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Windows 10 is Now Active on 200 Million Devices Worldwide — Share Tweet Pin it Reddit Share Share — Microsoft announced this morning that Windows 10 is now “active” on over 200 million devices worldwide. This figure presumably includes PCs, phones, Xbox Ones, and other devices …
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| Johana Bhuiyan / BuzzFeed: |
GM invests $500M in Lyft as part of a $1B round at a $5.5B valuation, will work with Lyft on a fleet of on-demand autonomous vehicles within next 10 years — Lyft And General Motors Are Partnering To Bring You On-Demand Driverless Cars — Silicon Valley companies have given …
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| Mark Walton / Ars Technica: |
Report: Major League Gaming shuttered after $46 million Activision buyout — Majority of the cash will go towards paying off MLG's mounting debts. — Major League Gaming, the once mighty American e-sports organisation, has been bought by Activision Blizzard in a $46 million (£31 million) deal.| James Risley / GeekWire: |
Oculus says Rift pre-orders start 8AM PST on January 6, price and ship date unknown — Oculus Rift preorders start in less than 48 hours, but price and ship date still a mystery … It's been nearly four years since Oculus wrapped up the Kickstarter campaign for its virtual reality headset, the Rift.
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| Brittany A. Roston / SlashGear: |
Lenovo expands X1 line with new Yoga convertible, tablet, updated Carbon laptop, standalone monitor, and all-in-one — Lenovo's X1 PC line scores new Thinkpads and more — Lenovo's popular X1 product lineup is getting a big expansion in coming weeks, not the least of which is the addition of yet another ThinkPad X1 Carbon.
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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Intel buys German drone maker Ascending Technologies — Intel Follows Qualcomm Into Drone Business With German Startup Purchase — Intel said Monday it is buying German drone maker Ascending Technologies for an undisclosed price, following rival chipmaker Qualcomm's move into the space.| Chris Ziegler / The Verge: |
All Ford 2017 cars with Sync 3 will include CarPlay and Android Auto out of the box, 2016 vehicles upgradeable later this year — Ford is finally adding CarPlay and Android Auto to its cars — Ford has long indicated that CarPlay and Android Auto were part of its long-term infotainment strategy …
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| Biz Carson / Business Insider: |
Mark Zuckerberg's challenge in 2016 is to build an AI butler like in ‘Iron Man’ — For the past year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been reading two books a month. He's spent other years learning Mandarin or only eating meat that he killed. — This year, Zuckerberg is clearly envious of Iron Man Tony Stark's futuristic life.
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| Steve Dent / Engadget: |
WiFi Alliance approves new 802.11ah “HaLow” WiFi standard, aimed at connected home devices — New WiFi standard offers more range for less power — The WiFi Alliance has finally approved the eagerly-anticipated 802.11ah WiFi standard and dubbed it “HaLow.”
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VR still faces unknown long-term psychological effects and unsettling physical effects — What Does Virtual Reality Do to Your Body and Mind? — As technology comes of Age, headset makers, media companies grapple with potential side effects — PALO ALTO, Calif.—Software worker Erin Bell inched across …
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| Andrew Wallenstein / Variety: |
Yahoo Shutters Video Service Yahoo Screen (Exclusive) — Yahoo has shut down Yahoo Screen, the video hub the beleaguered company launched over two years ago to unite its many original and syndicated programming under one roof. — Yahoo Screen was home to everything from the recent streaming … | Max Slater-Robins / Business Insider: |
Facebook has contingency measures to allow its apps to operate on Android phones without going through Google's app store — Facebook has a backup plan for its app in case it falls out with Google — Facebook has a contingency plan in case the company falls out with Google, according to The Information.| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Audi Leads $28M Investment In Rental Startup Silvercar — Silvercar, a startup rethinking the auto rental experience in airports, already seems pretty tied to Audi — after all, every vehicle that Silvercar rents out is a silver Audi. Now the companies are deepening that relationship with a $28 million Series C investment.
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