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Archives for July 2014

Technology
Uber’s Search for Key Comms Hire Shows Just How Serious It Is About Fighting “Asshole” TaxiUber’s Search for Key Comms Hire Shows Just How Serious It Is About Fighting “Asshole” Taxi
Technology

The key pick will say a lot about Uber’s future intentions.

By Kara Swisher
Technology
A Potential Dilemma for Developers: Omnivorous GamersA Potential Dilemma for Developers: Omnivorous Gamers
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Developers think hard about where their games go. Consumers, maybe not so much.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Senator Asks FTC to Look Into Facebook Mood ExperimentSenator Asks FTC to Look Into Facebook Mood Experiment
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Virginia senator asks FTC whether Facebook violated its 2012 privacy agreement with the government.

By Amy Schatz
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Pinterest’s Head of Marketing Technology Partnerships DepartsPinterest’s Head of Marketing Technology Partnerships Departs
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Oculus Plans Developer Conference in SeptemberOculus Plans Developer Conference in September
Technology
By Eric Johnson
Technology
Building a More Diverse Workforce Through SoftwareBuilding a More Diverse Workforce Through Software
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Companies say they want more diversity, but have trouble changing their hiring habits.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
Re/code on TV: Twitter’s Latest Shakeup and Facebook Being FacebookRe/code on TV: Twitter’s Latest Shakeup and Facebook Being Facebook
Technology

Our journalists take a break from scoops to share insight on the week’s biggest stories.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Holiday News Dump Time: How Facebook, Uber and Elon Musk Will Spend July 4thHoliday News Dump Time: How Facebook, Uber and Elon Musk Will Spend July 4th
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Sexting scandal at the company? Announce it on a holiday Friday!

By Lauren Goode
Technology
Commercialization Is the Greatest Threat to the Internet, Survey FindsCommercialization Is the Greatest Threat to the Internet, Survey Finds
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“Monetization is seen by some as the goose killing the golden egg, as the threat to the Net.”

By Nellie Bowles
Technology
Where’s Google in the Net Neutrality Fight?Where’s Google in the Net Neutrality Fight?
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Large Internet companies have been mostly absent so far in the FCC’s net neutrality fight.

By Amy Schatz
Technology
Selling Condoms in China? How Going Social Helped Durex Win the Market.Selling Condoms in China? How Going Social Helped Durex Win the Market.
Technology

Meet Little Dudu, who invited people to a condom-sponsored Valentine’s Day party at a Beijing nightclub.

By Misiek Piskorski
Technology
The Facebook Experiment: Gambling? In This Casino?The Facebook Experiment: Gambling? In This Casino?
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Corporate officers find themselves struggling to make ethical choices more befitting of philosophers than business managers.

By Jules Polonetsky Omer Tene
Technology
Hinge, a Transparent Dating App, Raises $4.5 MillionHinge, a Transparent Dating App, Raises $4.5 Million
Technology

Full name and all your profile pictures, please.

By Nellie Bowles
Technology
Code/red: Aereo Plan B -- Thousands of Tiny CustomersCode/red: Aereo Plan B -- Thousands of Tiny Customers
Technology

Plus, Twitter’s new CFO and great moments in Air Force drone accident investigation reports.

By John Paczkowski
Technology
Attention, Traffic Baiters: 29 Is the Optimal Number for a Buzzfeed Listicle.Attention, Traffic Baiters: 29 Is the Optimal Number for a Buzzfeed Listicle.
Technology

I know you want to know the “29 Reasons Cantaloupe is the New Pumpkin.”

By Kara Swisher