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Android TV revealed: Google's simple set-top box interface for movies, shows, apps, and games — Exclusive: this is Android TV — Google's plans for the living room come into focus with a simple TV interface, apps, and games — Every so often, some enterprising computer company will claim they've finally fixed the TV.
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Cryptocurrencies are more a protocol for value transfer in networks than a currency for humans — The Fifth Protocol … Cryptocurrencies will create a fifth protocol layer powering the next generation of the Internet. — Humans don't *need* math-based cryptocurrencies when dealing with other humans.
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| Claire Cain Miller / New York Times: |
For some, “bro” culture offers one explanation for why there are so few women in tech — Technology's Man Problem — Elissa Shevinsky can pinpoint the moment when she felt that she no longer belonged. — She was at a friend's house last Sept. 8, watching the live stream …
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| Rohin Dhar / Priceonomics Blog: |
How revenues of publicly-traded RetailMeNot, primarily referral fees, depend largely on SEO — The SEO Dominance of RetailMeNot — You're about to buy a delightful pair of pants from your favorite online store when you notice a small box near the checkout button labelled “Promo Code.”| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft unveils Windows in the car, battles Apple CarPlay — Microsoft has been powering a lot of different car entertainment systems over the years. Ford, Kia, BMW, Nissan, and Fiat have all used special versions of Windows to create their own interfaces and systems … | Brenden Mulligan / Medium: |
Apps should wait until the user can be shown the benefits before requesting iOS permissions — The Right Way to Ask Users for iOS Permissions — How Cluster dramatically increased iOS access conversion … Cluster is the first native mobile app I've designed, and the experience has taught … | Jason Torchinsky / Jalopnik: |
Tesla owner scans Model S's internal network through its disguised ethernet port, receives security call from Tesla — The Tesla Model S Is Basically A Good Looking IT Department On Wheels — It's pretty well known that modern cars are full of little computers talking to each other.
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| Robert McMillan / Wired: |
NASA to release a searchable database of 1,000+ software projects, make some code open source — Wanna Build a Rocket? NASA's About to Give Away a Mountain of Its Code — Forty years after Apollo 11 landed on the moon, NASA open sourced the software code that ran the guidance systems on the lunar module.
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Gizmodo, Gigaom, Salon and The Connectivist
| Matthew Moskovciak / CNET: |
Roku Streaming Stick (HDMI Version) review: Superior streaming stick, slightly slow — The Good The Roku Streaming Stick packs the entire Roku experience into a compact device that lives behind your TV and costs just $50. Over 1,200 apps are available, including Netflix, Amazon Instant …
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| Liz Gannes / Re/code: |
Dropbox Secures More Than $500M in Credit — Dropbox has arranged more than $500 million worth of debt financing, adding to the $350 million in equity funding it raised from venture capital and private equity investors a couple of months ago, according to sources close to the situation.
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| Kayla Tausche / CNBC: |
Square secures credit in ‘low hundreds of millions’ — Mobile payments company Square has secured a new revolving credit facility as the burgeoning startup seeks more permanent capital to grow. Goldman Sachs led the deal, which was inked over the weekend, and Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase … Sponsor Posts
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