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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. … | 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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| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Facebook is disabling messaging in its mobile web app to push people to Messenger — Facebook is removing the messaging capability from its mobile web application, according to a notice being served to users: “Your conversations are moving to Messenger,” it reads.| 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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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 … | George Slefo / Ad Age: |
Twitter tests Promoted Tweet Carousel, an ad format that lets brands include multiple tweets, including tweets from other users with their permission — New Swipeable Ad Unit Can Include Videos, Images, Text — Twitter is testing out a new ad scheme that would allow brands to leverage …
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| Shaun Nichols / The Register: |
Remote desktop tool TeamViewer introduces new security features after reports of PC and Mac hijacks — Stable door settles for bolt long after brief relationship with passing horse — TeamViewer is whacking anti-hacker protections into its remote-desktop tool - as its customers continue …
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| Juliana Reyes / Backchannel: |
Profile of 50onRed, a company that bills itself as a digital advertising firm, but makes money from ad injections — 50onRed is a fixture in Philly's tech scene. But there's something the leadership didn't talk about, even with some of its own staff. — The company seemed like the perfect place for Tyler.| 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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| 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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