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Following Microsoft's new Skype Translator, Google to announce major update to Translate app, add automatic transcription for popular languages — Language Translation Tech Starts to Deliver on Its Promise — The tech industry is doing its best to topple the Tower of Babel.
| Ben Thompson / stratechery: |
With a broad range of products united by software, Xiaomi sells an ecosystem, not just phones — Xiaomi's Ambition — Xiaomi, the Chinese smart phone company that late last month raised $1.1 billion at a $45 billion valuation, sells way more than smartphones: Mi.com boasts over a thousand items …
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| The Verge: |
Siri can control HomeKit devices while you're away from home only if you have an Apple TV — First HomeKit devices confirm Apple TV's limited role in home automation — CES 2015 has given us a deluge of new HomeKit announcements. Thus far, we've seen several smart outlets …
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| Steve Kovach / Business Insider: |
Sources: Samsung plans to launch a round smartwatch and two Galaxy S6 variants at MWC, one with a metal frame and another with a curved Note Edge-like display — Here's What To Expect From Samsung's Next Smartphone Launch — Samsung is taking a different approach with its flagship mobile products … Thanks:@stevekovach
| Brad Stone / Businessweek: |
Marc Lore's new Costco-inspired e-commerce site Jet to begin limited sign-ups Feb. 20, with $49.99 annual membership fee — Amazon Bought This Man's Company. Now He's Coming for Them — The historic downtown commercial district of Montclair, N.J., is known for its restaurants, antique shops, and art-house movie theater.
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| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
Jet CEO: we'll price products 5-6% cheaper than competition, give free delivery on $35+ orders — Five Ways the Guy Behind Diapers.com Plans to Challenge Amazon — Again — As far as hype goes, Jet.com is near the top in the e-commerce industry right now.| Kim-Mai Cutler / TechCrunch: |
How systemic discrimination and policy shaped East Palo Alto as neighboring Silicon Valley exploded in wealth and power — East of Palo Alto's Eden — What if Silicon Valley had emerged from a racially integrated community? — Would the technology industry be different? — Would we?
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Palo Alto Online. Tweets: @stevecase, @caseynewton, @jacksonwest, @ashedryden, @startupljackson, @smc90, @tolles, @mat, @alexia, @mattocko, @jeffweiner, @burritojustice, @chudson, @joshelman, @eldon and @eldon. Thanks:@joshconstine
| David Katzmaier / CNET: |
4K TV makers push features like quantum dots, HDR, and curved displays to differentiate at CES — TVs at CES 2015 go beyond 4K — 4K is already old hat. The rapidly falling prices of 4K TVs are causing manufacturers push even more elaborate features to make a buck.
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Samsung, Sony, Netflix, and others form UHD Alliance to standardize 4K content and delivery — Samsung, Disney, Netflix, and more team up to define Ultra HD and how you'll watch it — The UHD Alliance will set standards for 4K content — 4K TVs were one of the big stories of CES last year … | Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch: |
Source: neither Twitter nor its board have considered replacing Costolo, despite rumors that Adam Bain may become CEO — Rumors Swirl That Adam Bain Will Be The Next Twitter CEO, But Costolo's Not Going Anywhere Yet — Disclosure: I own less than 500 shares each of Twitter, Yahoo, and Aol stock.| Joshua Brustein / Businessweek: |
GameStop's eluding Blockbuster's fate for now by selling physical vouchers for DLC, maintaining fat margins on used games — Extra Lives: Can GameStop Avoid Blockbuster's Fate? — Tim Brooks claims to know 98 percent to 100 percent of the people who visit his store, a GameStop on a scruffy city block in northern Philadelphia.
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| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
Returns for Chris Sacca's Lowercase Ventures Fund I, based on Uber's latest fair market value, climb to 216X, a possibly record-setting multiple — Exclusive: Is this the best-performing VC fund ever? — Can you name the best-performing venture capital fund in history?Sponsor Posts
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