techcrunch.com – Hans Tung How to join the network A generation ago, well-known Internet and tech giants with global ambitions tried to break into the Chinese market but often failed. Those […]
Now Is The Time To Break Into China
‘Yelp for humans’ app Peeple vanishes following backlash
businessinsider.com – Lyanne Alfaro Peeple, which enables humans to rate each other as users would rate businesses on Yelp, has gone offline. The company’s Twitter, Facebook and even website are no […]
Edward Snowden interview: ‘Smartphones can be taken over’
bbc.com – Peter Taylor Smartphone users can do “very little” to stop security services getting “total control” over their devices, US whistleblower Edward Snowden has said. The former intelligence contractor told […]
Amazon is about to announce a deal that should terrify Microsoft
businessinsider.com – Julie Bort Amazon’s huge tech conference for its cloud computing business is next week in Las Vegas, and the company is going to announce a partnership with Rackspace that […]
Amazon is building an army of ‘cowboys’ and ‘Jeff bots’ in India
businessinsider.com – Jillian D’Onfro See Also Winning market-share in India is one of Amazon’s biggest challenges right now. It hit $1 billion in sales there faster than it has in any […]
Everyone you know will be able to rate you on the terrifying ‘Yelp for people’ — whether you want them to or not
washingtonpost.com – Caitlin Dewey You can already rate restaurants, hotels, movies, college classes, government agencies and bowel movements online. So the most surprising thing about Peeple — basically Yelp, but for humans […]
Sources: Jack Dorsey to Be Named Permanent Twitter CEO
recode.net – Kara Swisher Jack is back — for good this time. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who has been serving as interim CEO for the past three months, is expected be […]
Tesla’s new car includes a ‘bioweapon defense mode’ — and that’s not a joke
businessinsider.com – Benjamin Zhang Justin Gmoser/Business Insider Tesla unveiled its new Model X SUV crossover Tuesday night at a massive gathering in Fremont, California. CEO Elon Musk gave a thorough presentation […]
Watch Two People With Brain Implants Control Computers With Their Thoughts
bloomberg.com – Eric Roston We’re one step closer to the day when people can control computers with thoughts. An eclectic team of researchers affiliated with BrainGate, a consortium of neuroscientists, engineers, […]
Online advertising is about to be ‘fundamentally restructured’ by Apple, Google, and Facebook
businessinsider.com – Lara O’Reilly Wikimedia Commons Online advertising is about to be “fundamentally restructured” in a way that will result in “massive consolidation” among platforms and content orders, according to a […]
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