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Code: what it is, how it's evolved, and why it matters for all businesses — What Is Code? — You are an educated, successful person capable of abstract thought. A VP doing an SVP's job. Your office, appointed with decent furniture and a healthy amount of natural light filtered through vertical blinds …
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2015 could be the slowest year for VC-backed tech IPOs since financial crisis; only seven VC-backed tech companies have gone public this year — Something is rotting under Silicon Valley — I spent a good chunk of last week in Silicon Valley, speaking to venture capitalists who mostly wanted …
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Antitrust: Commission opens formal investigation into Amazon's e-book distribution arrangements — The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into certain business practices by Amazon in the distribution of electronic books ("e-books").
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Skype to retire modern Windows touch app on July 7, to retain single desktop app for keyboard, mouse, and touch — A More Efficient Skype Experience for Your PC — At Skype we want to help you do more together with the people you care about by delivering the best possible experiences to the devices you use.| Nivedita Bhattacharjee / Reuters: |
iPhone maker Foxconn in talks to build first Apple plant in India — Foxconn Technology is in talks to manufacture Apple's iPhone in India, government officials said, in a move that could lower prices in the world's No.3 smartphone market where the U.S. firm trails Samsung Electronics and local players.| Kellex / Droid Life: |
Sources: New Nest Cam is a slimmed down version of Dropcam; new app has updated UI, slide-down menu, button-heavy interface — This is the Nest Cam and the New Nest App for Android — You know that story from earlier today that suggested Nest may unveil a new wireless camera at next week's event?| Nate Swanner / The Next Web: |
Apple Music will stream at 256kbps, below the ‘industry standard’ 320kbps — Arriving June 30, Apple Music is going to try and curate tracks with a human touch. It won't stream them at the highest possible bitrate, though. — Apple has confirmed Apple Music's streaming bitrate is 256kbps.
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| Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Kevin Rose's Watchville merging with wristwatch enthusiast site HODINKEE; combined company raising $3.6M from True Ventures as Rose becomes NYC-based CEO — Kevin Rose Moves On From Silicon Valley to Watches — For some start-up founders, once you get the bug to create your own companies, it is hard to stop.| Liam Spradlin / Android Police: |
Early look at Hangouts 4.0 for Android: cleaner UI, new status option, still no tablet layout — An Exclusive Early Look At Hangouts 4.0 — Liam loves Android, design, user experience, and travel. He doesn't love ill-proportioned letter forms, advertisements made entirely of stock photography, and writing biographical snippets.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Oculus Unveils Consumer Rift Headset With Wireless Xbox One Controller — This is no developer kit. Oculus today gave the world the first look at its consumer virtual reality headset. It ships with a small, table-top camera on a stand that watches LED markers to track your head movement.| Farhad Manjoo / New York Times: |
In his speech on privacy practices, Tim Cook failed to fairly explore the benefits of free, ad-supported services — What Apple's Tim Cook Overlooked in His Defense of Privacy — Timothy D. Cook, Apple's chief executive, delivered a speech last week that raised some eyebrows in the technology industry.| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Matt Murphy Moves to Menlo Ventures From Kleiner — Venture capitalist Matt Murphy, who left Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers earlier this year, has found a new investing home. — Murphy will join Menlo Ventures as managing director, the Menlo Park, Calif., firm said on Thursday.
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Apple's Xcode 7 allows anyone to build and test apps on iOS devices, no $99/year developer license required — Apple's new Xcode lets anyone sideload apps and emulators onto their iOS device — Freedom! — Review — Videos — Tips — The new version of Xcode …
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Google creates and funds Sidewalk Labs, a startup developing and incubating tech to improve urban life, headed by former deputy mayor of NYC Daniel L. Doctoroff — Sidewalk Labs, a Start-Up Created by Google, Has Bold Aims to Improve City Living — Google's ambitions and investments …
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