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Satya Nadella's email to Microsoft employees on integration of Nokia Devices and Services — Starting to Evolve Our Organization and Culture — Last week in my email to you I synthesized our strategic direction as a productivity and platform company. Having a clear focus is the start of the journey, not the end.
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Microsoft cutting up to 18,000 jobs by next year, 13000 starting now; a total of 12,500 from Nokia — Ax Falls at Microsoft as Company Looks to Cut Up to 18,000 Jobs — Microsoft on Thursday announced it plans to cut 18,000 jobs this year-its deepest-ever cuts-as the company looked …
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Microsoft is killing off Nokia's feature phones in favor of Windows Phone — Nokia might have been famous for its feature phones, but Microsoft is planning to wind that business down over the course of the next 18 months. In an internal memo sent to Microsoft employees, Jo Harlow …
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Microsoft to Shutter Xbox Entertainment Studios (Updated) — Microsoft will shut down the Xbox Entertainment Studios, ending an ambitious foray into original video programming. — The Santa Monica studio, with its estimated 200 employees, will be shuttered as Microsoft focuses on strengthening its core videogame business.
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Nokia X Android Devices To Run Windows Phone — Last month Nokia, you know, Microsoft's mobile division, launched the Nokia X2, a low-cost Android handset. Yes, Android. This was the second device in the product line and a curious one at that. Because Android.
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How Russian Hackers Stole the Nasdaq — In October 2010, a Federal Bureau of Investigation system monitoring U.S. Internet traffic picked up an alert. The signal was coming from Nasdaq (NDAQ). It looked like malware had snuck into the company's central servers.
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US Copyright Office says Aereo not a cable company under terms of Copyright Act — US copyright officials have told Aereo that they do not consider it a “cable company” under the terms of copyright law, according to a letter obtained by CNBC. Aereo, which lost a key Supreme Court ruling …
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Facebook launches Mentions iPhone app, intended for use by public figures with verified Pages — You Can't Use Facebook's New iPhone App — Unless You're Famous — Stars aren't just like us. They need a special app to post on Facebook. — That's the thinking behind Mentions … | Wall Street Journal: |
EU Regulators Invite Google, Microsoft to Discuss ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ — Ruling Has Become Latest Battleground Over Freedom of Speech and the Right to Online Privacy — European Union privacy watchdogs plan to raise concerns about the implementation by Google Inc. of the bloc's new …
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Flayvr pivots to MyRoll, an intelligent mobile gallery app that displays all your best photos — We last caught up with Flayvr way back in May last year, just as the startup finally shook off its iOS-only roots with an Android incarnation. — The idea behind Flayvr has always been simple … | Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Shervin Pishevar And Scott Stanford's SherpaVentures Closes $150 Million For Its First Fund — SherpaVentures, the venture firm founded by former Menlo Ventures partner Shervin Pishevar and former Goldman Sachs banker Scott Stanford, is finally ready to be less vague about what it's doing.
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| Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: |
Google planning to support Android Wear custom watch faces with new API — When Android Wear first launched, it was unclear whether Google was going to be offering official support for third-party watch faces. This uncertainty definitely didn't stop developers from just going ahead and making some …
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YouTubers are running advertorials, paid promotions, and product placement without disclosures — Blurred lines: Are YouTubers breaking the law? — From unmarked advertorial to paid social network promotion, Simon Parkin investigates the ethics and legality of YouTube.| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Xbox One sales double, one month after $100 price cut — Offering up a cheaper Xbox One is helping Microsoft sell quite a bit more consoles. The company announced today that since it began selling a $399 version of the Xbox One without the Kinect sensor on June 9 — a $100 price cut … Sponsor Posts
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