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Tech giants including Amazon, Reddit, Facebook, Google, Twitter, and many others are rallying today in support of net neutrality — Amazon, Reddit, Facebook, Google and Twitter are fighting the FCC's changes — Technology giants like Amazon, Spotify, Reddit, Facebook, Google …
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| Sean Captain / Fast Company: |
Q&A with Evan Greer of the nonprofit Fight For The Future, who's organizing today's “Net Neutrality Day of Action” protest — Evan Greer is leading a coalition of the world's biggest internet companies to mobilize users to fight the Trump administration's rollback of rules.
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PayPal added as a payment option on iTunes, App Store, iBooks, and Apple Music in Canada and Mexico, with roll-out in US and other countries soon — Starting today in Canada and Mexico, and rolling out in other countries including the US soon after, PayPal customers will be able to pay for App Store … | Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft officially ends support for Windows Phone 8.1, more than three years after introducing the update, leaving millions of Windows phones unsupported — An end of an era — Microsoft is killing off Windows Phone 8.1 support today, more than three years after the company first introduced the update.
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Microsoft releases free Seeing AI app on iOS that uses AI to recognize people, objects, and scenes, and narrates the world to blind people — Microsoft has released Seeing AI — a smartphone app that uses computer vision to describe the world for the visually impaired.| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Ignition Partners managing partner Frank Artale resigns at firms request after allegations of misconduct — Frank Artale, a managing partner at Bellevue, Wash.-based venture capital firm Ignition Partners, has resigned at the firm's request after allegations of “misconduct” against him …
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Apple to set up first data center in China to comply with new cybersecurity laws, is the first foreign firm to announce amendments to its data storage for China — 3 MIN READ — BEIJING (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Wednesday said it is setting up its first data center in China … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Google acquires Indian AI startup Halli Labs, which was building AI tools to address “old problems and domains” — Some more M&A news in the world of artificial intelligence. Today it was made public that Google has acquired Halli Labs, a very young (its first public appearance …
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Sources: Symantec in talks to sell web certificate business, which it bought from Verisign for $1.28B in 2010, for $1B+ — 3 MIN READ — (Reuters) - Cybersecurity firm Symantec Corp (SYMC.O) is considering selling its website certification business, in a deal that could fetch … | Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Vizio sues financially troubled LeEco over failed merger, alleges only $40M of $100M termination fee was paid, and seeks $60M in damages — Vizio says LeEco had already ‘begun to collapse’ when $2 billion deal was announced — Vizio has filed two lawsuits against troubled Chinese electronics company LeEco … | David Ruddock / Android Police: |
Sources: the 2017 Pixel XL, manufactured by LG, will have a 6" AMOLED display with a 2:1 aspect ratio and smaller bezels — The image you see above is what we believe to be an accurate representation of Google's 2017 flagship smartphone, the 2nd-generation Pixel “XL.”
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Google announces a new AI-focused early stage venture fund, Gradient Ventures, which promises its portfolio startups access to Google engineers — - The idea is to spur innovation in artificial intelligence while also providing interesting experiences to Google engineers.| Sean Hollister / CNET: |
Logitech acquires headset maker Astro Gaming for $85M in all-cash deal to expand into game console market — The PC peripherals company hopes to crack the console gaming market. — Logitech is one of the best-known brands of keyboards, mice, headphones and webcams, whether you're a gamer or not.
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