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| Scott Dadich / Wired: |
Interview with Barack Obama and MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito on AI and its impact on society, medical research, self-driving cars, and more — IT'S HARD TO think of a single technology that will shape our world more in the next 50 years than artificial intelligence.
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| Sam Byford / The Verge: |
Samsung cuts profit forecast by 33% for Q3 from $7B to $4.6B, revenue expectations from $44B to $41.8B, following Galaxy Note7 crisis — Samsung issued earnings guidance last week that suggested the calamitous Galaxy Note 7 recall wouldn't have a major impact on the company's bottom line …
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| Jason Koebler / Motherboard: |
Samsung says it won't refurbish Note7s, choosing to “safely dispose” of them, which creates waste, loses rare earth elements, and could harm the environment — Lost in the hype about Samsung permanently pulling the plug on its exploding phone is this: The failure of the Galaxy Note 7 …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Snap Inc. has chosen Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs as the lead bankers for its IPO, which is expected as soon as March 2017 — Company's public market listing could happen as soon as March — JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Allen & Co. also involved in offering
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Amazon launches Music Unlimited, a subscription streaming service that costs $4/month for Echo owners, $8/month for Prime members, and $10/month for all others — Would you pay a few extra bucks a month to turn your smart home speaker into an intelligent, unlimited jukebox? Amazon is betting people will.
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Thanks:@taylor_soper. See also Mediagazer| Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post: |
The Washington Post tracked Facebook's Trending Topics section over three weeks, uncovering five fake stories and three profoundly inaccurate ones — The Intersect ran a little experiment a few weeks ago: During the work day, we'd check in with Facebook each hour, on the hour …
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See also Mediagazer| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Verizon and Google say Verizon's Pixels will get OS updates and security patches at the same time as those sold by Google — Verizon apparently has turned over a new leaf and “won't stand in the way of updates.” — Update 2: Google agrees! The company told Ars “OS updates …
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| Niraj Chokshi / New York Times: |
Facebook's voter registration reminder, displayed for four days in Sept., caused near-record levels of registration, at least nine secretaries of state say — A 17-word Facebook reminder contributed to substantial increases in online voter registration across the country, according to top election officials.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Pandora launches Pandora Plus, its $5/month ad-free service that also gives users offline playback, more song skips and replays — Pandora is not taking today's debut of Amazon's new, on-demand music streaming service lying down. The company has conveniently timed the launch of its own new paid tier …
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| April Glaser / Recode: |
Intel unveils Falcon 8+, a drone with a top speed of 35mph, weighing only 6 pounds, and a design aimed at industrial jobs; pricing, availability not disclosed — Intel isn't only making components anymore. — Intel has unveiled its first fully Intel-branded drone, dubbed the Falcon 8+.
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| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
Meal-delivery startup Munchery is looking to replace its CEO, Tri Tran, as it struggles to raise money during a search for a profitable business model — Existing backers have struggled to attract big new investors — Other food-delivery businesses are still losing money
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| Sijia Jiang / Reuters: |
Apple says it will set up a R&D center in Shenzhen, China, to help strengthen ties with local software developers and partners — Apple Inc (AAPL.O) will set up a research and development center in China's manufacturing metropolis Shenzhen, the U.S. tech giant said on Wednesday …
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