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Sources: new iPhones to be unveiled next month with haptic feedback on the home button, no headphone jack, and a dual-camera system on the larger model — Apple shifts from two-year redesign cycle for latest models — New camera on larger phone sharpens low-light photographs
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KGI: Apple Watch 2 coming later this year with GPS, barometer, similar form factor, faster processor, superior waterproofing, and a higher capacity battery — KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo issued a research note to investors today in which he predicts an all-new Apple Watch 2 …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Hulu phases out its own free streaming service, inks deal with Yahoo to provide TV episodes to Yahoo View, Yahoo's new ad-supported TV streaming site — Hulu inks deal with Yahoo to provide free, ad-supported episodes of TV shows — Hulu is moving to an all-subscription model …
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Walmart to buy Jet.com for $3B in cash and $300M in stock — Deal Positions Walmart for Expanded e-Commerce Growth and Customer Reach — Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Jet.com, Inc. today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for Walmart to acquire Jet for approximately $3 billion in cash …
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Power outage at Atlanta data center disrupts Delta's global computer systems, resulting in widespread flight delays and 450+ cancellations — U.S. carrier says global computer system brought down by power outage in Atlanta — Delta operations world-wide were disrupted by a systems outage on Monday
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| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Hundreds of computer systems breached at Oracle, including the customer service portal for its MICROS POS CC payment service; Oracle prompts password resets — A Russian organized cybercrime group known for hacking into banks and retailers appears to have breached hundreds of computer systems …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google buys Orbitera, a platform for buying and selling cloud-based software; source says Google paid $100M+ — Google today announced another acquisition that will help the company improve how it competes against Amazon's AWS, Salesforce and Microsoft in the area of enterprise services …
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| Rick Tetzeli / Fast Company: |
In wide-ranging interview, Apple execs say 2012 Maps debacle led to public beta testing for new iOS releases — iPhone sales have slumped, stock is down, and pundits insist Apple is a tech laggard. But the company may be stronger than ever. — Eddy Cue doesn't look like a man in the midst of his toughest year in decades.
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| Noah Buhayar / Bloomberg: |
LendingClub reports quarterly net loss of $81.4M, up from $4.1M last year; CFO Carrie Dolan steps down — Firm names Coleman interim finance chief as Dolan leaves — Originations in second quarter rose 2% to $1.96 billion — LendingClub Corp.'s loss widened to $81.4 million …
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| Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
Researchers disclose four Qualcomm chipset driver flaws dubbed “Quadrooter” allowing malicious apps to gain root access on Android phones with Qualcomm chipsets — All versions of Android are vulnerable to these flaws, which won't be fully patched until the September security release next month.
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Thanks:@zackwhittaker| Chris Berdik / The Hechinger Report: |
How Virtual Learning Academy Charter School's focus on student-teacher relationships and offline projects sets it apart from other online schools — Hint: it takes strong relationships and a strong dose of reality — EXETER, N.H. — Emily Duggan, 16, spends most afternoons …
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| Muntazir Abbas / The Economic Times: |
Facebook completes pilot roll-out of 125 rural public Wi-Fi hotspots in India and is in talks with ISPs to expand its Express Wi-Fi program — NEW DELHI: Social networking giant Facebook is in talks with Internet service providers (ISPs) to expand its Express WiFi programme into a commercial launch …
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