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Qualcomm files patent lawsuit against Apple in China seeking to ban the sale and manufacture of iPhones — Chipmaker files patent suit against its customer in China — Suit will seek ban of sale, manufacturing of offending devices — Qualcomm Inc. filed lawsuits in China seeking to ban …
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Samsung Electronics forecasts record quarterly profit of about $12.8B in Q3, up 179% year-over-year — - The South Korean tech giant said it expects an operating profit of 14.5 trillion Korean won and consolidated sales of about 62 trillion won — One analyst told CNBC that Samsung …
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Samsung Electronics CEO and Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun to step down in March 2018 — SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) said on Friday its CEO and Vice Chairman Kwon Oh-hyun had decided to step down from management. — “I believe the time has come for the company … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Facebook partners with EatStreet, Delivery.com, DoorDash, and others to launch “Order Food” feature across the US, is also working with select restaurant chains — Facebook today formally announced its new feature that allows users to order food from local restaurants using its app.
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Sources: Twitter deleted tweets and user data potentially valuable for Russia probe in keeping with its privacy policy — Social-media platform's strict privacy policy led to deletions of Russian information of interest to investigators. — Twitter has deleted tweets and other user data …
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Amazon suspends Roy Price, VP of Amazon Studios and global head of Prime Video content, following harassment claim from a company producer — The news follows a harassment claim from one of the retail giant/streamer's top TV producers. — Roy Price, vp Amazon Studios and global head …
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KGI's Ming-Chi Kuo predicts all 2018 iPhones will abandon Touch ID in favor of Face ID — KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out tonight with a new investor note. Kuo explains that, despite initially believing Apple might readopt fingerprint technology, it's now likely that all 2018 iPhone models … | Leticia Miranda / BuzzFeed: |
How some companies make millions by brokering deals selling third party e-commerce shops on Amazon to others — Amazon is no longer a website you use to get rid of a few old college textbooks. Many of the mom-and-pop businesses that rely on the retailing behemoth as their main virtual storefront …
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Plex launches its live TV service on Roku, with limited DVR functionality to start — Plex is bringing its live TV streaming service to the U.S.'s mostpopular media player platform, with today's announcement of its arrival on Roku. Launched earlier this year, Plex's software offers cord cutters …
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Equifax has taken down a webpage after it directed users to install a fake Adobe Flash update containing adware; company blames third-party analytics vendor — Equifax said Thursday that its systems were not compromised, after they looked into a report by an independent researcher …
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Finland-based customer feedback analytics startup HappyOrNot raises $14.5M Series A led by Northzone to accelerate international expansion — HappyOrNot, a feedback data analytics company, has raised $14.5 million in a Series A round led by Northzone with participation from Australian VC firm AirTree.
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LinkedIn says it will start testing video ads that will autoplay without sound — Better late than never. — LinkedIn came up with a new way to make money — it's going to sell video advertising. — The professional network, which is now owned by Microsoft, is finally pushing into video ads.Sponsor Posts
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