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Facebook implements News Feed ranking changes favoring friends and family over publishers, lists the “cores values” underlying this move — After the conservative trends fiasco, Facebook is pushing itself to a new standard of transparency. The company is publishing a formal …
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Google Project Zero researchers uncover severe vulnerabilities in 25 Symantec and Norton products, exposing millions of users; patches issued — If you use a Symantec or Norton product, now would be a good time to update. — Much of the product line from security firm Symantec contains …
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| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Uber to track driver behavior like speeding and abrupt braking, to give feedback to improve safety — The software is aimed at improving driver safety, but could raise privacy concerns — Uber Technologies Inc. has developed new technology to track when drivers of the ride-hailing app go too fast …
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft's Windows 10: Anniversary Update to hit August 2; 350 million devices and counting — Microsoft will release Windows 10 on August 2 across the more than 350 million active devices where it is now running, and on other coming new PCs, phones and more.
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| Lauren Goode / The Verge: |
Amazon to offer Prime members discounts on Motorola Moto G and BLU R1 HI in exchange for the ability to pre-install Amazon apps and put ads on lock screens — Amazon today said it would begin offering Prime members significant discounts on select unlocked Android smartphones …
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
HTC spins its Vive VR unit into a wholly owned subsidiary of the company; focus will be on investment, growing the VR ecosystem — HTC has decided to take its most valuable asset, the Vive VR headset and the budding ecosystem developing around it, and turn it into a separate business.
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Sources: Airbnb planning $500M-$1B round from major investors plus a sale of about $200M in employee shares in effort to delay IPO past 2017 — Room-rental site raising up to $1 billion at $30 billion valuation; employees separately selling $200 million worth of shares| Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times: |
Google Capital invests $46.35M in public company Care.com, making it the single biggest shareholder — SAN FRANCISCO — In its three years of existence, Google Capital has been known for its investments in privately held start-ups like SurveyMonkey and Credit Karma.
| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Wi-Fi Alliance starts certifying routers for “Wave 2” features of 802.11ac specification including MU-MIMO support, 160MHz channels, more — Wi-Fi Alliance starts certifying routers for faster speeds and denser networks. — The Wi-Fi Alliance industry group is now certifying products …
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| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
SEC filings confirm Kleiner Perkins has raised two new funds totaling $1.4B — So much for losing its mojo. — Despite twists and turns in recent years that have sometimes rivaled those of a telenovela, and even with its most famous member, John Doerr, no longer a general partner …
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft is giving students a free Xbox One with Surface Pro 4 purchases — Microsoft is tempting students to buy a Surface Pro 4 this week with a new promotion running at its retail stores in the US. The software maker is taking $300 off when students buy a Surface Pro 4 and Xbox One.
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Box launches Shuttle to help companies move large amounts of legacy files into the cloud with software and consulting help — Box announced Box Shuttle today, a new service that combines software and consulting to help customers move large — as in millions or even hundreds of millions — of legacy files to the Box service.
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