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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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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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Commodore PET Android smartphone with C64 and Amiga emulators launching in Europe this week, coming to US soon; prices start at $300 — Commodore Is Back, Baby, With a ... Smartphone? — For those of you too young to remember, Commodore was a hot company in the mid-1980s.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Windows Server On Google Compute Engine Hits General Availability — It still feels like an odd combination, but Google today announced that Windows Server support on Google's Compute Engine platform has now hit general availability. With this, Cloud Engine users are now covered …
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
Microsoft releases Bluetooth enabled universal foldable keyboard for mobile devices, lasts three months between charges, priced at $99.95 — Microsoft's folding keyboard is available now for $99.95 — Back at Mobile World Congress this past winter, Microsoft demoed a new Bluetooth keyboard …
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Uber settles lawsuit over fatal SF crash that killed girl — Crash that claimed the life of a 6-year-old raised questions about passenger safety on ride-hailing services.
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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.| Guardian: |
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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| 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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