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Tech firms including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft call on President Trump to preserve the DACA program — The letter is organized by Zuckerberg-backed FWD.us, a day before Trump is expected to announce a policy change. — The chief executives of Apple, Amazon …
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Reporter recounts being pressured by Google and her bosses to take down a Forbes piece in 2011 criticizing Google's monopolistic practices with Plus and search — The story in the New York Times this week was unsettling: The New America Foundation, a major think tank, was getting rid …
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Sources: Apple is in talks to move its original content division to The Culver Studios, the iconic Hollywood studio where Gone With The Wind was filmed — Apple is eyeing the studio where films from Gone With The Wind to The Matrix were shot, as the base for its big push into Hollywood production.
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft's Windows 10 Fall Creators Update will begin rollout to mainstream users worldwide starting October 17 — Microsoft will begin rolling out the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update on October 17. Here's what to expect. — Microsoft officially confirmed on September 1 …
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Lattice Semiconductor to seek President Trump's approval for its proposed $1.3B sale to China-backed private equity fund Canyon Bridge — (Reuters) - Lattice Semiconductor Corp will seek U.S. President Donald Trump's approval for its proposed $1.3 billion sale to China-backed Canyon Bridge Capital Partners …
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Profile of Bhavin Turakhia, who made millions selling an adtech firm and is now investing $45M of his own money to build Slack rival Flock, which has 25K users — Bhavin Turakhia pitching Flock as a cheaper messaging platform — Entrepreneur has 140 pairs of sweatpants and T-shirts
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| John Shinal / CNBC: |
Facebook has created a map of Earth that can pinpoint any man-made structures to a resolution of 5 meters, to help company's Internet provision efforts — - Facebook used satellite-based data and government census information to map the earth's entire human population.Thanks:@mattrosoff
| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
OmiseGo and Qtum become first ICO-issued Ethereum ERC20-based crypto tokens to pass $1B market cap — It was always likely to happen, but the speed in which the first ICOs worth more than $1 billion have arrived is surprising. — Today both OmiseGO (OMG) and Qtum passed a $1 billion market cap today … | Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Spotify's head of original video and podcasting, Tom Calderone, is leaving as firm rethinks its video strategy, tying it more closely to music — Streaming company says videos will focus around music — Spotify Ltd. is parting ways with Tom Calderone, the head of original video and podcasts …
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| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Juniper Networks acquires Cyphort, maker of a machine learning-powered analytics engine that can be integrated with existing security tools — The Silicon Valley startup makes security analytics software. Financial terms were not disclosed. — Juniper Networks announced Thursday it plans …
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China's Abcfintech raises $30M Series A for its AI software that helps financial firms with securities research and investment decisions — - 2shares — Weibo — LinkedIn2 — Abcfintech, a Chinese AI services provider targeting the financial services sector … | Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Small local social networks get usage boost during Harvey; opens of walkie-talkie app Zello rose 600%, and NextDoor memberships increased 650% in affected areas — On Wednesday morning, with floodwaters still rising in Houston, voices bubbled inside the relatively obscure walkie-talkie app Zello …
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