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| Johana Bhuiyan / Recode: |
AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon halt sales and replacements of Galaxy Note7 amid reports of newer models catching fire — The move follows several incidents, including one smoking phone that caused a Southwest flight to be canceled. — It's been more than a month since Samsung …
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| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Following reports that Samsung temporarily halted production of the Galaxy Note7, Samsung says it's temporarily “adjusting” its production schedule — This is probably about as close to a full confirmation of last night's reporting that Samsung has temporarily halting production of the Galaxy Note 7.| Jordan Golson / The Verge: |
5 cases of replacement Galaxy Note7s catching fire reported in US; Samsung says it is investigating the reports, working with Consumer Product Safety Commission — This time in Texas — Another replacement Samsung Galaxy Note 7 has caught fire, this one in Houston, Texas.
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| Facebook: |
Workplace by Facebook, formerly Facebook at Work, exits beta with global launch, adds Multi-Company Groups to provide secure collaboration between organizations — At Facebook, we've had an internal version of our app to help run our company for many years.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Workplace will cost $3 per user per month for the first 1K users, $2 for the next 1K-10K users, and $1 for additional MAUs — After 20 months in a closed beta under the working title Facebook at Work, (as we predicted it would the other week) today Facebook is finally bringing …
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| David Ruddock / Android Police: |
In company email, Cyanogen CEO Kirt McMaster resigns, notes failure of “full stack” OS strategy and shift to modular Cyanogen Now model; COO Lior Tal is new CEO — Kirt McMaster, the controversial CEO of Cyanogen Inc., will be stepping down from his role, we've learned.| 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.| Greg Sandoval / Motherboard: |
France's transportation department launches Le.Taxi, a confusing platform that hosts cab-hailing apps from taxi companies; most taxi apps compare poorly to Uber — France's ailing taxi industry is supposed to benefit from a new government-funded mobile platform designed to help traditional cabs compete with ride-hailing service Uber.
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| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Alphabet executives nixed a plan to sell robotic arms built by Google's robotics group because they wouldn't be used daily by billions of people — @mhbergen , More stories by Mark Bergen — Product developed in-house failed Page's ‘toothbrush test’ — Robotics experts frustrated with Google's perfectionism
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| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Google Cast app to be renamed Google Home, will manage Google Home and Cast devices and help users discover new content — Here's another sign for how closely Google Home, the company's answer to Amazon Echo, and its Chromecast streaming adapter are connected: Google will soon rename its Cast app to “Google Home.”| Kelly Fiveash / Ars Technica UK: |
UK targets internet trolls with new legal guidelines; those engaging in doxxing, baiting, derogatory hashtags, and virtual mobbing could face jail — Trolls who hurl abuse at others online using techniques such as doxxing, baiting, and virtual mobbing could face jail, the UK's top prosecutor has warned.| Jing Cao / Bloomberg: |
Cross-border B2B digital payments company Payoneer, whose clients include Amazon and Google, announces $180M round led by TCV; company had $100M+ revenue in '15 — Clients include Amazon, Google, Airbnb, Getty Images — Company had more than $100 million in revenue in 2015
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