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Slack valued at $5.1 billion with new funding in hand

Workplace messaging app Slack is now valued at $5.1 billion thanks to an investment from Japanese internet giant SoftBank. The company confirmed Monday that it raised $250 million from SoftBank and other investors, including the venture capital firm Accel Partners, in its most recent funding round. In total, Slack has raised $841 million from investors. The company was valued at …

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How to disable Face ID on the iPhone X

Apple’s iPhone X ($285 at Amazon) stole the show last week with its sleek new design, lack of a home button and its host of new sensors up front. Those new sensors power not only the TrueDepth camera system but, more importantly, the security feature that replaces Touch ID (since there’s no longer a home button): Face ID. Face ID …

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