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Google App Streaming: A Big Move In Building “The Web Of Apps” — A world where you can search through and move between apps as easily as with the web? Google's new app streaming service may usher this in. — Google App Streaming became a reality today, and with it …
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LivingSocial's growth-at-all-costs strategy serves as a lesson for today's unicorns as the firm struggles to retain staff and pivots away from daily deals — LivingSocial, Once a Unicorn, Is Losing Its Magic — WASHINGTON — The first thing you see when walking into the headquarters …
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Facebook's David Marcus on how humans work alongside AI automation to power Facebook M and whether such a service can scale — Time To Meet The Wizard: Facebook's Messenger Head Pulls Back The Curtain On “M” — Facebook's David Marcus says M is already a lot more than just people pretending to be robots.| Klint Finley / Wired: |
Comcast says Stream TV, its IP cable service, doesn't count against data caps because it isn't offered over the Internet, but over its cable television network — Comcast May Have Found a Major Net Neutrality Loophole — Comcast may have found a major loophole in the Federal Communication …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Rdio, while a good product, wasn't differentiated enough from Spotify, and ultimately failed from poor marketing, say former employees — Why Rdio died — It's easy to forget now, but the first modern music streaming service to arrive in America was Rdio.| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
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Sony Xperia Z5 Premium review: 4K resolution display is indiscernible over other high end phones, not worth high price — Sony Xperia Z5 Premium review: Astonishing resolution results in an astonishing price — Sony's Xperia Z5 premium is the flagship phone Sony has owed us for a long time.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon Studios Launches Amazon Storywriter, Free Cloud Software For Screenwriters — In an effort to expand its original video content, including movies and TV series, Amazon announced this morning the launch of a free, cloud-based screenwriting software program called Amazon Storywriter.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
TrueCrypt is safer than previously reported, detailed analysis concludes — Fraunhofer Institute gives clean bill of health to crypto tool used by millions. — The TrueCrypt whole-disk encryption tool used by millions of privacy and security enthusiasts is safer than some studies have suggested …
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Mark Zuckerberg Will Take Two Months Off When His New Baby Arrives — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is about to become a father, and he's decided to take two months of parental leave when the new baby arrives, he shared on his Facebook page Friday. — Facebook offers its employees …
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| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
ISIS' OPSEC manual reveals how it handles cybersecurity, from Tor and Tails to BlackPhone — ISIS' OPSEC Manual Reveals How It Handles Cybersecurity — In the wake of the Paris attacks, US government officials have been vocal in their condemnation of encryption, suggesting that US companies … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Malicious Android apps force adware on users by hijacking the Android Accessibility Service and can be extremely difficult to uninstall — Android adware can install itself even when users explicitly reject it — Hard-to-uninstall apps can also hijack Android Accessibility Service.
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| Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: |
Source: Airbnb raises over $100M on same $25.5B valuation from summer fundraising, had Q3 revenue of $340M on bookings of $2.2B, roughly doubling year-over-year — Airbnb Raises Over $100 Million as It Touts Strong Growth — Home-rental service posted $340 million of third-quarter revenue
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