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Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about what held Microsoft back

When asked by Fast Company in a recent interview whether he was worried that Apple may face the same problems that Microsoft did when it tried to become everything for...

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DJI could become the first billion dollar consumer drone company

The company that makes those popular Phantom quadcopter drones, Da-Jiang Innovations, managed to bring in more than $500 million in revenue last year, a number that the company expects to double to...

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Snapchat wants to be you’re go-to sports hub

Snapchat is far more than just an ephemeral messaging app for sending nudes and selfies now, it has started to evolve into something far bigger. The company has been working...

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The Netflix of textbooks wants to be the new Netflix of textbooks

Chegg made more than $200 million last year by renting out printed textbooks to college students but the company's CEO wants to abandon this clearly lucrative business in favor of a...

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What is Line and why are people going crazy over it?

A new store has opened up in Harajuku, the center of youth culture in Tokyo. What's so special about this store you might ask and how is it relevant on a...

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Apple is the world’s second most innovative company

Apple has crafted itself a reputation for boldness and innovation over the years and, while there are many that would argue that this is no longer the case, the company...

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Numerous tech leaders shun Obama’s cybersecurity summit

President Obama spoke at an important cybersecurity summit yesterday that was intended to address the massive increase in cyberattacks and data leaks in the past few years and how to...

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Twitter reports impressive revenue, less impressive user growth

Twitter investors were presented with an enthusiastic earnings report from CEO Dick Costolo yesterday in which he highlighted how the company managed to more than double its revenue last year to...

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Even Google doesn’t have the manpower to regulate YouTube videos

Every minute, people from across the globe upload hundreds of hours worth of video material to YouTube which, even for a company as skilled at handling massive amounts of data as...

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Reddit considers letting users pay for self-promotion

A Reddit moderator proposed having content makers pay for putting links to their own content on Reddit Friday morning. The post, which went up on the the moderator news sub-thread,...

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