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Why I'm excited about photos, the visual web, computer vision and the far reaching impact of visual sensors — On visual web, a photo is worth more than a 1000 words — Photos, photos and more photos! Photos are the atomic unit of social platforms. Photos and visuals are the common language of the Internet.
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Digiday. Tweets: @jessicalessin, @rklau, @jhagel, @hblodget, @colerise, @ryanlawler, @matmullen, @johnolilly, @caseynewton, @om and @om
| Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post: |
Uber pressures regulators by mobilizing riders and hiring vast lobbying network — OUTSIDE IN: A new era of influence — On a Thursday in June, bureaucrats from Virginia's Department of Motor Vehicles made their move against Uber Technologies. The fast-growing ride-for-hire company … | Gordon Mah Ung / PC World: |
Alienware Alpha Review: A shockingly good tiny PC and console complement — AT A GLANCE — Hardware has a shelf life like a gallon of milk. If it sits on the store shelf too long, it ends up getting poured down the drain. — That's ultimately the ugly story behind Alienware's Alpha game console.
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| Gerry Shih / Reuters: |
Xiaomi made $56 million profit in 2013: filing — (Reuters) - China's Xiaomi Technology Ltd Co [XTC.UL] made a profit of 347.48 million yuan ($56.15 million) on 26.58 billion yuan ($4.30 billion) in revenue in 2013, Chinese securities filings dated Monday show.| Businessweek: |
Iranian hackers in February remotely accessed and wiped thousands of servers to punish Sands Casino CEO for incendiary comments — Iranian Hackers Hit Sheldon Adelson's Sands Casino in Las Vegas — Most gamblers were still asleep, and the gondoliers had yet to pole their way down the ersatz canal …
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| Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
Sony hackers offer to withhold posting emails from specific employees if they write in and ask — Sony Hackers Offer to Withhold Stolen Data From Promised Leak — A group claiming responsibility for the devastating hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment on Sunday offered … | Zac Bowden / WinBeta: |
Consumer-focused Windows 10 build 9901 leaks with Cortana integration, numerous app and feature updates — First Look at an early version of the Windows 10 Consumer Preview (video) — Microsoft is yet to announce any consumer features which will be available in Windows 10 …
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| M.G. Siegler / Medium: |
As tweeting screenshots of text goes mainstream, maybe it's time for Twitter to officially support posting of longer text snippets — Hacking The Tweet Stream — With pictures of text. Weird, I know. — The single greatest strength of Twitter has always been its simplicity.
Tweets: @davewiner, @fmanjoo, @rjonesy, @m2jr, @stevesi, @mgsiegler, @martinsfp and @joshconstine
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Google says Play Store will still sell Nexus 5 through Q1 2015, amid reports production halted — Nexus 5 sales are limited right now, but will continue into early 2015 — UPDATED Nexus 6's little buddy hangs on into next year … Update: Google in the US has reached out to clarify … | Johana Bhuiyan / BuzzFeed: |
Inside Uber & Lyft's fight in Tampa: both operate illegally despite lawsuits, driver citations — Uber And Lyft's Bitter Battle For Tampa — When it comes to new cities, Uber and Lyft aren't afraid to operate illegally. — Uber Tampa Bay blog / Via blog.uber.com
Tweets: @jmbooyah
| Caleb Garling / Backchannel: |
The rise and fall of Internet Underground Music Archive, a file sharing site founded in 1993 — How Digital Music Missed Its Big Chance — Before MySpace, Napster, Spotify or Soundcloud, there was IUMA. … IUMA, co-founded by Patterson, was the first major online outlet where fans …
Tweets: @calebgarling
| Eric Limer / Gizmodo: |
Samsung Gear VR: a better, simpler version of the original Rift that lacks content at launch — Samsung Gear VR Review: Hell Yes I Will Strap This Phone to My Face — The Oculus Rift is an awesome virtual reality headset. Google Cardboard is an awesome one too. But what if you could have the best of both?
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