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Facebook's security chief Alex Stamos says it's time for Adobe to announce the end-of-life date for Flash — Facebook's security chief calls for Adobe Flash to be killed off — Poor old Adobe Flash. Hardly anybody seems to love it. — And this isn't a new phenomenon.| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Comcast's Gigabit Pro 2Gbps internet will cost $300/month, up to $1000 in installation and activation fees; early promo rate of $159 a month on 2 year contract — Comcast's 2Gbps internet costs $300 per month with huge install fees — Comcast's faster-than-Google Fiber internet was always … | Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Snapchat adjusts its design to bring more visibility to “Discover” section for news and ads — Snapchat Redesign Puts Spotlight on ‘Discover’ News Portal — Snapchat on Monday changed the layout of its app to bring more visibility to its “Discover” section for news articles and ads.
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Microsoft plans multi-million Windows 10 ad and marketing campaign, fan-focused launch — Microsoft plans a fan-focused Windows 10 launch kick-off — Microsoft's multi-million-dollar Windows 10 ad and marketing campaign will be focused on ‘upgrading the world’ to the coming operating system release.| New York Times: |
Uber, other suitors no longer bidding for Here; Nokia continues talks with BMW, Audi, and Mercedes-Benz consortium, wants at least $4B for its mapping service — Uber Out of the Running for Here, Nokia's Digital Mapping Service — Uber has made no secret of its global ambitions.
| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Former Reddit CEO says Alexis Ohanian responsible for firing that touched off Reddit revolt, noting a “stunning lack of leadership” in letting Pao take the heat — Details Emerge About Victoria Taylor's Dismissal at Reddit — Over the last week, the circumstances surrounding …
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Nintendo has no plans yet for who will replace Iwata, Genyo Takeda and Shigeru Miyamoto to continue as representative directors — Shigeru Miyamoto Seen as Possible Nintendo Successor — Nintendo Co. has had only two presidents in its modern era—Hiroshi Yamauchi from 1949 to 2002 … | Luke Plunkett / Kotaku: |
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Accusing Amazon of Antitrust Violations, Authors and Booksellers Demand Inquiry — Amazon views itself as an innovator that brings enlightenment and entertainment to the masses. Many of the traditional guardians of the literary community, however, think the retailer is a monopolist and a bully …
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Microsoft launches Cortana Analytics Suite with Power BI, Azure Machine Learning, and more in a monthly subscription — Microsoft today announced Cortana Analytics Suite, a new package of data storage, information management, machine learning, and business intelligence software in a single convenient monthly subscription.| Hadley Malcolm / USA Today: |
Walmart launches rival sale to Amazon's Prime Day — WalMart (WMT) is taking on Amazon (AMZN) for the discount retailing crown. Walmart will launch a rival sale Wednesday to Amazon's recently announced Prime Day, including more than 2,000 online exclusive “rollbacks,” Walmart's word for discounts.
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Two major pharmaceutical companies, GlaxoSmithKline and Purdue Pharma, are considering Apple's ResearchKit for drug R&D — Big Pharma Eyes iPhone For Drug R&D — Pharmaceutical giants like GlaxoSmithKline and Purdue Pharma are considering Apple's ResearchKit platform for gathering medical research data.
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mobihealthnews, 9to5Mac, iLounge, iPhone in Canada Blog, Cult of Mac, AppleInsider and 9to5Mac. Thanks:@stephaniemlee
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Wealthfront markets itself as the anti-Wall Street, but still charges a 0.25% compound fee, far worse than Vanguard VTI's 0.05% fee — Silicon Valley Tech at Wall Street Prices — Somewhere in the Bay Area, a developer teeters on the edge of insanity. — For the last 60 hours …
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| Steve Ragan / CSO: |
Development of anti-surveillance device ProxyHam and its DEF Con talk mysteriously cancelled, existing units destroyed — Privacy talk at DEF CON canceled under questionable circumstances — Anti-surveillance tool ProxyHam will never see the light of day
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| Toby Wolpe / ZDNet: |
Rackspace partners with Microsoft, extends support from private to public and hybrid Azure clouds — Cloud firm Rackspace ramps up Microsoft Azure support — It's already been offering support in its datacenters for private Azure clouds but now Rackspace is extending services to public and hybrid Microsoft environments.Sponsor Posts
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