Month: February 2020
T-Mobile and Sprint win lawsuit and will be allowed to merge
On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled in favor of the $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. Last year, a group of state attorneys general sued to block the deal in federal court after it received approval from both the Federal Communications Commission and the Justice Department. Breaking… Source
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Facebook accidentally blacked out an entire language
On January 16th, Facebook users received an error message when posting in Jinghpaw, a language spoken by Myanmar’s ethnic Kachin and written with a Roman alphabet. “We couldn’t post this. Tap for more info,” the message said. When clicking, a second appeared: “Your request couldn’t be processed. There was a…
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How to watch Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2020
Samsung’s big Unpacked event, where the company is introducing its latest (and, it hopes, greatest) products, is today, February 11th. If you’re a Samsung fan or you’re just interested in the latest tech devices, it should be interesting to watch. News about many of the products that the company plans…
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Meet 500 Startups’ 26th batch of startups
Following TechCrunch’s coverage of 500 Startups’ 25th batch (and numbers 24, 23, 22, and 21, in case you wanted to go back in time), today we’re saying hello to the accelerator’s 26th cohort. 500 Startups, in case you weren’t aware, is a seed-stage accelerator and a collection of venture funds.…
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T-Mobile, Sprint merger set to get final go-ahead
T-Mobile and Sprint are set to receive the final approval needed to complete their $26 billion merger in the US, it has been reported. A lawsuit filed in June by the Attorney Generals of 13 states and the District of Columbia had hoped to block the controversial transaction. They said…
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Facebook kills Windows 10 app (because it’s easier than updating the thing)
Windows 10 users will soon only have one option when it comes to checking Facebook – namely their browser of choice – because the dedicated app for the social media service is being shut down at the end of February. As spotted by MSPowerUser, a Facebook user received an email…
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