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Inside the failure of Google+, a very expensive attempt to unseat Facebook — Create a social network or risk everything. — That was the original pitch for Google's Facebook rival, Google+, a refrain hammered over and over by the social network's chief architect, Vic Gundotra, in meetings with the company's top brass.
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| Rachel Thomas / Medium: |
Why women are leaving tech, and what tech companies can do to increase hiring and retention of women — If you think women in tech is just a pipeline problem, you haven't been paying attention — According to the Harvard Business Review, 41% of women working in tech eventually end up leaving the field …
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Former DNI Mike McConnell, DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff, and Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn back strong encryption in op-ed — Why the fear over ubiquitous data encryption is overblown — Clarification: Due to a production error, a version of this column was temporarily posted prematurely …
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| Mariella Moon / Engadget: |
Developer preview of Amazon's Alexa Voice Service now available, allowing manufacturers and hobbyists to integrate Alexa tech into their own devices — Amazon lets anyone put Alexa voice control in their devices — Amazon released the Alexa Appkit last month in hopes that developers …
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| Gensthaler O. / SamMobile: |
Galaxy Note 5 specs leak: 5.66" Quad HD Super AMOLED display, octa-core Exynos 7420, 4GB of RAM; press renders of Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ also leak — Galaxy Note 5 (SM-N920) tech specs and S6 edge + leaked — We have a new leak on the upcoming Galaxy Note 5 from @evleaks.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
New attack on Tor can deanonymize hidden services with surprising accuracy — Deanonymization requires luck but nonetheless shows limits of Tor privacy. — Computer scientists have devised an attack on the Tor privacy network that in certain cases allows them to deanonymize hidden service websites with 88 percent accuracy.
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| Dante D'Orazio / The Verge: |
Microsoft's HoloLens will ship to developers ‘within the next year’ — Microsoft will release “V1” of its HoloLens virtual reality headset sooner rather than later. CEO Satya Nadella said that the first developer version of the hologram-projecting device will come out “within the next year” …
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| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
India's Snapdeal, an Amazon Competitor, Raises $500 Million From Alibaba, Foxconn and SoftBank — Alibaba finally has its ally in India, perhaps the world's hottest e-commerce market. — The Chinese e-commerce giant has invested in Snapdeal, an India-based e-commerce startup … | Michael Mimoso / Threatpost: |
Security experts welcome US Commerce Department's decision to rewrite initial US Wassenaar proposal regarding regulation of cyberweapons — Unusual Re-Do of US Wassenaar Rules Applauded — In spite of self-congratulatory pats on the back from several corners of the security world …
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| Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider: |
Facebook adds Lollapalooza festival content to Place Tips, the first event in Place Tips and first available outside the geographic location — Here's why you might be seeing Lollapalooza all over your Facebook today even though you're not there — Instead of wriggling your way through … | Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet: |
IDC: Tablet sales fell 7% YoY to 44.7M units in Q2, but Lenovo, LG, and Huawei grew, pushing Samsung's and Apple's market share down to 41% from 45% last year — Tablet shipments drop again amid shrinking market demand: IDC — Global tablet shipments totaled 44.7 million units in Q2 compared … | New York Times: |
Xiaoice, Microsoft's Chinese chatbot, has a sense of humor, good listening skills, and 20M registered users — For Sympathetic Ear, More Chinese Turn to Smartphone Program — She is known as Xiaoice, and millions of young Chinese pick up their smartphones every day to exchange messages with her … Sponsor Posts
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