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Big Tech Archive

Archives for June 2014

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YouTube’s Product and Engineering Chief of Staff Departs in Executive Shuffle (Updated)YouTube’s Product and Engineering Chief of Staff Departs in Executive Shuffle (Updated)
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YouTube Chief of Staff Styajeet Salgar leaves site to work on Google search, as the site realigns its executive staff under Susan Wojcicki.

By Dawn Chmielewski
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Fill Bucket With Cold Water. Stick Out Wrist. Dump on Wearables.Fill Bucket With Cold Water. Stick Out Wrist. Dump on Wearables.
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Is there a wearable that tracks all of the predictions on wearables? (Asking for a friend.)

By Lauren Goode
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Content Recommender Outbrain Bans “Fake” Content From AdvertisersContent Recommender Outbrain Bans “Fake” Content From Advertisers
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You know those “sponsored links” at the bottom of Web pages? Sometimes those are for ads.

By Peter Kafka
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Want to Know All the Techies Playing in Sun Valley Next Week? Bokay!Want to Know All the Techies Playing in Sun Valley Next Week? Bokay!
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My invite must have been lost in the mail.

By Kara Swisher
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Code/red: No Skinning Allowed on Android Auto, Wear and TVCode/red: No Skinning Allowed on Android Auto, Wear and TV
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Plus, moronic remarks from former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès and Foxconn CEO Terry Gou.

By John Paczkowski
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Flashing Back to 2004 As Orkut Fades Away a Decade LaterFlashing Back to 2004 As Orkut Fades Away a Decade Later
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January 23, 2004, The Register. “Exclusive: Google will shortly unveil its social networking site, Orkut.”

By Liz Gannes
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“Amazon Was a Prison,” Says Former Worker“Amazon Was a Prison,” Says Former Worker
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A CNBC documentary shines a light on the dark side of Amazon’s business practices.

By Jason Del Rey
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MapR Raises $110 Million in Round Led by Google CapitalMapR Raises $110 Million in Round Led by Google Capital
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The deal brings the total invested in Hadoop companies this year to north of $1 billion.

By Arik Hesseldahl
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Apple Features Internet of Things in New iPhone Ad, “Parenthood”Apple Features Internet of Things in New iPhone Ad, “Parenthood”
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Apple pitches parents with its latest iPhone ad.

By Liz Gannes
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Meet Project Ara, the Modular Google Phone of the FutureMeet Project Ara, the Modular Google Phone of the Future
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For Ara to succeed, it must do things other smartphones can’t.

By Liz Gannes
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Re/wind: Google’s Big Show, Facebook’s Diversity Numbers and MoreRe/wind: Google’s Big Show, Facebook’s Diversity Numbers and More
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A quick look at the news that dominated Re/code this week.

By Noah Kulwin
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Lessons -- From Microsoft! -- On Being a Startup LeaderLessons -- From Microsoft! -- On Being a Startup Leader
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Be predictable (you heard that right) and three other insights learned from Satya Nadella

By Rakesh Malhotra
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U.S. Intelligence Community Offers a Little Insight Into Surveillance ActivitiesU.S. Intelligence Community Offers a Little Insight Into Surveillance Activities
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New transparency report offers some insight into government surveillance, but not much.

By Amy Schatz
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“Oh Dear ... Was That an Error?” -- CNBC Host Outs Apple’s Tim Cook on Air“Oh Dear ... Was That an Error?” -- CNBC Host Outs Apple’s Tim Cook on Air
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Code/red: Germany Reconsiders Verizon’s “More NSA” PlanCode/red: Germany Reconsiders Verizon’s “More NSA” Plan
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Plus, Don’t be a Glarsehole.

By John Paczkowski