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Facebook to show more stories from local news sources in News Feed, will identify local publishers by looking at clicks in tight geographic areas — It's the third big change Facebook has announced in the last month. And at least one more is coming. — Facebook says it will bring …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple working on at least 3 Macs, including two MacBooks and one desktop, with custom co-processors; new iPad to be released toward the end of the year — The company already makes many of the chips for its iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches. — For several years … | Alex Sherman / CNBC: |
Sources: Dell considers a sale to VMware, of which it owns 80%, in a reverse merger, which would allow Dell to be traded publicly without formal IPO — - VMware could buy Dell in massive reverse-merger, sources say. Dell currently owns 80 percent of VMware.| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft buys gaming services startup PlayFab to bolster its Azure platform — In the latest chapter of GAFAM's continuing bid to conquer online gaming, Microsoft has acquired PlayFab, which helps game developers launch their titles online more quickly with simplified back-end services.| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft Teams gets tighter app integration, revamped command box, slash commands, and a new Store where you can search for apps by name or integration type — Microsoft is doubling down on app support in Microsoft Teams, its chat-based collaboration tool that competes with Facebook's Workplace and Slack.
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| Nick Summers / Engadget: |
UK government will fine companies in “critical industries” up to £17M if they don't have effective cybersecurity measures, in response to 2016 EU NIS directive — The UK government will fine companies in “critical industries” up to £17 million if they have woefully inadequate cybersecurity defences.
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| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
FCC chairman Ajit Pai says he is opposed to a proposal for the government to build a 5G network — Over the weekend, Axios reported that officials within the Trump administration have been proposing the creation of a nationwide 5G network in order to protect against Chinese leadership in forthcoming networking technology.
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| Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times: |
GroupM's Rob Norman on Google and Facebook's digital ad duopoly, News Feed changes, Disney's opportunity with Hulu and BAMTech if 21st Century Fox deal closes — Rob Norman was greeted with a social media flood of well-wishes and compliments from marketing executives at major brands …
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| Catalin Cimpanu / BleepingComputer: |
Microsoft releases out-of-band Windows update for manual download to disable Intel's buggy patch for Spectre Variant 2, will wait for a more stable fix — Microsoft has issued on Saturday an emergency out-of-band Windows update that disables patches for the Spectre Variant 2 bug (CVE-2017-5715).
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| Nicholas Confessore / New York Times: |
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman opens investigation into Devumi, the company that sells millions of fake followers to celebs, journalists, others — The New York attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, on Saturday opened an investigation into a company that sold millions …
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| Bloomberg: |
Japanese chipmaker Renesas denies news of talks to buy US competitor Maxim, whose shares surged as much as 27% on report — Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp. denied a report that it's in talks to acquire Maxim Integrated Products Inc., throwing cold water on a report that said the deal could be worth as much as $20 billion.| Colin Campbell / Polygon: |
Microsoft considers buying Electronic Arts says source, as it seeks to increase exclusive games lineup; acquisition rumors also include Valve and PUBG — How can Microsoft match Sony's stellar roster? — Microsoft has given Xbox head Phil Spencer a vote of confidence, promoting him to executive vice president of gaming.| Bloomberg: |
Tencent-led investor group, which includes JD.com, is spending $5.4B for a 14% stake in Wanda Commercial Properties Co., China's largest mall operator — JD, Sunac and Suning will also take part in acquisition deal — The investment marks a major internet-retail industry tie-upSponsor Posts
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