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Satya Nadella email to employees on sharpening business focus — Over the past few weeks, I've shared with you our mission, strategy, structure and culture. Today, I want to discuss our plans to focus our talent and investments in areas where we have differentiation and potential for growth …
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Microsoft announces 7,800 job cuts mostly in phone business, writes off $7.6B from Nokia deal — Microsoft Announces Restructuring of Phone Hardware Business — REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft Corp. today announced plans to restructure the company's phone hardware business to better focus and align resources.
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Microsoft job cuts to hit staff at manufacturing facility in Finland, company's sales group, and others — Microsoft's latest job cuts to hit manufacturing, sales — MIcrosoft's Finland offices and its Sales and Marketing Organization will both be impacted by the company's 7,800 job cuts.| Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com: |
Microsoft dramatically scales back on Windows Phone, leaving long-term future of Lumia in doubt as it focuses on “mobility of experiences” — Analysis: Microsoft is Scaling Back on Windows Phone Dramatically — Yes, we were right to be worried about Windows Phone.| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Spotify urges iPhone customers to stop paying through the App Store and save $3/month — Spotify urges iPhone customers to stop paying through Apple's App Store — Spotify is trying to raise awareness around the fact that it's cheaper to subscribe on the web instead of through Apple's App Store.
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Cheezburger's Ben Huh steps down as CEO, will be replaced with President and COO Scott Moore — How to Jump Into the Deep End of Change — I'm leaving Cheezburger, Inc., the company I started. — Dear Friends and Fans of Cheezburger, — After 8 incredible years, I am stepping down from being CEO of Cheezburger today.| John Markoff / New York Times: |
IBM has developed the first 7nm chips with four times the capacity of today's most powerful chips — IBM Announces Computer Chips More Powerful Than Any in Existence — IBM said on Thursday that it had made working versions of ultradense computer chips, with roughly four times the capacity of today's most powerful chips.
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Apple drops Recovery Key in new two-factor authentication for El Capitan and iOS 9 — Apple said at WWDC it would build a more integrated and comprehensions two-factor security system into its next OS releases, and today explains what that means. — Senior Contributor, Macworld
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Google debuts $15 Chromecast Ethernet adapter, product sells out in hours — Google's Chromecast gets a hardwired Ethernet adapter — If you have Wi-Fi problems, you can now directly plug into your network. — Google's Chromecast is one of the easiest-to-use and most widely supported …
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Jawbone files complaint with ITC against Fitbit, seeks to block company from importing fitness trackers into US, in third legal action in two months — Jawbone Sues Rival Fitbit for Third Time in Two Months — Jawbone has filed another legal action against rival fitness tracker company Fitbit - the third in two months.
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Fleksy's mobile keyboard app goes free as the company bets on premium themes and extensions — Mobile keyboard company Fleksy has followed in the footsteps of SwiftKey by making its Android and iOS app completely free. — With seven million downloads to date, the San Francisco-based company's app replaces … | Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
iOS 8.4 reportedly accounts for 40% of all iOS usage just one week after release — Using data by Mixpanel, Apple Music seems to be quickly driving adoption of Apple's latest iteration of its operating system, iOS 8.4. The chart shows that, in just one week, iOS 8.4 usage now makes up more than 40% of all iOS device usage.
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iOS 9 Beta 3 released with News app, Apple Music, high quality music streaming over cellular, folders that separate selfies and screenshots, more — iOS 9 Beta 3 Tidbits: 4x4 Folders on iPad, Screenshot and Selfie Folders, News App, and More — Apple today released the third beta of iOS 9 …
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| Will Oremus / Slate: |
Many viral Facebook videos are ripped from YouTube and re-uploaded to Facebook without consent, and some end up with more views than originals — Facebook's Piracy Problem — Are plagiarized YouTube videos helping fuel the social network's astonishing video growth?| Facebook: |
Facebook updates its cost-per-click definition to only include clicks to websites and apps, not likes, shares, and comments — Updating how Cost per Click is Measured on Facebook — Advertisers come to Facebook to drive business goals, like in-store traffic and website clicks …
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Logitech rebrands some products to Logi, keeps Logitech for iconic wares and corporate name — Logitech Is Changing Its Brand Name To Logi For... Reasons, At Least On Some Products — Logitech is older than I am. Not too much older, mind you - the Switzerland-based computer accessory company …
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Hacker group Morpho attacked Twitter, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, others to profit from insider info, active since at least 2011 — Meet the hackers who break into Microsoft and Apple to steal insider info — Almost 50 companies have been hacked by a shadowy group.| TechCrunch: |
Sources: Aol/Verizon Eyes Millennial Media For Around $300M In Mobile Ad Push — AOL, recently acquired by Verizon for $4.4 billion, appears to be wasting little time in continuing to build out its advertising business. Sources tell TechCrunch that the company has been in the process of buying mobile ad network Millennial Media.
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Yahoo launches Daily Fantasy sports product in 45 states, allows users to pay up to $600/day, takes about 10% in fees — Yahoo amps up fantasy sports, allowing users to compete for money — SAN FRANCISCO — Hoping to amp up an American addiction to fantasy sports that already drives legions …
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