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TrackIF helps shoppers and businesses save money; Raised $5 Million in a Series A funding

TrackIF is a company that brings online retailers and customers closer together by helping potential buyers track products through an embedded browser extension, and giving them intelligent information through email alerts.

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Apple rebrands iTunes Festival to Apple Music Festival; Featuring Pharrell, One Direction, and more

Apple launches its latest music venture through the Apple Music Festival, a bigger rebranded iTunes Festival that will be held this September at the Roundhouse in London.

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Apple charts new programs to help students from minority groups learn to code; diverstiy figures up

Apple hired over 11,000 women across its global operations during the past one year and this is 65% higher when compared with the previous year. In the US, Apple reportedly hired over 2,200 Black employees, a 50% rise compared to the previous year; and 2,700 Hispanic employees, representing a 66% increase.

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 will be available in Q4 in the US

Samsung officially unveiled the Galaxy Note 5 at a press conference in New York. The launching followed five successive falls in the quarterly profits of Samsung Electronics.

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United Airlines Adds Interactive Map to iOS App

United Airlines announced an update to its mobile app that now includes an interactive airport map. The move is said to help passengers find amenities close by the airport area.

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An Apple at Work: Apple's Mobile Mobility Program wants iPad to be the preferred work tool

Apple is reportedly trying to counteract a downturn in the sales of the iPad not by lowering the price of the tablet computer but by offering the tablets as the new preferred work tool.

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7 US Companies with Amazing Benefits for Parents

In a recent article, CNN lists companies that are generous when it comes to parental leave. Here are the top seven companies and their parental leave benefits as more and more American companies take work-life balance more seriously.

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Night navigation with Google Maps now made easier, safer

Night Mode, the new feature from Google Maps, gives more comfort to drivers during the night as it enables the users to easily navigate in the dark Night Mode option has been in demand by users of Google Maps for a long time. Google Maps has added the Night Mode option to iOS users.

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Intel ups bonus for referring women and minorities in a bid for workforce diversity

Chipmaker giant announced that they will offer double their regular referral bonus to employees who will refer people of color, veterans, and women to their company. The move is said to be alongside Intel's goal to achieve more diversity in the company.

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Silicon Valley Bus Drivers Woes: Apple is amenable to offer better working conditions

Apple is working out with multiple bus contractors to offer drivers better working conditions- primarily a pay hike of 25% for bus drivers, premium pay for coach and shuttle drivers who work split shifts, and improvement in driver's lounging facilities.

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Twitter shares drop 15%; Is the microblogging platform ripe for a takeover?

Twitter could be in the crosshairs of acquisition attempts from other technology companies should the microblogging stalwart fail to reverse the freefall its stock prices have caught in.

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Germany's luxury automakers buy Nokia's maps

Nokia bids goodbye to its digital maps business as it sells its HERE maps unit to German carmaker consortium among BMW, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz's owner Daimler, to focus on making mobile-phone network equipment.

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Breaking the glass ceiling in China: How Zhou Qunfei of Lens Technology became the only self-made richest woman in China

Lens Technology is a $7.2B worth glass screen business in China. The company provides glass screens to top labels like Samsung, Windows and Apple and had made a public offer in March. It is owned and founded by Zhou Qunfei, the richest self-made woman in China who used to work as a factory worker.

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BMW CEO hints there is space for more electric models

The chief executive of BMW hinted in a German paper that there was potential for another of its "i" electric car models.

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US tech companies lead the $100B market capitalization list

Three of the top companies by market capitalization in the US are technology companies established after 1970 that make waves in the global markets until today.

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