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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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| 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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| Dylan Byers / CNNMoney: |
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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| 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.
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| 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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New York Magazine, Nieman Lab, Nieman Lab, Social Media Today, Axios, International Business Times, CNBC, and reddit.com
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| 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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The Verge, Engadget, iMore, Samsung Global Newsroom, FierceWireless, and 3GPP
| 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 …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
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.| Daniel Cooper / Engadget: |
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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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
Apple details ResearchKit 2.0, with new features to help collect information about speech, hearing, and vision, a new PDF viewer, a refreshed UI, and more — After announcing ResearchKit 2.0 last week, Apple has shared more specifics on what the latest version will offer in iOS 12.
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ResearchKit, iPhone in Canada Blog, and The Mac Observer
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Intel says its XMM 7560 modem chip with support for CDMA networks is now in trial and mass production, while its XMM 8060 5G offering will be available in 2019 — Chipmaker aims to take the lead in 5G, beyond PCs and smartphones — TAIPEI — Intel has started production of modem chips …
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9to5Mac, AppleInsider, Patently Apple, Cult of Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, iPhone Hacks, and MacDailyNews
| 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 investmentSponsor Posts
Meta:
Open Source AI: Available to all, not just the few — Meta's open source AI enables small businesses, start-ups, students, researchers and more to download and build with our models at no cost.
Open Source AI: Available to all, not just the few — Meta's open source AI enables small businesses, start-ups, students, researchers and more to download and build with our models at no cost.
Zoho:
The crossroads of AI and SaaS — Enabling businesses of all sizes to build products in-house and disqualifying SaaS tools that are not AI-powered. In a span of just two years, AI has made a name for itself as the key driver for innovation.
The crossroads of AI and SaaS — Enabling businesses of all sizes to build products in-house and disqualifying SaaS tools that are not AI-powered. In a span of just two years, AI has made a name for itself as the key driver for innovation.
Genesys:
Executive Insights: The Era of Contact Center AI Copilots — How AI copilots are transforming customer experience and agent performance.
Executive Insights: The Era of Contact Center AI Copilots — How AI copilots are transforming customer experience and agent performance.
Tribe AI:
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