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August 16, 2015, 6:50 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.
Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Fleksy Adds Deep-Linking To Its Keyboard App, Opening New Revenue Opportunities  —  Fleksy, the popular third-party keyboard app for iOS and Android, has taken the next step to monetizing its service after it began enabling deep-linking to other apps.  —  The new features are powered by URX …
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Salesforce Adds E-Commerce To Its Community Cloud  —  Customers of Salesforce's Community Cloud will soon be able to add their own buy buttons.  —  The Community Cloud allows businesses to build sites where customers can interact with the company and with each other.

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