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Sources: Apple quietly acquired iCloud.net, shutting down the Asian social network that used the domain — It looks like Apple has finally picked up one of the last remaining pieces of internet property linked to one of its key service brands: the iPhone and Mac giant has quietly taken …
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Apple's new 175-acre campus “Apple Park” will open in April, will take six months to fully occupy; the 1000-seat auditorium will be named the Steve Jobs Theater — Theater to Be Named for Steve Jobs — Cupertino, California — Apple today announced that Apple Park …
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Sources: Snap faced tough questions from potential investors in a meeting Tuesday, focusing on the deceleration of user growth and the threat of Facebook — Snapchat executives in New York were peppered with questions on Tuesday about competition from Facebook, user growth for the disappearing-message app …
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Sources: Facebook is in talks to live stream one MLB game per week during upcoming season — Facebook Inc is in talks with Major League Baseball to live stream one game per week during the upcoming season, which could be a key win as the social media platform works to offer more live sports … | Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
Zuckerberg's manifesto is a sign Facebook's power should be checked — It is certainly possible that, as per recent speculation, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is preparing to run for President. It is also possible that Facebook is on the verge of failing “just like MySpace”.
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Sources largely attribute problems at Uber to Kalanick's original directive for HR to focus on recruitment rather than workplace issues — Could allegations of sexual harassment and sexism put the company's future IPO prospects at risk? — Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has hired former U.S …
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| Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The Next Web: |
Microsoft launching Skype Lite on Android for limited connectivity areas, available in India first, with support for nine regional languages and new chatbots — At its Future Decoded event in Mumbai, India, today, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced the launch of Skype Lite … | Jason Del Rey / Recode: |
Amazon Go checkout-less store in Seattle will sell alcohol and have staff on hand to check IDs — The Amazon Go store in Seattle also carries sandwiches, salads and snacks. — Amazon's new convenience store of the future has no lines and no cashiers. But it will have someone checking IDs.| Barb Darrow / Fortune: |
Google to discontinue Site Search on April 1, its search tool for publishers' websites, according to email to customers and partners — This spring, Google plans to discontinue Google Site Search, a product it has sold to web publishers that wanted to apply the industry's leading search technology to their own sites.
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BetaNews, Search Engine Land, VentureBeat, 9to5Google, Axios, and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check. Thanks:@gigabarb
| Luciana Lopez / Reuters: |
UPS tests drone deliveries in rural Florida, aiming to make delivery routes more efficient, will wait for regulatory environment to mature before larger rollout — Package delivery company United Parcel Service Inc tested home delivery by drone in Lithia, Florida, on Monday …
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| Sascha Segan / PC Magazine: |
Intel unveils XMM 7560 LTE modem with 1Gbps download speeds, 225 Mbps upload speeds, and CDMA support — The next iPhone could go gigabit. Today Intel announced its XMM7650 modem, which joins Qualcomm's X16 in the gigabit LTE world. Intel's modem is probably the front-runner for this fall's iPhone 7s or iPhone 8.| New York Times: |
Inside Europe's fight against online disinformation, as Dutch, German, and French elections approach — BRUSSELS — They scan websites and pore over social media, combing through hundreds of reports a day. But the bogus claims just keep coming. — Germans are fleeing their country, fearful of Muslim refugees.Sponsor Posts
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