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Social intelligence service DataSift says its Twitter firehose access expires August, bemoans impact on its customers and their customers, touts Facebook access — Twitter Ends its Partnership with DataSift - Firehose Access Expires on August 13, 2015 — For several months now …
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Twitter cuts off firehose access for third-party data resellers DataSift and NTT Data as Twitter grows in-house big data business — Twitter Cuts Off DataSift To Step Up Its Own Big Data Business — In the push for more revenue growth, Twitter has been building up its business in areas …
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| Vindu Goel / New York Times: |
Yahoo leadership reorganization: Simon Khalaf promoted to SVP to oversee Tumblr and home page, David Karp no longer reports to Mayer, Adam Cahan runs video — Marissa Mayer Shuffles Yahoo Leadership Team — Marissa Mayer, Yahoo's chief executive, announced a major reorganization …
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Profile of Lynda Weinman, co-founder of e-learning site Lynda.com, which was recently acquired by LinkedIn — Lynda.com: A 60-Year-Old Earns Internet Glory — Lynda Weinman's popular e-learning site is acquired by LinkedIn for $1.5 billion — At a time when some of the biggest deals …
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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Google joins Via Licensing's LTE patent pool which also includes HP, AT&T, and other telecom companies as members — Google Joins Stable of Tech Companies Licensing Their LTE Patents as a Group — Google said Thursday that it will join a group of technology companies willing … | Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Bitglass security researchers demonstrate how stolen personal data can traverse the Dark Web — Diving into the Dark Web: Where does your stolen data go? — Summary:If your sensitive data is stolen online, where does it go — and who sees it? One security team found out.
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Bitglass Blog, CSO Online, Daily Mail and PC Magazine
| Bloomberg Business: |
Nokia considers sale of HERE maps business, worth about $2.1B, to focus on networks division — Nokia Weighs Sale of Maps Business to Focus on Networks — Nokia Oyj is exploring the sale of its maps business as the Finnish equipment maker focuses on boosting growth at its wireless-network unit …
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Re/code, SlashGear, TechnoBuffalo, The Register, Windows Central, ZDNet, Pocketnow and Seeking Alpha
| Nicole Perlroth / New York Times: |
SendGrid Account Breach Was Used to Attack Coinbase, a Bitcoin Exchange — SAN FRANCISCO — Hackers targeted SendGrid, a mass email service used by 180,000 companies including Uber, Pinterest, Spotify and Foursquare, to infiltrate Coinbase, one of the most popular Bitcoin exchanges.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Amazon will stream movies and TV shows in vivid HDR later this year — Already delivering 4K movies and TV shows to its customers with Prime Instant Video, Amazon is now setting its sights on what's next: HDR video playback. The company has announced that it will begin streaming content … | Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal: |
Four-person Google X team led by ex-Apple battery expert has been developing existing lithium-ion and newer solid-state thin film battery tech since 2012 — Google Gets Into Battery Arms Race — Research team working on projects to improve lithium-ion and solid-state batteries
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Japanese Court Orders Google To Delete Critical Reviews From Google Maps — There's troubling news in Japan today, after Google was told to delete two critical customer reviews from its Google Maps service. — The Chiba District Court today issued a preliminary injunction forcing …
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| Lucian Armasu / Tom's Hardware Guide: |
BQ Aquaris E4.5, First Commercially Available Ubuntu Phone, Lands In Europe For 170 Euro — The first Ubuntu phone is finally here. The Aquaris E4.5, previously only an Android 4.4 phone, now also has a “Ubuntu Edition.” The phone is available only in the European Union from BQ's website right now for 170 euro ($180).
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