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Source: Jawbone to be liquidated, as founder Hosain Rahman moves to his new startup, Jawbone Health Hub, providing health-related hardware and software services — Jawbone, the consumer electronics firm once valued at $3 billion, is going out of business. The company has begun liquidation proceedings …
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Microsoft says it plans to cut thousands of jobs, mostly from its sales teams outside the US, starting today — Microsoft announced a major reorganization on Wednesday that will include thousands of layoffs, largely in sales. — The job cuts amount to less than 10 percent …
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Samsung Electronics forecasts record quarterly profit of ~$12B in Q2, up 72% year-over-year — Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) on Friday said its second-quarter operating profit likely rose 72 percent from a year earlier to a new record, beating analyst estimates, as strong memory chip prices helped widen margins.
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| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Qualcomm asks US ITC to ban imports of certain iPhone models using Intel components due to infringement of 6 patents that it claims are not standard-essential — Chipmaker claims infringement by some models and seeks ‘cease and desist’ order — Read next
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| Adam Satariano / Bloomberg: |
SoundCloud cuts 173 employees, or about 40% of its staff, and plans to close its offices in San Francisco and London to cut costs and stay independent — Music service will close offices in San Francisco, London — SoundClound has struggled to compete against Spotify, Apple
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| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: |
Interviews reveal a slow start for Apple's bug bounty program as some feel financial rewards are too small or reporting bugs would prevent research — In August 2016, Apple's head of security Ivan Krstic stole the show at one of the biggest security conferences in the world with an unexpected announcement.
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| Jason Toff / Google: |
Google debuts Blocks, a free VR app for creating 3D objects, available on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive — Today, it takes complex software and a specific skillset to create compelling VR and AR experiences. That software also requires building 3D objects on a 2D screen—something our brains aren't wired to do.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Amazon and Dish Network have discussed a partnership to enter the wireless business, though no deal is imminent — For years, Dish Network has sought out partnerships with just about every major telecom company. Now, a somewhat surprising potential partner has emerged: Amazon.com.
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Uber rolls out rider tipping and its “pay for wait” program, penalizing riders who make drivers wait 2+ minutes, to over 100 US and Canadian cities today — A change is gonna come — Starting today, Uber's new in-app tipping option is being rolled out in 100 cities in the US and Canada …
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| Kelly Jackson Higgins / darkREADING: |
Symantec to buy Israeli cybersecurity firm Fireglass to add remote browser isolation technology to its security portfolio — Fireglass's emerging Web security technology will become modular component in Symantec's Integrated Cyber Defense Platform. — Security giant Symantec plans …
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A look at the changing fortunes of LeEco CEO Jia Yueting, who recently had $181M in assets and $2B in shares frozen and had to step back from his firm — Jia Yueting likes to say that Apple is outdated, China's big tech companies are innovation killers and his company is the real disrupter.
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Hulu will offer subscribers access to HBO for $14.99/month and HBO-owned Cinemax for $9.99/month — Hulu this morning announced it's finally adding HBO as an optional add-on for subscribers, as well as HBO-owned Cinemax. The premium networks will be offered to those who subscribe to Hulu's …
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