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Mattel to introduce Wi-Fi enabled Barbie using ToyTalk technology to analyze speech and produce relevant responses — A Wi-Fi Barbie Doll With the Soul of Siri — Ever since Siri appeared as a regular feature on the iPhone, certain young children — and, let's face it, some of their parents …
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| Eugene Wei / Remains of the Day: |
Great content isn't commodified, and is a key differentiator for media companies, and Facebook hosting news won't change that — Facebook hosting doesn't change things, the world already changed — Like any industry, the media loves a bit of navel-gazing (what is the origin of this phrase …
Tweets: @valaafshar, @mathewi, @aakruse, @margarita and @hunterwalk
| Hope King / CNNMoney: |
Pebble Time Kickstarter project raised $20.3 million — During its month-long crowdfunding campaign, which ended 10 p.m. ET Friday, Pebble Time shattered two Kickstarter records. — It broke its first record on its first day, when it became the fastest project to raise $1 million — in 49 minutes.
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| Lauren Smiley / Matter: |
The on-demand world isn't about sharing; it's about being served and self-isolation — The Shut-In Economy — In the new world of on-demand everything, you're either pampered, isolated royalty—or you're a 21st century servant. — Angel the concierge stands behind a lobby desk …
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| Farhad Manjoo / New York Times: |
Ellen Pao Disrupts How Silicon Valley Does Business — Silicon Valley is enamored of “disrupters,” those shrewd, brave men — it is almost always men — who are hailed for enduring years of ridicule and risking everything to shake up the conventional order. — Now, in Ellen Pao, the Valley has found its newest disrupter.
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| Maria Sheahan / Reuters: |
Uber plans to pay for drivers' commercial licenses to make an Uber X-like service legal in Germany — Uber plans legal taxi service in Germany - manager in WiWo magazine — (Reuters) - Uber aims to launch a service in Germany by this summer that will allow its novel taxi-hailing service …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft's next Windows 10 Mobile test build on track to support majority of Windows Phones — Summary:Microsoft's next Windows 10 Mobile test build, expected around early April, will support a lot more Windows Phone test devices than the first build did. — Microsoft's Operating Systems Group team …
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Android for Work review: best dual-persona solution to date with easy account removal if you change jobs, but complicated setup and confusing dashboard — A review of Android for Work: Dual-persona support comes to Android — Google aims for the enterprise with separate work and home data on a single device.| Eric Geller / The Daily Dot: |
Profile of Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, who has championed surveillance reform and online privacy for two decades — Ron Wyden, the Internet's senator … The Director of National Intelligence had lied under oath to the United States Senate. Civil-liberties groups soon called … Thanks:@ericgeller
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Tumblr's mobile app adds ‘Buy,’ ‘Pledge,’ ‘Get Involved’ buttons to posts linking to products and campaigns on Etsy, Artsy, Kickstarter, DoSomething.org — Tumblr's Mobile App Will Now Add ‘Buy,’ ‘Pledge,’ And ‘Get Involved’ Buttons To Select Posts
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| Alexei Oreskovic / Reuters: |
Yahoo, Microsoft extend search partnership talks for 30 days — (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) agreed to extend by 30 days the deadline to re-negotiate a ten year search deal, as the two Internet companies attempt to revamp a thorny partnership crafted by former chief executives.
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GeekWire, Windows Central, Techie News, TWCN Tech News, Wall Street Journal and ZDNet. Tweets: @dannysullivan
| Joseph Cox / Motherboard: |
Stolen Uber Customer Accounts Are for Sale on the Dark Web for $1 — Active Uber accounts are for sale on a dark web marketplace for as little as $1 each, Motherboard has learned. — One seller claims he has “thousands” of user logins for sale. — A username and password is all you need …
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