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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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Reuters, BuzzFeed, Ars Technica, Mercury News, International Business Times, PCWorld, The Daily Dot, CNET, Associated Press, TechCrunch, CNBC and VentureBeat. Tweets: @mikeisaac
| 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 … | 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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| 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, The Verge, SiliconANGLE, iMore, TechCrunch, Pocketnow, Home Media Magazine, Seeking Alpha, Six Colors, CNNMoney, PhoneDog.com, ZDNet, MacRumors, The Next Web, 9to5Google, 9to5Mac, Engadget, VentureBeat, InvestorPlace, Consumerist, AppleInsider and Android Authority. See also Mediagazer
| 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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The Verge, Imaging Resource News Page, PR Newswire and Gizmodo
| 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, The Next Web, VentureBeat, MacRumors, Android Police, PCWorld, 9to5Mac, MobileSyrup.com and Simply Measured. Tweets: @mgsiegler
| 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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PE Hub Blog, VentureBeat and bizjournals
| Julie Bort / Business Insider: |
Microsoft partners with VMware on Project A2, focusing on desktop virtualization and easier Windows 10 rollout for businesses — Microsoft just buried the hatchet with another one of its huge rivals: VMware — The kinder, softer, we-love-everybody Microsoft under CEO Satya Nadella's helm just struck again.
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SiliconANGLE, The Register and BrianMadden.com
| 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, VatorNews, The Hill, Engadget, Quartz, VentureBeat, Mashable, Fortune, Federal Computer Week and FedScoop
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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 … | Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
CyanogenMod gets Android 5.1 and Stagefright security fixes — If you've been sitting on pins and needles waiting for the community-focused CyanogenMod firmware to both make the leap to Android 5.1 and fix that nasty Stagefright MMS exploit, you can relax. Hot on the heels of Cyanogen OS 12.1 …
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CyanogenMod, Android and Me, Android Beat, AndroidGuys, SlashGear and Android Police
| Kyle Stock / Bloomberg Business: |
Car shopping service Shift raises $50M led by Goldman Sachs to expand service across US as it challenges Craigslist, CarMax, traditional dealers — This Startup Drives Used Cars Right to Your Door — Shift brings other people's cars to your driveway. Will it be the end of the used-car lot?
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TechCrunch, bizjournals, Business Insider, Fortune, FinSMEs, StrictlyVC, tech.co, TIME and Forbes
| 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 … | 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.| 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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| New York Times: |
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 … Sponsor Posts
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