Miami Neighborhood Gets a High-Tech Makeover

A pair of private developers are looking to build a technology and cultural hub in a faded manufacturing neighborhood in Miami.
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Altice Plans Fiber Upgrade That Could Leave Rivals in the Dust

Altice USA said it plans to convert its systems into an ultrafast fiber-to-the-home network capable of 10 gigabits-per-second speeds, a bold plan that takes aim at rival Verizon’s Fios.
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Manufacturers Take a Page From Mother Nature

Leaps forward in computing power, imaging and metal 3-D printing technology are allowing engineers like never before to develop products based on designs in nature. Big manufacturers are taking notice.
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Online Shopping Adds Muscle to Holiday Sales

As the holiday spending season kicks off, online shopping is emerging as a clear winner, helped by increased use of mobile phones.
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Lego Copies Minecraft, the Videogame That Copied Lego

In the new ‘Lego Worlds,’ players manipulate virtual bricks as they encounter friend and foe—just like in the wildly popular game franchise from Microsoft-owned Mojang.
http://on.wsj.com/2g3Qxoj

Global Smartphone Shipment Gains Evaporating

The growth in global smartphone shipments ground to a near halt this year, estimates market research firm International Data Corp., in the latest sign that the mobile-phone boom is petering out.
http://on.wsj.com/2g3zUsR

Splunk Raises Guidance Again Amid Strong Revenue Growth

Splunk again boosted its outlook for the year as the big-data software company continued to generate strong top-line growth in the latest quarter, though its loss also widened amid higher operating expenses.
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Attack Crashes Deutsche Telekom Internet Routers

An attack hit nearly one million home internet routers of Deutsche Telekom customers, knocking them offline, the latest in a string of similar events that have revealed vulnerabilities in home devices connected to the internet.
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Intel Recruits ARM Executive Thomas Lantzsch to Head Connected Device Effort

Intel Corp. once again reached outside its ranks to fill a key executive position, recruiting an executive from rival ARM Holdings PLC as the big chip maker steps up plans to sell chips for devices other than computers.
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Amazon's Cloud Growth Unlikely to Dissipate

AWS makes biggest price cuts in more than two years from a position of strength.
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Nintendo Plans Expansive Venues at Three Universal Theme Parks

Nintendo’s partnership with Comcast will involve sizable environments at three of the media company’s four Universal Studios theme parks.
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Uber's 'Not a Taxi Company' Defense on Trial in EU

The stakes couldn’t be much higher as the company fights being regulated as a transportation provider in the European Court of Justice, its business model effectively on trial.
http://on.wsj.com/2g30Usi

Snapchat Spectacles Review: Wearing a Camera Is Cool … and Creepy

Snapchat’s much-hyped video-recording sunglasses require rules for the real world, Joanna Stern says.
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Nintendo-Themed Attractions Coming to Universal Parks

Nintendo will open an area dedicated to its famous game characters inside theme-parks of Universal Parks & Resorts in Hollywood, Orlando and Japan’s Osaka, the two companies announced on Tuesday.
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Facebook Tries to Hook Users Longer With Games in News Feed, Messenger

Facebook launched a new way to play games on the social network and in its messaging app, the latest effort to get people to spend more time in its ecosystem.
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Apple Wins Battle With Banks Over Mobile Payments

Australian lenders have been trying to force the tech company to offer them access to its Apple Pay technology, which allows smartphones and tablets to communicate with payment terminals.
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Samsung Tries to Appease Investors But Delays Big Changes

Third-generation Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong is betting that more dividend increases and a new independent director will buy some time amid growing calls for a restructuring of South Korea’s biggest conglomerate.
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Samsung Electronics Says It Will Consider Restructuring

The company said it would raise dividends and consider restructuring as it seeks to appease growing demand for governance reforms.
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Big Names Take Hit on Theranos

Blood-testing company got much of its funding from high-profile private investors who weren’t part of the ecosystem that typically backs startups and could see their stakes wiped out.
http://on.wsj.com/2gcYN8v

AT&T Blinks on Price War ​

DirecTV Now, which AT&T unveiled Monday, won’t threaten cable as much as initially feared.
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Zenefits Hit With $7 Million Fine by California Insurance Regulator

Health-benefits broker Zenefits was fined $7 million by the California Department of Insurance on Monday, one of the largest penalties the agency has assessed for licensing violations in its history.
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After Ransomware, San Francisco Offers Free Light-Rail Rides

Some users of San Francisco’s light-rail system rode for free this weekend after a hacker infiltrated the computers that run the ticket-vending machines, knocking them offline.
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BuzzFeed Chief Marketing Officer to Exit Company

BuzzFeed’s chief marketing and chief creative officer, Frank Cooper, is leaving the digital media company after about a year and a half.
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Stripe's $9 Billion Deal Turns Focus to Payments Companies

Online payments startup Stripe Inc.’s new $9.2 billion valuation could augur some rethinking for holders of PayPal, Square and other payments firms
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Theranos Sued for Alleged Fraud by Robertson Stephens Co-Founder Colman

Robertson Stephens & Co. co-founder Robert Colman accused Theranos Inc. in a lawsuit filed Monday of making false and misleading claims about its operations and technology while soliciting money from investors.
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AT&T Unveils Pricing for DirecTV Now Streaming Service

