Feb 22, 2017

Apple's new campus: "Apple Park" coming soon

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Apple announced early Wednesday morning that its new 175-acre campus, Apple Park, will open in April in California's Santa Clara Valley. Moving more than 12,000 employees will take more than 6 months, and construction is scheduled to continue through the summer.

The site — which has an orchard, meadow and pond within the ring's interior grounds — will run entirely on renewable energy, and the buildings have the same design principles that characterizes Apple's products. There will also be a theater named after Apple founder Steve Jobs, a visitors center with an Apple Store, and a cafe open to the public.

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Margaret Harding McGill

Trump administration backs Oracle in Google fight

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The Trump administration is siding with Oracle in the database giant's dispute with Google before the Supreme Court — a move that comes as Oracle's founder hosts a high-dollar fundraiser for the president.

Why it matters: Billions of dollars — and, Google argues, the future of software innovation — are at stake as a long-running copyright dispute between the two giant companies heads to the Supreme Court next month.

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Established VCs turn to "super angels" to grow their network

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Thanks to companies like AngelList and Carta that make it easier than ever to set up small VC funds, a new generation of so-called “super angels” is cropping up — and established venture funds are backing them.

Why it matters: Just like the boom in scout programs a number of years ago, it’s all about the deal flow.

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Jonathan Swan

Scoop: Top NSC official reassigned to Energy Department amid "Anonymous" fallout

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Deputy national security adviser Victoria Coates will be reassigned as a senior adviser to Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette, the National Security Council said Thursday — and a senior White House official said that the administration "rejects" the rumors that she is "Anonymous."

Why it matters: Coates has battled claims that she is the still-unknown Trump administration official that penned a New York Times op-ed and book critical of President Trump.

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