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Google finishes porting Songza's features to Google Play Music and will shut down Songza on January 31 — Google will shut down Songza on January 31, 2016 — Google today announced the Songza website and app will be killed off on January 31, 2016. The Google Play Music team … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: potential bidders for a Yahoo sale include Verizon, IAC/InterActive, with News Corp and Time Inc. likely interested in pieces of Yahoo — Bidders Emerge for Yahoo's Internet Business — Potential buyers range from media and telecom giants to private-equity firms
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Google releases limited preview of Cloud Vision API, an image recognition service for developers — Google Cloud Vision API changes the way applications understand images — Have you ever wondered how Google Photos helps you find all your favorite dog photos?
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Steve Ballmer: Microsoft should disclose profit margins and sales for its cloud and hardware businesses, not just the run rate — Microsoft Should Disclose Cloud Revenue, Margins, Ballmer Says — Former CEO says the company should provide hardware metrics — Ballmer comments at Microsoft's annual shareholder meeting
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Sources: Andy Rubin has tried to recruit personnel to help build a new Android phone company — For Andy Rubin, Android Comes Calling Again
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Uber debuts simple Ride Request Button for devs to include in iOS, Android apps, offers $5 for each new rider sign up, prohibits integrating competing services — Uber's API Now Lets Other Apps Add A “Ride Request Button”, Earn $5 Per Signup — Uber's latest growth strategy is to colonize …
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Samsung announces new A5, A7 smartphones with fingerprint readers and OIS cameras, and the cheaper A3; available in China first later this month — Samsung Announces Updated Versions of the Galaxy A3, A5, and A7 — Today Samsung announced that updated versions of their Galaxy A3, A5, and A7 smartphones are about to be released.| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Twitter Announces Digits for tvOS to Simplify the App Login Process — Following in Facebook's footsteps, Twitter today announced plans to make some of its Fabric developer toolkit available for tvOS apps. Developers will be able to integrate Twitter's Digits feature into apps … | Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Postmates partners with Starbucks, debuts pilot service in Seattle, promising delivery in less than an hour for a $5.99 fee, available only on iOS — Your coffee is here: Starbucks and Postmates launch delivery in Seattle, and this is what it's like
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Facebook now lets you chat with businesses on their websites via Messenger's Page Plugin, adds events integration — Facebook now lets you chat with businesses via Messenger on their website — Managing a Facebook Page is a crucial social strategy for many business owners today …
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Sources: YouTube seeks streaming rights for TV shows and movies to support its new subscription service Red — YouTube Seeks Streaming Rights to TV Shows, Movies — Efforts come as YouTube looks to bolster $9.99-a-month subscription service called Red — YouTube is seeking streaming rights …
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FreshBooks announces $29 card reader for in-store payments; merchants to be charged 2.7% per transaction plus CC fee, slightly more than Square's rates — FreshBooks takes on Square with $30 card reader that connects in-store payments with accountancy software| Electronic Frontier Foundation: |
Google Deceptively Tracks Students' Internet Browsing, EFF Says in FTC Complaint — EFF Launches ‘Spying on Students’ Campaign to Raise Awareness About Privacy Risks of School Technology Tools — San Francisco—The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a complaint today …
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