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Inside today's decision by Twitter to change the default profile picture from an egg to human silhouette — An icon that came to represent Twitter's dark side is giving way to one designed not to turn anyone off, without looking like something you'd want to stick with.
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Uber executive and Otto founder Anthony Levandowski invokes fifth amendment, seeking to avoid potential charges in Waymo's case against Uber — SAN FRANCISCO — An Uber executive accused of stealing driverless car technology from his former employers at Google is exercising his Fifth Amendment right …
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon say they don't sell customers' individual web browsing data in response to cancellation of new FCC privacy rules — Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon published blog posts this morning responding to the backlash they've been receiving since Congress voted to revoke … | Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Cloudera files to raise $200M in IPO; the company lost $187M on $261M in revenue for the year ending January 31 — Big data software company Cloudera today submitted its S-1 filing to go public on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CLDR. — Joint underwriters on the deal include …
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Snapchat starts rolling out search for public Stories to users in select US cities; public Stories from all users could stay visible for up to several months — Snapchat is shifting from a social network limited to content shared by people you follow to an ephemeral, real-time database of what's going on now everywhere.| Kunal Dua / NDTV Gadgets 360: |
Phil Schiller officially opens Apple's new App Accelerator in Bengaluru for Indian developers — Phil Schiller is in India this week to mark the official opening of Apple's App Accelerator in Bengaluru, a venture that was announced by CEO Tim Cook during his visit to India last May.
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| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft is shutting down CodePlex, its service for hosting repositories of open source software, on December 15 due to the dominance of GitHub — Microsoft today announced that it's shutting down CodePlex, its service for hosting repositories of open source software.| Nate Rau / The Tennessean: |
RIAA report: streaming music in 2016 grew 68% YoY to bring in 51% of total revenues in music market, as total revenue reaches $7.7B, up 11.4% YoY — The U.S. music industry, which was beguiled two decades ago when online music service Napster invaded college campuses, for the first time boasts streaming … | Ryan Knutson / Wall Street Journal: |
iOS 10.3, released earlier this week, fixes major vulnerability that allowed malicious code to force iPhones to repeatedly dial 911 — Fix is aimed at preventing cyberattacks on 911 centers in the U.S. — Among the changes in an iPhone software update Apple Inc. AAPL -0.13% released this week … | Matt Hamblen / Computerworld: |
Verizon to launch 4G LTE Category M1 nationwide network for IoT on Friday, with wireless data costs starting at $2 per month, per device — Chipsets for Cat M1 low-power devices have dropped drastically in the past year — Verizon on Friday will launch a nationwide wireless network designed …
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As US tech firms spend billions to get into India, Chinese tech giants bolster Indian competitors with investments and expertise — While American tech companies look to boost local subsidiaries, Chinese firms pour money into startups — As the U.S.'s top tech brands ramp up operations in India …
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| Paul Gillin / SiliconANGLE: |
Dell reports Q4 revenues of $20.1B, up 58% YoY, driven by EMC as PC and server growth flatten, and paid down $7B debt in last six months — Dell Technologies Inc. said it's growing market share in all of its key markets as synergies between its new EMC subsidiary and other federated companies kick in.
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