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Exclusive Interview: Steve Ballmer on His Retirement as Microsoft CEO … REDMOND, Wash.— Steve Ballmer paced his corner office on a foggy January morning here, listening through loudspeakers to his directors' voices on a call that would set in motion the end of his 13-year reign as Microsoft Corp.'s chief executive.
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| Evelyn M. Rusli / Digits: |
In Rejecting Facebook, Snapchat Still Extracts Value — Snapchat's CEO Evan Spiegel could have sold his two-year-old startup to Facebook for about $3 billion. But he said no. — When the Journal reported his rebuff on Wednesday, some in Silicon Valley and beyond thought Spiegel was crazy.
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Anonymous hacker Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor leak — Hammond calls his sentencing a ‘vengeful, spiteful act’ by US authorities eager to put a chill on political hacking — Jeremy Hammond, the Anonymous hacktivist who released millions of emails relating …
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Phil Schiller testifies that Samsung's copying “weakens the view that the world has for Apple” — Schiller Says Samsung Tarnished Apple Brand — Apple's top marketing honcho Phil Schiller said Samsung Electronics' infringement of its design and technology patents …
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Exclusive: FBI warns of U.S. government breaches by Anonymous hackers — (Reuters) - Activist hackers linked to the collective known as Anonymous have secretly accessed U.S. government computers in multiple agencies and stolen sensitive information in a campaign that began almost a year ago, the FBI warned this week.| Salvador Rodriguez / Los Angeles Times: |
Lyft and Sidecar moving from requesting donations to requiring minimum fares in California — Lyft also will instate fares in California, ditching donation system — Despite receiving a cease and desist letter from Los Angeles, Lyft said it plans to continue to operate. (Lyft)
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Pandora pitches advertisers user segments based on registration data in move from cookies — Pandora Looks Past the Tracking Cookie By Mining User Data — Internet Radio Company Creating Segments Like Hispanic, Affluent Listeners — Pandora wants advertisers to know: No cookies, no problem.| Michael J. de la Merced / DealBook: |
Online flash sale retailer Zulily surges 71% on its Nasdaq debut — Zulily Surges in Market Debut — It may not be a globally popular social network or a highly regarded human resources software company. But Zulily is finding plenty of demand from investors all the same.
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Bitcoin Companies and Entrepreneurs Can't Get Bank Accounts — In the first week of July, Jay Shore got bad news. U.S. Bank and Chase informed him they were closing the accounts for his company, Coinabul, a San Diego-based precious metals buyer that sells silver and gold for Bitcoin.| Kevin C. Tofel / Gigaom: |
Samsung's Galaxy Gear improves to show notifications from more apps — After an October debut with limited notification support, Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch now supports many more app notifications thanks to a software update. — SamMobile reports the new software is available … | Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Fortune: |
Tablet dollars: Android passed Apple for first time in Q3 — Apple's iPad now trails Android in both units shipped AND revenues, says Morgan Stanley. — FORTUNE — Apple (AAPL) investors have long taken comfort in the fact that even if its share of tablet shipments fell behind Android's … | Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Some Retina iPad Minis Showing Image Retention Issues — Some Retina iPad minis are demonstrating image retention issues, as noted by Instapaper creator Marco Arment, who originally developed a grid test to detect the problem in Retina MacBook Pros. — Image retention was first cited … Sponsor Posts
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