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Sources: Apple in talks with UK luxury carmaker and F1 team owner McLaren for a full takeover or strategic investment; McLaren's valuation is said to be £1B+ — Apple has approached McLaren Technology Group, the British supercar engineer and Formula One team owner, about a potential acquisition …
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Sources: Apple in talks to acquire Lit Motors, an SF startup that makes a self-balancing motorbike; Apple has previously hired several Lit Motors engineers — Apple, which laid off dozens of employees from its secretive car project this month, is increasingly seeking help from outside companies with expertise in vehicles.
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| Hudson Hongo / Gizmodo: |
Trump backs Cruz in opposing transfer of Domain Name System to ICANN in October, claiming Internet freedom would be at risk — Back in December, Donald Trump suggested fighting terrorism online by “closing the internet in some way,” openly mocking potential First Amendment concerns.
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| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Hands-on with iPhone 7 Plus' Portrait mode beta: works very well in many instances, but currently has issues distinguishing fine lines, wires, and more — One of the most talked about features of the iPhone 7 at launch was the new Portrait mode. — It's a software feature that used … | Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Sources: Yahoo expected to confirm data breach of 200M+ user credentials that was detailed in August — A hacker named “Peace” is bringing chaos to the Internet giant just as its sale to Verizon is pending. — Yahoo is poised to confirm a massive data breach of its service … | Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative pledges $3B over 10 years to cure and manage diseases, starting with $600M fund for Biohub research center at UCSF — Starting with a $600 million “Biohub” — The philanthropic initiative founded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan …
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Thanks:@jobriensf| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Tinder debuts Tinder Stacks, an iMessage app that lets you swipe on any photos friends send — Tinder today is launching a new application for social polling. The company announced the debut of “Tinder Stacks,” an app for iMessage users that will let you use the “swipe to like” …
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Allo: much like Google Hangouts except it doesn't send or receive messages using a phone number, and will likely be unsuccessful in messaging wars — Yet another messaging app from Google with little reason to expect it to be a success. — Hey! Google has a new messaging app out today called Allo.| Nathan Ingraham / Engadget: |
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| Jack Detsch / Christian Science Monitor: |
Twitter says requests from governments to remove tweets rose 13% in the past six months, with 5K+ requests to remove info, 80% of which came from Russia, Turkey — At a moment when governments around the world are working harder to confront the Islamic State and its propagandists on the web …
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Netflix CFO David Wells says company wants original content to make up 50% of its catalog within a few years, is currently “one-third to halfway” toward target — Netflix is driving toward having half the content on its streaming service be original productions over the next few years …
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See also Mediagazer| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Sequoia-backed peer-to-peer insurance startup Lemonade launches in New York, gets license to issue its own policies — Lemonade, a peer-to-peer (P2P) insurance firm that's been in stealth for a year, has finally launched to the public in its first market. — The New York-based startup raised …
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Photo-sharing app Everalbum jumped from #967 in App Store in July to #28 in August after asking users to send SMS invites to their contact lists — Developers call it “growth hacking.” Recipients call it spam. The latest app to engage in the less-than-wholesome practice of asking users … Sponsor Posts
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