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FTC sues Qualcomm over anticompetitive tactics in monopolizing baseband processor market, says firm elevated patent royalties for vendors using competing chips — Company's sales and licensing practices hamper Qualcomm's competitors and threaten innovation in mobile communications, according to FTC
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Mark Zuckerberg testifies in Oculus-ZeniMax trial, says “Oculus products are built on Oculus technology” and that he'd never heard of ZeniMax — DALLAS — Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, has said virtual reality could be the next big thing in technology.
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Google+ announces it's bringing back Events feature, will now hide “low quality” comments, and is sunsetting its old web UI on January 24 — Google overhauled Google+ from top to bottom in late 2015 to shift the focus to communities. The company has been tweaking …
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Apple to raise prices of apps and in-app purchases by ~25% in 3 regions, making the lowest app prices 99p in UK, 80 rupees in India, and 3.49 lira in Turkey — UK costs will numerically match those of the US, meaning that a program that costs $0.99 will now be 99p.
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| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Hewlett Packard Enterprise buys datacenter infrastructure startup SimpliVity for $650M — Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which split off from HP in 2015, today announced its latest acquisition, SimpliVity, a company that sells data center hardware that unites computing power and storage, which traditionally have been sold separately.
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| Charlie Savage / New York Times: |
Chelsea Manning to be freed on May 17 rather than in 2045 after Obama commutes bulk of 35-year sentence — WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday largely commuted the remaining prison sentence of Chelsea Manning, the army intelligence analyst convicted of an enormous 2010 leak …
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Sources: Trump considering Utah attorney general Sean Reyes, who urged FTC to re-open antitrust probe of Google last year, for FTC chairman — President-elect Donald Trump is considering tapping Sean Reyes, the attorney general of Utah, as the next chairman of the FTC, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
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| Selina Wang / Bloomberg: |
Used goods marketplace Letgo raises $175M Series C from Accel and others, has raised $325M since '15 launch, still doesn't charge for Craigslist-like service — Letgo, an online marketplace for buying and selling used goods, said it raised $175 million to invest in growth plans and grab market share from EBay Inc. and Craigslist.
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Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Wire, Mashable, and TechCrunch
| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft acquires 3D data-optimization vendor Simplygon to help realize its “3D for Everyone” strategy — Microsoft's latest acquisition, 3D data-optimization vendor Simplygon, is part of Redmond's strategy to make 3D part of future users' experiences.| Pamela Rosen / Evernote Blog: |
Evernote launches updated iOS app with streamlined UI for creating notes, finding notes, more — Getting organized and staying organized should consume as little time and effort as possible. That's why we redesigned Evernote for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with speed and simplicity in mind … | Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Sources: publishers doubt Facebook will renew paid livestreaming deals, as it has been pushing them to focus on creating longer content — Publishers don't expect Facebook to renew the deals it was pushing last spring; now Facebook wants something else. — Facebook spent more than $50 million …
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Snap Inc.'s culture of secrecy, led by CEO Evan Spiegel, could be problematic as the company prepares to IPO in March — Snap Inc. CEO Evan Spiegel's values will be tested as he convinces investors of the company's potential. — by — Last September, Snapchat employees read a report …
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