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| Sam Altman / reddit: |
Sam Altman announces Ellen Pao's resignation to Reddit, begins AMA — An old team at reddit — Ellen Pao resigned from reddit today by mutual agreement. I'm delighted to announce that Steve Huffman, founder and the original reddit CEO, is returning as CEO.
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Ellen Pao out as Reddit CEO, co-founder and original CEO Steve Huffman takes over immediately; Pao to remain as adviser to the board through end of 2015 — Pao Out as Reddit CEO; Co-Founder Huffman Takes Over — Ellen Pao is stepping down as Reddit's CEO, a move that comes amid mounting pressure … | Jonathan Cheng / Wall Street Journal: |
Source: Samsung brings launch of next Galaxy Note forward to mid-August to avoid clashing with iPhone launch in September — Samsung Seeks Slice of Apple's Pie With Early Smartphone Launch — Samsung brings forward its Galaxy Note release to August to gain some ground against rival Apple
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| New York Times: |
Sources: Facebook seeking licensing deals to insert music videos in users' feeds, said to offer better revenue sharing than YouTube — Facebook Said to Seek Music Video Licensing Deals — Over the last few years, Facebook has slowly encroached on YouTube's territory as a go-to outlet for online video …
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| Alexei Oreskovic / Business Insider: |
Twitter's revenue boss, Adam Bain, is the board's top candidate for next CEO — Twitter's board is leaning toward picking an insider to be the company's next CEO, and the company's revenue boss, Adam Bain, is under more serious consideration than anyone on the very short list of outsiders …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft to discontinue Photosynth and several MSN apps including MSN Health & Fitness and MSN Travel for iOS, Android, and Windows in the coming months — Microsoft to drop a number of its MSN-branded apps — Microsoft is dropping several of its MSN Apps for Windows …
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| Andy / TorrentFreak: |
Pirate Bay founders and financier acquitted in Belgian criminal copyright case — Pirate Bay Founders Acquitted in Criminal Copyright Case — There can be little doubt that The Pirate Bay is the most infamous torrent site of all time. Its attitude towards copyright and related laws …
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| Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: |
iOS 9 fixes shift: pressing shift toggles the case of letters on the keyboard, makes excellent use of iPad Air 2's large screen with split screen functionality — First look: iOS 9 public beta is the update the iPad deserves — A smallish update for phones is a Mac-sized leap for tablets.| Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times: |
Katherine Archuleta, director of Office of Personnel Management, resigns; Beth Colbert, OPM deputy director of management to serve as interim director — Katherine Archuleta, Director of Office of Personnel Management, Resigns — WASHINGTON — Katherine Archuleta, the director of the Office …
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| VentureBeat: |
Facebook mobile ad policy change may force game publishers to hand over proprietary user data to Facebook, which pubs fear could then be sold to competitors — Facebook's planned customer-data change called ‘land grab’ by publishers — EXCLUSIVE: — In a controversial and as yet secret move …
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Co.Design, GamePolitics blogs, Gamasutra and AdExchanger
Tweets: @vindugoel, @kathyastromoff, @jordannovet, @mewoki, @jeffgrubb and @paulgreenberg
| Dylan Byers / Politico: |
Bloomberg fires top digital editor Josh Topolsky — Joshua Topolsky, the top digital editor at Bloomberg, has been fired from the company due to Michael Bloomberg's frustration with the website, sources with knowledge of his departure told the On Media blog on Friday.
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See also Mediagazer| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
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