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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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| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
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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| Eugene Kim / Business Insider: |
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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| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
comScore: millennials spend 2.5x as much time in Facebook as in closest competitor, Snapchat — Are Young People Leaving Facebook? Not Even Close. (Chart) — There has been a general perception over the past few years that millennials are abandoning Facebook in search of greener …
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| Mike Perry / The Tor Blog: |
Tor says CloudFlare's claim that 94% of requests from Tor are malicious is likely based on flawed methodology, asks for explanation — The Trouble with CloudFlare — Wednesday, CloudFlare blogged that 94% of the requests it sees from Tor are “malicious.”
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| Erin Griffith / Fortune: |
Investment robo-advisor Betterment raises $100M Series E led by Sweden's Kinnevik at $700M valuation — “Robo-advisor” Betterment raises $100 million — Betterment, a digital investment startup based in New York, has raised $100 million in a Series E round venture funding led by Kinnevik, a Swedish investment firm.| Bloomberg Business: |
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 … | Maureen Farrell / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Dell's SecureWorks seeking to launch IPO this month, begin roadshow the week of April 11 — Dell's SecureWorks Aims to Launch IPO in April — Offering would mark the first tech company this year to debut in the U.S. — A cybersecurity firm owned by Dell Inc. is seeking to end the technology IPO drought.
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| Eva Dou / Wall Street Journal: |
Xiaomi hopes products that aren't smartphones, TVs, or routers, including a newly announced high-end smart rice cooker, will reach $1.5B in sales this year — Xiaomi Goes Against the Grain With New Smartphone-Controlled Rice Cooker — Xiaomi Corp. anticipates the jokes about its ever-broadening range … | Peter Bright / Ars Technica: |
Hands-on with HoloLens: an amazing device, it now needs great software to go with it — Hands-on with HoloLens: On the cusp of a revolution — It's an amazing device, and now it needs amazing software to go with it. — Since it was first revealed in Redmond at the start of last year, I've used HoloLens a couple more times.
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Samsung Galaxy TabPro S review: sleek and portable, good display and keyboard, but 4GB of RAM is not enough, battery not as good as advertised — Samsung Galaxy TabPro S review — You can't help but hear about tablets that are designed to replace your laptop.
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