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| Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch: |
Sources: remote for the next Apple TV will be motion sensitive — Apple Is About To Lay Down Its TV Cards — Some of us have been waiting for Apple to drop its proverbial hammer on television for what seems like forever. A company with a strong sense of design, the ability …
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The Information, AppleInsider, USA Today, The Verge, BGR, MacRumors, iMore, 9to5Mac, iLounge, iPhone Hacks, iDownloadBlog.com, TechnoBuffalo, TouchArcade, iPhone in Canada Blog, App Advice, Gizmodo UK, Tech Insider, Daring Fireball, Concurrent Media, Daily Mail and Business Insider. Tweets: @mgsiegler. Thanks:@mattlynley
| Janet Van Huysse / The Twitter Blog: |
Twitter sets diversity goals for 2016: 35% women in workforce, 16% women in tech roles, 11% underrepresented minorities in US workforce — We're committing to a more diverse Twitter — We want the makeup of our company to reflect the vast range of people who use Twitter.
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| Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times: |
Apple loses Ian Rogers, ex-CEO of Beats Music and architect of the Beats1 radio service, two months after its launch — Apple loses key music streaming executive — The architect of Apple's online radio strategy has resigned two months after the launch of its Beats1 radio service, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Re/code, VentureBeat, Music Week, MobileSyrup.com, Associated Press, The Verge, The Mac Observer, Business Insider, 9to5Mac, BuzzFeed, The Loop, New York Times, Quartz, iMore, TechnoBuffalo, iDownloadBlog.com, CNNMoney, Patently Apple, CIO.com, MacNN, RAIN News, App Advice, Cult of Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, Mashable, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Fortune, CNET, Seeking Alpha and WebProNews. See also Mediagazer
| Tom Simonite / MIT Technology Review: |
Q&A with Bitcoin Foundation's chief scientist, Gavin Andresen, on the imminent technical challenges facing Bitcoin — The Looming Problem That Could Kill Bitcoin — The man who took over stewardship of Bitcoin from its mysterious inventor says the currency is in serious trouble.| Mark Bergen / Re/code: |
Google to app developers: iOS 9 privacy feature that forces HTTPS can break ads, so add an exception to allow ads to be delivered over HTTP — Google Tells Developers How to Get Around Apple's New Security Rules So They Can Keep Selling Ads — Apple says it cares a lot about privacy.| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Obama Administration, Department of Defense team up with Apple, HP, General Motors, Stanford, Boeing, others on Silicon Valley wearable tech hub — Obama Administration teams with Apple, HP, Boeing on new wearable tech hub in Silicon Valley — The Obama Administration …
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Reuters, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FlexTech, whitehouse.gov, Computerworld, Ars Technica, MacRumors, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, FierceMobileIT News, Apple World Today, ValueWalk, Wearable Tech Insider, MacDailyNews, Ubergizmo, Cult of Mac, HotHardware.com News, International Business Times and Fortune. Thanks:@thekenyeung
| Andrew J. Hawkins / Crain's New York Business: |
NYC taxi industry has been developing Uber-like smartphone app, Arro, with no surge pricing and integrated with taxi screens, plans launch in a couple of weeks — Meet the taxi industry's last, best hope to survive Uber age — New smartphone app Arro lets users hail and pay for yellow and green cab rides.
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ReadWrite, Gizmodo, Wired, Mashable, TechCrunch, Business Insider, PYMNTS.com, Ubergizmo, Engadget, SlashGear, The Verge, New York Post, Fortune, Tech Times, Washington Post and Gothamist
Tweets: @spencerchen and @hvmcapital
| Reuters: |
Uber hires Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, the researchers who hacked into moving Jeeps — Uber hires two security researchers to improve car technology — Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] has hired two top vehicle security researchers, the company said on Friday, additions to its staff …
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TechCrunch, New York Times, Ars Technica, Engadget, Gizmodo, The Verge, Motherboard and Mashable. Tweets: @raffi
| Wall Street Journal: |
British ISIS hacker killed in drone strike amid ISIS' efforts to stop using products that might be trackable, like Apple and Samsung devices, WhatsApp — Hacker Killed by Drone Was Islamic State's ‘Secret Weapon’ — That Islamic State's Junaid Hussain was targeted directly by the U.S … | Micah Singleton / The Verge: |
Sources: YouTube to launch Music Key and its unnamed video subscription service this year — YouTube as you know it is about to change dramatically — The way you experience YouTube may be dramatically different before the end of the year. According to multiple sources …
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Tubefilter, TechnoBuffalo and Techaeris
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Noel Biderman, CEO of Ashley Madison parent company Avid Life Media, steps down — Ashley Madison parent company CEO stepping down — Noel Biderman, formerly CEO of Ashley Madison parent company Avid Life Media, is stepping down. Avid Life Media released the news in a short statement this morning.
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Ashley Madison Media, ABC News, CSO, TechCrunch, ZDNet, Wall Street Journal, Engadget, ValueWalk, VentureBeat, Gizmodo, Forbes, Re/code, NEWS.com.au, Ars Technica, Guardian and Digital Trends. Tweets: @petercoffin
| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple to retire One to One Apple Store training program Sept. 28th — Apple is planning to retire its long existing One to One training program within Apple Stores on September 28th, according to a memo sent this week to Apple retail employees. One to One launched in 2007 …
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iPhone Hacks, iMore and MacRumors
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