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Facebook to test new format for hosting publisher content within months, initial partners include New York Times, BuzzFeed, and National Geographic — Facebook May Host News Sites' Content — Nothing attracts news organizations like Facebook. And nothing makes them more nervous.
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Morgan Stanley CFO Ruth Porat to join Google as CFO on May 26 — Ruth Porat to Join Google as Chief Financial Officer — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif (Tuesday, March 24, 2015) — Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) today announced that Ruth Porat, currently Chief Financial Officer at Morgan Stanley, will join its management team as CFO.
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London-based distributed computing firm Improbable raises $20M from a16z, develops large-scale simulated worlds — Improbable: enabling the development of large-scale simulated worlds — Over the past decade, computing resources that were previously available only to large organizations became available to almost anyone.
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Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar's Vessel opens to public for $2.99/month, 12 months free if you sign up within 72 hours — Former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar's Vessel Launches To The Public — Vessel, the new online video subscription service built by some of the early team at Hulu, is launching to the public today.
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Over 50 companies make their presentations at Y Combinator Winter 2015 Demo Day One — Here Are The Companies That Presented At Y Combinator Demo Day 1 — It's that time again! Today was Demo Day 1 (of 2) for Y Combinator's Winter 2015 class — when investors and reporters …
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Microsoft Launches Azure App Service, A New Set Of Tools For Web And Mobile App Developers — Microsoft is launching Azure App Service today, a new cloud-based service that gives developers a single service for building mobile and web apps, combined with tools for automating business processes … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Google warns of unauthorized TLS certificates trusted by almost all OSes — Misissued certs known to impersonate several Google domains, may affect others. — In the latest security lapse involving the Internet's widely used encryption system, Google said unauthorized digital certificates … | Serena Saitto / Bloomberg Business: |
Slack Is Said to Be in Funding Talks at $2 Billion-Plus Value — (Bloomberg) — Slack Technologies Inc., whose software helps people collaborate at work, is in talks with investors to raise financing at a valuation of more than $2 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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NFL to broadcast one game via Internet during upcoming season for the first time in its history — NFL to Broadcast a Game Nationally Via Internet Only — Move marks first time league will air national broadcast solely by streaming — For the first time in its history … | Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
Adobe will contribute to Project Spartan; Microsoft's browser will get better web standards support — Adobe builds new features straight into Microsoft's browser — A partnership advances Adobe's technology ideas while making Microsoft's Project Spartan more competitive.
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Amazon updates Fire TV lineup with USB storage and wireless headphone support, expands TV stick availability to UK and Germany — Amazon Updates Fire TV Lineup With Support For USB Storage, Wireless Headphones And More — Amazon announced this morning that its streaming media players Amazon Fire TV … | Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico: |
Google and Twitter veteran Jason Goldman heads to White House as first-ever chief digital officer — Barack Obama names two new top aides — Murray is currently Vice President Joe Biden's deputy chief of staff and communications director; Jason Goldman will take over and expand the White House's digital outreach.
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Google Fiber Plans Experiment With Targeted Ads for Television — Cute animals. Addictive jingles. Local sports stars acting awkwardly. These are some of the charming hallmarks of local television ads, and Google would like you to see more of them. — In a note to customers who subscribe …
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