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Dating site for cheaters AshleyMadison hacked, data of 37M users potentially compromised — Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked — Large caches of data stolen from online cheating site AshleyMadison.com have been posted online by an individual or group that claims to have completely compromised …
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| New York Times: |
Three months after Apple Watch's debut, lack of apps from major players like Facebook reflects skepticism about the platform — Apple Waits as App Developers Study Who's Buying Its Watch — SAN FRANCISCO — In the months surrounding the much-ballyhooed release of the Apple Watch …
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| Ben Bajarin / Tech.pinions: |
97% of Apple Watch users are satisfied, according to a survey of 1000+ owners; satisfaction was 92% for first generation iPhone and 91% for iPad — Apple Watch Satisfaction — A lot has been written about the Apple Watch. A lot will continue to be written about the Apple Watch.
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| Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code: |
Evernote hires former Google Glass executive Chris O'Neill as new CEO, Phil Libin to remain as executive chairman — Evernote Taps Former Google Glass Executive Chris O'Neill as New CEO — Signaling what it hopes will mark the start of a new phase of growth, Evernote …
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| Tom Maxwell / 9to5Google: |
Google+ Photos being discontinued August 1st following standalone Photos service debut — Au revoir, Google+ Photos. In a post to Google+, ironically enough, Google has (unsurprisingly) announced that starting on August 1st, it will be sunsetting its Google+ Photos app in favor of the recently launched Google Photos.
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Google, TechCrunch, BetaNews, PCWorld, Android Authority, Android Police, The Next Web, Android Central, Pocketnow and Android Beat. Tweets: @davezatz
| Anthony Clark / Local News from The Gainesville Sun: |
Grooveshark co-founder Josh Greenberg, 28, found dead at home; no evidence of foul play, injuries or drugs found — Grooveshark co-founder, 28, found dead in home — Grooveshark co-founder Josh Greenberg, a pioneer in Gainesville's student startup movement, was found dead in his bed Sunday … | Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Instagram Brings Search To The Web — Instagram revolutionized how we searched for pics of celebrities getting wasted on yachts on mobile, and now they're bringing that same experience to the web. — Today, Instagram is adding search to its desktop experience.
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Forbes, Search Engine Watch, The Daily Dot, The Huffington Post, Marketing Land, Variety, Android Authority, Mashable, Press Examiner, Poynter, Engadget, 9to5Mac, iMore, The Next Web, SlashGear, The Verge, iPhone in Canada Blog and WebProNews. Tweets: @instagram. Thanks:@kelskamin
| Bloomberg Business: |
YouTube signs most of its partners for paid service but no shows from major TV networks yet — Google's YouTube Signs Up Everyone But TV for New Paid Service … Google Inc.'s YouTube, which has signed up partners for a new paid video service, may find out by early next year whether … | Marcus Ash / Windows Blog: |
Microsoft will start testing Cortana in Japan, Australia, Canada, India, Brazil, and Mexico this year via Windows Insider program — Cortana brings Cultural Savviness to New Markets — Our teams in Redmond have been working hard on the upcoming launch of Windows 10.| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
eBay Has Bought Twice, an Online Consignment Shop for Women's Clothing — EBay is set to announce its first acquisition as a PayPal-less entity, and it's in an area it knows well: Second-hand clothing. — The e-commerce marketplace has acquired Twice, a startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz …
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| S.Somasegar / MSDN Blogs: |
Visual Studio 2015 and .NET 4.6 Available for Download — Today, I am excited to announce that Visual Studio 2015 and .Net 4.6 are available for download! — These releases are the next big step in the journey we outlined last November to bring the productivity of Visual Studio and .NET … | Zack Whittaker / ZDNet: |
Microsoft releases emergency patch for Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, RT, Server 2008 and later; vulnerability also affects Windows 10 Preview — Microsoft releases emergency patch for all versions of Windows — The flaw, affecting Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1, can allow a hacker to take over a machine.
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technet.microsoft.com, BetaNews, Ars Technica, Business Insider, The Next Web, CSO, Engadget, VentureBeat, The Register, WindowsITPro, Graham Cluley, Windows Central and Microsoft News
Tweets: @zackwhittaker and @carlesdijous
| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Spotify's ‘Personalized,’ Computer-Generated Playlists Are Here, and They're Pretty Good — I was worried about the Minions. But it turned out to be okay. — Last week Spotify told me it was rolling out a new feature — a weekly “personalized” playlist, automatically generated by the music service based on my listening habits.
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