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Oprah Winfrey signs multiyear deal for new original programs with Apple; Winfrey is expected to have an on-screen role as host and interviewer — Oprah shares her secrets to success with graduates — Apple has signed Oprah Winfrey to a multiyear deal for new original programs.
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Sources: expensive OLEDs mean Apple expects LCD models to make up the majority of iPhone sales in its fall lineup and plans to use LCD displays next year too — Apple expects to sell more iPhones with LCD screens than pricey OLED models in its coming lineup: sources
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| Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
rideOS raises $9M Series A led by Sequoia for its real-time routing and dispatch software for the fleets of autonomous cars — A slew of companies have sprung up to make the smarts, sensors and other integral systems for self-driving cars. Here comes one to tell these cars where to go.| Business Wire: |
AT&T has completed its $85.4B acquisition of Time Warner — AT&T Inc. has completed its acquisition of Time Warner Inc., bringing together global media and entertainment leaders Warner Bros., HBO and Turner with AT&T's leadership in technology and its video, mobile and broadband customer relationships.
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| Shannon Liao / The Verge: |
Six current and former Fitbit employees have been charged in a federal indictment for possession of stolen trade secrets from now bankrupt rival Jawbone — The Fitbit and Jawbone trade secrets mess has been revived — US federal prosecutors charged six former and current Fitbit employees … | Jane Wakefield / BBC: |
Reuters Institute study: usage of Facebook for news has declined in a number of countries including the US, as messaging apps like WhatsApp gain popularity — Fewer people are using Facebook to discover and discuss news, as messaging apps such as WhatsApp gain in popularity, a study has suggested.
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Source: Microsoft's HoloLens 2, slated for Q1 2019 launch, will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR1 chip — There's been a lot of speculation lately about the next generation of Microsoft's augmented reality headset. Everyone is talking about when HoloLens 2 will arrive …
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| Kiel Porter / Bloomberg: |
Goldman Sachs' private equity arm and Hearst Corp. acquire online coupon and deal-sharing company Slickdeals for $500M from Warburg Pincus — - Deal is said to value online coupon firm at $500 million plus — Warburg Pincus reaps 7.2 times return on the investment| Yimian Wu / China Money Network: |
Xiaohuanggou, maker of smart garbage recycling machines that pay users cash based on the weight of the garbage, raises ~164M Series A — Chinese online smart recycling platform Xiaohuanggou announced that it has raised a RMB1.05 billion (US$163.67 million) series A round … | Jeremy Horwitz / VentureBeat: |
Cellular standards organization 3GPP approves 5G standalone specifications, allowing for development of 5G products that don't depend on 4G — Working under the auspices of international standards organization 3GPP, the mobile industry today confirmed that it has achieved a critical milestone …
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Mobile payments app Venmo starts reducing the functionality of Venmo.com website beginning with the discontinuation of the ability to pay and charge someone — PayPal-owned, peer-to-peer payments app Venmo is ending web support for its service, the company announced in an email to users.| Robert Burnson / Bloomberg: |
Twitter loses bid to dismiss lawsuit by banned “white advocate” but judge says Twitter did not violate free speech rights or discriminate by banning accounts — Twitter Inc. lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit by a “white advocate” who was banned from the site in a challenge … Sponsor Posts
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