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Facebook Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2016 Results — Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2016. — “Our mission to connect the world is more important now than ever,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder and CEO.
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ZeniMax awarded $500M damages in breach of NDA lawsuit against Oculus; Oculus to pay $300M, co-founder Iribe to pay $150M, co-founder Luckey to pay $50M — What's next? — PIN — A Dallas, Texas jury today awarded half a billion dollars to ZeniMax after finding that Oculus co-founder …
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Report: Snap Inc. is working on adding lenses that can recognize and interact with landscapes, an extension of the current set which recognize faces — Snap, Inc. is working on an updated version of its in-app Snapchat lenses that would be able to recognize landscapes as well as faces …
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Waymo says disengagement rate per 1K miles driven autonomously dropped from 0.8 in 2015 to 0.2 in 2016, even while miles driven rose to 635K overall — Waymo's self-driving software had far fewer disengagements in 2016 than it did in 2015 in the state of California, despite a big increase in the number of miles driven overall.| Brian Heater / TechCrunch: |
Kickstarter acquires video streaming startup Huzza and opens a Vancouver office — Couple of pieces of news out of Kickstarter headquarters this morning. First, the crowdfunding service has announced the acquisition of Canadian video streaming startup Huzza.
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Amazon plans to spend $1.49B to create its first worldwide air cargo hub in Hebron, Kentucky, says the hub will create up to 2.7K new full- and part-time jobs — The investment, which could create over 2,000 new jobs, points to Amazon's continued ambitions to expand in shipping and logistics.| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple stock is up 6%+ after record Q1 results, nearing all-time high of $135 — Update: The stock continues to climb as the day progresses, now up 6.5% at around $129, which values the company at more than 670 billion dollars in market cap. It is also nearing Apple stock's all time high of $135.
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| Sean O'Kane / The Verge: |
GoPro's Karma drones are back on sale, three months after they were recalled due to a design flaw that made them lose power mid-flight — Grounded no more — GoPro's Karma drone is returning to store shelves after a three-month-long recall. The company announced in a press release …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is developing a new low-power ARM chip to work alongside Intel's in laptops — A part built with ARM Holdings is used in keyboard's Touch Bar — New design could help improve battery life in MacBook laptops — Apple Inc. is designing a new chip for future Mac laptops …
Tweets: @detroitborg and @markgurman
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EU announces deal to end all wireless roaming charges starting June 2017 — The European Union took a big step toward creating a Digital Single Market today with the announcement of a deal that would end roaming charges for mobile consumers across the continent.
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Flipagram CEO says the video creation app has been acquired by Chinese news aggregator Toutiao, will remain “completely independent” — Flipagram says it will remain “completely independent.” — Flipagram, the video creation app that was once considered a serious threat to Instagram … | Ginny Marvin / Marketing Land: |
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