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Google reverses Gmail April 1 prank after users mistakenly put GIFs into important emails — Google has reversed one of its April Fools' Day pranks after it caused a number Gmail users to unwittingly insert GIFs into business emails and other important communications.
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The best and worst tech April Fools' 2016 jokes (so far) — It's often said that you can't blindly believe things on the Internet, but today in particular, TRUST. NO ONE. — Except our definitive list of things that are confirmed April Fools' jokes from the tech industry this year.
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As Apple turns 40, a look at the notes Regis McKenna took as he formulated an advertising and PR plan for Apple II — Regis McKenna's 1976 Notebook And The Invention Of Apple Computer, Inc. — On Apple's 40th birthday, an exclusive look at the notes its original media strategist took as he formulated an advertising and PR plan.
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Sources: FBI worked with Israel's Cellebrite to crack the iPhone in the San Bernardino shooting case — FBI Worked With Israel's Cellebrite to Crack iPhone — The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation worked with Israel's Cellebrite Mobile Synchronization Ltd. to crack the iPhone used …
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iFixit teardown finds iPhone SE and iPhone 5S screens are interchangeable, but SE battery connector differs from 5s — iPhone SE Teardown — Teardown — Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions. — In Progress — This guide is a work in progress.
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Slack just raised another $200 million round, and it's now worth $3.8 billion — Slack just confirmed that it's raised $200 million at a $3.8 billion valuation, confirming what Business Insider had previously reported. — The new round was led by Thrive Capital with participation by GGV …
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Reddit deletes surveillance ‘warrant canary’ in transparency report — Social networking forum reddit on Thursday removed a section from its site used to tacitly inform users it had never received a certain type of U.S. government surveillance request, suggesting the platform is now being asked …
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BlackBerry Q4 misses expectations with 600K phones sold, $238M loss on revenue of $464M — Not even Google's Android can pull BlackBerry out of its tailspin — Not even Google's Android can pull BlackBerry out of its tailspin — The company only sold 600,000 phones in the fiscal fourth quarter.| Reuters: |
Sources: Egypt blocked Facebook's Free Basics service after the company refused to let the government spy on users — Exclusive: Egypt blocked Facebook Internet service over surveillance - sources — Egypt blocked Facebook Inc's (FB.O) Free Basics Internet service at the end of last year … | Katie Benner / New York Times: |
On demand office services startup Managed by Q raises $25M Series B round led by GV — Managed by Q, an On-Demand Start-Up, Raises $25 Million — Managed by Q began two years ago during a boom in on-demand start-ups, offering a service to clean offices in New York City whenever clients needed it.
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DJI files US patent lawsuit against rival Yuneec, starting drone industry's first major legal fight — DJI files patent lawsuit against Yuneec, starting drone industry's first major legal fight — When Yuneec unveiled its Typhoon H drones at CES earlier this year, we called it the first major contender for DJI's crown.
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Sources: Amazon discussing deal to buy stake in and provide cloud computing services for HERE — Amazon, Microsoft look for big data role in self-driving cars — Amazon.com and Microsoft are in talks to supply cloud computing to digital mapping business HERE, owned by a group …
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