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Google Photos app mistakenly tags black people as ‘Gorillas’; Google apologizes, says it's working on a fix — Google Mistakenly Tags Black People as ‘Gorillas,’ Showing Limits of Algorithms — Google is a leader in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
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Chicago's 9% cloud tax now applies to “electronically delivered amusements” like Netflix as well as “nonpossessory computer leases” which could include AWS — Chicago's ‘cloud tax’ makes Netflix and other streaming services more expensive| Eugene Kim / Business Insider: |
PayPal to acquire international money transfer service Xoom for $890M — Xoom shares skyrocket more than 20% after PayPal bid — PayPal is acquiring digital money transfer service Xoom for roughly $890 million. PayPal is paying $25 per share, about a 32% premium Xoom's 3 month weighted average price.
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| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Xiaomi Sold 34.7M Smartphones In First Half Of 2015, Up 33% Year-On-Year — Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi today confirmed that it sold just shy of 35 million phones in the first half of this year. … Xiaomi, which is valued at $45 billion and is the world's third largest exporter of phones …
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| Dick Costolo / Guardian: |
Twitter helped open access to information, people, and power, and that access should be used responsibly and with empathy — why tech firms are set to face complex ethical issues — After nearly five years the Twitter CEO is standing down. He explains why it wants to champion the underserved …
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Facebook has held early talks with the major music labels, future plans may involve the company's video platform — Facebook is talking with music labels, but why? — Facebook has held talks with the major labels about “getting into music,” multiple sources tell The Verge.| Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle: |
City of San Francisco to create short term rental office to streamline Airbnb host registrations and investigate law violators — S.F. to create city office to enforce Airbnb law — San Francisco will take a carrot-and-stick approach to vacation rentals, making it easier for hosts …
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| Josh Horwitz / Quartz: |
Apple Music costs far less than $10/month in some countries, just $2/month in India — Apple Music is just $2 per month in India—80% cheaper than the US … Apple tends to not care much about price competitiveness. Without telco subsidies, which typically occur only in rich countries …
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| Aaron Wall / SEO Book: |
Yahoo is testing Google-powered search results and ads — Yahoo! Search Testing Google Search Results — Search PandaMonium — A couple days ago Microsoft announced a deal with AOL to have AOL sell Microsoft display ads & for Bing to power AOL's organic search results and paid search ads for a decade starting in January.
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
iPhone 6s to support download speeds of up to 300 Mbps, double that of the iPhone 6, run more efficiently with new Qualcomm LTE chip — iPhone 6S to double LTE speeds, run more efficiently with new Qualcomm chip — One of the main upgrades to the next iPhone's internals …
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| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Smartphone ‘kill switch’ law takes effect in California — Starting July 1, smartphones sold in the state must come with software that lets users lock a stolen phone so it can't be used, making it harder to resell. Crime statistics show the tech is already working.
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| Jose Pagliery / CNNMoney: |
MasterCard to test approving online purchases this fall with fingerprint and face scanning — MasterCard will approve purchases by scanning your face — This fall, MasterCard will start experimenting with a new program: approving online purchases with a facial scan.Sponsor Posts
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