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Leaked emails from Sony Pictures hack indicate that Snapchat gave 0.11% of its stock to former Apple executive Scott Forstall to be an adviser — Snapchat Is Paying Ex-Apple Exec Scott Forstall 0.11% To Be An Advisor — A leaked email from the Sony Pictures hack indicates Snapchat set aside .11% …
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Microsoft and Yahoo Agree to Amend Search Partnership — SUNNYVALE, Calif. & REDMOND, Wash.—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Today Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) announced that the companies amended their search partnership to improve the search experience, create value for advertisers …
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple officially names Steve Dowling as Vice President of Communications — Apple has officially named long time director of public relations Steve Dowling as its new Vice President of Communications, as noted on the company's executive bios webpage. Dowling succeeds former Apple Communications …
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| Brett Howse / AnandTech: |
AMD's Q1 earnings miss with non-GAAP loss of $0.09/share on $1.03B revenue, down 16.9% from last quarter — AMD Posts Q1 2015 Results: $180 Million Net Loss — Today AMD released their Q1 FY 2015 financial results, and the company reported revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter.
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| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Slack confirms raising $160M at a $2.8B valuation with new investors including DST Global, IVP, and Horizons Ventures, claims 750K daily users — Slack confirms $160M funding round at $2.8B valuation — Slack, that San Francisco startup with an increasingly popular team communication app …
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Wall Street Journal, Fortune, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, Business Insider, BetaKit, Re/code, VatorNews, Mashable, The Verge, bizjournals, Techvibes Global News, Entrepreneur and PE Hub Blog. Tweets: @ingridlunden
| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Ahrendts memo: no Apple Watch in-store purchases until June, pre-orders start arriving this Friday; April 24th launch date removed from Apple's website — No Apple Watches in store until June, Ahrendts tells staff as April 24th date removed from website — Angela Ahrendts has told Apple Store staff …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Cyanogen partners with Microsoft to bundle and create native integrations of Bing, Skype, OneDrive, OneNote, Outlook, and Office on Cyanogen OS — Microsoft will bundle its apps on Cyanogen's Android OS — Rumors of a Microsoft and Cyanogen partnership have been making the rounds recently …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google's mobile search results on Android now prompt users to install apps that have content relevant to the search query — Google's Mobile Search Results On Android Now Prompt Users To Install Apps With Relevant Content — Google's mobile search results on Android will now prompt … | Natt Garun / The Next Web: |
WikiLeaks launches easy search interface for 30K documents and emails from Sony Pictures hack — WikiLeaks releases a searchable archive of hacked Sony Pictures emails and documents — WikiLeaks today released “The Sony Archives,” a searchable online database that the organization claims contains … | Amit Chowdhry / Forbes: |
Microsoft Releases ‘Halo’ Spinoffs For iOS, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 And Steam — Microsoft has released Halo: Spartan Strike today for iPhone, iPad, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and Steam. The game was created by Microsoft Studios and 343 Industries in conjunction with Vanguard Games.
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windowsphone.com, Xbox Wire, BetaNews, BGR, The Verge, Windows Central, IGN, GameSpot, App Advice, Gotta Be Mobile, iClarified, Pocketnow, WinBeta, Polygon, GeekWire, The Next Web, Neowin and Blogging Windows. Tweets: @rossrubin
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Etsy Stock Surges 86 Percent At Close Of First Day Of Trading to $30 Per Share — Etsy, the online marketplace for handmade goods, went public today. It turns out Wall Street investors like those homespun crafts. Shares opened at $31 on the NASDAQ, popping up 94 percent from the initial set price of $16 per share.| Michael Ducker / The Twitter Blog: |
Twitter's Fabric adds tools to let developers add Tweet timelines to iOS and Android apps, let apps access content from API without user login — Introducing timelines and guest authentication to Twitter Kit — Today, we're pleased to introduce two new features for Twitter Kit on Fabric …
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Updated Google app for Android lets you locate and ring your device by typing “find my phone” into Google search box on desktop — You can now Google your lost Android phone — Despite all its efforts in various markets, Google is still primarily a search company.
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| Kyle Russell / TechCrunch: |
Google launches “Works With Google Cardboard” program to certify VR headsets that are compatible with Cardboard software — Google Announces Certification Program For Cardboard Clones — Google Cardboard has been a surprise hit among early adopters, giving an intentionally cheap …
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Airware Launches Its Commercial Drone Operating System — Drones could save businesses big money by doing dull, dirty, and dangerous jobs much better than humans or helicopters. The problem is that drones can be difficult to program and pilot. Airware is out to change that with today's launch of its Aerial Information Platform.
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Musings of a Technologist, Forbes, The Verge, USA Today, Washington Post and VentureBeat. Tweets: @joshconstine. Thanks:@joshconstine
| Alexandra Alter / New York Times: |
Scribd adds more than 9K audiobooks to its catalog with Penguin Random House deal — Scribd Expands Audiobook Catalog in Deal With Penguin Random House — E-book subscription services are bulking up and expanding their libraries and services, as the competition to become the Netflix of books escalates.
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Ink, Bits, & Pixels, Digital Book World, The Next Web, Digital Trends, The Verge, Good E-Reader and Pocket-lint. Thanks:@2blyndsey. See also Mediagazer
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Netflix will stop asking ISPs to exempt its videos from data caps — Netflix regrets striking cap-exempt deal in Australia. — Netflix says it regrets striking a deal that exempted its videos from data caps imposed by an Internet service provider and will avoid such arrangements in the future.
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
a16z Hires Former Facebooker Ted Ullyot To Help Portfolio Companies Deal With Regulatory Issues — As companies like Lyft and Airbnb have grown, they've run up against local governments and regulatory agencies in multiple markets in the U.S. and abroad. To help those portfolio companies … | Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
After IAC acquisition, dating app HowAboutWe relaunches with on-demand date matching, highly targeted search, updated pricing, and more — The New HowAboutWe Will Let You Order A Date On Demand — HowAboutWe, five years old and recently acquired by digital dating giant IAC …
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| Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal: |
Instagram Tightens Guidelines to Curb Pornography and Harassment — Instagram is dropping the nice-guy act. — The photo- and video-sharing app Thursday unveiled more-detailed standards for images, aimed at curbing pornography and harassment. The tone is tougher, too …
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