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Hackers distributed Flash-based malware via Yahoo's ad network for seven days ending Monday; number of affected people not disclosed — Hackers Exploit ‘Flash’ Vulnerability in Yahoo Ads — For seven days, hackers used Yahoo's ad network to send malicious bits of code to computers …
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| Micah Singleton / The Verge: |
Sources: Apple's licensing deals include premission to create up to five additional radio stations like Beats 1 — Apple's music deals allow for new Beats stations at any time — While Apple Music may have gotten off to a less than stellar start, Apple's 24/7 radio station Beats 1 has lived …
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| Kellex / Droid Life: |
Leak shows Samsung's flagship Galaxy Note 5 has no removable battery or microSD slot — Here is the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 in Hand — Samsung will show us the brand new Galaxy Note 5 at a press event in New York City, next week. As we inch closer to that unveiling …
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| Mark Bergen / Re/code: |
Twitter May Be a Takeover Target, but Google Is Unlikely to Take It Over — As markets closed yesterday, Twitter's stock sank to its lowest level ever — a drop that raised speculation, yet again, that another company would take it over. At only a $19 billion market valuation, that's not a surprise.| Susan Svrluga / Washington Post: |
With over 36K tweets, #ILookLikeAnEngineer is challenging stereotypes in tech — ilooklikeanengineer wants to challenge your ideas about who can be a scientist — It all started when a “self-taught engineer, extreme introvert, science-nerd, anime-lover, college dropout” wrote that she was tired of stereotypes.
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Tweets: @isisanchalee, @triketora, @mit, @werner, @padmasree, @jllord, @nkkl, @daraoke, @deanne_bell, @rgan0, @kishau and @moosewreck
| Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch: |
Netflix Announces Its New ‘Unlimited’ Maternity And Paternity Leave Program — A few hours after hitting its all-time stock price high today, Netflix has announced a new program for all employees. — In a blog post, the company outlined its unlimited maternity and paternity leave program.| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
MLB Advanced Media to spin out streaming video unit valued at over $3B, signs deal giving NHL up to 10% equity in the new company named BAM Tech — Pro Baseball's Streaming Video Unit Gets Ready for a $3 Billion Spinoff by Adding Pro Hockey — MLB Advanced Media, the company that streams video …
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Microsoft revamps Outlook on the web with new look and features, drops Outlook Web App name — Microsoft today renamed the web version of Outlook in Office 365: Outlook Web App (OWA) will now be known as “Outlook on the web.” This useless app renaming exercise, which is sadly a typical occurrence …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Instacart Makes Its First Acquisition With “Acqui-hire” Of App Maker Wedding Party — On-demand grocery delivery service Instacart has made its first acquisition since raising hundreds of millions in venture funding for its growing business. The company is “acqui-hiring” … | Andrew Tarantola / Engadget: |
Cell service out for thousands across the American Southeast — Cellular service appears to be down across every major provider throughout Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky with Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville being the hardest hit. According to the website Down Detector …
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| Kevin Tofel / ZDNet: |
Google's Project Tango dev kits now available in South Korea and Canada, coming to 10 more countries Aug. 26 — Google expands Project Tango tablet sales to more countries — Now that 3,000 Project Tango development kits have found their way to U.S. buyers, Google is ready to bring … | Eric Auchard / Reuters: |
Apple denies that it has discussed or plans to launch an MVNO cellular service — Apple denies it plans to sell mobile services directly to consumers — Apple, the world's most profitable mobile phone maker, has denied a media report that it is working on a plan to market communications services directly …
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Tweets: @cnbcnow, @amir, @mgsiegler, @fmanjoo, @benedictevans and @notpatrick
| Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein to spend $40M to aid tech firms led by women and people of color — Oakland's Kapors spend $40 million to help diversify tech world — Oakland technology entrepreneurs and philanthropists Mitch Kapor and Freada Kapor Klein will spend $40 million … | Barb Darrow / Fortune: |
GE announces Predix Cloud for the Internet of industrial things, available to customers in 2016 — GE preps industrial-strength cloud of its own — It's no secret that General Electric GE has glommed onto the concept of the Internet of industrial things big time.
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SiliconANGLE, Wired, TechCrunch, PCWorld, Reuters, ZDNet, VentureBeat and New York Times
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple Music data to be incorporated into Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts — Apple Music hits Billboard charts + street ads, will stream Dr. Dre's new Compton album — Apple has already taken over its homepage, produced video advertisements, and injected promotions into iOS to digitally promote its new Apple Music service.
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| Jason Abbruzzese / Mashable: |
Taylor Swift claims Spotify is a “startup with no cash flow”, recounts the thinking behind her open letter to Apple — Taylor Swift's worst ex yet: Spotify — Like after any good break up, Taylor Swift certainly seems to have no problem dishing about her ex in public.| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Samsung Pay on TV lets you buy apps and games with your credit card, debit card, and PayPal — Samsung has introduced a new way for people to pay for content right through their television. Called Samsung Pay on TV, it supports major credit cards, debit cards, PayPal, and other mobile billing options.
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Samsung Tomorrow, Gizmodo, Engadget and Android Central
| Jacob Demmitt / GeekWire: |
Microsoft unveils Xbox One DVR features, enabling recording and playback of free over-the-air TV … Xbox One owners will soon be able to use their game console to record and play back live television from free, over-the-air broadcasts, Microsoft announced this morning.
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Xbox Wire, Xbox Wire, CNET, Engadget, AnandTech, Variety, The Tech Report, PC Magazine, TechHive, Ars Technica, TechRadar.com, IGN, Wired.co.uk, Windows Central, The Verge, The Next Web, PCWorld, Polygon and GameInfomer
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GIF keyboard maker Riffsy raises $10M series A led by Menlo Ventures; company claims it has 4B+ monthly gif views — GIF Keyboard Maker Riffsy Raises $10M Series A — GIF keyboard maker Riffsy has raised a $10 million Series A to make sure you never have to communicate using only boring sentences and emojis again.
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