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October 21 October 21     FOLLOW US      NEWS SPORTS LIFE MONEY TECH TRAVEL OPINION WEATHER USATODAY.COM   TECH   tech   Western Digital acquires SanDisk for $19B     Transaction is expected to close during third calendar quarter of 2016.     Read Story     columnist           Microsoft Surface Book is a computer to lust after Microsoft's powerful new Surface Book laptop is a computer worth gushing about.     tech           Chip maker Lam Research acquires KLA-Tencor for $10.6B The deal is expected to close by mid-calendar year 2016.     personal           This is how close we are to riding real Hoverboards Movie 'Back to the Future II' predicted arrival of hoverboards in 2015.   Advertisement   tech           Tech Five: Shares of Twitter, Yahoo slammed Social network hit after negative report from Morgan Stanley.     tech           23andme relaunches its expanded DNA spit tests after FDA-mandated pause Genetic sequencing company revamps after raising $226 million and working with regulators.     tech           New feature at Twitter confab: more women This year, 29% of attendees registered are women, up from 18% in 2014, the company said.     tech           Uber is not going public soon, says CEO Kalanick He also says: China is exploding, Uber a player in future cars     tech           Facebook effort exposes black, Hispanic kids to CS It's the latest effort to increase the ranks of underrepresented minorities in tech.     columnist           First look at HTC's iPhone look-alike, the One A9 Ed Baig takes a first look at HTC's new iPhone look-alike, the One A9     The Day In Pictures Gallery Former Virginia senator Jim Webb waits in a side room before announcing he will drop out of the Democratic race for president at the National Press Club in Washington.     Popular Stories The Benghazi investigation: What you need to know 15 things you probably didn't know about 'Back to the Future' 'Back to the Future': Complete coverage     SPONSORED LINKS   To forward this e-mail to a friend, click here You are currently subscribed to this newsletter with the address: garn14.tech@blogger.com. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please click here. Manage Subscriptions | Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights © 2015 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108