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August 16, 2015, 11:55 PM

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New York Times:
Amazon tests how far to push white-collar workers to achieve its ever-expanding ambitions, creating a bruising, data-driven workplace  —  Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace  —  SEATTLE — On Monday mornings, fresh recruits line up for an orientation intended to catapult …
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Roger Cheng / CNET:
Nextbit, led by Android and HTC vets, will launch its Android smartphone on September 1 priced at $300-$400  —  Google, HTC vets prep ‘friggin’ awesome' smartphone for Sept. 1 launch  —  Nextbit makes the bold claim that its smartphone will actually get better over time thanks to software tweaks.
Ron Lieber / New York Times:
Alleged sexual assault by Airbnb host highlights need for the company to improve safety policies  —  Airbnb Horror Story Points to Need for Precautions  —  Early in the evening of July 4, Micaela Giles's mobile phone started sounding alerts, and a series of messages straight out of a horror movie began scrolling down her screen.
Bryan Bishop / The Verge:
Inside Industrial Light & Magic's secret Star Wars VR lab  —  I'm on Industrial Light & Magic's motion capture stage, standing inside what they call “the cave.”  It's not much to look at: two big screens angled at 90 degrees, awash in a smeary blur of images.
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Avoid being featured in the App Store at launch: your app will likely have issues and first-time users won't give you a second chance  —  Avoid the Feature  —  Early on, all those downloads are not your friend  —  It's right there, like a glittering lure in a dark sea.  An email from Apple.
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Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
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