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Sources: US Justice Department lawyers leaning against Comcast merger with Time Warner Cable, could submit recommendation next week — U.S. Antitrust Lawyers Said to Be Leaning Against Comcast Merger — Staff attorneys at the Justice Department's antitrust division are nearing a recommendation …
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Galaxy S6, S6 edge review: Exynos is SoC to beat in Android space for the next 6 months, battery life effectively the same as S5, camera comparable to iPhone — The Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge Review — As recently as the Galaxy S5, Samsung had a fundamentally different strategy from companies like HTC and Apple.
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Microsoft's new Maps app comes to phones with latest Windows 10 Technical Preview build, with guided navigation features from HERE maps, traffic data from Bing — Navigate the World with Windows 10 Maps for Phone — Hello! I'm Aaron Butcher and I'm the Group Program Manager for the Maps Team …
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Microsoft supports many groups lobbying for regulatory action against Google in Europe and US — Microsoft, Once an Antitrust Target, Is Now Google's Regulatory Scold — BRUSSELS — Not long ago, Microsoft was the scourge of European antitrust regulators. — It was fined not once, not twice, not thrice but four times.
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After years of testing, Google has replaced the URL with the site name and breadcrumb trail in the mobile search snippets — Google Replaces A Site's URL In Search Results & Uses Its Site Name & Breadcrumb Path — Google announced they've begun replacing the URL within the search result snippet area … | Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com: |
Major Update to Office Sway Adds Focus Points, Interactive Charts and More — Office Sway received a major update today that adds image Focus Points, Accent highlighting, interactive charts, and easier document embeds to Microsoft's cloud-based app for dynamic, interactive web apps.
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Profile of lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan, who's suing Uber, Lyft, Homejoy, Postmates, and Caviar, alleging they misclassified workers as independent contractors — Meet the lawyer taking on Uber and the rest of the on-demand economy — Several years ago, Boston lawyer Shannon Liss-Riordan … | C. Custer / Tech in Asia: |
Xiaomi CEO says company has invested in 20+ startups and plans to invest in a hundred more — Lei Jun: Xiaomi will invest in 100 more startups — This has been a big week for the Xiaomi ecosystem, as one of the companies in the Xiaomi fold just acquired Segway.| Jordan Pearson / Motherboard: |
MakerBot's new CEO Jonathan Jaglom lays off 20% of staff, about 100 people — MakerBot Just Laid Off 20 Percent of Its Staff — When MakerBot, the Brooklyn-based 3D printing company, became a subsidiary of 3D printing giant Stratasys, Inc. in 2013, everyone expected there would be changes.| Eduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek: |
Recently patched Windows flaw seen exploited in the wild for DDoS attacks; web servers of 70M sites at risk — Recently Patched Windows Flaw Exploited in the Wild for DoS Attacks — SANS Institute researchers advise system administrators to update their Windows operating systems as soon …
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Google Says “Vast Majority” Of Ads On Its Platforms Will Be Encrypted By June 30 — Google has been gradually moving all of its online services to HTTPS encryption — you may even remember the excitement wayyyy back in 2008, when Gmail switched to HTTPS. — In a blog post published this morning … | Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Klout co-founder Joe Fernandez steps down as CEO about a year after firm's acquisition — Klout Founder Joe Fernandez Steps Down — Klout co-founder and CEO Joe Fernandez has stepped down from his role leading the social media influence startup that's now owned by Lithium Technologies.
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