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$9 computer raises $1.4 million through crowdfunding campaign
CTV News
That $10 bill in your pocket could soon buy you a computer, thanks to a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign. C.H.I.P., a nine-dollar computer chip the size of a credit card, will begin shipping in December after its creators raised $1.4 million and counting ...

What you missed in tech last week: Apple eyes BlackBerry, $9 Raspberry Pi rival   Inquirer
Raspberry Pi slashes price after rival launches on Kickstarter   IT PRO
$9 computer raises $1M on Kickstarter   KSL.com

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Reuters

AT&T working on exclusive content for connected cars
Reuters
NEW YORK AT&T Inc (T.N) is gearing up to bring connected car users exclusive content such as videos and games that can be streamed onto personal mobile devices later this year, AT&T's senior vice president of emerging devices Chris Penrose said.
AT&T (T) Stock Advancing as Content for Connected Cars Reportedly in the Works   TheStreet.com
AT&T targets connected cars for exclusive mobile content (T)   Seeking Alpha

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Police target impaired driving during long weekend
Bullet News Niagara
On Saturday, the Niagara Regional Police Service conducted RIDE checkpoints in the areas of Sherkston and Welland. Throughout the evening, officers checked approximately 200 vehicles at three different locations. Of those drivers checked, 16 were ...

Niagara Woman Arrested For DUI After Avoiding RIDE Check   E Canada Now
RIDE checked vehicles in Sherkston and Welland   Niagara Falls Review
Woman arrested trying to evade Welland RIDE check   Niagarathisweek.com
News Talk 610 CKTB
Erie Media
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eWeek

OpenStack Launches Interoperability and Federation Initiatives
eWeek
The OpenStack Foundation is rolling out its first round of interoperability testing that defines a common core for all OpenStack-powered platforms. VANCOUVER, B.C.—The dream of an OpenStack-powered planet is moving a step closer to reality. As the ...

OpenStack Launches Certification Program And Identity Management To Ensure ...   Forbes
OpenStack Rolls Out Two Milestone Initiatives   Sci-Tech Today
OpenStack Gets Bare-Metal, Storage Support   EnterpriseTech
Digital Journal
Fortune
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Porsche 991 GT3 R Race Car Unveiled (Video)
Canada News
Porsche has officially taken the wraps off its new GT3 contender, the 911 GT3 R, which is on track to make its race debut at next year's TUDOR United SportsCar Championship season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona.
Meet The New And Powerful 2016 Porsche 911 GT3 R   TechMalak
2016 Porsche 911 GT3 R Race Car Revealed   Motor Authority
Nürburgring 24 hour race: Podium and class win for Porsche 911   Planetlemans.com
The Motor Report
Wheels24
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Why Are the Europeans Going After Google?
Newsweek
Last month, the European Commission (EC) filed a formal antitrust complaint against Google for abusing its dominant market position in Internet search. The Conversation This complaint alleged that Google had manipulated search results by favoring its own ...

Predicting the Future Google   Huffington Post
Is Google a gatekeeper? Not in today's world   The Globe and Mail (subscription)
Google Faces More Scrutiny Over Right To Be Forgotten   InformationWeek

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Virtual reality porn? We're cool with it, Oculus exec says
VentureBeat
In a development that will surprise absolutely no one, Oculus VR's virtual reality headsets will be used for immersive, 3-D pornography. What is a bit surprising is that Facebook-owned Oculus is totally OK with that use of its upcoming platform for VR. At least ...

Ready for Oculus Rift? Too bad your computer isn't   CBS News
Oculus Rift hardware specs send Mac and Linux support into stasis   ZDNet
B.C. uses Oculus Rift VR tech to offer virtual rides, hikes in tourism pitch   Winnipeg Free Press
Fast Company
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Research and Markets: Excel Database of State Wise Feed-In Tariffs of Power ...
Digital Journal
To better understand the effectiveness of existing feed-in tariff policies and learn how their design might be improved, we formed a database of feed-in tariff policies of Power Generating Sources of different states in India. Our study is focused on providing the ...

Keep CALM And Embrace DevOps – Measurement   SYS-CON Media (press release)

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