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Samsung says next update will stop US Galaxy Note7s from charging starting December 19 — Update will be released December 19th and rolled out within 30 days — Samsung will render remaining Galaxy Note 7s in the United States useless and inoperable with its next and final update for the recalled smartphone.| Jeff Mason / Reuters: |
Obama orders US intelligence agencies to conduct a full review of cyber attacks in the 2016 election and deliver a report before he leaves office — U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence agencies to review cyber attacks and foreign intervention into the 2016 election and deliver … | Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post: |
Leading Senate Republicans are preparing to launch a wide-ranging probe into Russia's alleged meddling in the US elections, despite Trump's opposition — Leading Senate Republicans are preparing to launch a coordinated and wide-ranging probe into Russia's alleged meddling in the U.S. elections … | Tim Peterson / Marketing Land: |
Facebook discloses more engagement measurement errors; some of the faulty stats were used by The New York Times and BuzzFeed in their stories about fake news — Facebook misreported engagement numbers for links and live videos and is refining the ad reach estimates it shows advertisers.| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Nearly 3M AT&T customers will receive $88M in credits and refunds for mobile cramming fees, following 2014 settlement with FTC — 2014 cramming settlement finally gives money back to nearly 3 million customers. — Current and former AT&T customers will get refunds … | Johana Bhuiyan / Recode: |
Michigan just became the first state to pass comprehensive self-driving regulations — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed four bills that regulate the testing, development and eventually the sale of self-driving cars. — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed four bills into law on Friday … | Erin Griffith / Fortune: |
Leaked e-mail: Alphabet donated $30M worth of employee holiday gifts like Chromebooks and phones to charity — The employee perks at Google are legendary, and they've always included an over-the-top holiday gift for every employee. In the past, the company has surprised its 70,000 employees … | Bloomberg: |
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Sources: Meerkat founders raise about $50M for Houseparty in a round led by Sequoia, with previous Life on Air investors Aleph, Comcast, Greylock participating — Live video chat apps are shaping up as the next obsession for Silicon Valley investors. The latest object of attention is Houseparty … | Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed: |
Trump's denunciation of individuals on Twitter, which often leads to harassment by his followers, tests the limits of Twitter's rules against incitement — Last night President-elect Donald Trump used his Twitter account to criticize Chuck Jones, an Indiana union organizer who has been sharply critical … | Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
Occipital announces Bridge, AR/VR headset for iPhone with integrated Structure Sensor for inside-out positional tracking — A fresh take on mobile VR and AR, powered by your iPhone — A few days ago I played fetch with a robot. I threw a ball, and the robot — named Bridget … | Farhad Manjoo / New York Times: |
Gadget companies like Pebble, Jawbone, and Nest are struggling as budget manufactures in Asia undercut prices and smartphones dominate most people's lives — Remember gadgets? — They were little electronic things that did stuff for you. They would play music or record videos or give …
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