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| Jordan Golson / The Verge: |
Three reports of replacement Samsung Galaxy Note7s catching fire have surfaced in the past week — It sent a man to the hospital with smoke inhalation injuries — Another replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has caught fire, bringing the total to three this week alone.
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| Jordan Golson / The Verge: |
AT&T says it will stop replacing Samsung Galaxy Note7s while new fire reports are being investigated; owners can exchange Note7s for other smartphones — AT&T is discontinuing all sales and exchanges of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones following a number of fires caused by supposedly …
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| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
After Samsung Galaxy Southwest Airlines incident, Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile now offer exchange options for Note7 replacement models — A replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 started smoking and burned through the carpet on board a Southwest flight this week.
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Tweets: @romaindillet and @gartenberg
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Leaked Microsoft videos show redesigned Paint app for Windows 10 with support for 3D objects — Microsoft is building a Windows 10 version of its famous Paint tool. While the software maker has barely updated Paint in recent releases of Windows, the new Paint app will be completely overhauled.
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WinBeta, Gizmodo, Motherboard, Windows Central, Tech Times, Neowin and The Verge
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
How a co-founder of a startup called Luka built an AI chatbot, trained on past messages, for texting with her deceased friend — When her best friend died, she rebuilt him using artificial intelligence — When the engineers had at last finished their work, Eugenia Kuyda opened a console on her laptop and began to type.
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| James Trew / Engadget: |
Review of GoPro's new Hero5 Black and Hero5 Session cameras, which bring overdue improvements, and GoPro Plus, the $5/month cloud storage service — Recently, GoPro unveiled an entirely new product lineup. Not just the new Hero5 Black ($399) and Hero5 Session ($299), but also the Karma drone …
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| New York Times: |
US government officially blames Russia for hacking Democratic National Committee to “interfere with the US election process” — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday formally accused the Russian government of stealing and disclosing emails from the Democratic National Committee …
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Tweets: @courtneywmh, @aprildelrario, @mcfaul, @nosunkcosts, @reignofapril, @mikeelgan, @isikoff, @thefix and @kcnightfire
| Bloomberg: |
Regulatory filing reveals Walmart has nearly doubled its stake in China's Alibaba rival JD.com to 10.8% — Bloomberg Anywhere Remote LoginBloomberg Anywhere Login — JD.com shares jumped 12 percent before filing was disclosed — Wal-Mart increases JD shares to 11 percent to boost ties| New York Times: |
Sources: Fidelity Investments led institutional shareholder campaign against Twitter acquisition; one source says potential deal has been halted — SAN FRANCISCO — The investor pressure began building on Marc Benioff, chief executive of Salesforce.com, two weeks ago.
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Tweets: @dtunkelang, @nickatfp, @russian_market, @philip_gomes, @torbahax and @neilcybart
| Marshall Honorof / Tom's Guide: |
$30 Roku Express review: large channel selection but performance is sluggish; pricier alternatives like Chromecast are a better value — The Roku Express ($30) is the absolute cheapest name-brand streaming player on the market, and it's also one of the least impressive.
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| Amy Haimerl / New York Times: |
How indie bookshops are using the internet to boost retail sales, through free shipping, social media, personalized recommendations, online characters, and more — TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — When Peter Makin opened Brilliant Books five years ago, he quickly realized his business wouldn't survive …
Tweets: @craigmod
| Julie Bort / Business Insider: |
With many NetSuite shareholders opposing a deal, Oracle extends stock tender deadline until Nov. 4, says it'll walk away if independent shareholders won't sell — Oracle is playing an unusual game of chicken with the shareholders of NetSuite. On Friday, Oracle extended the deadline … Sponsor Posts
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