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Sources: Verizon is close to negotiating a new deal with Yahoo, which reduces the price tag by around $250M — Verizon has tentatively reached a revised Yahoo deal that would lower the price by about $250 million, Bloomberg News reports.
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See also Mediagazer| Facebook: |
Facebook debuts video playback changes, including autoplaying with sound unless device is muted, picture-in-picture video, and rollout of vertical video format — People are watching and sharing more video on Facebook than ever, and we're focused on continuously improving the video experience.
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See also Mediagazer| Li Zhou / Politico: |
Republican Senator Jeff Flake plans to introduce resolution to roll back FCC's broadband privacy rules; sources say 12 co-sponsors were lined up as of last week — With help from Alex Byers, Ashley Gold and Margaret Harding McGill — UNRAVELING OF BROADBAND PRIVACY RULES TAKING SHAPE …
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Thanks:@dnvolz| David Katzmaier / CNET: |
Caavo unveils eight-port device that connects streaming boxes to TV and gives apps one interface with voice control, coming this fall for $399 — Imagine saying, “Alexa, ask Caavo to show ‘The Young Pope.’” — Your TV turns on and after a few moments, the show picks up where you left off.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Amazon and Google are considering adding voice calls to Echo and Home smart speakers, amid concerns about privacy and telecom regulations — Amazon's Echo or the Google Home could be used to make or receive calls, people familiar with the matter said, a functionality that would give …
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Tweets: @gregbensinger, @rrhoover, and @mims
| Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica: |
Amazon's Alexa adds Outlook.com integration, letting users add and review events — Get Alexa to manage your Outlook calendar for you. — Outlook users with an Amazon Echo can now make the online retailer's assistant go to work for them. Amazon quietly updated Alexa to support Outlook calendars …
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The Verge, GeekWire, Fortune, International Business Times, The Digital Lifestyle.com, MacRumors, and On MSFT. Tweets: @jasonlk
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Security researchers uncover new macOS malware Xagent, a modular backdoor from the Russian group APT28 that's been linked to last year's DNC hacks — Xagent for Macs steals passwords, grabs screenshots, and exfiltrates iPhone backups. — APT28, the Russian hacking group tied …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple struggles to make big M&A deals due to risk aversion, inexperience closing and integrating deals, a reluctance to work with external advisers — IPhone maker mostly buys small startups for new tech, talent — CEO hints at larger transactions as analysts seek new growth
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Tweets: @ahess247, @elkmovie, and @markgurman
See also Mediagazer| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Open Whisper Systems announces beta rollout of video calling feature for Signal app, which comes with new privacy tradeoffs — Even as the encryption app Signal became the go-to private communications channel for activists, journalists, politicians, and more, its encrypted calling feature remained less than perfect.
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Open Whisper Systems, Silicon Republic, MacRumors, Help Net Security, The Verge, International Business Times, and CNET. Tweets: @wired. Thanks:@gfififi
| Elyse Betters / Pocket-lint: |
Jaguar and Shell unveil in-car payments app in select cars for Shell gas stations in UK, with support for Apple Pay and PayPal — Jaguar has introduced a new app integration that allows some drivers to use their car's touchscreen to pay for fuel. — The Shell app, described …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
SoftBank to acquire Fortress Investment Group for $3.3B; Fortress has holdings in Lyft, Xapo, Jawbone and other tech companies — Japan's SoftBank has made another acquisition to widen both its business strategy and its portfolio of investments. Today the company announced it would pay $3.3 billion …
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Tweets: @mochi_wsj, @wsjtech, and @dkberman
| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Makerbot says it will lay off 30% of its staff, or around 90 people, and deepen its focus on core products — MakerBot is laying off 30 percent of its staff as part of an ongoing effort to adapt to a changing market, the company announced in a blog post today.Sponsor Posts
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