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July 17, 2018, 12:05 PM

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Wall Street Journal:
Walmart strikes strategic partnership to use Microsoft's cloud technology, AI, machine learning, and other services  —  The shared rivalry with Amazon ‘is absolutely core to this,’ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says  —  Walmart Inc. WMT -.07% agreed to use Microsoft Corp.'s MSFT -.49% cloud technology …
Ryan Smith / AnandTech:
Samsung announces 10nm 8GB LPDDR5 DRAM chip, targets 6.4Gbps data transfer rates and 30% reduced power  —  Samsung has been on a roll lately with memory & storage-related announcements, and that roll is continuing today with a new DRAM-related announcement out of the juggernaut.
Bloomberg:
Social Capital CEO Chamath Palihapitiya defends his work after a string of prominent staff departures and a failed expansion that have left investors dismayed  —  Seven years ago, Social Capital made its debut as one of the hottest venture funds in Silicon Valley, the brainchild …
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Snapchat is partnering with four news discovery platforms to help journalists better mine the billions of public videos and photos shared on the app  —  Snapchat is launching a news partnership initiative with the goal of helping journalists and news organizations better mine the billions …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Microsoft launches Skype version 8.0 for desktop, with HD video, screen-sharing in calls, and improved chat, plans more features this summer like call recording  —  Skype's redesign launched last year was met with mixed reviews, but the company is forging ahead by rolling out a number …
Wall Street Journal:
Netflix reports Q2 membership growth of 5.2M, 1M less than forecast, and a profit of $384M, up from $65M last year; stock down 9%  —  Video site blamed faulty internal forecasting, not business reasons like price increases  —  Netflix Inc. missed its own forecasts by more than a million subscribers …
CBC News:
Detailed medical histories and contact information of 80K+ patients in Ontario allegedly held for ransom after data breach at CarePartners healthcare provider  —  Data contained names and contact information for more than 80,000 patients, plus detailed medical histories
BBC:
The company behind a Kodak-branded crypto-currency mining rig, which was shown to the press at CES and seen as a scam by critics, has dissolved  —  The company behind a Kodak-branded crypto-currency mining scheme has confirmed the plan has collapsed.  —  In January, a Bitcoin mining computer …

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