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Source: Apple Aggressively Recruiting Ex-Google Maps Staff To Build Out iOS Maps — Apple is going after people with experience working on Google Maps to develop its own product, according to a source with connections on both teams. Using recruiters, Apple is pursuing a strategy … | Jean-Louis Gassée / Monday Note: |
Apple Maps: Damned If You Do, Googled If You Don't — While still a teenager, my youngest daughter was determined to take on the role of used car salesperson when we sold our old Chevy Tahoe. Her approach was impeccable: Before letting the prospective buyer so much as touch the car …
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How Ridiculous Is It That Apple Maps Redirect To Google Maps On The Web? — Yes, Apple Maps redirect to Google Maps on desktop, Android and any non-iOS 6 phones when you share your location. Womp. Obviously this is happening because there's no hub for Apple Maps on the web, but still … | James Glanz / New York Times: |
Data Centers Waste Vast Amounts of Energy, Belying Industry Image — SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jeff Rothschild's machines at Facebook had a problem he knew he had to solve immediately. They were about to melt. — The company had been packing a 40-by-60-foot rental space here with racks …
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Why the New York Times Story “Power, Pollution, and the Internet” is a Sloppy Failure — In its story published today, “Power, Pollution, and the Internet”, The New York Times failed in its mission to accurately explain the important issue of improving efficient use of power in data centers … | Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
What Will Marissa Do?: Mayer to Reveal Strategy to Troops This Week — On Friday, I began a series about the various and sundry things new Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer was up to at the Silicon Valley Internet giant. — First up was a look at how she is zeroing in on improving its troubled search efforts …
Tweets: @mikeisaac, @rajunarisetti and @buzzfeedben
| Kara Swisher / AllThingsD: |
What Will Marissa Do: Yahoo CEO Zeroes in on Search, While Her Ad Team Eyes Tech Upgrade Options — It's been nice to see all the euphoria at Yahoo about free food and Apple iPhones kicking it up a notch. — But, purple people, guess what? Them's just your basic table stakes in Silicon Valley … | Reuters: |
Iran readies domestic Internet system, blocks Google — (Reuters) - Iran plans to switch its citizens onto a domestic Internet network in what officials say is a bid to improve cyber security but which many Iranians fear is the latest way to control their access to the web.
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| Mark Suster / Both Sides of the Table: |
Is Going for Rapid Growth Always Good? Aren't Startups So Much More? — I think I've read Paul Graham's post on “Startup = Growth” three or four times now. And of course on Twitter I've seen the Tweets, ReTweets and superlatives on what a great post it is.| Paul Graham: |
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My Product Feedback — Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile Mobile …
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Megaupload Readies for Comeback, Code 90% Done — With 50 million visitors per day at its peak, Megaupload was one of the largest websites on the Internet. — This quickly changed January this year when the U.S. Government took down the file-hosting service and had several key employees arrested including founder Kim Dotcom.
Tweets: @kimdotcom
| Mark Shuttleworth: |
Amazon search results in the Dash — It makes perfect sense to integrate Amazon search results in the Dash, because the Home Lens of the Dash should let you find *anything* anywhere. Over time, we'll make the Dash smarter and smarter, so you can just ask for whatever you want, and it will Just Work.
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