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Swiss staffing and workforce development company Adecco acquires NY-based coding school General Assembly for $412.5M; General Assembly had raised ~$120M — Coding school General Assembly has agreed to be acquired for $412.5 million in cash by Swiss staffing and workforce development company Adecco.
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Sony announces Xperia XZ2 Premium with 5.8-inch 4K HDR display and dual cameras focusing on ultra-low-light performance, with photos of up to ISO 51,200 — ISO 51200 sensitivity — Less than two months after unveiling the Xperia XZ2 at Mobile World Congress, Sony is back again with the Xperia XZ2 Premium.| Samuel Axon / Ars Technica: |
Review of Macs' eGPU support, new with macOS 10.13.4: performance gains are decent, especially for Metal, but support is limited to Thunderbolt 3 and AMD cards — Performance doesn't disappoint, but lack of strong software support does. — When Apple released macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 on March 29 … | Bloomberg: |
Russia starts implementing a ban on the Telegram messenger service after company refused to hand over encryption keys to security services — Russia began implementing a ban on the Telegram messenger service for refusing to hand over encryption keys to security services …
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Partial fingerprints in a picture of a hand holding drugs, found in a WhatsApp message on a phone, helped convict drug dealer in UK — A pioneering fingerprint technique used to convict a drugs gang from a WhatsApp message “is the future” of how police approach evidence to catch criminals.| Wolfie Zhao / CoinDesk: |
Baidu launches Totem, a stock photo service that uses blockchain to timestamp submissions and track ownership of each original photograph — Chinese internet search giant Baidu has launched a blockchain-based stock photo service in bid to protect image intellectual property in China.
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| Jeff Buchanan / Xconomy: |
Livongo, which helps patients manage diabetes and hypertension via connected devices and a cloud based platform, raises $105M Series E at $800M+ valuation — Livongo Health, a startup that develops connected devices and software for patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions …
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US Dept. of Commerce bans ZTE from exporting components and blocks sales from American companies to it, after alleged false statements to US officials — ZTE made ‘false statements’ to the U.S: Commerce Department — Chinese firm pleaded guilty last year to sanctions law
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Amidst tariffs brawl with US, China is delaying reviews of Qualcomm's NXP deal and Bain's acquisition of Toshiba's chip unit, raising fears both deals may fail — Qualcomm and Bain Capital are most at risk if the delays scuttle their respective deals — BEIJING—China is slowing reviews …
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| Roger Cheng / CNET: |
CTIA Study: China and South Korea ahead of US and Japan in rolling out 5G due to a combination of factors, including a clear rollout plan and government backing — In the race to get to 5G wireless technology in a real way, China is poised to lead the world.
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China issues official national guidelines for testing of self-driving cars on public roads, including that a human must always be in the driver's position — SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has laid out national guidelines for testing self-driving cars as it looks to keep pace with the United States … | Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
A look at the history and challenges of devising standout names for computer viruses and vulnerabilities, thousands of which are now discovered each year — Techies turn to puns, historical references in desperate efforts to devise standout monikers; the problem with BadlockSponsor Posts
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