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Mayors unite to write rules for Uber, Airbnb
The ongoing fight between regulators and on-demand giants Uber and Airbnb just took a new twist. A group of mayors from 10 cities across the world have joined together and resolved […]
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Instagram’s new swagger: 500 million users and counting
Silicon Valley is all about milestones. When 6-year-old Twitter in 2013 reached 500 million tweets, champagne corks went a-poppin’ all over San Francisco. And don’t even get us started with […]
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On topic: Tech news to know now
Here’s what’s on the Tuesday menu. Intel is again seeking to overturn a $1.2 billion antitrust fine Europe handed down years ago. Shanghai company denies report that it has signed […]
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Twitter expands length of videos to 140 seconds
Twitter is making another play for more video views. The San Francisco tech firm said Tuesday that it’s expanding videos tweeted on the site from 30 seconds to 140 seconds. […]
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Chinese cyberattacks are down, says FireEye report
Well, the next time a major cyberattack becomes public, we might need to blame someone else other than China. That’s because a study done by Milpitas-based FireEye’s iSight division says […]
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Comparing Donald Trump to Hitler, plus more tech vs. Trump
A couple of tech figures are joining the chorus of voices speaking out against Donald Trump, with one of them comparing the presumed GOP presidential nominee to Hitler. Trump’s relationship […]
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Off topic: Geographical terms, menu decoder, database of who’s who, bottled-water history
The differences between Hispanic and Latino, South Asia and Southeast Asia, and other commonly misused and confused geographical terms. Amuse bouche? Shiso? This restaurant menu decoder can help you figure out what to […]
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Podcast: FCC’s Tom Wheeler on net neutrality, future plans
Last week, Tom Wheeler and the Federal Communications Commission got a measure of vindication. The commission has been trying for the better part of a decade to put in place […]
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Biz Break: Yelp gets a good review from Deutsche Bank analyst
Top Of The Order: Yelp, There You Go: If you had bought stock in Yelp a year ago, well, you wouldn’t be giving the company’s market’s performance a very good […]
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Facebook shareholders approve new class of stock; re-elect Peter Thiel to board
Facebook shareholders on Monday gave a thumbs up to creating a new class of nonvoting stock meant to keep founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in control of the company even […]
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