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| Elizabeth Gurdus / CNBC: |
Tim Cook says Apple will start $1B fund to promote advanced manufacturing jobs in US, with the first investment coming later this month — Apple CEO Tim Cook said that his company will start a $1 billion fund to promote advanced manufacturing jobs in the United States. — “We're announcing it today.
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| Kelly Fiveash / Ars Technica UK: |
Imagination Technologies starts formal dispute process with Apple, plans to sell core MIPS and Ensigma business units to focus on graphics chip division — British chip design firm to sell-off MIPS group to shore up beleaguered business. — Imagination Technologies has placed its patents row … | Chance Miller / 9to5Google: |
Google rolling out new anti-phishing security check in Gmail for Android with pop-up warnings when users click on suspicious links — Google today has announced a new security feature for Gmail on Android that makes it easier for users to protect themselves against phishing attempts.| Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal: |
In its effort to create TV-like content, Snap has signed original show deals with NBCUniversal, Turner, others, and is in talks with CBS and Fox, sources say — Snap Inc.'s ambitious effort to create television-like content has old and new media companies alike clamoring to learn …
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Source: Qualcomm plans to ask the International Trade Commission to halt iPhone imports from Asia into the US as part of ongoing patent dispute — Appeal to trade agency could pressure Apple in legal fight — ITC has authority to halt product shipments into U.S. market
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| Mat Smith / Engadget: |
EU accepts Amazon's commitments to withdraw strong-arm clauses in e-book contracts with publishers to settle antitrust case — The European Commission has accepted Amazon's changes to how it sells its e-books. Following a 2015 investigation over the retailer's anti-competitive behaviour … | Alex Webb / Bloomberg: |
DeepMap, founded by Google veterans for building maps for autonomous vehicles, has raised a $25M round led by Accel — DeepMind is creating maps for autonomous vehicles, with backing from top venture capitalists. — A mile away from where Google builds the maps used by people around the world …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
BlackBerry KeyOne review: no-frills productivity phone for email diehards, with a good keyboard, great battery life, but is heavy and has a small display — BlackBerry's latest phone has a particular set of skills acquired over a very long career — It was in about the third hour of using …
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Facebook posts Q1 revenue of $8.03B, up 49% YoY, as DAUs reach 1.28B, up 18% YoY, and MAUs reach 1.94B, up 17% YoY — Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. — “We had a good start to 2017,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO.
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| Taylor Rhodes / The Official Rackspace Blog: |
Rackspace CEO Taylor Rhodes says he has resigned to become CEO of an unnamed smaller private firm; Rackspace president Jeff Cotten will become interim CEO — This morning, I announced to my fellow Rackers the toughest decision I've ever had to make: I'm leaving the company that I love … | Manish Singh / Mashable: |
Facebook launches Express Wi-Fi commercially in India in four states with 700 hotspots for 15-30 cents/day; Bharti Airtel to launch an additional 20K hotspots — Facebook is having another go at how it can bring more people online, including in places that aren't a big fan of the company's earlier attempts.
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| Cara McGoogan / Telegraph: |
Google agrees to pay €306M to settle tax dispute with Italy; authorities claimed last year that Google had not paid tax on €1B in revenue between 2009 and 2013 — Google will pay €306m (£259m) to settle a tax dispute in Italy and end a criminal investigation into whether …
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Google says it has disabled the accounts responsible for the widespread phishing email that mimicked Google Docs' design — If someone invites you to edit a file in Google Docs today, don't open it — it may be spam from a phishing scheme that's been spreading quickly this afternoon.
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| Biz Carson / Business Insider: |
A look at the history, allegations, and tech in Waymo's lawsuit against Uber as the companies head to trial — “This is not your garden variety trade secrets case. This is a case that involves what potentially may be the most lucrative business in history, and Google is trying to keep its main competitor on the sidelines."
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