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Sources: Apple is delaying some planned iOS updates, including improvements to core apps, to next year in order to focus on performance and reliability issues — Apple has shaken up its iOS software plans for 2018, delaying some features to next year in an effort to put more focus …
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Source: Apple to curtail iPhone X production in the first quarter to ~20M handsets, down from ~40M initially planned, due to weak demand — Company will offer its first report on iPhone X sales when it reports earnings Thursday — Apple Inc. AAPL -2.07% is slashing planned production … | Jeff Cox / CNBC: |
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase partner to cut employee healthcare costs, will create a company targeting healthcare technology solutions — - Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase on Tuesday announced plans to partner on ways to cut health care costs and improve services for U.S. employees.| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Google completes its $1.1B HTC deal involving the transfer of 2,000+ engineers and a non-exclusive license for HTC's intellectual property — Google has announced the completion of its $1.1 billion deal to buy a large slice of HTC's hardware business. — The acquisition was announced … | Bloomberg: |
Sources: Verizon has dropped all plans to sell phones made by Huawei, including the new Mate 10 Pro, after facing pressure from the US government — Carriers pressured by U.S. government to avoid handset maker — Perceived threat draws Trump team proposal for nationalization
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| Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
Waymo says it will buy “thousands” more Chrysler Pacifica self-driving minivans from Fiat Chrysler, with the first deliveries starting at the end of 2018 — Google's self-driving unit deepens its partnership with one of Detroit's Big Three — Waymo, the self-driving unit … | Evelyn Cheng / CNBC: |
SEC announces it has obtained a court order to halt and recover the assets of Dallas-based “decentralized bank” AriseBank's ICO, which allegedly raised ~$600M — - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announces it has obtained a court order to halt AriseBank's initial coin offering.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Snap debuts new styles for its Bitmoji called Bitmoji Deluxe, now offers 40 skin tones, up from 25, twice as many hair colors, and 50 hair treatment options — Now you can customize your Snapchat Bitmoji avatar with 40 skin tones, 50 hair colors, 50 hair treatment options and more so it looks …
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| Kif Leswing / Business Insider: |
Andrew Ng raises $175M AI fund from Sequoia, Greylock, SoftBank, others, and makes first public investment in Landing.AI, a startup using AI in manufacturing — - Andrew Ng is one of the world's most respected artificial intelligence researchers and executives.
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| Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
Dog-walking app Wag accepts $300M in deal expected to give SoftBank 45% of the company and says cofounder Josh Viner will step aside as CEO — Hilary Schneider, a former top Yahoo executive, is the new CEO. — The dog-walking company Wag is replacing its CEO as it prepares to accept … | Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
SAP to acquire Callidus Software, provider of cloud-based human resource software and other IT solutions, for $2.4B; the deal is expected to close in Q2 2018 — SAP America's acquisition is not expected to significantly hit FY 2018 earnings. — SAP has announced the acquisition of Callidus Software in a deal worth $2.4 billion.| Hamza Shaban / Washington Post: |
Over 100 child advocates, pediatric and medical experts urge Facebook to discontinue Messenger Kids, saying it poses health and development risk to children — More than 100 child advocates, civil society groups, medical experts and other individuals are urging Facebook to discontinue …
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| Alan Travis / The Guardian: |
UK court of appeal rules mass digital surveillance powers under the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act are unlawful — Appeal ruling means significant parts of 'snooper's charter' legislation must be changed … Appeal court judges have ruled the government's mass digital …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Source: TrackR, maker of Bluetooth trackers for physical objects, lays off 42 staff, in ongoing market contraction — It's crunch time for TrackR, that startup that lets you use an app to find items like keys, wallets and bags that have been tagged with its small Bluetooth-based tracking devices.Sponsor Posts
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