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Groupon Announces Leadership Change — Board Appoints Eric Lefkofsky and Ted Leonsis to the Office of the Chief Executive — CHICAGO—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN), the global leader in local commerce, today announced a leadership change in which Executive Chairman Eric Lefkofsky …
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| Alex Wilhelm / The Next Web: |
Andrew Mason is out as CEO of Groupon, here's his sendoff letter — Today it was announced that Groupon will move to replace Andrew Mason as its CEO. The decision comes the day following the reporting of its painful fourth quarter financial performance, that included a surprise loss, and lukewarm revenues.
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| Brian Boland / Facebook Newsroom: |
Facebook to Acquire Atlas from Microsoft — We're pleased to announce that we have agreed to acquire the Atlas Advertiser Suite from Microsoft. Atlas is a leader in campaign management and measurement for marketers and agencies. We believe this acquisition will benefit both marketers and users, and we'd like to explain why.
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| David Meyer / GigaOM: |
BSkyB buys Telefónica UK's fixed-line business for $300M — British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSkyB) will buy Telefónica's UK fixed-line broadband and telephony business for up to £200 million ($303 million), the companies announced early on Friday.| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Google's CFO says Motorola's upcoming products aren't ‘wow’ by Google standards (update) — If you were hoping to see a revelatory smartphone from Motorola in the near future, you might want to tone down those expectations. Google's Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President Patrick Pichette today …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Launches Zopfli To Compress Data More Densely And Make Web Pages Load Faster — Google just launched Zopfli, a new open source compression algorithm that can compress web content about 3 to eight 8 more densely (PDF) than the standard zlib library. Because Zopfli is compatible …
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| Tim Carmody / The Verge: |
Bradley Manning pleads guilty to being Wikileaks source, denies ‘aiding the enemy’ — Manning will read an extended personal statement detailing his actions and his motives, describing ‘moral outrage’ at the US Army's actions in Iraq — US Army Private First Class Bradley Manning … | Gregory Ferenstein / TechCrunch: |
FCC To Investigate Cell Phone Unlocking Ban — Following an online uproar over a law banning the unlocking of cell phones, the Federal Communications Commission will investigate whether the ban is harmful to economic competitiveness and if the executive branch has any authority to change the law.
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Apple Required Executives to Hold Triple Their Salary in Stock — Apple Inc. earlier this month reversed its stance on a corporate-governance measure related to executive compensation, implementing a new rule that executives must hold triple their base salary in company stock.
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Silent email filtering makes iCloud an unreliable option — These days, so much important communication is conducted by email that we expect it to be rock solid. So when emails don't arrive—or even worse, we don't know that they didn't arrive—it can be worrisome.| Gary Sims / Android Authority: |
Ex-Apple marketing guru Guy Kawasaki now advising Motorola — Apple's former chief technology evangelist Guy Kawasaki has taken a job as an advisor to Motorola. His remit at Motorola includes product design, user interface, marketing, and social media. One of his first social media tasks …
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| Amir Efrati / Wall Street Journal: |
Google's Low Profile at Show Belies Its Clout — Android-Phone Makers Generate Buzz at Mobile World Congress; a Rare Apple Sighting — BARCELONA—Google Inc. kept a low profile during this year's biggest mobile-industry event here, but the Internet-search giant's long tentacles were visible all across the Mobile World Congress.
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| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Exclusive: EU regulators likely to fine Microsoft by end-March - sources — (Reuters) - EU competition regulators plan to fine Microsoft before the end of March in a case tied to the U.S. software giant's antitrust battle in Europe more than a decade ago, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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Hollywood targets “rogue” mobile apps in war on pirated content — (Reuters) - Hollywood studios, which for years have waged a war against online piracy, are now going after so-called “rogue” mobile apps that use images from movies and television shows without their permission.
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| Jack Purcher / Patently Apple: |
Apple Invents Advanced iPad Magnetics System for Dual iPad Notebook, Tripod Stands, Gaming Controller & Much More — On February 28, 2013, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals a system for magnetically attaching a tablet device to a supporting structure.
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Megaupload founder suffers procedural setback in U.S. extradition bid — (Reuters) - A New Zealand court ruled on Friday that the United States does not have to hand over all its evidence against Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, a setback for the German national in a U.S. bid to extradite … | Jennifer Martinez / Hillicon Valley: |
White House debating actions to retaliate against foreign cyberattacks — SAN FRANCISCO — The White House is debating what actions will be taken to retaliate against individuals and countries that launch cyberattacks against the United States. — White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel …
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| Andrew Sinkov / Evernote Blog: |
Evernote for iOS Update: New View, Better PDF Support, Evernote Business Improvements, and More — Today's Evernote for iOS (5.2) update is full of exciting and useful features, including a new way to view your notes, a completely overhauled PDF experience, more formatting options …
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| Salvador Rodriguez / Los Angeles Times: |
IFixit tablet repair index: Dell at top; iPad, Surface at bottom — IFixit published a “tablet repairability list” Thursday that ranks tablets by how easily they can be fixed. — IFixit, the California company known for its tech tear-ups and how-to-fix guides, has posted a helpful …
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| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Google: |
Google Translate to add dialects for text-to-speech feature? — As noted by the unofficial Google Operating System blog, Google could soon be adding the option to select a dialect for certain languages in its text-to-speech feature within Google Translate. The option, which is currently hidden …
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