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David Goldberg, CEO of SurveyMonkey and husband of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, dies suddenly — Beloved Silicon Valley Entrepreneur David Goldberg Dies Suddenly — David Goldberg, one of Silicon Valley's most high-profile entrepreneurs, died suddenly last night of undetermined causes.
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| Adam Lashinsky / Fortune: |
Remembering Dave Goldberg — Here are some of the descriptions you'll be hearing in coming days about Dave Goldberg, who died suddenly Friday at 47: friend, dad, husband, brother, Midwesterner, entrepreneur, poker player, mensch, investor, mentor. — It is with no hyperbole to say Goldberg … | Ed Bott / ZDNet: |
Microsoft confirms that Windows Media Center will not be updated for Windows 10 — R.I.P., Windows Media Center — Summary:Microsoft discontinued development of Windows Media Center in 2009, but enthusiasts have held out hope that the feature would get one more reprieve for Windows 10.
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Sources: Facebook offering 100% of revenue to publishers for hosted media if they sell ads, 70% if Facebook sells ads — Facebook Offers to Let Publishers Keep Revenue From Certain Ads — Publishers currently post links to content but mobile device speed frustrating users
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Eight cloud photo storage services compared as they roughly achieve feature parity: Amazon, iCloud, OneDrive, Google+, Picturelife, Dropbox, SmugMug, Flickr — The best way to manage your photos online in 2015 — In August 2013, we reviewed the best services for storing your photos in the cloud.| Jad Mouawad / New York Times: |
Software bug could make Boeing 787s lose all electrical power if planes' power control unit left on for 248 days — F.A.A. Orders Fix for Possible Power Loss in Boeing 787 — Federal regulators will order operators of Boeing 787 Dreamliners to shut down the plane's electrical power periodically …
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HoloLens Hands-On: How We Built An App For Microsoft's Augmented Reality Headset — Microsoft's HoloLens is no joke. We've now tried the company's latest revision of its unreleased augmented reality headset and even built an app for it. The new hardware, which Microsoft also showcased during … | Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com: |
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UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurer in US, will cover video-based doctor visits from telemedicine firms NowClinic, Doctor on Demand, and American Well — Video Is About to Become the Way We All Visit the Doctor — The country's largest health insurer is putting telemedicine …
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FAA's new air traffic system ERAM, with 2M lines of code, doubles the number of flights that can be tracked in US airspace — FAA: 2 million lines of code process new air traffic system — Just completed ERAM system almost doubles the number of flights that can be tracked in US airspace
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Researchers find an algorithm can spot comment trolls scanning just 5 posts with 80% accuracy — Proactive policing — New research suggests it is possible to identify online troublemakers before they strike — HECKLERS have long been a problem for politicians and stand-up comedians …
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
After nearly 5-year hiatus, WikiLeaks relaunches its secrets submission system in beta — WikiLeaks Finally Brings Back Its Submission System for Your Secrets — It's taken close to half a decade. But WikiLeaks is back in the business of accepting truly anonymous leaks.
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Forbes, WikiLeaks, Ubergizmo, The Verge, Fortune, The Next Web, Engadget and Gizmodo. Tweets: @zackwhittaker
| Jacob Pramuk / CNBC: |
Spotify raises $350M at $8B valuation: Sources — Music streaming service Spotify raised $350 million in a new funding round, sources told CNBC. Before the recently raised cash, the company was valued at $8 billion. (Tweet this) Goldman Sachs' institutional clients took part in the fundraising, sources added.Sponsor Posts
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