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| Tamar Yehoshua / Official Google Blog: |
Google reveals new logo — Google's look, evolved — So why are we doing this now? Once upon a time, Google was one destination that you reached from one device: a desktop PC. These days, people interact with Google products across many different platforms, apps and devices—sometimes all in a single day.
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Google's new logo ditches serif look, is no longer just a static mark but an animated figure — Google's New Logo Is Its Biggest Update In 16 Years — You will very soon notice that Google has a new logo that's sleeker, brighter, and for the first time, animated. And then, you probably won't notice it at all.
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| Nick Bilton / Vanity Fair: |
Observations of notable investors as they confront the seemingly ubiquitous signs of a tech bubble — Is Silicon Valley in Another Bubble . . . and What Could Burst It? — With the tech industry awash in cash and 100 “unicorn” start-ups now valued at $1 billion or more, Silicon Valley can't escape the question.| Colin Lecher / The Verge: |
US district judge in San Francisco grants California Uber drivers class action status in lawsuit against the company — Judge grants California Uber drivers class action status in lawsuit — A US District Judge in San Francisco has ruled that a lawsuit brought by Uber drivers may continue …
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BuzzFeed, Reuters, PCWorld, Ars Technica, The Daily Dot, CNET, Associated Press, TechCrunch, Mercury News, VentureBeat, CNBC and Re/code. Tweets: @mikeisaac
| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Amazon lets iOS and Android users download some Prime Instant Video movies and TV shows for offline viewing — Amazon Lets Apple, Android Users Download Prime Videos — Amazon's Prime Video is a lot like Netflix: Both of the video streaming services have a lot of old TV shows …
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Amazon.com, TechRadar.com, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, iMore, Seeking Alpha, Pocketnow, TechCrunch, Six Colors, CNNMoney, PhoneDog.com, Android Authority, The Next Web, 9to5Google, ZDNet, VentureBeat, 9to5Mac, Consumerist, Engadget, MacRumors, AppleInsider, InvestorPlace and CNET. See also Mediagazer
| Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch: |
Third-generation Nest Thermostat launches today with a bigger, brighter screen for $249 — Nest's Smart Thermostat Gets Updated With A Bigger, Brighter Screen — Back in June, Nest overhauled just about every product they make... save for one curious exception: the smart thermostat that most know them for best.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google says it will penalize mobile pages with app install ads covering a “significant amount of content” — Google Will Soon Start Punishing Mobile Sites That Use Annoying App Install Ads — There's nothing wrong with app install ads, but too often now, you click on a mobile search result … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram Direct's 85M Users Can Now Reply With Photos In Snapchat-Style Visual Convos — Instagram Direct felt half-baked when the in-app chat feature launched without the ability to send photo replies in December 2013. Still, the private group messaging feature built an audience …
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Instagram Blog, The Verge, Macworld, Simply Measured, MacRumors, The Next Web, VentureBeat, Android Police, 9to5Mac, MobileSyrup.com and iMore. Tweets: @mgsiegler
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Netflix launch Alliance for Open Media to develop next-generation of royalty-free video formats — Amazon, Netflix, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla And Others Partner To Create Next-Gen Video Format — Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel … | GoPro: |
GoPro releases trim and share feature to create short video clips directly on HERO4 and HERO+ LCD, or via app on all Wi-Fi enabled GoPros — GoPro Releases New Trim and Share Feature for Cameras and App — GoPro is very excited to release its latest feature that further enables users … | Mark Scott / New York Times: |
European law firm Hausfeld and public affairs group Avisa launch GRIP, a platform to help companies sue Google in Europe — European Firms Team Up to Target Google in Civil Lawsuits — Google already faces antitrust charges from Europe's competition authorities.| Geoffrey A. Fowler / Wall Street Journal: |
DxO One review: the $600 iPhone camera offers pro-level quality, is terrific in low light, and has a non-replaceable battery that lasts around two hours — DxO One Review: Finally, an iPhone Camera Good Enough for a Pro — The DxO One is a tiny attachment offering a big upgrade to your iPhone camera.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla will drop RC4 encryption in Chrome, Edge, IE, and Firefox next year — Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla all made the same announcement today: They will drop support for the RC4 cipher in their respective browsers. Chrome, Edge, Internet Explorer …
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| Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
Sales automation startup Apptus raises $108M Series C at a valuation of more than $1B — Sales automation startup Apptus raises $108 million — Apptus is backed by Salesforce Ventures and makes a platform for configuring the quote-to-cash process. — Apptus, a maker of quote …
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| Jonathan Shieber / TechCrunch: |
Yummly Raises $15 Million At $100M Valuation For Its Recipe Recommendation And Food Delivery Business — Yummly, the online recipe recommendation and food delivery service has raised $15 million in a new round of funding led by Bauer Venture Partners that values the company at $100 million.
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| Erin Griffith / Fortune: |
Google Here project enabling third parties to send proximity based Maps alerts via beacons was killed due to privacy concerns, doubts about demand — Google shut down a secret Google Maps project called ‘Google Here’ — Google GOOG was set to launch a new product that added context to one of its most successful apps, Google Maps.
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Spatially Adjusted, 9to5Google, InvestorPlace, SEO by the Sea and Ubergizmo
| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
Branch founder Josh Miller becomes the White House's first Director of Product after leaving Facebook — Josh Miller Leaves Facebook For The White House — Once an entrepreneur has sold his or her company and logged the required time with the acquiring outfit, he or she typically sets …
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joshm.co, The Hill, Engadget, Quartz, Federal Computer Week, VentureBeat, Mashable, Fortune and FedScoop
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
PayPal Launches PayPal.Me, A Simpler Way To Request Money Using Your Own Personalized URL — PayPal today is launching a new take on peer-to-peer payments with the debut of a platform it's calling PayPal.Me. For the first time, PayPal customers will be able to set up their own user profiles … | Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch: |
Nextbit launches Kickstarter seeking $500K for Robin, a $400 32GB Android phone with 100GB of cloud storage — Nextbit's Robin Is An Android Smartphone That Taps The Cloud For Bonus Smarts — A little over a year ago, we broke the news that Nextbit, a company founded by early Android veterans …
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Kickstarter, The Verge, The Verge, Quartz, Engadget, ReadWrite, Wired, VentureBeat, BGR, Ars Technica, Re/code, Droid Life, International Business Times, CNET, Pocketnow, Wall Street Journal, FierceWireless, Tom's Guide, Fortune, Android Authority, Android Police, Liliputing, PhoneDog.com, Pocket-lint, ZDNet, Inquirer, PC Magazine and BGR
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Hotels fight back against travel sites like Expedia and Priceline, luring guests to book with them directly by offering digital check-in, free meals, WiFi, more — Hotels Fight Back Against Sites Like Expedia and Priceline — For years, travelers have been drawn to online sites like Expedia … | Re/code: |
A breakdown of Silicon Valley's donations to 2016 presidential candidates: who is giving, who is receiving, and how much — Which Presidential Candidate Is Winning the Tech Money Race? — It is becoming clear that the road to the White House in 2016 leads straight through Silicon Valley.Sponsor Posts
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