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Sources: Facebook plans to unveil a $200 standalone wireless Oculus VR headset for 2018, which will be more compact than the Rift and lighter than Gear VR — The new device will work without being tethered to phone or PC — Company bets gadget will popularize VR as Apple did smartphone
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| E.D. Cauchi / NBC News: |
In letter to Sen. Wyden, CBP says it lacks authority to search travelers' cloud services at border but can search devices' local data without consent — U.S. border officers aren't allowed to look at any data stored only in the “cloud” — including social media data … | Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Sources on Uber CEO search: Sheryl Sandberg, Susan Wojcicki, Tom Staggs, Alan Mulally, and Arianna Huffington have little to no interest in the job — Uber wants a global CEO — like easyJet CEO Carolyn McCall. — I know it's fun to speculate on the various CEO candidates who might take over at Uber.
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| Maureen Farrell / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Roku has hired IPO underwriters, and one source says it may file confidentially in the next few weeks, seeking a valuation of ~$1B — Streaming media player maker said to be seeking a valuation of roughly $1 billion — Roku Inc., which makes streaming media devices and software … | Stephanie Condon / ZDNet: |
Box launches Box Elements, pre-built components for devs to incorporate Box content management features into their apps — Called Box Elements, the new tools make it easier for businesses to incorporate the Box experience into any application. — Video: Why companies are racing to turn their products into platforms| Tony Romm / Recode: |
FanDuel and DraftKings drop their merger, following FTC's vote to challenge it last month — The decision to terminate the deal comes after the U.S. government voted to challenge it. — FanDuel and DraftKings have decided to scrap their merger rather than fight the U.S. government …
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| Rod McGuirk / AP News: |
The Australian government proposes a new cybersecurity law, modeled after UK's Investigatory Powers Act, to force tech companies to decrypt messages — CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government on Friday proposed a new cybersecurity law to force global technology companies …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
China's limits on map data hinder self-driving efforts of foreign car makers in the world's largest auto market — Restrictions on digital mapping by overseas firms present hurdles to non-Chinese vehicle and tech companies — China is creating roadblocks for U.S. auto makers and tech companies …
Tweets: @wsj
| Chris Baraniuk / BBC: |
UK-based luxury phone-maker Vertu to be liquidated after plan to save it failed; 200 will be laid off — A British-based company that made smartphones costing thousands of pounds will be liquidated after a plan to save it failed. — Vertu was known for its high-end, jewel-encrusted handsets …
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Tweets: @ahess247 and @mgsiegler
| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Cisco acquires St Louis-based forensic security cloud service provider Observable Networks, which provides real-time network behavior monitoring — Cisco has made another acquisition in the enterprise security space — underscoring the ongoing market demand for security services amid … | Ian Cutress / AnandTech: |
AMD's Ryzen Threadripper CPUs ship in August, with the 12-core, 3.5GHz 1920X costing $799, and the 16-core, 3.4GHz 1950X costing $999; both support 4GHz Turbo — Last night out of the blue, we received an email from AMD, sharing some of the specifications for the forthcoming Ryzen Threadripper CPUs to be announced today.
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
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