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Facebook shows little progress in diversity report, blames lack of available talent — Many observers say talent pipeline isn't primary factor — Facebook Inc. said Thursday that it made meager increases in the number of women and minorities working at the social-network giant …
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How ingrained hiring practices at companies like Microsoft, Google, and Facebook hinder their efforts to diversify their workforces — In the past week or so I've had three instances to reflect on how three major tech companies talk about diversity hiring and their actions.| Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: |
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube were temporarily blocked or slowed in Turkey during military coup attempt — The Turkish military has deployed in Istanbul and Ankara, and the government has apparently blocked social media in response to what is being reported as an attempted coup.
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Google recently shut down project to create high-end standalone VR headset with non-Android OS — Another sign that Google is putting its eggs into mobile VR. — Google recently shut down an internal project to create a high-end standalone virtual reality headset akin to devices … | Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Microsoft concedes that it won't have Windows 10 installed on 1B devices by mid-2018, as previously projected — Microsoft isn't going to make its self-imposed deadline of having Windows 10 installed on 1 billion devices by mid-2018, company officials have conceded.
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| Ben Sisario / New York Times: |
In a non-public filing with the US Copyright Royalty Board, Apple proposes simplified flat rate of 9.1¢ per 100 streams in songwriting royalties — In the music industry's streaming battles, the fight extends to even the minutiae of copyright. — Apple, in a government filing on Friday …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Netflix launches Flixtape, a tool for making shareable mixtape-like short playlists for shows and movies — Just in time for the weekend, Netflix today announced the launch of a new service called Flixtape, which the company describes as a way to make short playlists of your favorite Netflix titles.
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Kantar: Samsung's Galaxy S7 outsold Apple's iPhone 6s in the US between March and May 2016 — The iPhone showed its first decline in sales numbers earlier this year, which has today been reiterated by the latest US mobile market data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
US pledges $400M over the next 7 years for 5G research led by National Science Foundation — As President Obama approaches the end of his tenure in the White House, his team is launching a wireless networking research project that it hopes could be part of his wider legacy in the world of tech.
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| Jessi Hempel / Backchannel: |
Profile of Airbnb's Chief Business Affairs and Legal Officer Belinda Johnson, second in command at the company — Belinda Johnson knew a decision needed to be made quickly. She pulled her boss, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, into a small conference room in the company's highly designed downtown San Francisco headquarters.
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| Emily Yoshida / The Verge: |
Interview with users and creator of Ohlala, a Berlin based casual dating app, often referred to as “Uber for escorts” — Tara* had struck gold. After spending a lazy Saturday afternoon browsing through the dating app she was currently experimenting with, she hit it off …
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| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
BitTorrent Now officially launches on iOS and Apple TV — Earlier this year, BitTorrent announced a new BitTorrent Now app that allows users to stream a variety of content including videos and music. At the time, the app was Android-only, but now the app has officially come to iOS and Apple TV.Sponsor Posts
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