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Antitrust: Commission sends Statement of Objections to Google on Android operating system and applications — The European Commission has informed Google of its preliminary view that the company has, in breach of EU antitrust rules, abused its dominant position by imposing restrictions …
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Tweets: @andrewparker, @mdudas, @andreasbackx, @jeffjarvis and @senficon
| James Vincent / The Verge: |
EU lodges formal antitrust complaint against Android — The European Union has notified Google of formal antitrust charges against the company relating to its Android mobile operating system. The charge sheet focuses on the company's prioritizing of its own services on Android devices …
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| John Ribeiro / Computerworld: |
Mesosphere makes its data center management software, DC/OS, open source — Mesosphere open-sources data center management software — Cloud computing startup Mesosphere has decided to open source its platform for managing data center resources, with the backing of over 60 tech companies …
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| Intel Newsroom: |
Intel announces cuts of 12K jobs, or 11% of global workforce, by mid-2017, with most cuts coming in next 60 days — Intel Announces Restructuring Initiative to Accelerate Transformation — Intel Corporation Announces a Restructuring to Speed its Transition to a Company that Powers the Cloud …
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Tweets: @alistairmbarr and @dmac1
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
How Apple's unitary organizational structure creates great products but subpar services — Apple's Organizational Crossroads — Apple is unique, and I mean that objectively. — Forget about products for a moment, about which reasonable people can disagree.
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Six Colors and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @daiwaka, @dovizu, @philipbattin, @drbarnard, @chockenberry, @stratechery, @jsnell and @gassee
| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
Yahoo bidders include Verizon, TPG, and Bain Capital paired with Vista Equity Partners, which involves multiple former Yahoo execs including Ross Levinsohn — Yahoo bidders are few and far between, but include Verizon, TPG and a gang of exes — As Yahoo prepares to release what is widely expected …
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See also Mediagazer| Martyn Williams / PCWorld: |
EFF sues Justice Department to uncover govt. demands to decrypt communications, says USA Freedom Act compels DOJ to publish significant decisions of FISC court — EFF sues to uncover government demands to decrypt communications — The group says the USA Freedom Act compels the DOJ …
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| Austin Walker / Giant Bomb: |
Sources: upgraded PlayStation 4 is codenamed NEO, contains stronger CPU, GPU, and faster RAM to support 4K output; there will be no NEO-exclusive games — Sources: The Upgraded PlayStation 4 is Codenamed NEO, Contains Upgraded CPU, GPU, RAM — Though the NEO will offer greater visual fidelity …
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Tweets: @j_swinbanks, @manvsgame and @iconmaster
Thanks:@brian_johnsonok| Kevin Kelly / Wired: |
Magic Leap impressions: works well close up unlike some MR/VR systems, transition back to reality is effortless; mixed reality interface demoed in short video — The Untold Story of Magic Leap, the World's Most Secretive Startup — Don't call it a lens: Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz displaying …
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Tweets: @dannysullivan, @reckless, @leahfinnegan, @caseynewton, @carlfranzen, @mattrosoff, @mims, @mattrosoff and @mattrosoff
| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Facebook floats the idea of letting users add a tip jar to profit from posts, among others, in user survey about monetization — Facebook considers letting users add a tip jar to make money from posts — Facebook is exploring new ways for individual users to profit from their posts on the network, The Verge has learned.
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SiliconANGLE, Guardian, Business Insider, The Daily Dot, Fortune, The Next Web, VatorNews, Digital Trends, Daily Mail and New York Magazine
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| Parker Higgins / Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
App Store Censorship and FBI Hacking Proposed at Congressional Crypto Hearing — Tech experts and industry representatives squared off against law enforcement officials in two sessions of lively testimony today in front of the House Energy and Commerce committee.
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| Dustin Volz / Reuters: |
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Tweets: @normative, @robyn_greene, @normative, @normative, @normative, @normative, @xor, @xor, @normative, @ericgeller, @xor, @xor, @xor, @ericgeller, @ericgeller and @astepanovich
| Chelsea Diana / Albany Business Journal: |
Apple settles years-long Siri patent infringement lawsuit with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Dynamic Advances for $24.9M — Apple settles Siri lawsuit with Rensselaer, Dallas company for $25 million — Apple has agreed to pay $24.9 million to settle a years-long lawsuit alleging …
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