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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 to Shutter Xbox Entertainment Studios — Microsoft will shut down the Xbox Entertainment Studios, ending an ambitious foray into original video programming. — The Santa Monica studio will be shuttered as Microsoft focuses on strengthening its core videogame business.
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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
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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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft cuts to affect nearly all groups; OS Group restructuring to become more startup-like — Beyond 12,500 former Nokia employees, who else is Microsoft laying off? — Summary: The former Nokia employees who joined Microsoft in April are bearing the brunt of Microsoft's just-announced layoffs.
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Google Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2014 Results and Management Change — Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. — “Google had a great quarter with revenue up 22% year on year, at $16.0 billion”, said Patrick Pichette, CFO of Google.
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Nikesh Arora, Google's chief business officer, leaves company to join SoftBank — Nikesh Arora, Google's Top Business Executive, Is Out — Google's Q2 earnings report was overshadowed by news about the top of the company's org chart: Nikesh Arora, the company's longtime sales boss … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook starts testing Buy button on News Feed ads and Page posts, will not charge participating US businesses for now — Facebook Tests Buy Button To Let You Purchase Stuff Without Leaving Facebook — Facebook is try out letting you pay for ecommerce purchases from other businesses without leaving its site or app.
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
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 … | Apple: |
Longtime Apple board member Bill Campbell retires after 17 years; BlackRock director Sue Wagner to replace him — Sue Wagner Joins Apple's Board of Directors — Apple® today announced that Susan L. Wagner, founding partner and director of BlackRock, has been elected to Apple's board of directors.
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| Kevin Fitchard / Gigaom: |
No signal? GoTenna has a messaging gadget that will work in the middle of nowhere — For all of our dependency on mobile phones, there are still quite a few places in this world you can't get a wireless signal, from mountaintops to national parks to rural highways and even the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
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| CNBC: |
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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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Twitter Acquires CardSpring To Power In-Tweet Commerce And Offers — Twitter just announced it's acquired CardSpring to enable “in-the-moment commerce experiences.” CardSpring is an application platform that lets developers build card-linked offers electronic coupons, loyalty cards … | HP: |
HP announces board changes: CEO Meg Whitman is Chairman, Pat Russo now lead independent director — HP Announces Changes to Its Board of Directors — Meg Whitman appointed chairman of the board; Pat Russo appointed lead independent director; Klaus Kleinfeld, chief executive officer and chairman of Alcoa, joins board
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| Pete Rizzo / CoinDesk: |
With BitLicenses, NY becomes the first state to propose rules for virtual currency business — New York Reveals BitLicense Framework for Bitcoin Businesses — The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has released its long-anticipated list of proposed rules and regulations …
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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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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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