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Apple says it's working on pro displays and Mac Pros with modular designs that can fit high-end CPUs/GPUs, admitting 2013's model fell short, not coming in 2017 — Let's not beat around the bush. I have great news to share: — Apple is currently hard at work on a “completely rethought” …
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Apple will ship new iMacs later this year, including configurations targeted at the pro market; Phil Schiller confirms they will not feature a touchscreen — Apple's expected update to its iMac line will arrive later this year with some previously unexpected additions: pro models.| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple's Mac Pro refresh: $2,999 model goes from 4 to 6-core Xeon CPU, AMD G300 GPUs to G500 GPUs; $3,999 model goes from 6 to 8-core CPU, D500 GPUs to D700 GPUs — Apple today reshuffled its Mac Pro configurations and pricing, marking the first “update” to Apple's pro-oriented desktop computer in over three years.| Pranav Dixit / BuzzFeed: |
How Aadhaar, India's national ID program that includes citizens' biometric data, has reached ubiquitous integration into society and services, worrying critics — For seven years, India's government has been scanning the irises and fingerprints of its citizens into a massive database.| Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Trump administration considers vetting procedures that would require visa applicants disclose phone contacts, passwords to social-media accounts, more — Foreigners entering U.S. could be forced to hand over phones, answer questions on ideology; changes could apply to allies like France and Germany
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Spotify to restrict new albums from Universal Music Group artists to its premium service for up to two weeks; sources say royalty payments are now slightly less — As part of its new licensing agreement with Universal Music Group — Spotify has agreed to a new licensing agreement …
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Sources: Square is in talks to “acquihire” Yik Yak's team, with one source saying another firm is also interested; founders likely won't join new company — The app is likely to shut down — Yik Yak, the once high-flying anonymous social network based on college campuses, appears to be heading toward its end.
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Sources: Chinese tech conglomerate LeEco delayed payroll for US employees this month amid cash squeeze, as some high-profile execs depart to Samsung — Tech conglomerate's U.S. plans falter after aggressive growth — Some high-profile executives, wooed from Samsung, have left| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Yelp acquires Wi-Fi marketing company Turnstyle Analytics for $20 million — Yelp this morning announced it has paid $20 million in cash to acquire the Wi-Fi marketing company, Turnstyle Analytics, which offers a service that allows businesses to connect with their customers over a freely provided Wi-fi network.| Brian Womack / Bloomberg: |
Data storage startup Cohesity, founded by Nutanix co-founder Mohit Aron, raises $90M+ round led by GV and Sequoia Capital; source says valuation is $500M — GV, Sequoia Capital lead $90 million funding round for Cohesity — Cohesity Inc., a startup that specializes in data storage …
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Waymo-Uber suit: Google says former exec Anthony Levandowski worked on competing projects before leaving, reveals he made over $120M in incentive pay at Google — Newly-released documents from Google's October arbitration against Anthony Levandowski, one of the leads of its self-driving car project …
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