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Sources: Apple plans to introduce a 4K-capable Apple TV and updated TV app that can highlight live TV, alongside new iPhone and Apple Watch models, in September — Company plans to announce new Apple TV model in September — New model will play 4K HDR content from movie studios, apps
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| Brian X. Chen / New York Times: |
Sources: Apple to price premium iPhone at around $999, will include thinner bezels, facial recognition-based unlocking, and wireless charging — Dear iPhone: It's hard to believe we're still together after 10 years, which is eons in the tech industry. — What's the glue that keeps us together?
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Sources: HTC is exploring options that could range from separating off its VR business to a full sale of the company, although this option is less likely — HTC is said to work with an adviser as it considers options — HTC Corp., the beleaguered manufacturer that once ranked among … | Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Apple details plans to build two data centers in Iowa, costing $1.375B and creating 50 jobs, will receive tax credits and invest $100M in fund for nearby Waukee — (Reuters) - Apple Inc will build a $1.375 billion data center in Waukee near Des Moines, Apple and Iowa officials said on Thursday …
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Google adds a firewall to its App Engine platform, letting developers restrict apps to certain users or regions, available in beta — Google has announced a new firewall feature that allows developers and administrators using App Engine to easily restrict access from specific traffic sources.
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| Lauren Thomas / CNBC: |
Amazon says Whole Foods acquisition will close 8/28 with plans to lower some food prices, Prime members to get benefits, Lockers available in some stores — Amazon said on Thursday that its acquisition of Whole Foods will close on Monday. — As the two companies work to integrate their business …
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
In iOS 11, Safari strips Google AMP links to their original canonical URLs when a story is shared or copy-pasted — Apple is adding a subtle new feature to Safari in iOS 11 that will automatically strip out Google AMP URLs when a webpage is shared or copy and pasted, as spotted by MacStories editor Federico Viticci.
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BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Mac Observer, Search Engine Land, iPhone Hacks, AppAdvice.com, The Loop, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, AppleInsider, SlashGear, and MacRumors
Tweets: @viticci, @martinsfp, @cramforce, and @aleyda
| New York Times: |
Apple, citing US sanctions, starts removing apps from Iranian developers in the App Store; Google allows Iranian developers to publish free apps to Play Store — TEHRAN — Officially, Apple has no presence in Iran. Because of American sanctions against the country, the company's iPhones …
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AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @borzou and @nytimesbusiness
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources detail turmoil within Tesla's engineering ranks after Musk's fully autonomous Autopilot announcement last year, with some believing it to be unsafe — The Holy Grail. The car drives itself from — departure to destination. The human is — out of the loop. The car is as good or better
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Tweets: @jamesvgrimaldi, @timkhiggins, @aatilley, @kentindell, @sfiegerman, @chr1sa, and @miriamgottfried
| Andy / TorrentFreak: |
Finnish court orders two founders of Pirate Bay, Fredrik Neij and Gottfrid Svartholm, to pay IFPI record labels $477K+ in six-year-old case — Two founders of The Pirate Bay have been ordered by a court in Finland to pay record labels more than $477,000 in compensation.| Tom Schoenberg / Bloomberg: |
US judge rules DreamHost must hand over user data from anti-Trump website to DoJ, but imposes limits and will vet which information DoJ uses — Information to be used for rioting cases, prosecutors say — About 200 charged for violent protests during inauguration
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Tweets: @dreamhost and @bpolitics
| Avery Hartmans / Business Insider: |
WeWork has raised $4.4B from SoftBank Group and its Vision Fund, with $3B going to WeWork and $1.4B going to new China, Japan, Pacific subsidiaries — WeWork has raised $4.4 billion in funding from SoftBank Group and SoftBank Vision Fund, the office sharing startup announced Thursday.
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Tweets: @jasoncosta, @ellenhuet, @ericnewcomer, and @ericnewcomer
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Report: Roku's market share among streaming media players in US is up to 37%, with Amazon's Fire TV at 24%, Chromecast at 18%, and Apple TV down to 15% — Roku isn't only maintaining its lead as the top streaming media player device in the U.S., it's increasing it.Sponsor Posts
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