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Apple's new music service to push subscriptions but could also offer a free trial and samples — Apple's New Music Service Will Push Paid Subscriptions, With Free Samples — Apple wants people to pay for its streaming music service. But that doesn't mean it won't let people listen for free, too.| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
GoPro's SVP of media Zander Lurie to also serve as executive chairman of SurveyMonkey for three months after CEO David Goldberg's death — GoPro Exec Zander Lurie to Temporarily Help Lead SurveyMonkey After CEO's Death — Zander Lurie, a top exec at action video camera maker GoPro … | Bloomberg Business: |
Grindr Said to Explore Sale of Gay Men's Dating App — Grindr LLC is looking for more than just a hookup: The application for gay men is seeking a buyer. — Grindr, based in Los Angeles, has hired Raine Group LLC to advise it on a possible sale, people familiar with the matter said.
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Ellen Pao's lawyers contend that her case was not frivolous, file to dismiss KPCB's $972K in legal fees — New California Ruling Could Help Ellen Pao in Legal Fee Fight With Kleiner Perkins — The $1 million repayment Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is seeking from Ellen Pao …
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About 14% of Zappos employees accept severance as Zappos continues its months-long transition to holacratic management structure — At Zappos, Some Employees Find Offer to Leave Too Good to Refuse — About 14% of workers accept severance as retailer adopts a new management structure| Ryan Mac / Forbes: |
Filing shows mobile shopping app Wish is now valued at $3B+ after possibly raising more than $500M — Mobile Shopping App Wish Possibly Raised More Than $500 Million, Now Valued At $3 Billion — Earlier this week, startups including human resources software provider Zenefits … | Google: |
Google enables ordering and delivery from restaurants directly from mobile search results in US, via Seamless, Grubhub, Eat24, and other providers — Whether you're craving deep dish pizza or pad thai, starting today you can order food from some of your favorite restaurants directly from Google search results.
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| Nicole Lee / Engadget: |
Hands-on with Gear VR for Samsung Galaxy S6, available for $199 at Best Buy today and other stores in the coming weeks — Looking at the future of mobile gaming with Samsung's new Gear VR — If you just got yourself a Samsung Galaxy S6 (or its curvier sibling, the S6 Edge) … | Stephen Schenck / Pocketnow: |
Google may debut an à la carte app permission system for Android, similar to App Ops in Android 4.3, at Google I/O — Android could finally be getting back à la carte app permissions — As it stand right now, app permission control in Android is frustratingly monolithic.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Developers release source code on Github of new Linux rootkit that runs in the dedicated memory of GPUs, making it harder to detect — GPU-based rootkit and keylogger offer superior stealth and computing power — Proof-of-concept malware may pave the way for future in-the-wild attacks.
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Google says 54% of video ads across the web were viewable in April, not including YouTube ads, which were 91% viewable — Only Half of Online Video Ads Are Viewable, Google Says — The online ad industry is facing some push-back. Marketers are increasingly insisting they should only pay …
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AdAge, 9to5Google, FishbowlNY, Business Insider and Tubefilter
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Zoosk formally withdraws IPO after a year of delays citing “unfavorable market conditions”, three months after laying off 15% of employees — Zoosk Formally Withdraws IPO — Online-dating platform cites ‘unfavorable market conditions’ — Online-dating platform Zoosk Inc …
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| Noah Robischon / Fast Company: |
SimCity creator Will Wright unveils Thred, an app for creating stories with multiple images — Will Wright Unveils Thred, A Mobile Storytelling Tool For Visual Culture Vultures — The first thing you need to know about Thred is that it's a storytelling app created by Will Wright …
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PR Newswire, Forbes, iMore, VentureBeat, Polygon, TechSpot, Tech Times, Gamasutra, SlashGear, USA Today, PC Magazine, Business Insider, Engadget, Kotaku and The Verge. Tweets: @dannysullivan
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Alibaba in talks to buy $1.2 billion stake in India phone maker Micromax: sources — Alibaba Group Holding (BABA.N) is in talks with India's Micromax Informatics (IPO-MINF.NS) to buy an about 20 percent stake in the smartphone maker, helping the Chinese e-commerce giant expand …
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Engadget, PE Hub Blog, Fone Arena and Seeking Alpha
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Nintendo to release five smartphone games by March 2017 with the first introduced by the end of this year — Nintendo Targets Five Mobile Games by March 2017 — Japanese gaming giant will seek quality over quantity — TOKYO— Nintendo Co. plans to release five videogame titles … Sponsor Posts
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