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Microsoft tweaks design of Outlook for iOS and Android, plans to merge Outlook and Sunrise apps — Microsoft's Outlook Mobile Apps Get More Polish—And Just A Dash Of Sunrise — When Microsoft introduced the first version of Outlook for iOS and Android last January, it was a very …
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US regulators grant exemptions to DMCA's DRM rules for jailbreaking, remixing DVDs and Blu-rays, preserving video games, researching and modifying car software — Victory for Users: Librarian of Congress Renews and Expands Protections for Fair Uses — The new rules for exemptions …
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IBM to buy Weather Co.'s digital and data assets, not its TV channel, in a deal source says valued over $2B — IBM Nearing Acquisition of Weather Co.'s Digital and Data Assets — Deal could be announced as early as Wednesday — International Business Machines Corp. is nearing a deal … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Android Users Can Now Record & Publish Their Video Gameplay From The Google Play Games App — Google is doubling down on its investment in its Twitch competitor, YouTube Gaming, with today's launch of a new feature in its Google Play Games app that will allow users to record and share … | Wired: |
Senate passes cybersecurity bill CISA by a vote of 74-21, remaining differences still to be resolved between House and Senate — CISA Security Bill Passes Senate With Privacy Flaws Unfixed — For months, privacy advocates have asked Congress to kill or reform the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Snapchat Adds Slow-Mo, Fast-Forward, And Rewind Video Filters — Teenagers have short attention spans, but Snapchat's latest feature could keep them tuned in. Today Snapchat is introducing a new set of filters called “Speed Modifiers” for videos you shoot on iOS or Android.
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Stores to start selling new Apple TV on Friday — The new Apple TV went on pre-order via Apple's online store earlier this week, and priority deliveries will begin this Friday while standard shipments will begin arriving after this upcoming weekend. Now, we've learned that Apple …
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Slack introduces group messages for up to nine people, private groups become private channels — Group Messages Come to Slack — We've all been there: you're late to your meeting with Judy and Tomiko and you need to quickly DM them at the same time to let them know.
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| Gerry Smith / Bloomberg Business: |
Comcast to Test Wireless Service After Invoking Verizon Deal — Three-year-old agreement requires six-month waiting period — Third-quarter profit meets estimates as fewer users drop cable — Comcast Corp. plans to begin customer trials of a wireless service after invoking …
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| Leslie Picker / New York Times: |
Data visualization and analytics firm Alteryx raises $85M round led by Iconiq Capital, source says at a valuation approaching $1B — Iconiq Capital Leads $85 Million Investment in Alteryx — While market volatility has scared away some venture investors, the firm advising some of Silicon Valley's …
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Amazon tests e-commerce for Fire TV, working on own shopping channel like QVC but that allows purchases directly from the screen, expected to roll out next year — Exclusive: Amazon brings e-commerce to Fire TV and prepares to launch its own shopping channelThanks:@johnhcook
| Pete Carey / Mercury News: |
Oracle building new facility for Design Tech High School, a free public charter school, on its campus in Redwood City, slated to open fall 2017 — Oracle to build high school at its headquarters campus — REDWOOD CITY — Oracle said Tuesday it will build a home on its corporate campus …
| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Apple sees iPhone sales grow 22.1% to 48M in Q4 2015, but iPad sales declined 19.5% — As part of the company's latest quarterly earnings announcement, Apple revealed today that it sold 48 million iPhones, 9.9 million iPads, and 5.7 million Macs during its fiscal fourth quarter of 2015.
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The Digital Reader, ZDNet, Fortune, BGR, 9to5Mac and TechCrunch
| Glyn Moody / Ars Technica UK: |
Net neutrality: EU votes in favour of Internet fast lanes and slow lanes — MEPs confused by false claims, tired of the arguments, keen to conclude the file. — The European Parliament has passed the flawed flawed compromise text on net neutrality without including any of the amendments that would have closed serious loopholes.
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| Julie Bort / Business Insider: |
ADP drops its defamation lawsuit against Zenefits after judge asks parties to work it out — ADP drops its strange defamation lawsuit against Zenefits and both companies agree to talk nice — After a judge flat-out told HR software giant ADP that “it seems clear to me that ADP has no claim for defamation …
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Fantasy-sports firms, including DraftKings and FanDuel, agree to join self-regulatory board led by former acting US Secretary of Labor Seth Harris — Fantasy-Sports Companies Agree to Join Self-Regulatory Board — New organization will be led by Ex-Labor Secretary Seth HarrisSponsor Posts
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