Microsoft is making available to its partners, like audio specialist Harman/Kardon, a new software development kit to help them build Cortana-capable devices.
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Driverless ‘Roborace’ car makes street track debut
It is a car kitted out with technology its developers boldly predict will transform our cities and change the way we live.
Samsung boss denies role in presidential scandal
Samsung Electronics vice chairman and de facto boss of the conglomerate has apologized for its involvement in the country’s biggest political scandal, but has denied any direct wrongdoing.
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#Microsoft SharePoint-OneDrive sync now due in January 2017
Microsoft has slightly pushed back its delivery target for SharePoint-OneDrive sync, and it’s rolling out a standalone OneDrive sync client for Mac.
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Now Snapchat has Filter Games
Snapchat wants you to play with your face, not just take pictures of it. New Selfie Lens filter games are starting to appear to users, creating an addicting new Snapchat feature that also inspires competition between friends and could become a powerful ad revenue driver. Snapchat confirms this is the launch of a new, native games feature. Back in March, Snapchat tested a limited run of a… Read More
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Methbot: Russian botnet steals millions from US companies every day
Up to $5 million every day is being stolen in what researchers call one of the most profitable bot operations in existence.
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Chorus selects former Telstra COO Kate McKenzie as CEO
Kate McKenzie, who served as COO of Telstra from 2013 to 2016, will be assuming the role of CEO of New Zealand telco Chorus as of February 2017.
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Macom buys Applied Micro for $770 million, plans to sell ARM #server chip unit
Macom is buying Applied Micro so it can provide a set of connectivity processors from switches to fiber in the network.
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Brandis rushes to release telco metadata for civil proceedings
Australia’s attorney-general has allowed just 15 working days over summer for submissions on a proposed massive expansion of access to retained telco user data.
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Backtrace, a debugging #startup led by former AppNexus engineers, raises $5M
Debugging startup Backtrace I/O was launched to solve a real problem that its founders faced when they were engineers at adtech company AppNexus — at least according to Backtrace CEO and co-founder Abel Mathew. Mathew told me Backtrace aims to “solve the process of debugging,” something that most companies tackle by “cobbling together very old, outdated solutions”… Read More
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