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Netflix targets international audiences with “Marco Polo”: $90M original series debuts December 12 — How to Build an Empire, the Netflix Way — John Fusco, creator of the Netflix series “Marco Polo,” narrates a scene in which the 13th-century traveler enters the court of Kublai Khan.| Rachel Metz / MIT Technology Review: |
Interest in Google Glass wanes, but display, lens and battery technologies it has spurred will continue to be developed — Google Glass Is Dead; Long Live Smart Glasses — Even though Google's head-worn computer is going nowhere, the technology is sure to march on.
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BitTorrent to distribute its first original web series “Children of the Machine” next fall — BitTorrent Goes Legit With Its First Original Web Series — Peer-to-peer file sharing platform BitTorrent wants to change what the public thinks it does.
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Black Friday online sales grow more than 20% year over year, with 27% of transactions on mobile or tablet — Strong Black Friday Online Sales Give Hope for Big Holiday Numbers — Online sales on Black Friday grew more than 20 percent year over year, according to several industry studies …
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| Mark Harris / IEEE Spectrum: |
Google's first self-driving car and Street View cameras were developed by 510 Systems, a startup the company quietly bought in 2011 — The Unknown Start-up That Built Google's First Self-Driving Car — Two of Google's signature innovations, Street View cameras and self-driving cars …
Tweets: @om
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European data regulator says “device fingerprinting” requires user consent, like cookies — Europe's next privacy war is with websites silently tracking users — European data protection watchdogs publish guidance on web tracking using device fingerprinting that could result in more ‘I agree’ forms
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Yandex releases a refreshed alpha version of its Chromium-based browser with minimalist design, bookmark tiles, suggestions in search box — Yandex Gives Its Browser A Minimalist Makeover — Russian tech giant Yandex has launched a refreshed version of its Chromium-based browser that's … | Iljitsch van Beijnum / Ars Technica: |
iWork '14 review: minor updates, new file formats aren't backwards compatible, iCloud collaboration still not available in native apps — iWork '14 review: Still waiting for that great leap forward [Updated] — When Apple released the 2013 edition of the productivity suite formerly known as iWork … | Mikael Ricknäs / PC World: |
Opera pitches all-you-can-eat app stores to mobile operators — Opera Software thinks users are ready to subscribe to mobile apps just like music and is pitching curated versions of the company's Mobile Store to operators. — With the Opera Subscription Mobile Store …
| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
Amazon expands Local Services repair and installation services to select cities in 9 states — Amazon Promotes Handyman and Installation Services — Amazon wants to sell you a new flatscreen TV on Black Friday, and then help you mount it on your wall. — The giant online marketplace …
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| Richard Lai / Engadget: |
OnePlus to roll out its own custom Android ROM built on Lollipop to One users in India, after Cyanogen signs exclusive deal with Micromax — OnePlus and Cyanogen on brink of breakup after India fight — Poor OnePlus just can't take a break. Just as the company's busy taking care … | Joe Mullin / Ars Technica: |
Music publishers BMG and Round Hill sue Cox claiming the ISP doesn't penalize repeat copyright infringers — Music publishers finally pull the trigger, sue an ISP over piracy — BMG Rights Management and Round Hill Music have sued Cox Communications for copyright infringement …
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