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Source: Apple disables Apple News in China, likely to avoid requirement to censor content — Apple Is Said to Deactivate Its News App in China — HONG KONG — Apple has disabled its news app in China, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation, the most recent sign …
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| Nicholas Lemann / New Yorker: |
An extensive profile of Reid Hoffman, who believes Internet-enabled networks will change how the economic world works — The Network Man — Early on a Monday evening in June, Reid Hoffman, the founder and executive chairman of the business-oriented networking site LinkedIn, met Mark Pincus …
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Surface's creative director Ralf Groene and Windows devices head Panos Panay on the evolution of the Surface Book's design — Inside the creation of the Microsoft Surface Book — No one saw it coming: The Surface Book, history's first Microsoft laptop (or notebook, if you prefer).
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Panos Panay says Microsoft is going after premium and aiming to reinvent categories with Surface devices to inspire OEMs — Microsoft's Surface chief wants a consistent design across devices — Microsoft's Panos Panay had a big week. Ever the entertainer, Panay appeared … | Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
The history of audio interface design, and how Microsoft is reworking Skype's iconic sounds — Inside the world of audio branding with Skype's new pings, bounces, and pops — The year that Skype launched its calling service, the world was in the midst of a sonic crisis: the ringtone.
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| Ty Pendlebury / CNET: |
Chromecast Audio review: the audio streamer to beat thanks to its easy setup, great sound, support for all popular music services except Apple and Amazon Music — Chromecast Audio review: Affordable, simple wireless music streamer marries phone and stereo — The Chromecast Audio looks …
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How Seattle is trying to avoid the issues plaguing San Francisco, like surging home prices and less diversity, as its tech scene expands — Seattle, in Midst of Tech Boom, Tries to Keep Its Soul — SEATTLE — For years, business leaders here have closely studied the San Francisco region … | Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
With Moments, Twitter reinvented the newspaper and has the potential to be the best newspaper in the world — Twitter's Moment — I try to save the most over-used of clichés for special moments, and that's exactly what this week feels like for Twitter.
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BlackBerry CEO says company needs to sell 5M phones a year to make business profitable, hints it may exit handset business if it doesn't meet that goal — BlackBerry CEO wants to sell 5 million phones a year — It's been a long time since BlackBerry was on top of the smartphone world …
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| Harry McCracken / Fast Company: |
The 33-year history of the Bloomberg Terminal, and how its current incarnation, the Bloomberg Professional service, processes 60B pieces of information daily — How the Bloomberg Terminal Made History—And Stays Ever Relevant — By definition, any computing platform invented in the first half …
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Eight-year-old video-on-demand service MUBI has survived in spite of Netflix by curating a selection of classic films and art house releases for $4.99 per month — How a small streaming site became the Netflix for indie film — In February 2007, about a month after Netflix began streaming movies online …
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| Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter: |
Interview with the creative team on the making of the new Steve Jobs movie, the lack of support from Apple, pressure from Laurene Powell Jobs, Sony hack, more — A Widow's Threats, High-Powered Spats and the Sony Hack: The Strange Saga of ‘Steve Jobs’ — Laurene Powell Jobs pressured … | Farhad Manjoo / New York Times: |
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Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed, New Republic, NPR.org, Breakingviews, /Film, Tech Insider, Macworld and The Verge. Tweets: @fmanjoo
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China issues draft regulations for car-hailing services, requires car registration as taxi service, labor contracts with drivers, passenger insurance, more — China Tightens Oversight of Private Car-Hailing Services — Draft rules would boost costs and impose taxi-like regulations … Sponsor Posts
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