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Live stream of Google's press event; announcing Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, Pixel C tablet, Chromecast updates, more — Google Press Event 9/29/15 — S'more to love...| The Verge: |
Google Nexus event keynote liveblog — Live from Google's Nexus event — We're live from Google's Nexus event in San Francisco, California. Join us as we see the new flagship Android device take shape.| James Vincent / The Verge: |
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Service marketplace Thumbtack raises $125M at a $1.3B valuation, led by Scottish money management firm Baillie Gifford — Thumbtack Raises New Funding at a $1.3 Billion Valuation — Thumbtack, which handles marketing and job listings for professionals like yoga instructors and electricians …
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Axel Springer Buys 88% of Business Insider for $343 Million — German media company Axel Springer SE agreed to buy an 88 percent stake in Business Insider Inc. for $343 million. — Axel Springer already owns a 9 percent stake in New York-based Business Insider, which runs …
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Sources: Indian mobile wallet firm Paytm gets $680M from Alibaba and Ant Financial — Alibaba, Ant Financial invest about $680 million in Paytm, up stake to 40% … NEW DELHI: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding has made a strategic investment in One97 Communications …
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Google tries to make its cars drive more like humans by cutting corners, edging into intersections, and crossing double-yellow lines — Google Tries to Make Its Cars Drive More Like Humans — Autonomous vehicles are learning to edge into intersections, cut corners
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan review: Apple focuses on refinements with under-the-hood improvements, tweaks to apps and Spotlight, and new Split View multitasking mode — OS X 10.11 El Capitan: The Ars Technica Review — Apple brings refinement and under-the-hood changes to Yosemite's new design.
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Microsoft details Azure Data Lake plans, says public preview is coming later this year — Microsoft fleshes out its Azure Data Lake plans; readies public preview — Microsoft plans to make its Azure Data Lake store, analytics service and new query language — all derivatives … | Michael Rundle / Wired.co.uk: |
Apple's new privacy site explains exactly how it uses your data — Apple has launched a new privacy policy website to explain in exacting detail how it users customers' data. — The updated site is intended to list virtually every core use of data by services like Apple Pay and iCloud …
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Microsoft's Project Spark game creator will move from microtransactions to a free and open creation model — Project Spark Transitions into Free Incubation Engine Next Week — On October 5, Project Spark will transition from its microtransaction model to a free and open creation engine.| TechCrunch: |
Amazon Launches Flex To Rival Postmates In On-Demand, Crowdsourced Delivery — Amazon looked at buying Postmates earlier this year, but in the end it built a service that will go head to head in competing with it: the e-commerce giant today took the wraps off Flex, a new on-demand delivery service …
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Google and NASA extend quantum computing contract with D-Wave Systems — The quest for an entirely new type of computer will continue at NASA's Ames Research Center, which is nestled in the heart of Silicon Valley. The space agency, along with Google GOOG and the Universities Space Research Association … Sponsor Posts
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