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Tony Fadell is leaving Nest, will be replaced by Marwan Fawaz, a former Motorola Mobility executive; Fadell will remain involved as an advisor to Alphabet — Since the launch of Nest in October 2011, this blog has been a place for me to share my thoughts on all things Nest …
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| Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg: |
Tony Fadell talks about his six years at Nest, his departure, startups he's advising and investing in, more — IPod creator says Nest has many new products, services coming — Fadell says leadership style carries torch for Apple's Jobs — Tony Fadell brought the iPod to life at Apple Inc. … | Mark Bergen / Recode: |
A look at Nest's new low-key CEO Marwan Fawaz and his challenge of standing up for the firm within Alphabet while retaining Fadell's loyalists at Nest — A look at the newest, low-key CEO under Alphabet. — The intrepid entrepreneur behind Nest, one of the most high-profile tech acquisitions ever, has left.| Instagram Blog: |
Instagram starts rolling out its algorithmic feed for all, says that on average users missed 70% of their feeds before — In March, we announced a new way of ordering posts in feed so you'll see the moments you care about first. On average, people miss 70 percent of their feeds.
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| CNBC: |
Walmart partnering with Uber, Lyft for a pilot grocery delivery program in Denver and Phoenix, following Sam's Club pilot with Deliv in Miami since March — Wal-Mart is testing a new way to bring products to your front door. — At the company's annual shareholders meeting in Bentonville …
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| Reuters: |
After report about 50+ breaches at the Federal Reserve from 2011 to 2015, Congressional committee asks for all breach-related documents since 2009 — A U.S. congressional committee has launched an investigation into the Federal Reserve's cyber security practices after a Reuters report revealed …
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| Ellen Huet / Bloomberg: |
WeWork plans to cut about 7% of its staff, according to leaked emails, has instituted hiring pause which the firm says it expects to lift as soon as next week — The $16 billion startup has also instituted a pause on hiring. — WeWork Cos., the world's largest shared-workspace startup … | Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Google launches business-friendly tool that tests your website mobile-friendliness & page speed — Google announced on the Google Small Business blog that they have released a new landing page to test your website's mobile-friendliness and page speed for desktop and mobile all in one place.| Michael Mimoso / Threatpost: |
Lenovo tells users to uninstall its Accelerator app, says it's vulnerable to MITM attacks after Duo Labs report on insecure bloatware in top PC vendor laptops — Lenovo has waved the white flag on a vulnerable component of its pre-installed software updater and recommends that users uninstall …
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| TechCrunch: |
Sources: Snapchat bought 3D selfie startup Seene for its computer vision tech about two months ago — Jun 3, 2016, 8:05 amJun 3, 2016, 9:38 am — Snapchat has acquired 3D photo app maker Seene (also known as Obvious Engineering) a couple of months ago, TechCrunch has learned.
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| Nick Statt / The Verge: |
Microsoft's HoloLens now has apps for email and your calendar — Augmented reality promises many things, from turning your living room into a video game to transforming how we see and experience the world. But first, it has to do the basics, and no company knows this better than Microsoft.
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| Timothy Torres / PC Magazine: |
Hands-on: Samsung's $179 Gear Fit2 band and $199 Gear IconX wireless earbuds have heart-rate tracking, 4GB storage; Gear Fit2 has GPS and arrives June 10 — Samsung has a new fitness band and fitness earbuds, which I tried on for size at a recent event in New York City.Sponsor Posts
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