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Apple's refusal to approve the Indian government's anti-spam Do Not Disturb iOS app is frustrating telecom regulatory officials — Apple Inc.'s refusal so far to approve the Indian government's anti-spam iPhone app is infuriating regulators, potentially harming the company's efforts to sell more products in the country.| David Meyer / Fortune: |
Facebook's ad metrics come under scrutiny again as its Adverts Manager tool promises a potential reach higher than census data in US, UK, and Canada — Facebook's advertising metrics have again been called into question, after Pivotal Research Group senior analyst Brian Wieser pointed … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Symantec: Dragonfly group of hackers has penetrated operational networks of multiple US and European energy companies that control key parts of the power grid — Intrusion into power companies' operational networks is a dramatic escalation. — Nation-sponsored hackers have penetrated …
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EU Court of Justice rules in favor of Intel in €1.06B anti-trust case, tells lower court to reexamine its 2014 decision that upheld the EU fine — EU top court in ruling says Intel claims need re-examination — Lower court criticized for rejecting Intel appeal in 2014
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Investigation finds IBM's Watson for Oncology program, pitched as an AI-based system for cancer care, falls far short of the expectations IBM created for it — t was an audacious undertaking, even for one of the most storied American companies: With a single machine, IBM would tackle humanity's …
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LinkedIn launches Audience Network to let marketers promote native ads on sites and apps other than LinkedIn — Microsoft-owned LinkedIn is launching LinkedIn Audience Network, an advertising feature that will let marketers promote native ads to certain audiences on sites and apps other than LinkedIn.| Alison Griswold / Quartz: |
Car-sharing startup Turo raises $92M Series D led by Daimler and South Korea's SK Holdings, also acquires Daimler's car sharing platform Croove — Car-sharing startup Turo has raised $92 million in series D funding at an undisclosed valuation, the company said today (Sept. 6).
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French data science startup Dataiku raises $28M Series B led by Battery Ventures, plans to add connectors to deep learning frameworks to its platform — The data science software company has raised more than $45 million since its founding in 2014. — Dataiku has announced raising $28 million …
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Microsoft gives Windows 10 S users until March 31, 2018, an extra three months, to upgrade to Windows 10 Pro for free — Microsoft is giving Windows 10 S users an extra three months to upgrade for free to Windows 10 Pro if they decide applications they need still aren't in the Windows Store.
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Google begins rollout of new Street View cameras, the first in eight years, with higher image quality that can be used to better map physical stores, more — STEVE SILVERMAN HELPED build cameras for two NASA rovers that went to Mars. In the less exotic landscape of a Google parking lot …
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Lenovo pays $3.5M to settle with FTC and 31 states over claims it preloaded laptop software that compromised user security between 2014 and 2015 — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lenovo Inc, a major laptop maker, has agreed to pay $3.5 million and make changes in how it sells laptops in order …
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Sources: Facebook offers labels “hundreds of millions of dollars” to cover infringing music in user-uploaded videos, as it improves copyright flagging tech — Would allow users to legally include songs in uploaded videos — Social network is challenging YouTube as hub for video on web
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| Nat Levy / GeekWire: |
Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, IBM, Google, and many other tech companies express disappointment in Trump's decision to end DACA immigration program — The tech industry and the Trump administration are clashing again, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions this morning announced plans to end …
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Samsung Galaxy Note8 review: terrific build, great dual camera and display, puts S Pen to good use, but not huge upgrade from S8+ and is very expensive — Last year's Galaxy Note 7 was a big step forward for the Note line, pairing an impeccably built body with an updated S Pen and excellent performance.| David Ruddock / Android Police: |
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