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Cisco confirms AppDynamics buyout worth $3.7 billion
The combination of Cisco and AppDynamics is aimed at giving customers intelligent and actionable insights to help speed up business decisions and improve business performance, Cisco said . About CiscoCisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide technology leader that has been making the Internet work since 1984. Discover more at newsroom.cisco.com and follow us on Twitter at @Cisco.
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Trump to sign executive order restricting immigration
But one thing that appears to be strikingly missing from the plans is mention of perhaps his most repeated promise, to build a wall on the US-Mexico border and to deport illegal immigrants living in the US. What remains unclear is how the orders would be implemented by Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, who told his confirmation hearing that the border wall might not "be built anytime soon".
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Trump Signs Executive Orders Advancing Keystone, Dakota Access Pipelines
The pipeline was originally proposed to cross the Missouri River just above Bismarck, North Dakota, but after complaints, it was rerouted to cross the river along sacred Tribal grounds, less than a mile from the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
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Developers Will Soon be Able to Reply to App Store Reviews
Users will be given the ability to report a developer if they abuse the system, preventing app makers from going the way of Amy's Baking Company on their users. "(This feature will also be available on the Mac App Store)", the release stated. Now there is no standard set for review requests, which leads to some apps incessantly asking for users to give a review.
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Lockheed Martin Sees Lackluster Earnings for 2017
Asked about price cuts for the F-35, which Lockheed also sells to USA allies including Israel and Japan, Hewston said he met twice with Trump before the president's inauguration last week and said the company "is on the path" to "affordable prices for our war fighters and our taxpayers".
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Project Scorpio in playable state, games 'play great'
This means that developers creating games to run on Project Scorpio should be making their games available on Xbox One and lower-end PCs - which is something that was confirmed previously. The new GPU will also feature delta colour compression, which indicates that the architecture in use could be AMD's Polaris or newer as it is a relatively recent addition to AMD's feature set.
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QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) Faces Notable Headwinds From Legal Issues
Per the business agreement between the two companies, Apple was required to pay a certain percentage of each iPhone sale to Qualcomm as patent royalty. While Apple uses its homegrown processors to power the iPhone, it relies on modem chips from Qualcomm , especially in the US, where rivals don't support technologies used by Sprint and Verizon.
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Trump picks Indian-American Ajit Pai as FCC Head
AT&T Senior Executive VP Bob Quinn concurred , saying that "No one is more prepared to reframe the agency to address the needs of this rapidly changing marketplace". For example, throttling powers would allow providers to throttle Bit Torrent to within an inch of its life, great for the Motion Picture Industry of America, but awful for BitTorrent, a company that is finding new, legal ways to use the protocol for good.
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Amazon's Alexa has been asked this question 250000 times
That is going to leave many competitors behind like Samsung and its forthcoming Galaxy S8. Amazon's Alexa assistant is possible to considered by LG in the G6, behind Huawei's Mate 9 for the US. Considering numerous leading flagships now have virtual assistants built-in, working with Google is a good way for LG to keep up with the competition without straining itself to create a system of its own.
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Trump urged not to treat Taiwan as bargaining chip
Both "history and reality" prove good relations between China and the United States were positive for the Asia-Pacific region, she said. "I think the USA is going to make sure that we protect our interests there", White House spokesman Sean Spicer told a news briefing on Monday.
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As Trump strikes nationalistic tone, China says ready to assume world leadership
China must strengthen its nuclear arsenal to "force the US to respect it" in response to the stance of new US President Donald Trump, a leading newspaper said Tuesday (Jan 24). Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also have claims in the waters. Asked whether China would permit USA military vessels to pass through the SCS, she said, "this is not a new question".
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First image of LG's G6 reportedly leaked
The curves in the smartphone's metal chassis and the arrangement of its sensors are nothing new, though it is worth noting that the screen-to-bezel ratio of more than 90 percent for the LG G6 made possible with its minimal top bezel is impressive.
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Indiana Lawmaker Apologizes for "Fat Women" Meme
After Sandlin removed the posts from his page , he issued apologies - which he then removed, as well. He could not be immediately reached by the Daily News. "I've apologized to the people who saw it, and would never put anything like that on my page". "There's always an outside chance that I could have hit something".
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Trump Criticizes Media's Inauguration Crowd Estimate
And Sean Spicer, our press secretary, gave alternative facts to that'. Look, alternative facts are not facts. A White House spokesman says Donald Trump will announce a nominee in the next couple of weeks to fill a vacancy on the US Supreme Court .
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LEGO Worlds Will Be Released On Nintendo Switch Soon
Explore and Discover the Surprises within LEGO Worlds • Uncover hidden treasures in environments that range from the fun to the fantastical. For anyone who doesn't know what Lego Worlds is, it is essentially a lego version of Minecraft .
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Here's Why Qualcomm (QCOM) is Tumbling Today
The company is expected to release $1.18 EPS for current quarter according to 21 analysts whereas the company reported $0.97 EPS during same quarter a year ago. CLSA doesn't expect Qualcomm to escape from this scandal unscathed and has therefore slashed the company's price target from $80 to $60. In other news, President Derek K.
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Highlights: New England Patriots too hot for Pittsburgh Steelers
So if you had any doubt that the NFL is a quarterback-driven league - now more than ever - these four offer compelling proof. "Three seems to be the prevailing number for them in Super Bowls", Esposito said. Remember Deflategate? A Super Bowl triumph should do it. "I do think the Falcons are a better team than the Packers". To listen to the segment, in which Francesa also discusses the Falcons' win over the Packers in the NFC title game, click on the audio player above.
