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US Department of Transportation bans Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices from planes, even if turned off; passengers evading ban may be fined or face criminal charges — WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Pipeline …
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The White House open sources President Obama's Facebook Messenger bot — The White House today shared open source code for President Obama's Facebook Messenger bot to help other governments build their own bots. — The White House says it's sharing the code “with the hope that other governments …
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on Twitter bid: “In this case we've walked away. It wasn't the right fit for us”; Twitter shares down over 5% on news — CEO Benioff says messaging platform is not ‘right fit’ for his cloud company — The boss of Salesforce.com has ruled out his company …
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Baidu establishes Baidu Capital, a $3B investment fund focused on mid- and late-stage deals in the internet sector — China's Baidu Inc said on Wednesday it has established a 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) investment fund, Baidu Capital, as the country's dominant search engine seeks … | Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Watch Nike+ hands-on: two unique customizable watchfaces, complication for direct access to Nike+ Run Club app, perforated bands, available October 28 — Apple has teamed up with Nike to create the running-focused Apple Watch Nike+. The special version of the new Series 2 models …
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Palantir responds to Labor Department lawsuit alleging discrimination against Asians, says analysis agency conducted on 3 out of 44 open job titles is faulty — Palantir Technologies, a Palo Alto-based data analytics company, has issued a response to a discrimination lawsuit recently filed by the U.S. Department of Labor.
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BitTorrent says its streaming service BitTorrent Now isn't shutting down, only one co-CEO, Robert Delamar, left the company — Last week, Variety published a report detailing some internal turmoil at BitTorrent: the company's CEOs had both reportedly been fired, the recently-launched BitTorrent … | Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Inside Google's quest to bring back 3D video through JUMP, its 3D video capture and production platform and one part of a larger effort to popularize VR — It all started with a 3D-printed piece of plastic, zip ties and a bunch of masking tape: Google's Seattle-based computer vision team seemed …
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| Caroline O'Donovan / BuzzFeed: |
After shopper backlash and strike threat, Instacart scraps plan to eliminate tips, and will continue with planned base fare increase and optional service fee — Instacart is adjusting planned changes to its pay structure for full-service shoppers, following threats of a boycott …
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Amazon opens limited beta for Alexa List Skills API to manage lists; Any.do and Todoist to-do list apps now work with Echo — Amazon today announced a new API that will let developers integrate Alexa within their own list applications. The goal here is to make it as easy as possible …
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Verizon Introduces PopData, 30 and 60 Minute All-You-Can-Stream 4G LTE Sessions at $2 or $3 — Verizon took the wraps off a new pay-as-you-go data feature today called PopData that could be a decent option for those with small data buckets who need to access a bunch of data while on the go.
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Yahoo re-enables the auto-forwarding feature in Mail, says it was temporarily disabled due to a platform upgrade — Last month, Yahoo removed the auto-forwarding feature from Yahoo Mail. — Since automatic email forwarding is often used when switching email accounts … Sponsor Posts
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