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Facebook changes News Feed to automatically detect “clickbait” headlines, rank stories lower if they “withhold or distort information” — Facebook says it plans to marginalize what it considers to be “clickbait” news stories from publishers in its news feed …
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Sources: Apple is talking to TV firms about building a TV guide for Apple TV and iOS, letting viewers browse available in-app content, play shows with one click — Tim Cook doesn't want to sell you TV anymore. He wants to tell you what's on TV. — Last year, Apple shelved its plan to sell you TV.| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Blake Krikorian, co-founder of Sling Media and former board member at Amazon, has died at 48 — The Slingbox founder had been involved with Microsoft, Amazon and dozens of startups — Blake Krikorian, longtime and much beloved Silicon Valley entrepreneur, died yesterday.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Dashlane and Google unveil OpenYOLO, an open-source API for apps to securely access passwords stored in password managers — Password management is one of the key defenses — or key weaknesses — when it comes to protecting your data and identity online, and today Dashlane …
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Dashlane Blog, 9to5Google, PR Newswire, Android Police, Droid Life, Greenbot, Liliputing, AgileBits Blog, Digital Trends and Ubergizmo
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Sources: Rackspace Hosting is in advanced sale talks with one or more private-equity firms, could reach deal this week; firm could be valued at up to $4B — Move comes two years after cloud-computing company says it would explore deal amid heightened competition| iFixit: |
Xbox One S teardown reveals upgraded hard drive and integrated power supply with device receiving a repairability score of 8/10 — Teardown — Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions. — Featured Guide| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Speedtest Market Report: US average broadband speeds increase 42% YoY to 54.97 Mbps, exceeding 50 Mbps for first time ever; uploads are up 51% YoY to 18.88 Mbps — Speedtest has released its mid-year broadband speeds report, and there's actually quite a bit of good news in there.
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Newsroom, Speedtest.net by Ookla, Fortune, Telecompetitor, SlashGear, ExtremeTech, TmoNews, TechSpot, ZDNet, DSLreports, BGR, 9to5Mac, ITworld.com and GeekWire
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers demo new exploit, HEIST, executed by Javascript on a visited page, which lets hackers steal sensitive data from HTTPS pages without a MITM position — Approach exploits how HTTPS responses are delivered over transmission control protocol. — The HTTPS cryptographic scheme … | Michael Virtanen / Associated Press: |
NY Governor legalizes daily fantasy sports, with contests defined by law as “game of skill”; new measures require companies to pay annual fee of up to $50K — ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a new law Wednesday to allow the resumption of daily fantasy sports in New York.
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| Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: mobile marketplace and Craigslist challenger OfferUp to raise $120M at a $1.2B valuation in round led by Warburg Pincus — OfferUp valuation to jump on investment from Warburg Pincus as new apps score among smartphone users — An arms race is heating up to replace Craigslist … | Kathleen Chaykowski / Forbes: |
LinkedIn beats Q2 expectations as it prepares to merge with Microsoft, posts revenues of $933M, up 31% YoY, $119M loss related to tax expenses — LinkedIn's reported a strong second quarter with revenue and and earnings that beat estimates, about two months after Microsoft announced … | Lisa Beilfuss / Wall Street Journal: |
Zynga reports total sales of $181.7M in Q2, down 9.1% YoY, with narrowed loss of $4.45M, driven by lower expenses; MAUs fall 26% YoY to 61M — Quarterly improvement driven by lower expenses — Videogame developer Zynga Inc. 's second-quarter loss narrowed despite a shrinking user base …
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