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SpaceX Targets Jan. 30 for 1st Launch from Historic NASA Pad
The aerospace company then planned Falcon Heavy rockets set to start launches this year and is considered as the most powerful rockets. The KSC launch follows SpaceX Falcon 9's successful launch on January 14 which took place at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
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Light 'sonic boom' filmed in a single shot for first time
An object when moving pushes away the air in front of it creating pressure waves that move at the speed of sound waves in all the directions. The sonic booms appear in a cone-shaped pattern known as "Mach cones", which are present at the back of the supersonic objects.
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Worth Watching Stocks: The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO), HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ)
For the next 5 years, The Coca-Cola Company is expecting Growth of 1.99% per annum, whereas in the past 5 years the growth was 0.6% per annum. They are projecting Next Quarter growth of 2.2%. Annual earnings per share (EPS) growth noted at -8.00% in past 5 Years and Long-term annual earnings per share (EPS) growth is expected to reach 1.99% in coming 5 years.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 investigation finds two battery issues caused overheating
These could sometimes get squished in one corner, causing them to bend and potentially get close enough to each other to produce a short circuit. Going forward, the company will institute new battery safety measures , including what it described as an " 8-point battery safety check ".
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Honor Looking for Fans to Review the Honor 6X
The device features a combination of a 12-megapixel sensor and a 2-megapixel sensor. The Honor DUK-TL30 will run Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box with EUMI 5.0. The circular fingerprint scanner is also positioned at the back, similar to the positioning on the Honor 8 . Underneath, a non-removable 3340mAH battery keeps things running which also supports quick charging.
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Here's How Snapchat Is Cracking Down on Fake News
Additionally, "publishers are not permitted to impersonate or claim to be another person or entity, create a false presence for an organization, or otherwise use the content in a manner that does or is meant to mislead, confuse or deceive others", the company told Inc .
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Melania Trump and Michelle Obama's Awkward Exchange: The Best Memes
The only problem is the account's horribly low resolution header image, which is an embarrassment to this great nation. On Friday, as Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president, people began to notice web pages disappearing from the official White House website , whitehouse.gov, including pages about climate change, health care, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, issues.
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Apple suit: Qualcomm overcharged 'billions'
Apple is suing Qualcomm for $1bn over claims it has deliberately overcharged royalty payments and withheld payments to Apple in retaliation for Apple answering questions relating to anti-trust actions Qualcomm . Though much of the higher price is associated with the larger display - not Qualcomm's chip - Qualcomm would collect the same royalty percentage and therefore a larger dollar amount, according to terms outlined in the suit.
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative acquires Meta, promises free AI search tool for scientists
Meta , which uses AI neural networks - computing systems loosely modelled on the human brain that are fed vast amounts of data until they become autonomous - to find, assess, and connect millions of peer-reviewed articles, will itself stand to receive a boost from its new parent company.
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Crowd fills Victoria's Centennial Square for Women's March rally
By comparison, 193,000 trips had been taken by the same time on Friday ahead of the inauguration. We the people came to peacefully assemble and exercise our right to free speech. Several " Stronger Together " posters from the Clinton campaign were spotted as well. By the time she woke up the next morning, over 10,000 people had expressed their desire to attend the rally.
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Square Enix's I am Setsuna joins the Nintendo Switch launch line-up
The latest game to join the line-up is Square Enix's I am Setsuna . I Am Setsuna delivers an emotional and unforgettable story of bravery and sacrifice, along with lovely art design and character development. The studio revisits the ethos and practices used to develop for the 16-bit era and aims to re-introduce the classic JRPG style to current hardware, mixing the spirit of the past with technologies of today.
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Students plan to brew beer on the moon
However, in what can safely be classified as an act of ultimate one-upmanship, a team of engineering students at the University of California, San Diego, now have their sights set on being the first to brew a fresh batch of beer on the (certainly dusty) surface of the moon.
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Fossil of giant wolf-sized otter discovered in China
A CT scan was needed on the skull, that had been flattened during fossilisation. While this extinct otter is twice the size of the modern otter, weighing 110 pounds (49.8kg), it's likely that it had similar habits to today's species, such as using its teeth to crack molluscs, according to researchers.
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Hoffa: Withdrawal From TPP The Right Choice For U.S. Trade Policy
The TPP , a giant and semi-secret 12-member free-trade agreement advocated by the Obama administration, aimed to deepen economic ties between the US and 11 other Pacific Rim nations, cut taxes and foster trade to boost economic growth in the process.
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Now, Scientists Develop a 'Vaccine' to Tackle Fake News
Researchers noted that readers are exposed to misinformation every day, and they intend to help companies to give up fake facts. Medically speaking, people are vaccinated against a virus by introducing a dead or weakened version of it to the body.
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Jet lag can adversely affect Major League Baseball players
Researchers say they've documented an unseen drag on major league baseball players that can wipe out home field advantage, make pitchers give up more home runs, and take some punch out of a team's bats. They play 162 games in the regular season, and half of them are on the road in cities from coast to coast. "Certainly baseball teams should be more mindful of it".
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Performance history: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated's (UNH)
The Hedge Fund company now holds 18,175 shares of UNH which is valued at $2,866,925. National Pension Service now owns 583,377 shares of the healthcare conglomerate's stock valued at $81,673,000 after buying an additional 46,613 shares during the last quarter.
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Stock's Earning Overview: Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD)
Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 1,296 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $102,000 after buying an additional 774 shares in the last quarter. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 13th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.65%.