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Apple to launch new Apple TV set top box at WWDC with A8 chip, increased storage, enabling App Store, Siri, and HomeKit integration — New Apple TV Set Top Will Debut This Summer With App Store, Siri — Apple intends to show the device off at its annual World Wide Developers Conference in June
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Tinder brings on former eBay exec Chris Payne to replace co-founder Sean Rad as CEO — Tinder Swipes Right on Its New CEO: Former eBay Exec Chris Payne — Popular mobile dating app Tinder has hired high-profile tech exec Chris Payne as its new CEO, finally replacing current CEO and co-founder Sean Rad …
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Sheryl Sandberg and Marc Andreessen provide two day board training for women and minorities — Sheryl Sandberg and Marc Andreessen Are Sending Women to Boot Camp — A two-day drill for women and minorities in how to sit on a corporate or start-up board, credibly| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook plans to turn Messenger into a developer platform, eyeing pioneers Line and WeChat — Facebook Plans To Turn Messenger Into A Platform — Next week at its F8 developer conference, Facebook will announce new ways for third parties to offer experiences through its Messenger app, according to multiple sources.
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FTC Report: Google Purposely Demoted Competing Shopping Sites — Details from an FTC investigation into Google on anti-trust accusations have emerged, suggesting the search giant specifically worked to keep competitors out of its top results. — Google deliberately blacklisted competing shopping sites …
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At Pwn2Own, researchers exploit fully patched versions of Firefox, Chrome, IE 11, and Safari, while payouts total $557K — HP Awards $240K for Firefox, IE, Chrome and Safari Exploits — On March 19, the second day of the Hewlett-Packard Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) sponsored Pwn2Own hacking challenge … | Aaron M. Kessler / New York Times: |
Tesla's self-driving cars coming to US within 3 months, with autopilot enabled only on major roads; regulatory questions remain — Elon Musk Says Self-Driving Tesla Cars Will Be in the U.S. by Summer — Self-driving Tesla cars are coming to American roads by this summer, Elon Musk …
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HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang takes over CEO role from Peter Chou who will head HTC Future Development Lab — HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang Takes Over CEO Role From Peter Chou — (Bloomberg) — HTC Corp. Chairwoman Cher Wang took the role of chief executive officer, replacing Peter Chou after three years …
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Microsoft says upgrading a pirated copy to Windows 10 will not result in a supported, “Genuine” license; Reuters report based on misinterpreted quote — Sorry, Microsoft is Not Giving Free Windows 10 to Pirates — A Reuters report earlier this week clearly stated …
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Apple opens iTunes Radio inventory to automated ad buying through iAd, includes granular targeting but emphasizes customer privacy — Apple Opens Up iTunes Radio Inventory to Automated Buying Through iAd — Advertisers Can Target Apple Listeners With Phone, Email Identifiers| Jen Kovnats Harrington / Google Geo Developers Blog: |
Google's Places API for Android and iOS lets app developers use place names instead of coordinates — Hello Places API for Android and iOS! — People don't think of their location in terms of coordinates on a map. They want context on what shops or restaurants they're at, and what's around them.
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Microsoft launches Lumia 430 Dual SIM smartphone, its cheapest Lumia to date with 4-inch display, 2MP camera, 8GB upgradable storage, 1.2GHz processor — Hello, Lumia 430 Dual SIM — Making it even easier to own your first Windows Phone, today Microsoft is proud to announce the Lumia 430 Dual SIM.| Andy / TorrentFreak: |
Support for The Pirate Party reaches 23.9% in Iceland, making it the largest political party in the country — Pirate Party Becomes Iceland's Most Popular Political Party — On January 1, 2006, Rick Falkvinge founded the Swedish and first Pirate Party. The party has survived … | Charlie / GreatFire.org: |
GreatFire experiencing severe DDoS attacks, with 2.6B requests/hour, 2,500 times normal levels, affecting all mirror sites — We are under attack — We are under attack and we need help. Likely in response to a recent story in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), we've experienced …
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