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Square acquires food delivery startup Caviar in reported $90M all stock deal — It's Official: Square Acquires Food Delivery Service Caviar — Square has acquired curated food delivery service Caviar today, confirming earlier reports that the companies had been in serious talks.| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple hires Angela Ahrendts' confidant & former Nike exec to lead social media efforts — Apple is giving its social media department a significant shot in the arm this week. The Cupertino-based company has hired Musa Tariq, the former social media chief for both Nike and Burberry.
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U.S. Moves Closer to Formal Rules Barring In-Flight Cellphone Calls — Carriers Press for Final Decision to Be Left to Them, Not Transportation Department — The U.S. government is getting closer to its final word on whether to allow cellphone calls on airplanes. And that word appears to be “no.”
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IOActive researcher says firmware flaws in communication equipment could leave passenger jets open to attack — Hacker says to show passenger jets at risk of cyber attack — (Reuters) - Cyber security researcher Ruben Santamarta says he has figured out how to hack the satellite communications equipment …
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Beijing to bar Symantec, Kaspersky anti-virus in procurement: report — (Reuters) - China has excluded U.S.-based Symantec Corp (SYMC.O) and Russia's Kaspersky Lab from a list of approved anti-virus software vendors, according to a Chinese media report suggesting Beijing is expanding efforts to limit use of foreign technology.| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Researcher develops proof-of-concept attack that spoofs wireless key fobs to unlock car doors — Watch This Wireless Hack Pop a Car's Locks in Minutes — Shims and coat hangers are the clumsy tools of last century's car burglars. Modern-day thieves, if they're as clever as Silvio Cesare … | Eva Dou / Wall Street Journal: |
Xiaomi Overtakes Samsung in China Smartphone Market — China's “Little Rice” has gotten big. — Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker with the diminutive name, became the leading smartphone vendor in China in the second quarter, with its shipments exceeding Samsung 's for the first time … | Abhijeet M. / SamMobile: |
4.7" Samsung Galaxy Alpha with 720p display, metal construction, and iPhone-like chamfered edges expected to be announced this month — Leaked photos show Samsung Galaxy Alpha in white — With the Galaxy Alpha getting closer and closer to an official unveil, quite a few details have leaked about Samsung's upcoming metal-clad phone.| Patrick Hoge / bizjournals: |
The female Pinterest engineer who pressed tech giants to air embarrassing diversity numbers — Before the recent wave of big technology companies releasing diversity data, there was a one-woman effort by Tracy Chou, a software engineer at the social bookmarking website Pinterest.| Joe Miller / BBC: |
Wikipedia link hidden by ‘right to be forgotten’ — Jimmy Wales had previously voiced his opposition to the right-to-be-forgotten ruling — A Wikipedia entry has been removed from certain Google search results, under the new EU “right to be forgotten” law.
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NFL Now app with on-demand highlights and extensive archives coming to Apple TV this month — NFL Now app coming to Apple TV this month — The NFL will be launching a new NFL Now service later this month, and it will be coming to the Apple TV with a dedicated application …
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Macworld, CNET, TechnoBuffalo, App Advice, App Advice, iDownloadBlog.com, Gizmodo, MacDailyNews, VentureBeat, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Verge, SlashGear, MacRumors, iMore, MacNN and Engadget. Thanks:@markgurman
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Instagram starts looking more like Twitter with suggested follows and a curated Explore page — Instagram is embracing its inner Twitter — With suggested follows, curated content, and perhaps soon trending hashtags, Instagram looks to kick growth into high gear
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Hidden sensors embedded in everyday objects like car seats may be more useful than wearables — Sensors And Sensitivity — There's only so much practical real estate on the human body for wearables — unless you're willing to revive the over-accessorizing trend of the 1980s.Sponsor Posts
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