Tony Fadell is leaving Nest, will be replaced by Marwan Fawaz, a former Motorola Mobility executive; Fadell will remain involved as an advisor to Alphabet
Since the launch of Nest in October 2011, this blog has been a place for me to share my thoughts on all things Nest …
Athletes will test Visa's prototype NFC payment ring at the Olympics in Rio
For those making their way to this year's Olympic games in Rio, Visa will be the only card accepted at official venues — a pretty sweet deal for the credit provider. But, rather than be satisfied wit...
Ex-Facebook employee reflects on company's culture and how Mark Zuckerberg responded to the launch of Google+ by enforcing a company “lockdown”
In Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg built not just a business, but a company culture with the fervor of a messianic sect.
Facebook is disabling messaging in its mobile web app to push people to Messenger
Facebook is removing the messaging capability from its mobile web application, according to a notice being served to users: “Your conversations are moving to Messenger,” it reads.
Jacob Appelbaum, Digital Rights Activist, Leaves Tor Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
On Thursday, the Tor Project quietly announced the departure of leading digital rights activist Jacob Appelbaum from its board. At first, they didn't say why — now, we know.
Airbnb struggles against racial discrimination on its user-to-user marketplace
In 2014, when Airbnb unveiled a new logo and branding, CEO Brian Chesky penned a gushing manifesto about how the home-sharing company was remaking the world. Airbnb, Chesky wrote, wasn't just about r...
Tony Fadell talks about his six years at Nest, his departure, startups he's advising and investing in, more
Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg :
A look at Nest's new low-key CEO Marwan Fawaz and his challenge of standing up for the firm within Alphabet while retaining Fadell's loyalists at Nest
Mark Bergen / Recode :
Instagram starts rolling out its algorithmic feed for all, says that on average users missed 70% of their feeds before
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WeWork plans to cut about 7% of its staff, according to leaked emails, has instituted hiring pause which the firm says it expects to lift as soon as next week
The $16 billion startup has also instituted a pause on hiring. — WeWork Cos., the world's largest shared-workspace startup …
Someone is distributing fake versions of ISIS Android apps, prompting infiltration fears among terror group's supporters
When they say, “There's an app for everything,” terror propaganda is no exception. In the past six months, the Islamic State (IS, ISIS, or Daesh) and its news agency …
Samsung Pay enters Europe with launch in Spain
Samsung Electronics today has announced … David Meyer / Fortune : Samsung Pay Enters Europe Via Spain Cho Mu-Hyun / ZDNet : Samsung Pay enters Europe, launches in Spain Juan Pedro Tomás / RCR Wireless...
GoPro hangs turnaround hopes on its software division, which this year will launch an iMovie competitor and a cloud backend to tie the GoPro ecosystem together
The next time you shoot video with your phone, Nick Woodman wants you to edit it with GoPro software. Then he wants you to do that again and again and again.
Remote desktop tool TeamViewer introduces new security features after reports of PC and Mac hijacks
Stable door settles for bolt long after brief relationship with passing horse — TeamViewer is whacking anti-hacker protections into its remote-desktop tool - as its customers continue …
iPad Pro 9.7" review: same performance on CPU-bound tasks as the 12.9" model, True Tone display works exactly as intended and is one of tablet's best features
In late 2015 Apple launched a tablet that they called the iPad Pro. It had been rumored for quite some time … Tweets: @charlesarthur Tweets: Charles Arthur / @charlesarthur : The 9.7in iPad Pro - Bab...
Twitter tests Promoted Tweet Carousel, an ad format that lets brands include multiple tweets, including tweets from other users with their permission
George Slefo / Ad Age :
After report about 50+ breaches at the Federal Reserve from 2011 to 2015, Congressional committee asks for all breach-related documents since 2009
TiVo Bolt update adds out-of-home streaming, ability to transfer recorded content to mobile devices
Chris Welch / The Verge :
How the full dump of LinkedIn passwords from 2012 hack will speed cracking of hashed passwords from any future breaches
Second data dump lets hackers be 6 times better cracking future dumps. … Me: “The full dump from the 2012 LinkedIn breach just dropped, so you're probably not going to see much of me over the next wee...
Sources: Snapchat bought 3D selfie startup Seene for its computer vision tech about two months ago
TechCrunch :
US tech firms use joint ventures and partners to better overcome hurdles and comply with Chinese regulations
Eva Dou / Wall Street Journal :
Glassdoor raises $40M led by T. Rowe Price Associates at a valuation of over $1B
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Profile of 50onRed, a company that bills itself as a digital advertising firm, but makes money from ad injections
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