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Twitter confirms it's limiting Meerkat's ability to access its social graph — Twitter Chokes Off Meerkat's Access To Its Social Network — Twitter cut off Meerkat's viral lifeline—the social graph — Twitter is cutting off Meerkat's ability to port people's social networks …
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Meerkat CEO Ben Rubin on Twitter cutting off access to social graph, competition, and future of live video — Meerkat's Ben Rubin on Twitter, Competition and the Future of Live Video — Ben Rubin, the guy behind app-of-the-moment Meerkat, says he's not surprised that Twitter gave …
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A week on the Dark Web: drugs, child pornography, guns, and stolen accounts are everywhere — I Spent A Week With The Scammers, Drug Dealers, And Endearing Dorks Inside The Dark Web — I spent a week with the scammers, drug dealers, and endearing dorks inside the Dark Web. Here's what I learned.
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Behind Disney World's MagicBands, a $1B wristband project that removes friction from theme park transactions, enabling reservations, purchases, and more — Disney's $1 Billion Bet on a Magical Wristband — If you want to imagine how the world will look in just a few years … | Ben Dummett / Wall Street Journal: |
BlackBerry unveils SecuTablet, based on the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 and incorporating Secusmart encryption technology, plans summer rollout — BlackBerry Unveils New Security-Focused Tablet — Device developed together with Samsung and IBM — TORONTO—BlackBerry Ltd. unveiled …
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The Verge, PC World, BlackBerry Press Room, CrackBerry.com, Sammy Hub, CNET, Bloomberg Business, ZDNet, Reuters, N4BB, MobileSyrup.com, SamMobile, Engadget and Seeking Alpha. Tweets: @harrymccracken
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Gigaom struggled with significant debt for years, recently spent $400K/month on rent and interest; unprofitable research arm became a drag on the company — The Long Story Behind Gigaom's Sudden Demise — When Gigaom's managers announced the tech news publisher was laying off …
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Chris Poole hopes to sell 4chan, says Fappening and Gamergate stress triggered his departure — 4chan's Overlord Christopher Poole Reveals Why He Walked Away — His website made him an unlikely teenage celebrity — then it spun out of control — At 11 a.m. on January 21st …
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| Alyson Shontell / Business Insider: |
How 2 Georgia fraternity brothers created Yik Yak, a controversial app that became a ~$400 million business in 365 days — Last March, an app called Yik Yak took over Elizabeth Long's high school, Woodward Academy, in Atlanta. Students learned about it during first period.| Dan Thorp-Lancaster / Android Central: |
Google Flight Search now provides amenity data through partnership with Routehappy — Making a decision on which flight to take is about to get a tad easier, as Google Flight Search results will soon display amenity information for each flight. — The new information is the result …
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Former JPMorgan executive Blythe Masters joins blockchain startup Digital Asset Holdings — Former JPMorgan Executive Blythe Masters Joins Bitcoin-Related Start-Up — A prominent former executive at JPMorgan Chase has left the world of commodity trading for the virtual world of digital transactions.| TechCrunch: |
Ashton Kutcher And Guy Oseary Launch Sound Ventures, The Successor To A-Grade Investments — Most people probably know Ashton Kutcher for his success in television and film, but he's not-so-quietly also become a pretty successful investor in startups as well.
Tweets: @semil and @ryanlawler
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Ellen Pao Says She Is Suing Kleiner Because It Wasn't Going to Change — Friday's session ends sex-discrimination trial's third week; venture-capital firm to call its witnesses — Ellen Pao testified on Friday that she filed a sex-discrimination case against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers …
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