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Microsoft buys Israeli cloud management company Cloudyn to incorporate Cloudyn's cloud management products into its portfolio; sources say price was $50M-$70M — Jun 29, 2017, 7:04 amJun 29, 2017, 7:30 am — Back in April, we began hearing that Microsoft was in the process … | New York Times: |
Malware attack raises concern that the NSA has lost control over cyberweapons they developed, and that damage from the Shadow Brokers leaks could be much worse — Twice in the past month, National Security Agency cyberweapons stolen from its arsenal have been turned against two very different partners …
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Ann Lai, a former principal at Binary Capital, sues firm for harassment by Justin Caldbeck following her resignation — Co-founder Justin Caldbeck left after reports of harassment — Ann Lai says Caldbeck pressured her after she left firm — A former employee is suing Binary Capital LLC …
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| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Nutanix announces strategic partnership with Google Cloud and unveils new tools for hybrid cloud management — Google Cloud and Nutanix joint customers will be able to manage on-premises and public cloud infrastructure as one unified service. — Nutanix and Google have formed …
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A look at France's Station F hub, which has space for 1,000 startups, backing from Microsoft, Facebook, and Amazon, and aims to make France a startup hotspot — A new start-up incubator in Paris symbolizes France's tech ambitions, but can the land of the 35-hour workweek overcome its cultural …
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Canada's top court rules that Google can be compelled by lower courts to remove search results worldwide, causing concern among civil liberties groups — The Supreme Court of Canada ruled against Google on Wednesday in a closely-watched intellectual property case over whether judges can apply …
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| Nicholas Thompson / Wired: |
How Instagram used DeepText, an AI-based system built at Facebook that mimics the way language works in our brains, to block offensive comments — EVERY WORD HAS at least one meaning when it stands alone. But the meaning can change depending on context, or even over time.
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| Kate Conger / Gizmodo: |
In filing, Uber suggests Levandowski downloaded Waymo IP as negotiating tactic for $120M bonus, reasserts that Kalanick told him to not share IP on discs — Uber laid out new details in a court filing today about how it learned the former lead of its self-driving car unit, Anthony Levandowski …
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| Marty Swant / Adweek: |
Adobe updates its Analytics Cloud suite to track how users interact with apps built for Siri, Alexa, Cortana, Google Assistant, and Samsung's Bixby — It's using Sensei to understand big data trends — To better understand how people consume media and marketing via voice-enabled devices …
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Sources: Airbnb plans to launch new service for luxury vacation rentals at mansions and penthouses, will start testing in some markets at the end of the year — ‘Airbnb Lux’ is aimed at wealthy travelers and fatter margins — Company previously started testing hotel-like ‘Select’ tier| Dani Deahl / The Verge: |
Researchers using 1.6M tweets from the 2011 London riots identify threats up to an hour faster than the police — By up to an hour — A new study by Cardiff University has determined that Twitter can be used to identify dangerous situations up to an hour faster than police reports.
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Sources: Andy Rubin-backed AR gaming glasses startup CastAR shuts down, lays off about 70 and is liquidating assets — About 70 employees laid off, Eat Sleep Play shuttered — PIN — CastAR, the augmented reality start-up co-created by two former Valve employees, laid off its staff …
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