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Sources: Apple planning to debut new Apple TV with App Store and Siri support during September iPhone event — Apple Will Debut New Apple TV In September — The new Apple TV is headed to market along with an App Store of its own. Next step: that long-in-the-offing subscription internet-TV service.| Cory Weinberg / bizjournals: |
Sources: Apple agrees to rent 75K square feet of office space in San Francisco's SoMa, in first big push into the city — Apple dives into SoMa for first big S.F. real estate grab — The San Francisco office market may get its first big bite of Apple. — Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) …
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| Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal: |
Google is quietly distributing a new version of Glass for business customers that attaches to other glasses; consumer version at least a year away — Google Quietly Distributes New Version of Glass Aimed at Workplaces — Device is being pitched to industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, energy| Re/code: |
Sources: NBCUniversal close to investing $250M in BuzzFeed at a $1.5B valuation, also investing in Vox Media at a $850M valuation — NBCUniversal Poised to Make Big Investments in BuzzFeed and Vox Media — NBCUniversal is close to a deal to invest $250 million in BuzzFeed … | Evan Sharp / Pinterest Blog: |
Pinterest makes diversity hiring goals for 2016 public for accountability and promises to share findings on what works — Our plan for a more diverse Pinterest — There's been a lot of talk lately about the lack of diversity in the tech industry. Back in 2013, one of our engineers Tracy …
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Google now lets Android developers offer open betas and email-based closed betas — Iterate faster on Google Play with improved beta testing — Posted by Ellie Powers, Product Manager, Google Play — Today, Google Play is making it easier for you to manage beta tests and get your users to join them.
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Groupon launches Groupon To Go food delivery service, available in Chicago, expanding to other metro regions in US throughout the year — Groupon Launches Its Own Food Delivery Business, Groupon To Go — Following its acquisition of food delivery service OrderUp earlier this month …
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LinkedIn beats Q2 estimates with $712M in revenue, up 33% YoY; shares rise as much as 14% in after-hours trading — LinkedIn Beats Analyst Estimates With $712M In Q2 Revenue — LinkedIn's earnings today beat analyst expectations in dramatic fashion, sending the stock up as much as 14% …
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| Sebastian Anthony / Ars Technica: |
Wi-Fi Sense in Windows 10, used to share access to Wi-Fi networks with contacts, requires opt in, encrypts passwords, and is easily disabled — Wi-Fi Sense in Windows 10: Yes, it shares your passkeys; no, you shouldn't be scared — You have to manually opt into every Wi-Fi network that you want to share.
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T-Mobile beats estimates in Q2 with profit of $361M, revenue of $8.2B, and strong subscriber growth — T-Mobile blows away profit expectations as customer growth surges — The carrier continues its torrid pace of customer growth amid stiff competition in the wireless business.| Mike Masnick / Techdirt: |
Study: Shutdown of Google News and other aggregators in Spain hurt news sites' traffic and ad revenue, particularly for new and smaller publishers — Study Of Spain's ‘Google Tax’ On News Shows How Much Damage It Has Done — As you may recall, governments across Europe …
| Leena Rao / Fortune: |
Uber to lease cars directly to UberX drivers with Xchange Leasing pilot program, which includes unlimited mileage and limited early termination fees — Uber now offers its own car leases to UberX drivers — As Uber continues to evolve beyond just dominating on-demand rides …
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Smartwatch company Olio raises $10M Series A led by New Enterprise Associates — Olio Raises $10 Million To Build More Fancy Smartwatches — Smartwatch underdog Olio has raised a $10 million Series A led by New Enterprise Associates. The cash will go to expand Olio's manufacturing prowess … | Carmel DeAmicis / Re/code: |
Yelp stock dropped 28% Wednesday following grim earnings; company cited rising talent costs amid competition with “unicorns” — Yelp Admits the Unicorn Bubble Is Hurting Its Profits — Yelp debuted “surprise losses” on its earnings yesterday, causing its stock to plummet 28 percent by the next day.Sponsor Posts
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