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| Jamal Eason / Android Developers Blog: |
Google reveals Android M, version 6.0, is named Marshmallow; SDK and final preview released — Develop a sweet spot for Marshmallow: Official Android 6.0 SDK & Final M Preview — By Jamal Eason, Product Manager, Android — Whether you like them straight out of the bag …
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| John Cook / GeekWire: |
Full memo: Jeff Bezos responds to brutal New York Times story, says it doesn't represent the Amazon he leads — The cruel and back-stabbing environment described by The New York Times in a recent report on the workplace culture at Amazon.com has struck a nerve with Jeff Bezos …
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Thanks:@taylor_soper. See also Mediagazer| Mic Wright / The Next Web: |
Facebook tests Medium-like appearance for Notes — Facebook Notes revamp set to battle Medium and Twitter — Facebook Notes has been one of the sprawling social network's least looked after features. It has sat there for years largely unloved and useless, like Facebook's appendix …
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Facebook, TechCrunch, The Verge, PC Magazine, 9to5Google, The Digital Reader, International Business Times, Engadget, The Daily Dot, Wired, Business Insider, TechSpot, Ubergizmo, Neowin, SlashGear, Wired.co.uk and WebProNews. Tweets: @davewiner
| Carl Elkin / Google Green Blog: |
Google launches Project Sunroof, a tool that uses Google Maps data to estimate your roof's solar energy potential — Project Sunroof: mapping the planet's solar energy potential, one rooftop at a time — The cost of solar power is at a record low. A typical solar home can save hundreds …
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| Serena Ng / Wall Street Journal: |
Liberty Interactive Corp., owner of home shopping TV network QVC, buys online retailer Zulily for $2.4B — QVC to Acquire Online Shopping Site Zulily for $2.4 Billion — The owner of home shopping network QVC is acquiring five-year-old Internet retailer Zulily for $2.4 billion in cash and stock.| Grace Caffyn / CoinDesk: |
Former Bitcoin lead developer Gavin Andresen, others launch Bitcoin XT fork amidst heated community discussions over how to avoid 1MB block “capacity cliff” — Bitcoin ‘Forked’ in Controversial Bid to Resolve Scalability Question — Two of bitcoin's best-known developers … | Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Google Delays Test of Project Ara, Its Modular Smartphone, Until 2016 — Google confirmed on Monday that it is delaying until 2016 the first test of Project Ara, its take on a modular smartphone made up of components that connect in Lego-like fashion. — Google had been planning a test launch for later this year in Puerto Rico.| Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Comcast will offer content creators 70% of ad revenue on its new Watchable platform, more than Facebook and YouTube — Comcast's ‘Watchable’ Streaming Portal to Give Creators a Bigger Cut of Ad Revenue — Comcast is offering Web content partners for its new …
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| Rich McCormick / The Verge: |
Photo of LG's Nexus 5 leaks online, after renders of both LG and Huawei Nexus devices surfaced over the weekend — This could be Google's new Nexus 5 smartphone, built by LG — We waved goodbye to the Nexus 5 when Google stopped selling its 2013 flagship Android smartphone earlier this year …
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| Curt Woodward / BetaBoston: |
DraftKings heading to UK, hires gambling-industry veteran to lead expansion — Fantasy sports provider DraftKings, which recently raised a $300 million round of investment, is delivering on its promise to expand overseas. — The Boston-based company said it has been licensed to operate …
| Sam Oliver / AppleInsider: |
New privilege escalation exploit discovered in OS X Yosemite, also affects just-released 10.10.5 — Just days after patching the DYLD_PRINT_TO_FILE vulnerability with a new OS X point release, Apple's desktop operating system has been hit with yet another zero-day exploit that would allow …
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| Bloomberg Business: |
Sources: French music-streaming service Deezer is seeking funds at about €1B valuation, roughly $1.1B — Spotify Rival Deezer Said to Seek Funds at $1 Billion Valuation — Deezer is seeking funds from investors in a transaction that could value the French music-streaming service …
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