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July 15, 2023
NEWS

CNN

iOS 17 preview: We tried the biggest new features coming to your iPhone

When Apple announced iOS 17, the company spent a lot of time talking about improvements that are coming to the Phone app. There’s a new Contact Posters feature that allows you to effectively create your own caller ID for other iPhone users.

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CNN

Federal appeals court rules Microsoft can close its Activision merger

A federal appeals court said it will not block Microsoft from closing its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, handing the Federal Trade Commission its second major defeat this week in a case involving the future of the video game industry.

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MIT News

A new way to look at data privacy

Imagine that a team of scientists has developed a machine-learning model that can predict whether a patient has cancer from lung scan images. They want to share this model with hospitals around the world so clinicians can start using it in diagnosis.

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NPR

How DOES your cellphone work? A new exhibition dials into the science

“Data travels in light pulses along fiber optic cables. It travels almost at the speed of light.” Immersed in the exhibit, Nimay Kallu immediately understands. “Light can travel seven and a half …

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Reuters

US appeals court refuses FTC request to pause Microsoft deal for Activision

The decision removes one of the few remaining hurdles stopping Xbox maker Microsoft from closing the deal and expanding its gaming business. The FTC had also asked Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the U.S. District Court in northern …

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Reuters

UK extends Activision deadline after receiving Microsoft’s ‘complex’ proposal

LONDON, July 14 (Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator on Friday extended its final deadline on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal to Aug. 29 after its received a “detailed and complex” new proposal from Microsoft that claimed material changes …

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CNBC

UK regulator extends deadline for Microsoft-Activision probe by six weeks

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority extended the deadline of its review of Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard to August 29. The British regulator has been a stalwart opponent of Microsoft’s $69-billion purchase of Activision Blizzard.

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Reuters

FTC faces uphill battle in Microsoft/Activision appeal

A U.S. federal appeals court will have a number of options available to it as it weighs that appeal, but legal professionals noted the rushed timing and the need to prove any alleged error by the district court judge merits overturning her decision could …

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BBC News

Anger and fear after popular diabetes app breaks

Diabetics using a popular app have been left without their usual way to monitor blood sugar, after an update caused it to stop working on some Apple devices. Users wear a small sensor inserted in their body, which sends data to an app.

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CBSSports.com

Best portable projectors for watching sports in 2023

Amazon best seller: AuKing Mini Projector · Top budget projector: Purshe Mini Bluetooth Projector · Upgraded picture and sound: BenQ GS50 1080p Wireless Projector.

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