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| Quentin Hardy / New York Times: |
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.
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The Next Web, Electronista, Engadget, 9to5Google, Ubergizmo, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, Gizmodo and Neowin
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| 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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MacDailyNews, MacRumors, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog and Geeky Gadgets
| Robert Hansen / WhiteHat Security Blog: |
Hands-on with Naenara Browser, North Korea's bizarre Firefox variant for its official Red Star OS — North Korea's Naenara Web Browser: It's Weirder Than We Thought — Naenara Browser is the DPRK's version of Firefox that comes built into Red Star OS, the official operating system of North Korea.
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kevinchen.co, Threatpost, ZDNet, Gizmodo, Forbes and SecurityWeek
| 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, @tolles, @mat, @alexia, @jeffweiner, @mattocko, @burritojustice, @startupljackson, @smc90, @chudson, @joshelman, @eldon and @eldon. Thanks:@joshconstine
| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Samsung announces 5.5-inch metal unibody Galaxy A7 with 8-core Exynos or Snapdragon CPUs, 13MP camera, dual-sim option — Samsung Packs An 8-Core Processor Into Its New 5.5-Inch Galaxy A7 Smartphone — Last year Samsung released an eight-core version of the Galaxy S5 … | Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft chastises Google for disclosing Windows 8.1 security hole prior to patch … Microsoft is publicly criticizing Google for releasing details about a security vulnerability in Windows 8.1 two days before the Redmond company was slated to patch the bug — saying that Google is putting users …
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| 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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Business Insider. Tweets: @orgstratprof, @tcarmody, @laurahazardowen, @rachelreese, @kevinroose, @mikeisaac and @mdudas
| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
| Matt Burns / TechCrunch: |
Leaked Palantir document reveals uses and key clients, including several government agencies — Leaked Palantir Doc Reveals Uses, Specific Functions And Key Clients — Since its founding in 2004, Palantir has managed to grow into a billion dollar company while being very surreptitious about what it does exactly.Thanks:@loyalelectron
| 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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New York Times, Engadget, TechCrunch and BBC
| Johana Bhuiyan / BuzzFeed: |
Flywheel, Asia's GrabTaxi, and India's OlaCabs consider taxi alliance to compete with Uber — Ride-Hailing Startups Discuss Global Taxi Alliance Against Uber — Two companies in Asia backed by Softbank Capital and one in the U.S. have discussed cross-booking and integrated apps.| Robert McMillan / Wired: |
Another leap second will arrive in June, threatening the stability of UNIX and Linux systems — The Leap Second Is About to Rattle the Internet. But There's a Plot to Kill It — The Qantas Airways computers started crashing just after midnight. A few hours later, as passengers started flying home … | 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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