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Facebook to reduce distribution of deliberately false or misleading posts in News Feed, characterized by hoax-busting comments and high removal rate by sharers — News Feed FYI: Showing Fewer Hoaxes — The goal of News Feed is to catch up with your friends and find the things that matter to you.
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First Windows 10 mobile preview, due in February, key to Microsoft's OneCore vision — Summary:Microsoft will show off Windows 10 mobile and touch-first Office for Windows at its January 21 Windows 10 event, but the first mobile preview isn't likely until February.| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Netflix Q4 earnings beat estimates with $1.48B in revenue and $0.75 EPS; now has 39.11M US subscribers and 18.28M more globally — Netflix Says Its Subscribers Love the Shows It Makes — So It's Going to Make a Lot More — A quick look at Netflix's Q4 numbers: $1.48 billion and earnings …
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SpaceX confirms $1B funding round, with participation from Google and Fidelity — SpaceX Raises $1 Billion In New Funding From Google And Fidelity — SpaceX, the space exploration startup helmed by ex-PayPal founder Elon Musk, has confirmed that it has raised $1 billion in new funding …
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Snapchat Revenue Boss Mike Randall Departs After Seven Months — Snapchat's revenue boss Mike Randall has left the company, seven months after joining the messaging startup. — Randall, who was hired away from Facebook in June 2014, departed last week. — “We thank Mike for his many contributions …
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Overstock.com to launch video on demand and video streaming services in mid 2015 — Overstock.com Taking On Amazon With VOD, Streaming Services — MIAMI BEACH — Overstock.com, which says it is second only to Amazon in retail sales on the web, plans to launch VOD and streaming services …
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Chrome 40 for iOS arrives with Material Design, Handoff support to your default browser on OS X — Google today released Chrome 40 for iOS. You can download the new version now directly from Apple's App Store. — The first change you'll notice in version 40.0.2214.61 is the implementation of Google's Material Design mantra.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
LastPass Launches A Native Password Manager For Mac Offering Quick Search, Security Checks And Offline Access — Longtime password management software company LastPass is rolling out a new, native Mac application this morning, which will offer users more native integration on OS X …
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Coinbase raises $75M from DFJ, the NYSE, and two banks, in biggest investment in a Bitcoin company to date — Bitcoin Startup Coinbase Raises $75 Million From DFJ, the NYSE and Two Banks — Coinbase, a software company that allows people to buy bitcoin and enables businesses to accept it as payment … | Reed Albergotti / Wall Street Journal: |
Economists question Facebook report claiming global economic impact of over $200B and 4.5M jobs — Facebook Touts Its ‘Economic Impact,’ But Economists Question Numbers — Facebook has more than a billion users and generated an estimated $12 billion in revenue last year.| Christian Oestlien / The Twitter Blog: |
Twitter acquires Bangalore-based ZipDial, which lets users prompt businesses for content on their phones for free by placing missed calls — Bringing Twitter to more people around the world — We're very pleased to announce we've reached an agreement to acquire ZipDial (@zipdial) …
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HP announces seven new tablets, including 12.3-inch Pro Slate 12 and 7.9-inch Pro Slate 8 running Android — HP unveils a 12-inch Android tablet that looks like a giant HTC One — Plus a ton of others running Android and Windows 8 — HP wants to sell tablets that range from cheap …
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