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Apple says it's working on pro displays and Mac Pros with modular designs that can fit high-end CPUs/GPUs, admitting 2013's model fell short, not coming in 2017 — Let's not beat around the bush. I have great news to share: — Apple is currently hard at work on a “completely rethought” …
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Apple will ship new iMacs later this year, including configurations targeted at the pro market; Phil Schiller confirms they will not feature a touchscreen — Apple's expected update to its iMac line will arrive later this year with some previously unexpected additions: pro models.| Cromwell Schubarth / Silicon Valley Business Journal: |
New report finds Ford, GM, Renault-Nissan, Daimler, and Volkswagon rank ahead of Tesla, Waymo, Uber on self-driving tech — Tesla on Monday overtook Ford in market value, but a new independent research report ranks Detroit's big automakers ahead of Silicon Valley upstarts in self-driving technologies.
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Researchers say they have uncovered clues about Turla, a 20-year-old hacking group that is still active and is believed to have Kremlin ties — About a year ago, the two-decade-old trail of a group of Russian hackers led Thomas Rid to a house in the quiet London suburb of Hartley Wintney.
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Spotify signs new licensing agreement with Universal Music Group, will restrict new albums from Universal artists to its premium service for up to two weeks — As part of its new licensing agreement with Universal Music Group — Spotify has agreed to a new licensing agreement with Universal Music Group …
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Sources: Marissa Mayer will not be part of Verizon's AOL-Yahoo combined company Oath, which will be led by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong — The Yahoo CEO is on her way out, say sources, which is really no surprise. — According to sources, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer will not be continuing …
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| Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
ODG unveils enterprise-focused AR smart glasses optimized for “hazardous locations”, shipping in Q2 2017 for $3.5K — ODG may already be surfacing its ambitions to put smart glasses on consumers' faces, but the company has not forgotten about the specific and highly-unique needs of its enterprise customers.| Kate Conger / TechCrunch: |
Waymo-Uber suit: Google says former exec Anthony Levandowski worked on competing projects before leaving, reveals he made over $120M in incentive pay at Google — Newly-released documents from Google's October arbitration against Anthony Levandowski, one of the leads of its self-driving car project … | Brian Womack / Bloomberg: |
Data storage startup Cohesity, founded by Nutanix co-founder Mohit Aron, raises $90M+ round led by GV and Sequoia Capital; source says valuation is $500M — GV, Sequoia Capital lead $90 million funding round for Cohesity — Cohesity Inc., a startup that specializes in data storage …
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Intel Security becomes an independent company called McAfee with a valuation of $4.2B, with Intel retaining a 49% stake and private equity firm TPG owning 51% — Intel has followed through on its pledge to divest itself of its Intel Security division, which it acquired for $7.68 billion in 2010.
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White House confirms Trump has signed bill into law that allows ISPs to sell customers' browsing history without user permission — Internet providers will not have to ask permission before sharing sensitive data with advertisers. — President Donald Trump on Monday officially hit …
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| Selina Wang / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Chinese tech conglomerate LeEco delayed payroll for US employees this month amid cash squeeze, as some high-profile execs depart to Samsung — Tech conglomerate's U.S. plans falter after aggressive growth — Some high-profile executives, wooed from Samsung, have left
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