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Interview with Sony Mobile CEO Hiroki Totoki: we will never ever sell or exit from the current mobile business — Billion dollar turnaround: Sony Mobile CEO — The phrase ‘thrown in at the deep end’ might have been invented for Hiroki Totoki. — The CEO and president of Sony Mobile …
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Tinder introduces Verified Profiles for notable public figures, says 26M matches made daily — Introducing Verified Profiles — Tinder: it's how people meet. Each day, 26 million matches are made on Tinder, and we do our best to keep those matches real — that's why we're rolling out Verified Profiles.
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| Nicole Perlroth / New York Times: |
13 top cryptographers issue report opposing US, British proposals for circumventing encryption, say plans would put the world's digital communications at risk — Code Specialists Oppose U.S. and British Government Access to Encrypted Communication — SAN FRANCISCO — An elite group …
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| Leo Kelion / BBC: |
BBC reveals final design of the Micro Bit, a pocket-sized computer to be given to 1M UK-based children in October — BBC Micro Bit computer's final design revealed — The BBC has revealed the final design of the Micro Bit, a pocket-sized computer set to be given to about one million UK-based children in October.| Aaron Zamost / Backchannel: |
Square's head of communications describes the cyclical nature of media coverage of tech companies — What's Your Hour in ‘Silicon Valley Time’? — The tech press moves like clockwork, fitting company narratives into a predictable arc. Here's how pros deal with it.
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Showtime launches $10.99/month standalone streaming service for the web, Apple TV, iOS, Roku, and Playstation Vue — You can now subscribe to Showtime online — Showtime is now offering an online subscription, allowing customers to watch its shows and movies without also getting cable.| Wall Street Journal: |
Samsung's Q2 disappoints with 7th straight profit decline; revenues fall 8.4% as wrong sales forecast leads to glut of unsold Galaxy S6 and shortages of S6 Edge — Samsung Sees Seventh Straight Profit Decline — The world's largest smartphone maker by shipments said operating profit likely fell about 4%
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| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
Bill Veghte, HP's former head of Enterprise Group and COO, named CEO of SurveyMonkey — HP's Veghte Named CEO of SurveyMonkey — Friends since college, the late Silicon Valley exec David Goldberg was a mentor and adviser to former Hewlett-Packard exec Bill Veghte throughout his career.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Netflix announces schedule for seven original feature films, the first to debut Oct. 16 — Netflix Moves Into Original Feature Films, Starting This October — Netflix is ready to become a home for feature films, giving the industry a new outlet for movie production in an era of declining ticket sales … | Peter Pi / TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog: |
Unpatched Flash Player and Windows kernel flaws found in Hacking Team leak — Unpatched Flash Player Flaw, More POCs Found in Hacking Team Leak — Earlier this week the Italian company Hacking Team was hacked, with more than 400GB of confidential company data made available to the public.
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| Owen Williams / The Next Web: |
Facebook tests floating videos, so you can scroll and watch at the same time — A new button that's quietly appeared on Facebook for some today allows video to be popped out from the newsfeed so you can keep watching as you scroll. — Once pressed, the video continues playing and floats …
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Whipclip Raises Over $40 Million For Its TV Show And Music Video Video Clipping App — Whipclip, the makers of a mobile application that lets you quickly - and legally - share clips from favorite TV shows and music videos, has closed on $40 million-plus in Series C financing, the company is announcing today.
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| Jeff Grubb / VentureBeat: |
PlayStation Network is down for the third time since Friday — Tuesday is always a wonderful time of the week for some online gaming, but PlayStation Network just can't handle it. — Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation Network is experiencing connectivity problems.
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| Bloomberg Business: |
Sources: Didi Kuaidi, Uber's Chinese rival, said to raise $2B at a $15B valuation — Uber's China Rival Said to Raise Funds From Ping An, Capital — Didi Kuaidi, the Chinese car-booking business, has attracted funding from Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. and Capital International Private Equity Funds …
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