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Apple wearable to be revealed September 9 won't ship until early 2015 — Code/red: Apple Wearable Won't Ship Until Next Year — // HAPPENING TODAY — The 30th anniversary of Ghostbusters. — Beloved cryptographer Hal Finney is being cryopreserved following his recent, tragic death from ALS.
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
An inside look at Apple's media strategy, its earlier control-obsessed regime, and the transformation with the departure of Jobs disciple Katie Cotton — Seeing Through the Illusion: Understanding Apple's Mastery of the Media — “Beautifully, unapologetically plastic.”
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Intel unveils high-end Haswell-E chips, including its first 8-core desktop CPU, priced at $999 — Haswell-E arrives, bringing a $999 8-core desktop CPU with it — Most of Intel's announcements lately have focused on low-power chips, but every now and again it throws a bone to its high-end desktop users.| Nick Bilton / New York Times: |
Lyft says its drivers are losing up to 48% of their earnings from Uber's recruiting, due to shorter rides and cancellations — Lyft Says Uber's Recruitment Efforts Are Hurting Drivers — The saying “All is fair in love and war” apparently applies to recruiting employees now, too.
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| Nate Raymond / Reuters: |
Former BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem to plead guilty to unlicensed money transmission next Thursday — Exclusive: Bitcoin promoter to plead guilty to unlicensed money transmission — (Reuters) - Bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem has reached a plea deal to resolve U.S. charges that he engaged … | Reuters: |
Sony's next Xperia flagship phone will be sold on Sprint as Softbank targets US market — SoftBank's first Sony smartphone deal takes aim at U.S. market — (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Corp and its U.S. mobile carrier Sprint Corp will offer a Sony smartphone for the first time … | Jon Russell / The Next Web: |
Microsoft's iconic MSN Messenger is closing down in China, the last market where it remains — Farewell MSN Messenger. The iconic 15-year-old Microsoft instant messaging service for desktops will finally be laid to rest after its closure was announced in China, the last market where it remains active.
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| Bloomberg: |
JPMorgan Hack Said to Span Months Via Multiple Flaws — Hackers burrowed into the databanks of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and deftly dodged one of the world's largest arrays of sophisticated detection systems for months. — The attack, an outline of which was provided by two people familiar …
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| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Snapchat's new “Live” section shows “Our Story” posts from select events around the world — Snapchat Steps On Twitter's Toes, Lets You Follow Remote Events Live — Snapchat has just updated its app with a brand new Live section that will incorporate Our Story into everyone's feed, regardless of location.| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Mikael Hed Steps Down As CEO Of Wavering Angry Birds Maker Rovio, Pekka Rantala Steps In — A changing of the hoodie at Rovio, the Finalnd-based creator of the catapulting Angry Birds series of casual games that has seen its profit fall by more than half in the last year …
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| Michael Carney / PandoDaily: |
JustFab raises $85M at what sources say is a $1B valuation — JustFab has closed an $85 million round of funding, the company's co-founder and co-CEO Adam Goldenberg confirmed to Pando today. The round was led by new investor Passport Special Opportunity Fund, and included participation …
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| Nancy Scola / Washington Post: |
White House picks D.C. attorney Danny Marti to be the next “IP czar” — The White House announced Thursday that is nominating a new Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, known colloquially as the “IP czar.” He is Washington lawyer Daniel H. Marti.
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