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Samsung uses Brazil Olympics to break VR content conundrum

Nicole Piper (c) 2016, Bloomberg
Aug 05, 2016 1:00 am - Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium is huge, with more than 78,000 seats from which lucky fans will watch the 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremonies Aug. 5. Samsung Electronics C...
The Latest: Yulia Efimova's status still uncertain for Rio

The Associated Press
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 9:20 p.m. It's still unclear if Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova will be allowed to co...
Ready or not, Pokemon Go comes to the Rio Olympics

By TIM REYNOLDS
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - For some at the Rio Games, there's gold, silver and bronze. Or perhaps there's Golduck, Shellder and Bulbasaur. Pokemon Go - which has been availab...
IOC approves entry of 271 Russian athletes for Rio Games

By STEPHEN WILSON
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - The IOC approved the entry of 271 Russian athletes for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday, meaning 70 percent of the country's original team w...
Doping investigator blames pre-Olympic doping chaos on WADA

The Associated Press
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - One of the lead investigators into the Russian doping crisis accused the World Anti-Doping Agency of contributing to the chaos ahead of the Olympic...
Portugal opens bid for 1st Olympic medal with win

By ROB HARRIS
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Suddenly, Portugal's post-Cristiano Ronaldo era doesn't seem so daunting. The next generation of players from the country won their opening match a...
Djokovic faces 2009 US Open champ del Potro in Rio 1st round

By RACHEL COHEN
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Novak Djokovic will face 2009 U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro in the first round of the Olympics in a rematch of the 2012 bronze medal mat...
Rio Police, Russian embassy disagree on details of fatality

The Associated Press
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Police in Rio de Janeiro said a Russian diplomat trying to repel an attempted robbery Thursday near the Olympic Park was involved in a shooting tha...
NBC says negative stories raise Rio awareness, help ad sales

By DAVID BAUDER
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Pre-Olympics media reports about the Zika virus, polluted water and political unrest in Brazil raised awareness about the Rio de Janeiro Games and thus h...
Report: Subway expansion built for Rio Olympics overbilled

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Aug 04, 2016 7:00 am - RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - A $3 billion subway expansion built as one of the main Olympic legacy projects for Rio de Janeiro was overbilled by 25 percent, a report said Thurs...

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