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Sources: Apple is planning to launch high-end headphones with noise canceling and wireless pairing as early as end of 2018 but has faced development challenges — Company is rapidly growing wearables and accessories segments — New headphones could potentially cannibalize some Beats sales
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Sources: Amazon is in talks with big banks including JPMorgan Chase about a checking-account-like product that would appeal to those without bank accounts — Online giant wants to develop product that would appeal to younger customers and those without bank accounts.
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| New York Times: |
Google is selling US restaurant review guide Zagat, which it bought for $151M in 2011, to restaurant review company The Infatuation for an undisclosed sum — When Google agreed to buy Zagat for $151 million nearly seven years ago, the technology giant intended to bring the restaurant review empire into the digital age.
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Xiaomi Chairman Lei Jun says the company plans to enter the US smartphone market by late 2018 or early 2019 — Chinese maker, No. 4 at home, looks to extend its Western expansion as it plans IPO to raise $10 billion or more — China's Xiaomi Corp. could sell smartphones in the U.S. as early as this year … | Theodore Schleifer / Recode: |
Coinbase hires Emilie Choi, who did 40+ deals during her tenure as head of M&A at LinkedIn, as its VP of corporate and business development — A cryptocurrency company could do some fairly outside-the-box acquisitions. — Coinbase, the cryptocurrency trading platform … | Gardiner Harris / New York Times: |
State Department has spent $0 of the $120M allocated by Congress since late-2016 to counter foreign efforts to meddle in elections or sow distrust in democracy — WASHINGTON — As Russia's virtual war against the United States continues unabated with the midterm elections approaching … | Konark Modi: |
A look at airlines' weak data security practices, including sharing booking data with third-party trackers — I asked my wife if it is alright if her Date of Birth is known to a stranger. Only if they send me a birthday gift, she joked. What about your passport number? She lowered the book she was reading.
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| Carlotta Gall / New York Times: |
Draft bill introduced by Turkish government introduces sweeping set of internet restrictions, including requiring a license for all online broadcasting — ISTANBUL — Having already brought Turkey's mainstream media to heel, and made considerable headway in rolling back Turkish democracy … | Mix / The Next Web: |
Encrypted messaging services Signal and Telegram experienced worldwide outages for several hours — You might want to move your private chats to WhatsApp or Telegram for the time being: it appears popular encrypted messenger Signal is currently down globally, according to numerous reports from users.| Arielle Pardes / Wired: |
Snapchat should focus more on camera tech that made it great in the first place rather than adding features that make it look like a social network — FIRST, IT WAS the rampant copycatting of Stories. Then, the spectacular failure of Spectacles. Then the Great Millennial Migration to Instagram.| Jessi Hempel / Wired: |
Research from 66 companies' university recruiting sessions shows an unwelcoming environment for women that intimidated or alienated female recruits — EACH AUTUMN, BUSINESSES flock to elite universities like Harvard and Stanford to recruit engineers for their first post-university jobs.
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
A look at upcoming Android Go phones, which are mostly low-end devices for ~$100 with 1GB RAM or less, announced at MWC: Nokia 1, Alcatel 1X, and ZTE Tempo Go — Android Go is stripped down for low-end devices, and here's our first look at them. — Mobile World Congress is happening this week …
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| Jacob Silverman / New Republic: |
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