AT&T said its internet-based television service DirecTV Now will go on sale this week and cost between $35 and $70 a month based on the package of channels that customers select.
http://on.wsj.com/2gcnfqg

HP Enterprise Unveils Prototype of Next-Generation Computer

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. has reached a milestone in a high-profile plan to deliver a new kind of computer. But the company is betting its business may benefit as much from components it developed for the project as from the complete system.
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CNN Buys Casey Neistat's Video App Beme

CNN has acquired video-sharing start-up Beme, a social media app launched last year by popular YouTube star Casey Neistat. The deal is valued at about $25 million.
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The Biggest Loser in Pay TV Price War ​

DirecTV Now, which AT&T will unveil Monday afternoon, is already pressuring shares of cable companies.
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Activist Elliott Management Calls for Change at Cognizant

Activist investor Elliott Management called for change at Cognizant, saying the IT outsourcing firm should boost profitability and return more of its cash to shareholders.
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How Amazon Gets Its Holiday Hires Up to Speed in Two Days

To prepare for the flood of holiday orders just under way, Amazon.com has been using technology ranging from touch screens to robots to shrink the time it takes to train new hires at its warehouses to as little as two days.
http://on.wsj.com/2fX6M6y

China's Ctrip Goes Abroad for Latest Expansion

With the acquisition of British search company Skyscanner, Ctrip, whose expansion has been fueled by the Chinese middle class’s ever-growing appetite for travel, will grow its own footprint overseas.
http://on.wsj.com/2fKzmYM

Activision Blizzard Reaches New Pay Deal With CEO

Activision Blizzard reached a new employment agreement with longtime CEO Bobby Kotick that could put him among the highest paid executives in the U.S.


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Initial Report About SpaceX Explosion Imminent

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is expected to give federal authorities a preliminary investigative report pinpointing fueling procedures as the most likely cause of a September unmanned rocket explosion.
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Apple iPhone With Curved Screen Could Come as Soon as Next Year

An iPhone with a curved screen could be on store shelves as soon as next year, as Apple’s suppliers say they have been asked to increase output of thinner organic light emitting displays.
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Amazon Broadens Cloud Services as Big Companies Sign On

Amazon.com has broadened its cloud-computing services to serve a growing list of big-company clients, but its challenge is to meet their needs without encroaching on the firms that are its partners in the business.
http://on.wsj.com/2fUQgnz

As AT&T's DirecTV Now Streaming Service Is Unveiled, Watch the Details

AT&T will unveil its long-promised over-the-top video service Monday as the company attempts to get a foothold in the future of how Americans watch television.
http://on.wsj.com/2g8Hbuj

Revenge of the Video Store

It’s true: Video-store holdouts still exist. Their goal is to keep pushing DVDs, Blu-Rays and even VHS tapes in an age when streaming movies is second-nature.
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How to Use Technology to Connect to Grandchildren

The online world is a godsend for grandparents who are willing to embrace it
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As Gap Struggles, Its Analytical CEO Prizes Data Over Design

Art Peck has seen seven straight quarters of lower sales as the company battles to stay on top of trends; creative directors as ‘false messiahs.’
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Mobile Looms Larger With Holiday Shoppers

Americans jumped on holiday deals over the weekend but a larger slice of their spending migrated online, often through mobile devices, highlighting the high-wire act that faces retailers tethered to stores.
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Gigantic Tablets Sneak Into the Workplace

Keywords: Gigantic touch-screen devices are finding their ways into business, both as tools for customers and to get serious work done. These devices create new ways for people to collaborate, whether in the office, a McDonald’s restaurant or on a cruise ship, writes Christopher Mims.
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Holiday Shoppers Making More Purchases Online

Americans jumped on holiday deals this weekend but spending is increasingly moving online, highlighting the high-wire act that faces retailers tethered to stores.
http://on.wsj.com/2g7xEUi

Huawei's New Phone Faces Frosty Reception in U.S.

The Chinese technology giant’s path to expansion in the U.S. faces technical roadblocks and a chilly reception from the telecom carriers who dominate handset sales there.
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Online Black Friday Sales Gain on Cyber Monday

Black Friday and Thanksgiving are continuing to gain on Cyber Monday as online shopping bonanzas.
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At Last, a Label Maker for the iPhone Age

DYMO’s MobileLabeler, a wireless label printer with handsome type options, is a godsend for Type-A organizers who are frustrated with primitive handheld label makers.
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Tech Giants Are Poaching Universities' AI Talent

Google, Baidu, Facebook and others pursuing artificial intelligence are draining universities of top computer scientists who might otherwise be cultivating the next generation of AI researchers, say experts.
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Stripe's Valuation Nearly Doubles to $9.2 Billion

Stripe, whose software is used by businesses to accept and track digital payments, will be valued at $9.2 billion in a new funding round that is being completed, the company said.
http://on.wsj.com/2fZdxHI

Ctrip, China's Biggest Travel Site, Goes Abroad for Latest Expansion

With the acquisition of British search company Skyscanner, Ctrip, whose expansion has been fueled by the Chinese middle class’s ever-growing appetite for travel, will grow its own footprint overseas.
http://on.wsj.com/2fKzmYM

South Korean Scandal Widens With New Raids, Impeachment Effort

South Korean prosecutors searched the offices of two conglomerates on Thursday as part of their widening probe into an influence-peddling scandal involving President Park Geun-hye and her confidant Choi Soon-sil.
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