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Amazon says Whole Foods acquisition will close 8/28 with plans to lower some food prices, Prime members to get benefits, Lockers available in some stores — Amazon said on Thursday that its acquisition of Whole Foods will close on Monday. — As the two companies work to integrate their business …
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| Brian X. Chen / New York Times: |
Sources: Apple to price premium iPhone at around $999, will include thinner bezels, facial recognition-based unlocking, and wireless charging — Dear iPhone: It's hard to believe we're still together after 10 years, which is eons in the tech industry. — What's the glue that keeps us together?
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple plans to introduce a 4K-capable Apple TV and updated TV app that can highlight live TV, alongside new iPhone and Apple Watch models, in September — Company plans to announce new Apple TV model in September — New model will play 4K HDR content from movie studios, apps
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: HTC is exploring options that could range from separating off its VR business to a full sale of the company, although this option is less likely — HTC is said to work with an adviser as it considers options — HTC Corp., the beleaguered manufacturer that once ranked among … | Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
In iOS 11, Safari strips Google AMP links to their original canonical URLs when a story is shared or copy-pasted — Apple is adding a subtle new feature to Safari in iOS 11 that will automatically strip out Google AMP URLs when a webpage is shared or copy and pasted, as spotted by MacStories editor Federico Viticci.
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| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
Apple details plans to build two data centers in Iowa, costing $1.375B and creating 50 jobs, will receive tax credits and invest $100M in fund for nearby Waukee — (Reuters) - Apple Inc will build a $1.375 billion data center in Waukee near Des Moines, Apple and Iowa officials said on Thursday …
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources detail turmoil within Tesla's engineering ranks after Musk's fully autonomous Autopilot announcement last year, with some believing it to be unsafe — The Holy Grail. The car drives itself from — departure to destination. The human is — out of the loop. The car is as good or better
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Report: Roku's market share among streaming media players in US is up to 37%, with Amazon's Fire TV at 24%, Chromecast at 18%, and Apple TV down to 15% — Roku isn't only maintaining its lead as the top streaming media player device in the U.S., it's increasing it.| Tom Schoenberg / Bloomberg: |
US judge rules DreamHost must hand over user data from anti-Trump website to DoJ, but imposes limits and will vet which information DoJ uses — Information to be used for rioting cases, prosecutors say — About 200 charged for violent protests during inauguration
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| Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: |
Google adds a firewall to its App Engine platform, letting developers restrict apps to certain users or regions, available in beta — Google has announced a new firewall feature that allows developers and administrators using App Engine to easily restrict access from specific traffic sources.
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| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Marketing automation firm Marketo strikes six-year deal with Google's cloud unit to move its software to Google Cloud Platform, transfer 10+ PB of data, more — Google's cloud unit has snagged a flagship new customer in its race against rivals Amazon and Microsoft.
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Blend, which makes tools used by banks to evaluate mortgages, raises $100M Series D led by Greylock — San Francisco-based Blend is simplifying the process of mortgage applications for both borrowers and lenders, but is looking to expand into other lending products.
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