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Uber exec, at NYC dinner with CEO present, suggested digging up dirt on critical journalists — Uber Executive Suggests Digging Up Dirt On Journalists — Senior vice president Emil Michael floated making critics' personal lives fair game. Michael apologized Monday for the remarks.
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See also Mediagazer| Lizzie Widdicombe / New Yorker: |
Inside 10x, a talent agency representing superstar programmers — THE PROGRAMMER'S PRICE — Want to hire a coding superstar? Call the agent. … “Technically, we have an open marriage, but so far there's just Michael and me.” — BUY OR LICENSE »
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| John Markoff / New York Times: |
Google and Stanford researchers create image recognition software that goes beyond recognizing individual objects, teaches itself to identify entire scenes — Researchers Announce Advance in Image-Recognition Software — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Two groups of scientists, working independently …
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| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Snapchat's new Snapcash feature, rolling out on Android now and iOS soon, lets you send money to friends via Square — Snapchat to Let You Send Money to Friends, Thanks to Square — Snapchat unveiled Snapcash on Monday, a new payments feature that allows users to send and receive money …
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| Rita El Khoury / Android Police: |
Nokia Announces N1 Android Tablet With Lollipop, 7.9" 4:3 Display, 64-Bit Intel Processor, And A Reversible MicroUSB Connector — Nokia is taking the stage today at Slush 2014, the Eurasian tech incubator event in Helsinki, to announce its N1 tablet with Android 5.0 Lollipop.
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| Gregg Keizer / Computerworld: |
OS X Yosemite update fails to solve Mac Wi-Fi mess — Apple today released the first update to OS X Yosemite that included fixes for unspecified Wi-Fi problems and improved reliability for connecting to Microsoft Exchange corporate email servers. — But Mac owners who had said that Yosemite crippled … | James Niccolai / PC World: |
Intel to combine PC and mobile divisions as market shifts — Intel will combine its PC and mobile processor divisions under one roof, reflecting a changing market in which the line between tablets and laptops has blurred. — The chip maker will form a new division at the start of next year called … | Shawn De Cesari / Android Police: |
Android TV Apps Will Be Screened And Approved By Google Before Being Available In The Play Store — In a somewhat surprising, but completely understandable, move, Google has added a pretty large caveat to Play Store app submissions for Android TV. According to the Android developer documentation page …
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| Parmy Olson / Forbes: |
Fitbit Data Now Being Used In The Courtroom — Personal injury cases are prime targets for manipulation and conjecture. How do you show that someone who's been in a car accident can't do their job properly, and deserves thousands of dollars in compensation?
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Cult of Mac, The Verge, Engadget, Wearable Tech Insider, The Register, SlashGear, Gizmodo and Connectedly. Tweets: @declanm. Thanks:@parmy
| Larry Seltzer / ZDNet: |
Wirelurker site in China taken down, suspects arrested — Summary: The Mac/iOS malware was able to install on non-jailbroken iOS devices, but was quickly neutered. Three suspects are in custody. — Chinese authorities have shut down the web sites responsible for the Wirelurker malware …
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| Marco Arment / Marco.org: |
Podcasts are neither exploding nor dying - they've been steadily growing for a decade — Why podcasts are suddenly “back” — Did you hear? Podcasts were dead, and now they're back! — This story is suddenly everywhere. It's not extremely accurate, but I'll take it.
| Federal Trade Commission: |
TRUSTe, which certifies websites for privacy protections, settles with FTC for failing to audit companies — TRUSTe Settles FTC Charges it Deceived Consumers Through Its Privacy Seal Program — Company Failed to Conduct Annual Recertifications, Facilitated Misrepresentation as Non-Profit
| Don Clark / Wall Street Journal: |
Intel's MICA smart bracelet with built in GPS and sapphire touchscreen will be available in December with 2 year AT&T contract for $495 — Intel Reveals Details of MICA Smart Bracelet … Intel CEO Brian Krzanich visited New York's Fashion Week festivities in September to drum up interest in MICA … | Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom: |
Google has free speech right in search results, court confirms — A San Francisco court ruled last week that Google has the right to arrange its search results as it pleases, which confirms the company's long-held view, while underscoring the stark difference in how U.S. and European seek to regulate the search giant.
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Ars Technica, Gizmodo, Ubergizmo, Search Engine Land, 9to5Google and Engadget. Tweets: @dannysullivan
| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
Spotify confirms Uber integration, will launch on Nov. 21st, in 10 cities around the world — Uber brings Spotify streaming to your morning commute — Reports surfaced last week that Uber riders would soon be able to blast tunes from Spotify during the commute, and now the partnership is official.Sponsor Posts
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