LG's Nexus-like Watch Style surfaces in photos and other top stories.

• LG's Nexus-like Watch Style surfaces in photos

  

  However, they're definitely not meant for athletic types. Notice how there's no heart rate monitor on the bottom? The omission was anticipated, but it's clear that LG will steer you toward the higher-end Watch Sport (which will also have GPS and cellular data) if you want to measure your beats per minute.The upside of this just-the-basics approach may be the price. An Android Police source claims that the Watch Style will start at $249 -- presumably, different bands or color options might rais..

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• Tim Cook says Trump's executive orders are 'not a policy we support'

  

  In a message to employees obtained by The Verge, Apple CEO Tim Cook noted that he was concerned about Donald Trump's executive orders limiting immigration from seven countries, and that “it is not a policy we support.” In the memo, Cook noted that ...

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• Silicon Valley Leaders Target Donald Trump's Travel Restrictions

  

  Leaders from across the technology industry criticized President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on foreign nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries, ending weeks of cautious engagement with the new president, whom many in Silicon Valley opposed. Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Apple Inc., Facebook Inc., Microsoft Corp., Uber Technologies Inc. and other companies expressed concern about the immigration order’s effect on their employees,...

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• Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says he'll talk to Trump about the immigration 'ban' on Friday

  

  Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, whose ties to Donald Trump have made the company a target of criticism, said on Saturday that he will talk to the US President about the recent immigration order.  Noting that Trump's order suspending immigration to the US from seven countries for 90 days will have "broad implications" on thousands of Uber drivers, Kalanick outlined steps the company would take to help affe..

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• Elon Musk-inspired hyperloopers battle in LA

  

  CLOSE Is Hyperloop travel really the next big thing in tech, or just hot air talk? Jefferson Graham weighs in with members of the #TalkingTech roundtable podcast, for this new concept in super high-speed travel. Video by Robert HanashiroSAN FRANCISCO — Sunny southern California is considered the cradle of American hot-rod car culture. More than a half-century ago, returning war veterans turned their passion for fuel, machinery and adventure into an inspired automotive movement whose repe..

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