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| Dawn Chmielewski / Re/code: |
Microsoft to Shutter Xbox Entertainment Studios — Microsoft will shut down the Xbox Entertainment Studios, ending an ambitious foray into original video programming. — The Santa Monica studio will be shuttered as Microsoft focuses on strengthening its core videogame business.
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| Om Malik: |
Elop is the latest in a string of high-profile executives moving up the ranks despite being a dud — It is time to stop rewarding failure — Silicon Valley (the notion) has become very much like rest of corporate America — it has embraced the philosophy of failing upwards.
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
| Google: |
Google Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2014 Results and Management Change — Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. — “Google had a great quarter with revenue up 22% year on year, at $16.0 billion”, said Patrick Pichette, CFO of Google.
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| Adam Lashinsky / Fortune: |
Bill Campbell reflects on his relationship with Steve Jobs, coaching tech's leaders, and Apple under Tim Cook — After 17 years, Bill Campbell steps down from Apple's board — Bill Campbell recalls Steve Jobs' invitation to join Apple's board of directors as the kind of request that takes your breath away.
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| Apple: |
Longtime Apple board member Bill Campbell retires after 17 years; BlackRock director Sue Wagner to replace him — Sue Wagner Joins Apple's Board of Directors — Apple® today announced that Susan L. Wagner, founding partner and director of BlackRock, has been elected to Apple's board of directors.
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Chrome 37 beta supports Microsoft's DirectWrite API, which improves the appearance of fonts — Fonts In Chrome For Windows Will Look Better Soon — Google released the latest beta version of its Chrome browser today, and if you're a Windows user on a machine that runs at least Vista, fonts will now look better on your screen.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook starts testing Buy button on News Feed ads and Page posts, will not charge participating US businesses for now — Facebook Tests Buy Button To Let You Purchase Stuff Without Leaving Facebook — Facebook is trying out letting you pay for ecommerce purchases from other businesses without leaving its site or app.
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Facebook, The Register, Digital Trends, Mashable, Forbes, The Equity Kicker, The SEM Post, PC World, ReadWrite, USA Today, AllFacebook, TechnoBuffalo, Bloomberg, AdExchanger, Wall Street Journal, BIA/Kelsey, The Technology Chronicles, Consumerist, Forbes, Inside Facebook, Globe and Mail, Ubergizmo, WebProNews, CNET, Marketing Land, The Verge, Tech Times, Engadget, Gizmodo, Pulse 2.0, Business Insider, SlashGear, ABC News, VentureBeat, internetretailer.com and The Next Web. Tweets: @sarahfrier. Thanks:@anthonyha
| Jemima Kiss / Guardian: |
Snowden: Dropbox is hostile to privacy, unlike ‘zero knowledge’ Spideroak — Whistleblower urges consumers to adopt more secure file storage systems which are less susceptible to government surveillance — Edward Snowden has warned against the cloud storage service Dropbox which he says is …
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| Michael Arrington / Uncrunched: |
They Might Be Tearing Down The Creamery To Build Condos — If you're involved in the startup world in San Francisco you've likely been to the Creamery on Townsend and 4th street. It's iconic, even if only recently so. — In 2012 I wrote about the Creamery in a post talking about the shift …
Tweets: @startupljackson and @caseynewton
| Kevin Fitchard / Gigaom: |
No signal? GoTenna has a messaging gadget that will work in the middle of nowhere — For all of our dependency on mobile phones, there are still quite a few places in this world you can't get a wireless signal, from mountaintops to national parks to rural highways and even the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Twitter Acquires CardSpring To Power In-Tweet Commerce And Offers — Twitter just announced it's acquired CardSpring to enable “in-the-moment commerce experiences.” CardSpring is an application platform that lets developers build card-linked offers electronic coupons, loyalty cards … | Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Amazon's first Fire Phone ad is all about Amazon Prime — After announcing it a month ago, Amazon is finally about to release its first smartphone, the Fire Phone. It's now beginning to air its first commercial for the phone too, and it's one of strange choices, to say the least.
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| HP: |
HP announces board changes: CEO Meg Whitman is Chairman, Pat Russo now lead independent director — HP Announces Changes to Its Board of Directors — Meg Whitman appointed chairman of the board; Pat Russo appointed lead independent director; Klaus Kleinfeld, chief executive officer and chairman of Alcoa, joins board
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ZDNet, TechCrunch, Reuters, PC World, Business Insider and Tech Trader Daily. Tweets: @ahess247
| Pete Rizzo / CoinDesk: |
With BitLicenses, NY becomes the first state to propose rules for virtual currency business — New York Reveals BitLicense Framework for Bitcoin Businesses — The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has released its long-anticipated list of proposed rules and regulations …
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Facebook launches Mentions iPhone app, intended for use by public figures with verified Pages — You Can't Use Facebook's New iPhone App — Unless You're Famous — Stars aren't just like us. They need a special app to post on Facebook. — That's the thinking behind Mentions …
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Facebook, ReadWrite, The Verge, Tech Times, Softpedia News, Marketing Pilgrim, AllFacebook, TechHive, Inside Facebook, iDownloadBlog.com, TechCrunch and The Next Web. Tweets: @pkafka
| Ian Sherr / CNET: |
Oculus preparing motion controllers to complement its forthcoming goggles — Oculus to get hands on with new virtual reality gear — Facebook's virtual reality company is readying motion control prototypes for its headsets to offer a more immersive experience for consumers. — Sarah Tew| Cromwell Schubarth / Silicon Valley Business Journal: |
TubeMogul lowers IPO shares to $7, raises $43.8M ahead of first trade Friday, will list on Nasdaq as TUBE — TubeMogul IPO raises $43.8M after hitting bottom of lowered target range — It's been a rough second half start Silicon Valley area companies going public, with TubeMogul the latest …
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| Kevin Collier / Daily Dot: |
The FCC has officially received 1 million net neutrality comments — net neutrality is too boring a topic to rile up Americans. — As of Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) had received 1 million official comments about whether to allow Internet providers to divide …
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