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Twitter's algorithmic timeline is like expanded version of “while you were away” feature, according to users testing it; opt-out is available — Here's how Twitter's new algorithmic timeline is going to work — Twitter went into an uproar Friday after a BuzzFeed report …
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See also Mediagazer| Jack Dorsey / @jack: |
Jack Dorsey responds to #RIPTwitter, links Twitter's identity with real-time, doesn't deny an algorithmic feed but says there was no plan to launch next week — Hello Twitter! Regarding #RIPTwitter: I want you all to know we're always listening. We never planned to reorder timelines next week.
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See also Mediagazer| Glyn Moody / Ars Technica UK: |
GCHQ's data-mining techniques revealed in new Snowden leak — Shhh! Top Secret—don't pass it on... (credit: GCHQ) — A “Data Mining Research Problem Book” marked “top secret strap 1” has been leaked that details some of the key techniques used by GCHQ to sift through the huge volumes … | Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Amazon and other retailers should stop selling cheap USB-C cables with faulty wiring that can damage laptops, and instead demand certification for these cables — USB-C cables are playing Russian Roulette with your laptop — Over the past year or so, one of the biggest tech stories …
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| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Twitter says it has suspended 125K accounts for promoting or threatening terrorist acts since mid-2015 — Twitter Steps Up Efforts to Thwart Terrorists' Tweets — For years, Twitter has positioned itself as a “global town square” that is open to discourse from all.
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See also Mediagazer| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Google confirms Hangouts will now use peer-to-peer connections to improve call quality and speed — Google Hangouts has received a small but important backend upgrade: peer-to-peer (p2p) connections. Google confirmed to VentureBeat that the functionality started rolling out to all users this week.
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| Mark Bergen / Re/code: |
John Giannandrea's appointment as Google's search chief shows that AI is key to maintaining Google's dominance in search — Why John Giannandrea, Google's AI Research Head, Will Run Search — As it ballooned, Google's research group has nabbed a shocking number of computing's biggest brains.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon's Alexa voice recognition service on Echo speaker and Fire TV gets Uber ordering, Spotify streaming, and Domino's pizza delivery — Amazon Alexa Can Now Order An Uber From Your Echo Speaker Or Fire TV — It's been a big week for Amazon's connected speaker Echo.
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Quartz, Uber Developer Blog, Gizmodo, PhoneDog.com, GeekWire, The Next Web, Ubergizmo, TechnoBuffalo, TIME, ZDNet, Mashable, CNET, ABC News, VatorNews, Tech Insider, AFTVnews, Engadget, Tech Times, Fortune, Droid Life, Tom's Guide, PhoneDog.com, SlashGear, AndroidHeadlines.com and Re/code. Tweets: @normative
| Ernesto / TorrentFreak: |
PayPal stops taking payments for UnoTelly VPN and SmartDNS service, saying service can be used to bypass copyright law — PayPal Starts Banning VPN and SmartDNS Services — PayPal is widely known for their aggressive stance towards BitTorrent sites, Usenet providers and file-hosting services …
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CoinSpeaker, UnoTelly, Ars Technica, iPhone in Canada Blog, Motherboard, Wired.co.uk, Stevivor, MyBroadband, SlashGear and KitGuru
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See also Mediagazer| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple adds server API to CloudKit, unlocking new developer possibilities for the iCloud service — Apple has quietly added a server-side API to CloudKit, following an announcement on the developer news blog. This will enable developers to add a lot of functionality to apps powered by CloudKit …
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| Microsoft: |
GoPro and Microsoft sign patent licensing agreement for “certain file storage and other system technologies” — GoPro and Microsoft sign licensing agreement — On Friday, Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC announced a new collaborative patent licensing agreement with GoPro Inc …
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