CenturyLink to buy Level 3 Communications for $34B in cash, stock deal, which values Level 3 at 42% above its stock price before reports of acquisition surfaced
@sherman4949 More stories by Alex Sherman — CenturyLink Inc. agreed to buy Level 3 Communications Inc. for about $34 billion cash …
Microsoft PowerApps and Flow to be generally available November 1
Microsoft's PowerApps and Flow development tools will be generally available on November 1, not coincidentally the same day that Dynamics 365 goes on the company's price list. — Microsoft will be ma...
Swiss rail's 1,000+ ticket machines to exchange francs for bitcoins in two-year test from Nov. 11
Switzerland's national railways firm SBB is branching out next month with the launch of a new service on its ticket machines to sell bitcoins, the web-based digital currency.
Apple TV: the only streaming media device without HDR above $90, and an app lacking integration with Netflix or cable providers, needs a total strategy revamp
The accessibility video at the start of Apple's October 27th event was the best thing in the event.
Sweden's Supreme Administrative Court rules that all drone cameras count as surveillance devices and can only be used with special filming permit
Only cops and users with special filming permits can attach cams to drones. — Cameras attached to drones fall foul of Sweden's strict surveillance laws …
Vine co-founders Rus Yusupov and Colin Kroll launch Hype, a live broadcasting app that lets users add music and animations to their videos
As Twitter continues its attempts to get its business back on track, the company announced on Thursday that it's shutting down Vine, a short-form video service it acquired in late 2012.
Apple says developers should avoid using animation and displaying alerts on the Touch Bar, limiting potential uses
The Touch Baris serious business . Apple's interface guidelines warn against all kinds of fun things that developers probably started thinking about when the new MacBook Pros leakedearlier this week.
How OPPO became number one smartphone vendor in China and number four worldwide via savvy marketing and sales tactics
Chinese smart phone company OPPO doesn't believe in subtle marketing. — It has built a massive network of 320,000 retail outlets across China and other parts of Asia …
Report: Toyota's investment fund has invested around $10M in car-sharing startup Getaround
Toyota Motor Corp on Friday said it has invested in U.S. car-sharing company Getaround, a move that comes as global automakers seek to shore up their presence in new technology sectors amid growing co...
Clarifai raises $30M from Menlo Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Lux Capital, and others for its AI-based image and video search API
Matt Zeiler grew up in a Canadian farming community — but fast forward a few decades and he's now running a startup that's looking to bring the same kinds …
Starbreeze, maker of the StarVR headset, says it has acquired Belgian visual effects studio Nozon for about $7.75M
Over the past few months Starbreeze's StarVR headset has gone from an industry oddity to a genuine contender in the location-based VR scene.
Many publishers say an AMP pageview generates half the revenue of a pageview on their full mobile website due to reliance on standardized banner ad units
Some publishers aren't generating as much ad revenue as they had hoped — Google is stepping up its efforts to serve speedy content …
GoPro Karma drone review: simple controller, easy to fly, comes with a detachable camera mount, but lacks autonomous features like collision avoidance
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LG V20 review: rear cameras with manual controls are great, second screen is practical, but Galaxy S7 Edge is cheaper, waterproof, and has better battery life
With the demise of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7, Android fans looking for a premium big-screen phone have been left high and dry.
Comparing how Twitter and Slack managed their API ecosystems, and why Twitter, which let developers replicate core functionality, stumbled
Opening up an API is a big commitment, one that needs to be managed well over time in order to ensure a healthy and thriving ecosystem. Tweets: @jaycuthrell . Thanks: @jasoncosta Tweets: Jay Cuthrell ...
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