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Tim Cook's letter on privacy takes aim at Google's business model, noting Apple doesn't monetize its users' personal information — A message from Tim Cook about Apple's commitment to your privacy. — At Apple, your trust means everything to us. That's why we respect your privacy …
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With iOS 8, Apple no longer holds encryption keys, making it unable to decrypt user data for law enforcement — Apple will no longer unlock most iPhones, iPads for police — Apple said Wednesday night that it would no longer turn over data from most iPhones or iPads to police …
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Amazon puts a new processor in the $379 Kindle Fire HDX 8.9, offers new $60 keyboard accessory — Amazon upgrades the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 with more speed and better sound — A new processor, sound engine, and keyboard accessory round out the upgrades — Last year, Amazon completely overhauled … | Erich Owens / Facebook: |
Facebook to place posts about trending topics, posts with fresh engagement higher in News Feed — News Feed FYI: Showing More Timely Stories from Friends and Pages — Our goal with News Feed is to show everyone the right content at the right time so they don't miss the stories that are important to them.
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Microsoft cuts 747 employees in Washington state, 2,100 worldwide — Microsoft cuts another 2,100 employees worldwide — Summary: As part of a second wave of cuts announced in July, Microsoft is laying o 2,100 employees worldwide on September 18. — In round two of its previously …
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| Kelly Hodgkins / MacRumors: |
iOS 8 Keyboards Climb to Top of App Store Charts — With yesterday's launch of iOS 8, devices running the new operating system are now able to install third-party keyboards that work on a systemwide basis. Most of the major keyboard makers were ready for the launch, introducing iOS 8 versions …
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Microsoft announces lifetime Dev Center registrations with one-time $19 fee for individuals — New Dev Center lifetime registration and benefits program — This month we are releasing several new features to enhance your development experience: the lifetime Dev Center account, and the new Dev Center Benefits program.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Airbnb CFO Andrew Swain has left the company — or so his email auto-responder states, sources told TechCrunch. We quickly tested the claim for ourselves and, sure enough, it's true. “Email Not Received,” the subject line of Swain's auto-responder reads. “Andrew Swain has recently left the company.| Tim Devaney / The Hill: |
New FTC rules, effective Dec. 8, require online retailers to ship goods on time or offer refund — New rules push Internet retailers to make quick deliveries — Internet retailers are facing new rules from the Federal Trade Commission requiring them to ship customers' orders …
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| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
Larry Page wants a Google 2.0 that will build cities and airports, report says — The world's got problems and the Google CEO is searching for solutions — As if self-driving cars, balloon-carried internet, or the eradication of death weren't ambitious enough projects …
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
‘Airbnb For Home-Cooked Meals’ Startup EatWith Raises $8 Million From Greylock — Since 2007, Airbnb has opened up new opportunities for its hosts to meet new people and make money by renting out parts of their homes they weren't using. In that same vein, a startup called EatWith wants …
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| Stephen Shankland / CNET: |
iOS 8's mobile Safari adds support for key HTML5 standards like WebGL, IndexedDB and SPDY — iOS 8 brings big boost for Web programmers — Apple's newest operating system supports WebGL and IndexedDB, two standards that'll make websites much more capable on its mobile devices.| Shara Tibken / CNET: |
Profile of Kevin Lynch, the VP in charge of wearable software at Apple — Meet Kevin Lynch, once a Flash point, now winding up Apple Watch — The exec, who clashed with Apple while at Adobe, now runs the team working on wearable software at Apple — a vital role as the company expands into a new business.| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Samsung's Galaxy Note 4 launching in US on October 17th, pre-orders start tomorrow — The Galaxy Note 4 will launch in the United States beginning October 17th, Samsung announced today, and pre-orders for the company's latest phablet kick off tomorrow. AT&T has separately announced … | Nancy Gohring / GeekWire: |
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