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January 25, 2016, 1:40 PM
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| Jack Dorsey / @jack: |
Jack Dorsey says product VP Kevin Weil, media VP Katie Stanton, engineering VP Alex Roetter, and HR VP Skip Schipper have “chosen to leave” Twitter — Was really hoping to talk to Twitter employees about this later this week, but want to set the record straight now: http://twitter.com/...
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Tweets: @jasontoff, @kevinweil, @katies, @aroetter, @rstephens, @vindugoel, @kurtwagner8, @raju, @mcgd, @anildash, @anthonynoto, @jess, @kurtwagner8, @mathewi, @dangillmor, @jess and @rsarver
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Vine head Jason Toff confirms he is leaving for Google to work on VR, sources say Twitter will appoint two new board members soon — Another Twitter Goodbye: Vine Head Jason Toff Out — According to sources, Vine head Jason Toff is leaving the Twitter. — Re/code had previously reported …
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Tweets: @jasontoff, @mikeisaac and @hunterwalk
| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
Sources: Top choice for Twitter CMO role is American Express marketing VP Leslie Berland — Amex Marketing Executive Tops Twitter CMO List — It's a woman. She is from a major brand company. The hire will report directly to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. — So far, that is the person …
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Tweets: @howardlindzon and @mathewi
See also Mediagazer| Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal: |
Spotify to roll out video to all Android users this week, iOS users next week, in US, UK, Germany and Sweden — Spotify Ready to Introduce Video Product — Content from BBC, Maker Studios, ESPN will soon be added to popular music app — Spotify AB is finally rolling out its video product to the masses.
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
‘iPhone 5se’ likely to have faster A9/M9 chips & always-on Siri, come in 16/64GB capacities — Last week we reported that Apple is preparing to announce a new 4-inch iPhone dubbed the “iPhone 5se” as soon as mid-March. Our report noted that the new iPhone is essentially an upgraded iPhone 5s …
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Tweets: @markgurman, @stroughtonsmith and @stroughtonsmith
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Cortana will soon recognize commitments you make in e-mails, transform them into reminders, suggest rescheduling options for meetings outside regular hours — Cortana now scans your emails to make sure you're keeping promises — Microsoft is putting a lot of emphasis on its Cortana digital assistant for its next Windows 10 update.| James Vincent / The Verge: |
Samsung begins rollout of Gear S2 Classic in China, coming soon to other regions, available in rose gold plate and platinum plate — Samsung's gold Gear S2 smartwatch ships for a fraction of the price of Apple's — It's apparently cheaper to buy a gold smartwatch from Samsung than it is from Apple.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Snapchat Leak Reveals An Upgraded Messaging Experience With Audio & Video Calling, Stickers & More — A number of new features have been spotted within the existing code for Snapchat's mobile app, including audio and video calling, as well as stickers within Snapchat's chat interface, among other things.
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9to5Google, The Verge, The Next Web, Engadget, App Advice, Tech Insider, Ubergizmo and iPhone Hacks
| Stephen Hall / 9to5Google: |
Google shuts down Glass social media accounts as it refocuses on Glass Enterprise Edition — Google Glass social media finally goes dead as Enterprise Edition rollout widens — The Google Glass social media accounts—including Twitter, Google+, Instagram, and others … | Cody Toombs / Android Police: |
Google Streamlines Play Games API: Allows Automatic Sign-In And Only Shows A Prompt When Google+ Access Is Requested — If you're an avid gamer on Android, get ready to see quite a bit fewer of those pesky Google+ sign-in prompts. Google is rearranging things a bit in the Games API to cut … | Kelly Liyakasa / AdExchanger: |
AOL expands ONE platform for publishers, buys ad analytics and management startup AlephD — AOL Debuts A Publisher Platform, Acquires French RTB Shop AlephD — AOL rolled a slew of sell-side tools into a unified publisher platform called ONE by AOL: Publishers, which launched Monday … | Globes Online: |
After developing software for Israel's Iron Dome, mPrest raises $20M Series A for its IoT monitoring and control technology — Monitoring and control co mPrest raises $20m — The Israeli startup, which developed the brains for Iron Dome, provides monitoring and control software for Internet of Things.
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