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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Cab drivers throughout Europe clogged city streets as they protested the rise of Uber in their locales. Thousands of drivers blocked roads and participated in rallies to decry the service, which links users to drivers through a smartphone application. Residents in London, Paris, Berlin, Lisbon, Milan and Madrid all faced a day when regular cabs were not making pickups due to the drivers' strike. In London's Trafalgar Square, for instance, taxi drivers stopped cars and stayed in the streets, while handing out leaflets to others.

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Europe's Cab Drivers Rally Against Uber

12:23 PM

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Cab drivers throughout Europe clogged city streets as they protested the rise of Uber in their locales. Thousands of drivers blocked roads...

The latest court ruling in an ongoing battle between Microsoft and demands from the United States government for data about one of the company's users, seems to have a lot of folks running for cover. In 2013, U.S. Magistrate Judge James Francis issued a search warrant requiring Microsoft to turn over all date pertaining to the subscriber, hosted on a server in Ireland, to the U.S. authorities. Microsoft refused, contending that warrants issued by U.S. courts do not apply outside the country.

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Microsoft Pushes Back Against US Data Warrant

10:23 AM

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The latest court ruling in an ongoing battle between Microsoft and demands from the United States government for data about one of the com...

Twitter’s chief operating officer Ali Rowghani just announced via tweet that he’s leaving the company. “Goodbye Twitter,” Rowghani said. “It’s been an amazing ride, and I will cherish the memories.” Re/code’s Kara Swisher reported yesterday that the company was “undergoing a major reevaluation of its top management,” and said that… Read More

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Twitter COO Ali Rowghani Confirms His Departure

6:22 AM

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Twitter’s chief operating officer Ali Rowghani just announced via tweet that he’s leaving the company. “Goodbye Twitter,” Rowghani said. “It...

I just had a disappointing palm-to-forehead realization: Apple's iCloud investments will reduce the pressure for Apple to increase the storage space on the iPhone 6. I no longer have hope that the next entry-level iPhone 6 will start at $199 for 32 GB of storage. I'm afraid we'll be stuck yet another year with an entry-model iPhone 6 that will start at the $199 price point -- with a carrier contract -- offering just a paltry 16 GB of storage. To get 32 GB, you'll need to shell out another $100 -- $299 with a carrier contract.

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D'oh! Apple's New iCloud and iPhoto Will Cost Me Big Bucks

5:03 AM

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I just had a disappointing palm-to-forehead realization: Apple's iCloud investments will reduce the pressure for Apple to increase the...

Facebook says it’s bringing more data into its interest-based ad targeting — specifically data from non-Facebook websites and mobile apps. So even if your profile doesn’t say anything about your love of (say) soccer, and even if you haven’t Liked any soccer-related Pages on Facebook, the social network can still see that you’ve visited soccer-related websites… Read More

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Facebook’s Ad Targeting Will Get Interest Data From Outside Websites (And New Options For Opting Out)

3:22 AM

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Facebook says it’s bringing more data into its interest-based ad targeting — specifically data from non-Facebook websites and mobile apps. S...

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Mozilla showcased the latest developments in its plan to offer inexpensive smartphones running the open source Firefox OS at the Mobile Asia Expo this week in Shanghai. They include reference designs for production in India; plans to launch the smartphones in India within the next few months; the addition of Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan's largest operator, to the list of carriers supporting them; and demonstrations of new Firefox OS devices from ZTE and Alcatel.

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