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Apple launches replacement program for rear-facing camera in a small percentage of iPhone 6 Plus devices that produce blurry photos — iSight Camera Replacement Program for iPhone 6 Plus — Apple has determined that, in a small percentage of iPhone 6 Plus devices, the iSight camera …
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In test of six sets of identical twins, none fool Windows Hello face recognition feature — Windows Hello: can identical twins fool Microsoft and Intel? — CAN TWINS TRICK FACIAL RECOGNITION? — Windows 10 paired with Intel's RealSense camera gives users a new way to log in to their computers- facial recognition.
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Unicorns aggressively recruit employees from Silicon Valley giants, with Airbnb poaching over 100 workers and Uber targeting Google's mapping unit — Unicorns Hunt for Talent Among Silicon Valley's Giants — For the last year, Google's work force has increasingly been under attack from a herd of unicorns.| Thomas Ricker / The Verge: |
Comparing gender and race diversity figures reported by Google, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and Intel — How do tech's biggest companies compare on diversity? — Welcome to the second annual Verge Hack Week. We're totally blowing up our site: we've given our reporters …
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Silicon Valley's perks arms race now includes parental leave, but tech companies are still not adequately addressing child care — The One Time Silicon Valley's Herd Mentality Comes In Handy — The perks arms race now includes parental leave along with on-site dry-cleaning and private chefs.
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| Natalia Drozdiak / Wall Street Journal: |
European Commission asks companies for details about Google's ad contracts and scraping as it deepens its antitrust investigation — EU Deepens Antitrust Investigation Into Google's Practices — The EU is stepping up its investigation into allegations that Google abuses its dominance … | Natasha Singer / New York Times: |
IDC: US desktop, laptop, tablet and 2-in-1 computer sales in education grew 33% YOY in 2014, with Chromebook sales up 310% to 3.9M, iPad sales down 6.9% to 2.7M — Chromebooks Gaining on iPads in School Sector — As school districts across the country increasingly invest in technology for their students …
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Chinese police say they have arrested about 15K people for Internet crimes, a month after launching a six-month program code-named “Cleaning the Internet” — Chinese police arrest 15,000 for Internet crimes — Police in China said on Tuesday they had arrested about 15,000 people … | Howard Mintz / Mercury News: |
Samsung plans to petition to US Supreme Court the 2012 verdict that it violated Apple's patents — Apple v. Samsung: Samsung plans to appeal to U.S. Supreme Court — Samsung plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court by November to hear its appeal of a San Jose federal jury's stinging 2012 verdict … | Chris Duckett / ZDNet: |
Apple says only 21% of US Apple Music users have quit, less than half of what widely reported MusicWatch study claimed — Apple says only 1 in 5 people have quit Apple Music — Apple has defended the uptake of Apple Music, saying that 79 percent of those who signed up for a trial are still using the service.
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Razer to put Intel's RealSense depth-sensing tech into a Kinect-style camera built for game streaming and VR — Razer is putting Intel's depth-sensing tech into a VR and streaming camera — Razer is hardly the biggest name in virtual reality, but with the OSVR platform … | Nikhil Pahwa / MediaNama: |
Google joins Facebook in trying to prevent Internet and Mobile Association of India from taking anti-zero rating stand in upcoming report — Google joins Facebook in trying to prevent IAMAI from taking strong anti-Zero Rating stand — Google joined hands with Facebook to try and prevent … Sponsor Posts
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