Source: Recode

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Amazon puts its global customer service chief in charge of Amazon Fresh

Tom Weiland, Amazon’s head of global customer service, has been put in charge of managing Amazon Fresh, according to his LinkedIn profile. Amazon is currently in the midst of rapidly expanding its...

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Apple reportedly wont be unveiling iWatch or new Apple TV at WWDC

Echoing a report suggesting Apple’s upcoming WWDC would focus mainly on software, sources speaking with Re/code said no iWatch or Apple TV are expected at the event. The absence of Apple’s mythical iWatch...

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Social media analytics startup Sprinklr raises $40 million in funding

Just a few short days ago, Business Insider published their list of the hottest pre-IPO adtech companies of 2014.  Among companies like Pinterest, AdRoll and AppNexus, number fifteen on the list...

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California’s smartphone kill switch bill fails to pass the state’s Senate

A California bill hoping to add “kill switches” to smartphones failed to pass in the state’s Senate earlier this week. Lawmakers have been trying to come up with a solution...

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Comcast accuses Netflix of purposely sabotaging its own streams

If your Netflix streams have stuttered in the past, you've likely blamed your ISP—but now, Comcast claims that Netflix has slowed down its own video streams. In a blog post, a...

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How the FCC is killing net neutrality

The Federal Communication Commission's proposal for new net neutrality rules will allow internet service providers to charge companies for preferential treatment, effectively undermining the concept of net neutrality. The rules...

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Facebook to unveil its plans for a mobile ad network

Facebook will unveil its plans for a mobile ad network at its F8 conference on April 30, according to a Re/code report. This comes after Facebook started testing ads in third-party mobile apps earlier this...

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Nike denies FuelBand shutdown rumors, confirms layoffs however

Rumors surfaced over the weekend that Nike was disbanding its FuelBand hardware division to focus solely on fitness-related software. The athletic apparel giant responded to the news and admitted that while there were...

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Aereo goes on the offensive ahead of Supreme Court hearing

In a last effort before its April 22nd hearing, Aereo is defending its service in a “media blitz,” as Re/code calls it, whose purpose is to better inform everyone that its business isn’t...

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Samsung vehemently denies borrowing Apple’s software designs

According to multiple in-court reports, Samsung opened up week three of the second Apple v. Samsung patent trial by forwarded its argument that the Korean company's massive success in the smartphone industry...

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Android didn’t support touchscreen until the iPhone came out

It's virtually impossible to imagine now, but back when the iPhone was launched in 2007, Google wasn't planning to make Android for touchscreen devices. Revealed in court documents that form part of the current...

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Sprint is partnering up with Spotify

Just because AT&T has Beats Music in its corner doesn't mean that other carriers can't offer a few audio-themed deals of their own. Case in point, Sprint: Recode claims that the network is announcing a...

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