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January 25, 2016, 5:45 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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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 … | 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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| Re/code: |
Twitter's Nathan Hubbard Will Take Over Interim Media Job Amid Executive Changes — We're still sifting through the rubble of yesterday's mass exodus from Twitter in which a number of high-ranking executives announced they were leaving, but a few new roles are already starting to take shape.| 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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| 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.| 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.| 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.| 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 … | Nate Swanner / The Next Web: |
Adobe adds Portfolio website builder for designers to Creative Cloud, now competes with Squarespace and Wix — Adobe Portfolio takes dead aim at Wix and Squarespace for quick and easy websites — Adobe is rounding out its Creative Cloud suite with a new website design tool.
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