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Samsung and Google partner to make Google Play Music the default music service on new Samsung phones and tablets worldwide, starting with Galaxy S8 and S8+ — Samsung and Google today announced a new partnership that will make Google Play Music the default music player and music service including … | Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: |
Elon Musk reveals plans for his startup Neuralink, says initial focus is on developing neural implants for treating brain injuries, to explore telepathy later — Startup Neuralink aims to treat disabled and ultimately create a new language of ‘consensual telepathy’
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Sources: Apple hired two executives who worked on satellites at Google, held talks with Boeing about investment or partnership in Boeing's satellite venture — Apple said to have held talks about investing in Boeing satellite broadband project — After revolutionizing phones …
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The Guardian confirms it has stopped publishing its articles to Apple News and Facebook Instant Articles — Publishers aren't happy with the deal platforms are cutting them. Now, the Guardian has dropped both Facebook's fast-loading Instant Article format and removed its content from Apple News.| Bérénice Magistretti / VentureBeat: |
Quora raises $85M round led by Y Combinator to expand internationally and develop its ads business; CEO Adam D'Angelo says the platform has 190M monthly uniques — EXCLUSIVE: — Quora is known for being an under-the-radar company. But in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat …
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Qualcomm CEO: first Windows 10 PC with Snapdragon 835 is scheduled for Q4 2017 — But don't expect a flood of Windows 10 PCs based on ARM chips — If you want a Windows 10 PC that doesn't have an x86 chip from Intel or AMD, your wish will be granted in the fourth quarter.
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Leaked document shows recommended minimum specs for Windows 10 Cloud OS devices: quad-core Celeron or better CPU, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, 40 WHr+ battery — A new low-cost Surface device and Windows 10 Cloud OS combo could do some serious damage to Google's Chromebook ambitions in U.S. schools.| Sam Kim / Bloomberg: |
Netmarble Games prices IPO in Korea, raising as much as $2.3B and valuing company at $11B+ — A successful IPO would be South Korea's biggest since 2010 — Korean game publisher's titles include Lineage 2 Revolution — Netmarble Games Corp. will raise as much as $2.3 billion after pricing …
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Sources: Snapchat acquired geofilter patent from defunct Instagram competitor Mobli for $7.7M — After 6 years, 86 Million Dollars in funding, a peak of 23 Million users and 4 different products, today marked the what seems to be the final chapter for Mobli, with the sale of one of its patents to Snap Inc.
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Duolingo launches $10/month subscription option with no ads and the option to download language lessons for offline use — Earlier this week, the popular language learning service Duolingo quietly introduced paid monthly subscriptions in its Android apps. — Subscribers get two benefits … | Alex Barnsbee / IOActive Labs Research: |
Researchers find 10 vulnerabilities in 20+ Linksys Smart Wi-Fi routers; Linksys issues security advisory to mitigate risks until new firmware is available — Last year I acquired a Linksys Smart Wi-Fi router, more specifically the EA3500 Series. I chose Linksys (previously owned by Cisco … | Michael Nunez / Gizmodo: |
Plastc, the all-in-one smart payment card that raised $9M+ in preorders and failed to ship any product, says it will file for bankruptcy — There are dozens of ways to pay for things, but apparently, the world was not ready for one more. Plastc, the company that promised to put …
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