5 cases of replacement Galaxy Note7s catching fire reported in US; Samsung says it is investigating the reports, working with Consumer Product Safety Commission
without using the word recall CNBC : Samsung temporarily suspends production of Galaxy Note 7: Report Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet : Now the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is dead, here are some alternatives...
Samsung tells owners of Galaxy Note7 to stop using device, asks global carrier and retail partners to stop sales and exchanges of the phone
We are working with relevant regulatory bodies to investigate the recently reported cases involving the Galaxy Note7.
Samsung ends production of the Galaxy Note7 after global recall due to battery fires; its shares fall 8% wiping out $17B of market value
Samsung Electronics Co. is ending production of its problematic Galaxy Note 7 smartphones, taking the drastic step of killing off a smartphone that became …
AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon halt sales and replacements of Galaxy Note7 amid reports of newer models catching fire
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Workplace by Facebook, formerly Facebook at Work, exits beta with global launch, adds Multi-Company Groups to provide secure collaboration between organizations
At Facebook, we've had an internal version of our app to help run our company for many years.
Workplace will cost $3 per user per month for the first 1K users, $2 for the next 1K-10K users, and $1 for additional MAUs
After 20 months in a closed beta under the working title Facebook at Work, (as we predicted it would the other week) today Facebook is finally bringing …
Yahoo disabled email forwarding feature at beginning of October, making it unnecessarily difficult for users to leave service amid coverage of record breach
LONDON (AP) — As Yahoo's embattled email service suffers through a slew of bad news, some users are finding it hard to leave.
Report: Amazon to expand grocery business with new convenience stores and curbside pickup, exclusively for AmazonFresh subscribers
Look out, 7-Eleven: Amazon's push into brick-and-mortar retail is getting serious. — The e-commerce giant is considering building its own convenience stores …
Cyanogen CEO Kirt McMaster resigns, notes failure of “full stack” OS strategy and shift to modular Cyanogen Now model; Lior Tal promoted from COO to CEO
Kirt McMaster, the controversial CEO of Cyanogen Inc., will be stepping down from his role, we've learned.
Greylock Partners closes $1B fund, the firm's 15th, bringing total under management to $3.5B
Greylock Partners is getting another $1 billion to invest in startups. The long-time venture capital firm is announcing its 15th fund, bringing the total to $3.5 billion currently under management.
Dozens of suspicious court cases, with missing defendants, aim at getting web pages deindexed or taken down outright by abusing firms' policies on defamation
There are about 25 court cases throughout the country that have a suspicious profile: — All involve allegedly self-represented plaintiffs …
Netgear launches Arlo Pro wireless home security camera with rechargeable batteries and two-way audio for $250
Slowly but surely, Netgear is chipping away at the reasons for not having a home security camera. In the past, hooking these cameras up to the internet was a hassle.
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World Economic Form to open a tech hub in San Francisco focusing on ten policy areas including drones, autonomous vehicles, AI, robotics
Recognizing the central role that technology now plays in the global economy, the World Economic Forumis establishing a new center in San Francisco …
UK targets internet trolls with new legal guidelines; those engaging in doxxing, baiting, derogatory hashtags, and virtual mobbing could face jail
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Fortune's “Term Sheet” columnist Dan Primack leaves for Politico founders Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen's new startup; the future of the newsletter is unclear
The high-profile columnist has been the go-to blog for VC news and insights. — Dan Primack, one of the best-known …
Microsoft's new Azure-hosted, combined CRM and ERP service Dynamics 365 to start rolling out November 1
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says expansion into China “doesn't look good” in light of shut downs of Disney's and Apple's movie services in the country
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France's transportation department launches Le.Taxi, a confusing platform that hosts cab-hailing apps from taxi companies; most taxi apps compare poorly to Uber
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Google Cast app to be renamed Google Home, will manage Google Home and Cast devices and help users discover new content
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Facebook tests ads in Groups that look the same as News Feed ads, in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand
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Sources: Alphabet executives nixed a plan to sell robotic arms built by Google's robotics group because they wouldn't be used daily by billions of people
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Cross-border B2B digital payments company Payoneer, whose clients include Amazon and Google, announces $180M round led by TCV; company had $100M+ revenue in '15
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