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Live blog of Apple's “Let's take a field trip” event, which isn't being livestreamed, in a Chicago high school; a new iPad and education software are expected — Event Details Apple has invited journalists to “take a field trip” to Chicago, where it's going to announce new products that focus on education.
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| Alice Woodhouse / Financial Times: |
Foxconn subsidiary FIT Hon Teng announces it will acquire Belkin, which owns Linksys and Wemo brands, for $866M, by way of a merger — A Hong Kong-listed subsidiary of Taiwan-based iPhone supplier Foxconn said on Tuesday it had agreed to buy US consumer electronics maker Belkin International for $866m by way of a merger.
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Arizona's Governor Ducey orders Uber to suspend testing of autonomous cars in the state indefinitely, says Uber's fatal accident was an “unquestionable failure” — Arizona governor calls Uber crash an ‘unquestionable failure’ — Uber has been suspended from testing autonomous vehicles …
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Huawei launches P20 Pro with 6.1-inch Full HD+ OLED screen, Kirin 970 processor, 40MP triple-camera system, 4,000mAh battery, Face Unlock, and 6GB RAM — And a home button, too — The Huawei P20 Pro is now official, taking up its place as the company's new flagship and this year's most exciting new phone.
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| The Firefox Frontier: |
Mozilla launches Facebook Container Extension for Firefox that isolates your digital identity, preventing Facebook from tracking your activity on other sites — Our Multi-Account Containers extension has been a game changer for many users, letting them manage various parts of their online life without intermingling your accounts.
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| Chris Velazco / Engadget: |
Xiaomi launches Mi Mix 2S in China with Snapdragon 845, 5.99-inch near-bezel-less IPS LCD screen, dual 12MP AI-powered cameras, Qi wireless charging, from ~$527 — By now, you probably know exactly what to expect from a smartphone sequel with an S in its name: it'll be faster than its predecessor but its design won't change very much.
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| David Shepardson / Reuters: |
Waymo and Jaguar Land Rover partner to incorporate up to 20,000 Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicles into Waymo's upcoming autonomous fleet from 2020 — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Waymo will incorporate up to 20,000 Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicles into its upcoming autonomous fleet as part …
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| Shona Ghosh / Business Insider: |
Facebook says Zuckerberg won't answer UK politicians' questions over data scandal, will send CTO Mike Schroepfer and chief product officer Chris Cox instead — - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has refused calls from British politicians to appear before a parliamentary inquiry and explain … | Tony Romm / Washington Post: |
| Chloe Aiello / CNBC: |
Customer messaging startup Intercom raises $125M Series D led by Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers; Mary Meeker will join the Intercom board — - Intercom considers itself the “next-generation Salesforce,” offering a digital take on a timeless problem: improving businesses' interactions with potential or existing customers.
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| Sarah Emerson / Motherboard: |
Profile of Naomi Wu, aka SexyCyborg, a Cantonese “maker” and hardware enthusiast who shares her DIY ethos and is the face of Shenzhen, China's cyberpunk city — This article appears in the April issue of VICE magazine. — Huaqiangbei, the famed electronics bazaar in Shenzhen …
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| Camila Russo / Bloomberg: |
Coinbase says it will support Ethereum's ERC20 standard on its platform in the coming months, allowing for future support of ERC20 assets across its products — Coinbase Inc., which owns one of the largest U.S. cryptocurrency trading platforms, is opening the door to offering digital tokens based on the Ethereum network.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
MariaDB acquires Bulgaria-based big data business analytics company MammothDB for an undisclosed price; MammothDB had raised a $1.8M seed round in 2015 — MariaDB is best known as a drop-in replacement for the popular MySQL database. But the MariaDB Corporation, which was founded …
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Endeavor, formerly known as WME-IMG, has acquired streaming technology firm NeuLion for $250M; NeuLion powers video delivery of several major sports leagues — Endeavor, the holding company formerly known as WME-IMG, has acquired streaming technology firm NeuLion for $250 million, the companies announced Monday.Sponsor Posts
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