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New Reddit CEO announces content policy update AMA on July 16, says some subreddits shouldn't exist and Reddit wasn't founded as “a bastion of free speech” — Content Policy update. AMA Thursday, July 16th, 1pm pst. — There has been a lot of discussion lately —on reddit …
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Reddit's chief engineer Bethanye Blount quits after less than two months on the job; claims loss of confidence in the direction of the company — Reddit Chief Engineer Bethanye Blount Quits After Less Than Two Months on the Job — Reddit's chief engineer Bethanye Blount quit just days …
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Google trims costs, curbs hiring as revenue growth slows and the company gets bigger and more complex to run — Google Takes Stricter Approach to Costs — As growth slows, staff additions ease and the firm looks for ways to be more efficient — Google Inc. is slowing down as it grows up.
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| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Exclusive: CEO Nadella talks Microsoft's mobile ambitions, Windows 10 strategy, HoloLens and more — Microsoft CEO talks about his thinking around product differentiation and being ahead of the curve in this Q&A with Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley. … MJF: You just got off the stage.
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| Abhijeet M. / SamMobile: |
Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ will be announced Aug. 12, on sale from Aug. 21 — Exclusive: Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ coming August 12, on sale from August 21 — Going by Samsung's usual launch schedule, the Galaxy Note 5 would be less than two months away from getting an official announcement at this point of time.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
MS kills critical IE 11 bug after exploit was shopped to Hacking Team — Separate zero-day Windows bug actively used by Hacking Team also patched. — Microsoft has killed at least two security bugs linked to the compromised malware developer Hacking Team, including a critical remote-code execution hole …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Match Group, subsidiary of Tinder and OkCupid owner IAC, buys PlentyOfFish for $575M — Match Group Buys PlentyOfFish For $575M To Bag More Singles — A spot of consolidation in the online dating space today, with Match Group, the subsidiary of Tinder and OkCupid owner IAC …
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Data shows 95% of 220K Google right to be forgotten requests are from ordinary citizens seeking privacy, not criminals, politicians, or public figures — Google accidentally reveals data on ‘right to be forgotten’ requests — Data shows 95% of Google privacy requests are from citizens …
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| Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Google launches Eddystone, an open source, cross-platform Bluetooth LE beacon format — Meet Google's “Eddystone”—a flexible, open source iBeacon fighter — Google's cross-platform standard combines the best of iBeacon and The Physical Web. — Move over iBeacon—today Google is launching …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
ZTE's Axon is a 5.5-inch unlocked phablet with 4GB of RAM for $450, available in US today as the Chinese company tries to make a name for itself in US market — ZTE's Axon is a 5.5-inch unlocked phablet for the US — During a press event in NYC today, ZTE took the wraps off of the Axon line of smartphones.| Maureen Farrell / Wall Street Journal: |
Twitter spikes more than 8% and then falls in response to a fake story about takeover offer, from a site designed to look like Bloomberg — Twitter Spikes and Falls on a Fake Story About a Fake Bid — Traders on Tuesday were once again forced to grapple-in real time- with the difference between what's real and what's fake.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Mobile Shopping App Wish Buys Android Lockscreen App Maker Locket — Mobile shopping startup Wish — fresh off a $500 million round of funding — has made its first acquisition. The company has acquired Locket, a startup that makes lockscreen apps for Android handsets … | Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Workday launches venture fund to invest in data science startups — Workday is betting that the next 10 years will be about data science for the enterprise and is playing the venture capital game accordingly. — Workday on Tuesday said it will launch a venture fund focused on data science and machine learning for enterprise use.Sponsor Posts
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