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Coming soon: Google s largest phone, a device with a 5.9-inch screen. Code name? Shamu.
Other investors get on board with activist shareholder Starboard Value, which is pushing for a Yahoo-AOL merger. As Pete Carey wrote recently, Yahoo is feeling pressure from more than just Starboard.
Uber and Lyft get an F from the Better Business Bureau, based on many customer complaints. But so does Yellow Cab in San Francisco.
When in the desert… Google uses a camel for Street View camera.
Vintage Apple 1 computer expected to fetch up to $500,000 at auction.
Chipmakers worry about growth, warn of economic slowdown.
HP-backed study says costs of cyberattacks have doubled — to an average $12.7 million per company — in four years.
Cheese! Marketing firms are scanning your selfies.
President Obama reaffirms commitment to net neutrality, says he s opposed to paid prioritization. He also talks about the need for patent reform.
Oracle hires former Google, Snapchat executive Peter Magnusson to oversee its revamped cloud offering.
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