — Hello Windows Insiders! — Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15002 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring.
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Tweets: @kylealden, @masterdevwi, and @msftenable
| Tom Korosec / Bloomberg: |
Trial in $2B ZeniMax lawsuit against Oculus over intellectual property in Rift began on Monday in Dallas — ZeniMax alleges Facebook acquisition Oculus stole technology — Zuckerberg may testify in $2 billion Dallas trial over goggles — Facebook Inc. bet early on virtual reality …
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| Pete Pachal / Mashable: |
First look at Hulu Live TV service: “Lineup” feature curates a selection based on the user's favorite genres, sports teams, and shows — LAS VEGAS — It's going to be a whole new Hulu. — The service for watching last night's shows will soon begin offering live TV as well.
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| Alan Boyle / GeekWire: |
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, Omidyar Network back $27M Ethics and Governance of Artificial Intelligence Fund for research into the social impacts of AI — LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and Omidyar Network anchor a newly formed $27 million fund to support research into the social impacts of artificial intelligence.Sponsor Posts
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