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Samsung strikes deal to produce Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 processor — Samsung announced today that it's begun mass production of chips using the 2nd generation of its 14nm process, the technology that will power both the company's own Exynos 8 Octa processor and that of a major rival: Qualcomm.
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| John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed: |
Sources: Apple phasing out in-house iAd sales team as it updates platform to be more automated — Apple Steps Back From Its iAd Advertising Business — Six years after launching its advertising platform, Apple is moving to phase out its in-house iAd sales team in favor of a new publisher-driven system.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
All Skype for Windows users get real-time translation — Skype today announced that its Skype Translator tool is now built directly into its main app for all Windows users. This means Skype for Windows users no longer need a separate app to translate conversations in seven languages … | Akin Oyedele / Business Insider: |
GoPro to cut 7% of staff, will take restructuring charge of $5M-$10M, reports weak Q4 revenue guidance for 2015; stock down over 22% after hours — GoPro cuts jobs and warns its sales are a disaster — GoPro shares dropped to all-time lows after the company said it was cutting about 7% of its staff and sales were not great.
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Looker Analytics Platform Scores $48 Million Led By Kleiner Perkins — Looker is trying to simplify the way companies use analytics and today it announced $48 million in Series C funding to continue the mission. — The round was led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB).
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Microsoft buys Skype for Business management technology from Event Zero — Microsoft is acquiring assets from Event Zero, an Australian vendor of management software for Skype for Business — its first purchase of 2016. — Microsoft is acquiring assets from Australia-based Event Zero … | Steven Levy / Backchannel: |
An exclusive look behind the scenes at Google's autonomous car testing center — An exclusive look behind the scenes at Google's autonomous car testing center — I have backed out of a lot of parking spaces in my life, but today is different. As I adjust the mirrors, fasten the safety belt … | Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
App Annie raises $63M Series E round led by Greenspring Associates — Analytics Firm App Annie Raises $63 Million in Series E Funding — App Annie, the nearly six-year-old, San Francisco-based app analytics firm that long ago became the first stop for developers, investors …
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| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Slack, Snapchat, Udacity, Vice, Pinterest among 50 unicorns hiring the fastest; Warby Parker, Kabam, Jawbone, BuzzFeed, among 50 unicorns losing most employees — The 50 Unicorns Hiring The Fastest And The 50 Losing The Most Employees — Every day, we're starting to hear … | Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
GoPro entertainment head Zander Lurie to become SurveyMonkey CEO, replacing Bill Veghte, who was there for six months — Lurie Departs GoPro to Take CEO Job at SurveyMonkey — Zander Lurie has left GoPro, where he headed its entertainment efforts, to become CEO of survey startup SurveyMonkey.| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
British digital health startup Babylon raises $25M Series A, source says at “significantly higher than” $100M valuation — Babylon, The U.K. Digital Doctor App, Scores $25M To Develop AI-Driven Health Advice — Hot on the heels of PushDoctor's $8.2 million Series A …
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Google Cardbaord SDK upgraded with new tools for positional audio to provide 360 degrees of sound — Google Cardboard Gets a Big Upgrade With Realistic 3D Audio — When you strap on a VR headset, you're immediately in awe of the new digital world that's slowly manipulating your brain.Sponsor Posts
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