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Sources: Jacqueline Reses, chief development officer at Yahoo, leaving to join Square — Yahoo Executive Reses Said to Leave Company to Join Square — Reses recently shifted role to focus on Alibaba spinoff — CEO Mayer hired Reses in 2012 to lead corporate development| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
Yahoo's Marketing Partnership SVP Lisa Licht Also Departs — According to sources, besides development chief Jackie Reses, Yahoo has also lost its SVP of marketing partnerships and platforms Lisa Licht last week. — Licht, who came to the Silicon Valley Internet giant in 2012 from Hasbro … | Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Apple Launches Quality Program for MacBook Pro Anti-Reflective Coating Issues — Apple has issued an internal notice about a new Quality Program that addresses anti-reflective coating issues on MacBook and MacBook Pro models with Retina displays, as confirmed by multiple sources.| Jerry Neumann / Reaction Wheel: |
On Carlota Perez's theory of technological revolutions, and what it could mean for the tech industry over the next ten years — The Deployment Age — A couple of weeks ago James Gross, co-founder of Percolate, had me speak at their Transition conference.| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
LG Gram 14" review: good display, most portable laptop for its size, but awful battery life, flimsy build, no backlit keyboard, and screen wobbles as you type — LG's Gram laptop is unbearably light — LG is one of the most innovative companies in the world, but you wouldn't know it by looking at its products.| Matt Rosoff / Business Insider: |
Some VCs, appearing defensive, dismiss WSJ's reporting on Theranos, but should actually welcome investigative journalism — Some tech investors sure seem to be getting defensive lately ... Nobody likes to be questioned. — But lately, some of Silicon Valley's big tech investors seem …
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Dell Chromebook 13 review: at $429, more expensive than most other Chromebooks, but great design, performance, and battery life make it worth it — Dell Chromebook 13 review: Chrome OS without compromise — I've long wondered why it was so hard to find a nice Chromebook.
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Sources: last year's cyberattacks on Polish stock exchange and German steel plant were tied to Russia's growing hacking campaign against US and NATO — Cyberspace Becomes Second Front in Russia's Clash With NATO — German steel plant and Polish exchange said to be targeted
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Law enforcement requesting suspects' DNA data from databases of Ancestry and 23andMe — Cops are asking Ancestry.com and 23andMe for their customers' DNA — When companies like Ancestry.com and 23andMe first invited people to send in their DNA for genealogy tracing and medical diagnostic tests … | New York Times: |
As it expands globally, Netflix faces increasing competition and demand for local-language programming — Netflix Faces Challengers in Its Push to Expand Globally — At first glance, Miguel Díez Ferreira would seem to make an ideal customer for Netflix.| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
Banks are likely the next big competitors for Android Pay and Samsung Pay, as Capital One becomes the first US bank with tap-to-pay in its Android app — The Next Big Competitors for Android Pay and Samsung Pay: Banks — Eighteen months ago, rulings by Visa and MasterCard gave banks … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Twitter's decision to hide links in Moments is the latest sign that social giants want to be destinations, not portals to publishers' sites — Twitter And Facebook Are Turning Publishers Into Ghost Writers — Publishers are in danger of becoming dumb content in the smart pipes of platforms like Facebook and Twitter.Sponsor Posts
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