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Snapchat says it now has 6B daily video views, up from 4B in September, and 2B in May — Snapchat triples video traffic as it closes the gap with Facebook — Snapchat is closing the gap with Facebook in the social networks' battle for scale in video. The number of videos viewed …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
uBeam answers new skepticism with a short list of “facts” about its technology, but no actual public demonstration of phone charging — uBeam Declassifies Secrets To Try To Prove Wireless Power Is Possible — It must violate the laws of physics. It must be dangerous.
Tweets: @joshconstine, @dakami, @startupljackson, @minimaxir, @percival, @mkapor, @chx, @benparr, @pmarca and @jyarow
| Garrett Reim / Los Angeles Business Journal: |
After Theranos debacle, wireless charging startup uBeam faces new skepticism from experts — Skeptics Zap Wireless Charging — Meredith Perry has bold ideas. — For starters, there's her notion to replace intercity car commuting with rides on small personal blimps.
Tweets: @meredithperry, @bramcohen and @garrettreim
| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
Group that hacked CIA director's email allegedly breach law enforcement portal containing arrest records and other sensitive data — CIA Email Hackers Return With Major Law Enforcement Breach — This time the group, which goes by the name Crackas With Attitude, says it gained access …
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| Dan Levine / Reuters: |
Apple defeats US class action lawsuit filed by company's retail workers over lost wages due to bag searches — Apple defeats U.S. class action lawsuit over bag searches — Apple Inc (AAPL.O) defeated a U.S. class action lawsuit brought by Apple retail workers over bag search practices … | Dante D'Orazio / The Verge: |
Leaked Comcast memo reportedly admits data caps aren't about improving network performance — Comcast is unleashing its PR machine to try to manage the controversy around its home broadband data caps. After recently expanding its “trial” 300GB monthly data cap in several cities around the Southeastern US …
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Business Insider, Engadget, FierceCable, Ars Technica, Tech Times, TechSpot, Consumerist, DSLreports, Boing Boing, International Business Times, PCWorld, BGR, GeekWire and Geek.com. Tweets: @howardlindzon
| Stephen Pulvirent / Bloomberg Business: |
Chronos, a small disc that adheres to the back of any watch, tracks fitness and provides notifications via vibrations and LEDs, for sale in Spring 2016 for $129 — Turn Any Watch Into a Smartwatch With the Chronos Disc — A little metal disc that fits on the watch you're already wearing.
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| Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider: |
Sources: Alphabet's independent robotics group, called “Replicant” internally, hasn't had a permanent leader or unified strategy since Andy Rubin's departure — Google's robot group struggles to fill leadership vacuum as it shoots for ambitious launch before 2020| Dustin Kurtz / New Republic: |
A visit to Amazon Books reveals Amazon's new retail bookstore is no better than traditional bookstores — My 2.5 Star Trip to Amazon's Bizarre New Bookstore — A former indie bookseller visits the retailer's brick and mortar store — Amazon's new brick and mortar bookstore is wildly banal.
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New Florence. New Renaissance, Forbes, LJNDawson, tech.co and The Digital Reader. Tweets: @pmarca. See also Mediagazer
| Chris Chavez / Phandroid: |
Verizon confirms the BlackBerry Priv is coming soon to their network — Although the BlackBerry Priv became officially available for purchase today on AT&T, it doesn't mean they'll be the sole carrier to offer the device. Timed exclusives are common with big-name handsets and it looks like the Priv on AT&T is no different.
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Tech Times, Phones Review, Engadget, The Verge, Phones Review, TechnoBuffalo, CrackBerry.com, Pocketnow, Droid Life, Android Beat, PhoneDog.com, Ubergizmo and 9to5Google. Tweets: @verizonnews
| Aaron Tilley / Forbes: |
LA deploying 100 SmartPole streetlights with LTE small cells to improve wireless coverage — Los Angeles Becomes First City To Test The Future Of Wireless Connectivity With ‘Small Cells’ On Streetlights — Say goodbye to big, bulky, unsightly cellphone towers. Say hello to the future of 4G networking.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Yahoo Rolls Out A New, Flickr-Powered Image Search That Returns Your Own Photos — Yahoo announced today an upgrade to its image search engine which now includes a combination of web results as well as images from its photo-sharing site Flickr, including your own photos.
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Yahoo Search, PetaPixel, Search Engine Land, Fone Arena, VentureBeat, The Next Web, SlashGear and PC Magazine
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