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Edward Snowden is extensively interviewed in Moscow by NSA whistleblower James Bamford — Edward Snowden: The Untold Story — I am staying at the Hotel Metropol, a whimsical sand-colored monument to pre-revolutionary art nouveau. Built during the time of Czar Nicholas II …
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Thanks:@srikardr| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
NSA developing “MonsterMind” system to autonomously block and retaliate against cyberattacks — Meet MonsterMind, the NSA Bot That Could Wage Cyberwar Autonomously — Edward Snowden has made us painfully aware of the government's sweeping surveillance programs over the last year.| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
| Cam Bunton / TmoNews: |
T-Mobile to throttle customers who use unlimited LTE data for torrents/p2p — In an internal memo to staff, it's been revealed that T-Mobile is going to clamp down on users taking advantage of their unlimited 4G/LTE plans for peer-to-peer file sharing and other misuse of their data allowance.| Michael Liedtke / Associated Press: |
Apple bans use of benzene and n-hexane during the final assembly of iPhones, iPads, iPods, Macs, and various accessories — Apple bans use of 2 chemicals in iPhone assembly — SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is banning the use of two potentially hazardous chemicals during the final assembly …
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| Gerry Shih / Reuters: |
Lenovo first quarter net profit climbs 23 percent as smartphone sales surge — People walk past a Lenovo shop in Hefei, Anhui province, October 18, 2013. — (Reuters) - Lenovo Group, the world's biggest maker of personal computers, said net income jumped 23 percent in the first fiscal quarter …
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| Karma Allen / CNBC: |
Cisco cutting 8% of workforce, or 6,000 jobs, in restructuring plan — Cisco is reporting EPS of $0.55 ex-items on revenue of $12.36 billion, with CNBC's Josh Lipton. — Cisco Systems delivered quarterly earnings and revenue that surpassed analysts' expectations on Wednesday and posted … | Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Microsoft updates Bing's conversational understanding to let you ask follow-up questions, just like Cortana — Microsoft today updated Bing with a very interesting new feature that builds on its investments in entity and conversational understanding. In short, you can now ask follow-up questions that reference your previous question.
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| Daniel Cooper / Engadget: |
Amazon introduces its $10 mobile card reader, Local Register, and undercuts Square and PayPal transaction fees — Amazon undercuts Square and PayPal with its own mobile card reader — Square's grand plan to democratize credit card payments has inspired a clutch of imitators, the latest of which is Amazon.| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Uber integrates turn-by-turn navigation for drivers, lets riders select destination pre-pickup — Uber Adds Turn-By-Turn Directions To Its Driver App — There's no doubt that Uber has made many of our lives more convenient, by enabling passengers to hail a ride via mobile app.
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| Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
Flipboard will introduce videos ads in September with Chanel as an initial partner — Social reading service Flipboard is the latest US social network to go down the route of video advertising, following the path of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (soon) and others.| Mike Rogoway / Oregonian: |
Intel pays $650 million to buy networking business from Avago to boost new markets — As the chipmaker works to expand beyond its core PC market, Intel said the networking business and its employees will help expand its product portfolio. (Oregonian file photo)
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Intuit Acquires ItDuzzit, An IFTTT-Style Service For Businesses To Connect Cloud Apps — More acquisitions for Intuit as it continues to build out its cloud services platform for small and medium businesses. It has bought itDuzzit — a Chicago-based startup that provides tools for businesses … | Steven Millward / Tech in Asia: |
UberTaxi hits the streets of Hong Kong — Two months after Uber rolled its app-connected limo service into Hong Kong, the US-based startup is today launching UberTaxi in the city. This allows people to grab a conventional, licensed Hong Kong cab - and pay for it via a cash-less transaction - within the Uber app.
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The Next Web, Uber Blog, CNBC and Campaign Asia
| Devlin Barrett / Wall Street Journal: |
FISA Court judge criticized NSA for ‘systemic overcollection’ of internet metadata — Surveillance Court Judge Criticized NSA ‘Overcollection’ of Data — Decision Offers Scathing Assessment of Agency's Management of Internet-Surveillance Program
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| Alex Byers / Politico: |
Comcast and Time Warner pay total of $132K to sponsor dinner honoring FCC Commissioner Clyburn — Comcast, Time Warner Cable help honor Mignon Clyburn amid merger review — Comcast and Time Warner Cable are sponsoring a dinner honoring FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn at a time when the agency …
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Michael J Fox Foundation and Intel using big data and wearable sensors to track Parkinson's — Michael J Fox Foundation tests sensors to track Parkinson's — Michael J Fox's charity backed the study, but he is not personally involved in the tests — The Michael J Fox Foundation … | Nick Summers / The Next Web: |
Foursquare brings its Swarm check-in app to Windows Phone — As promised, Foursquare is bringing its Swarm app to Windows Phone. The app, which allows users to check-in, organize events and see how far away their friends are, should be available to download now in the Windows Phone Store.
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| Eugene Kim / Business Insider: |
Google, HP in partnership talks to make Google Now a tool for searching company information — Google Is Chasing Apple's Mega Deal With IBM — Google is in talks with HP to make a bigger push for Android in the enterprise. — According to The Information, Google's Android unit …
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The Information, TechnoBuffalo, Droid Life, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, Gigaom, TechCrunch, iPhone in Canada Blog, SlashGear, Cult of Mac, BGR, Ubergizmo, Pocket-lint, CNET, PC World, Android Central, 9to5Google, Engadget, Digital Trends, bizjournals, MacRumors, Pocketnow, MobileSyrup.com and iLounge
| Tricia Duryee / GeekWire: |
Amazon makes an undisclosed investment in cloud services company Acquia — Amazon has made a rare investment in Acquia, a Burlington, Mass.-based digital marketing company that operates on Amazon's cloud services. The undisclosed investment piggybacks on a $50 million round closed …
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| Stacey Higginbotham / Gigaom: |
Electric Imp nets $15M to push Wi-Fi for the industrial internet — Electric Imp, which is inside many connected devices from Quirky's products to fun Budweiser promotional gear, has raised $15 million to tackle the industrial internet as well. — Electric Imp, a startup that builds Wi-Fi modules … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon Launches A Live App Testing Service For Android And Kindle Fire Developers — Apple acquired TestFlight, a popular mobile app testing service earlier this year, and today Amazon is stepping up to compete with its own mobile app testing service aimed at developers targeting the Amazon Appstore.| Emil Protalinski / The Next Web: |
Facebook launches cross-device reporting for ads, lets marketers track users across mobile apps and the Web — Facebook today launched a new feature for advertisers: cross-device reporting for ads. In short, marketers can now see where users saw an ad and where they converted, across mobile apps and the Web.
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