October 2016

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AT&T in ‘Advanced Talks’ to Acquire CNN and HBO Parent Company Time Warner

AT&T is in “advanced talks” to acquire media company Time Warner, and a deal could be finalized as early as this weekend, according to The Wall Street Journal. Bloomberg on Thursday said senior executives at AT&T and Time Warner met in recent weeks to discuss a possible merger, but it said the talks were informal

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New MacBook Pro Still Planned for October, USB-C MacBook Air Also in the Works

Apple still plans to announce its new MacBook Pro “in the month” with shipments to begin at the end of October, according to new information shared by Japanese site Mac Otakara. Citing a “reliable Chinese supplier,” the site says that Apple will launch both 13 and 15-inch models, continuing to offer the machine in the

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AT&T may cancel Galaxy Note 7 sales in unprecedented move following latest fire

AT&T may soon stop selling the Galaxy Note 7 entirely, according to Bloomberg. The news follows an incident on a Southwest Airlines flight earlier this week, in which an owner of a replacement Galaxy Note 7 — one that wasn’t supposed to be prone to catching fire — caught fire while the plane was still

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FBI Looking Into ‘Legal and Technical Options’ for Entering Another Terrorist’s iPhone

A new case might lead the FBI and Apple into another fight over security and privacy on smartphones, following a confirmation yesterday by FBI special agent Rich Thorton that the FBI has the iPhone of Dahir Adan in its possession (via Wired). Adan was the culprit behind the stabbing of 10 people in a Minnesota mall in mid-September,

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