Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel, The Endgame? (video)

Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel: What Is His Endgame? -

Alex Gauna, an analyst at JMP Securities, and David Kirkpatrick, a contributing editor for Bloomberg, discuss Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel's reputation and the company's growth prospects. They speak with Bloomberg's Emily Chang on "Bloomberg West," May 26th.

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Snapchat, Cash in a Snap? (video)

Will Snapchat Make Cash in a Snap? -

General Catalyst Managing Director Hermant Taneja discusses the evolution of payments with Cory Johnson on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg)

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Tesla Electric Car, All-Wheel-Drive (video)

The newest Tesla electric car is an all-wheel-drive version of the Model S sedan with two motors and safety features including driver-assisting tools intended to prevent crashes. Bloomberg's Betty Liu and Cory Johnson have more on "Bloomberg West." (Source: Bloomberg--Oct 10)

ABC News
Elon Musk the showman takes center stage at Tesla
Los Angeles Times
It had all the trappings of a Hollywood premiere: the red carpet entrance, the elaborate stage surrounded by open bars, thumping techno music, a throng of well-dressed onlookers. The thousands of invited Tesla fanatics had been lured by two weeks of hype ...


Wall Street Journal
Gender Wage Gap Reflects the 'Ask' Gap
Wall Street Journal
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella received a lot of backlash regarding his comments on women asking for pay raises. What is the best way to ask for a raise? Executive coach Patricia Mathews offers tips on Lunch Break. Photo: Getty. When Satya Nadella , the ...


USA TODAY
Hackers to leak thousands of unauthorized Snapchat pictures
USA TODAY
Hackers are planning a massive online leak of as many as 200,000 photos and videos, many of them nude, captured using photo messaging app Snapchat. The compromising Snapchat photos and videos are in the process of being leaked onto popular ...


Computerworld
Plus-size iPhone too much, but device synergy impresses
The Seattle Times
Jeff Carlson looks at new and upcoming product releases from Apple, including the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, what's new with Touch ID, and how devices are communicating with each other in better ways.


The Escapist
Here's What 10000 League of Legends Games Look Like in 30 Seconds
The Escapist
This awesome video aggregates the movements of 100,000 players over the course of 10,000 League of Legends games. League of Legends is a pretty complex game, with a highly volatile meta-game and constant patches and additions from the developer.


Dumb-Out
Liwa desert just a click away - thanks to Google, and ….. a camel
Dumb-Out
Hiking through Liwa desert, situated around 150 km southwest of Abu Dhabi, was once an occupation for strong individuals, able to withstand unbearable heat and humidity, and determined enough to pay ridiculous money for it. Well not any more. Thank to ...


Wall Street Journal
GT Advanced hopes to cease operations this year; calls contract with Apple...
tuaw.com
The saga involving GT Advanced Technologies' bankruptcy filing continues to take strange turns. One day after signaling its intention to wind down operations and presumably sell whatever assets remain a report today from MacRumors relays that GTAT ...


PC Perspectives
Here's the tablet Ashton Kutcher helped design
SFGate (blog)
You might wonder why a group of kids pounced on actor Ashton Kutcher in the video posted above. It's because Kutcher is also a “product engineer” for computer maker Lenovo. Yes, this is the same Ashton Kutcher who once played Apple CEO Steve Jobs in ...

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Twitter Sues US Over NSA Disclosures (video)

Twitter Sues U.S. Over NSA Disclosures: Video - Bloomberg:
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Bloomberg's Emily Chang reports on Twitter Suing US Over NSA Disclosures, Facebook's location-based ads, and Blockchain's funding (Source: Bloomberg 10/7)

Facebook's WhatsApp acquisition now has price tag of $22 billion | Reuters: "Facebook closed its acquisition of mobile messaging service WhatsApp on Monday, with the final price tag rising an additional $3 billion to roughly $22 billion because of the increased value of Facebook's stock in recent months."

Other Tech NEWS:

New York Times
Amazon's Tax Deal in Luxembourg Is Latest Target of EU Inquiries
New York Times
Apple's tax dealings with Ireland have generated considerable attention, ... The Amazoninquiry is also the latest sign of the heightened scrutiny big American technologycompanies are receiving in Europe, where lawmakers have ...
EU Opens Probe Into Amazon's Tax Affairs in Luxembourg - Wall Street Journal
Following Apple And Starbucks, Amazon Now Faces European Commission Tax Probe - Forbes


USA TODAY
What Happened To The Relationship Between Apple And GT Advanced Technologies?
Forbes
Why did Apple sapphire glass supplier, GT Advanced Technologies, ... Thus Apple may acquire the technology and the very specialized hardware at ...


TechCrunch (blog)
Facebook Opens Its Mobile Ad “Audience Network” To All Advertisers And Apps
TechCrunch (blog)
After announcing its mobile ad network at f8 in April, Facebook today ... Facebook into more direct competition with Google's AdMob, Yahoo's Flurry, ...
Facebook's Audience Network: Open for Business - Facebook Developers


Wall Street Journal
Apple Takes a Bite From Samsung
Wall Street Journal
Samsung's third-quarter operating profit likely fell as much as 62% from a year earlier. How much is this due to Apple? Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster ...


TechCrunch (blog)
Yahoo Lays Off 400 Employees In India
TechCrunch (blog)
Just ahead of its Q3 earnings, Yahoo is laying people off in its international business. Specifically, it is downsizing its software development center in ...


CBS News
DEA created a fake Facebook profile in this woman's name using seized pics — then impersonated ...
Washington Post
At first glance, the Facebook profile is the perfect deception. ... as to how far law enforcement can go when using new technology to investigate cases.
US Agent Sued Over Fake Facebook Page in Drug Case - KRON.com


CNN
A Look At Apple Pay And Its Valuation Impact On Apple
Forbes
Apple is slated to roll out Apple Pay, its mobile payments service, in the United States this month. The service will allow customers to make payments ...


San Jose Mercury News
What Snapchat Wants From Yahoo!
Businessweek
... has already famously rejected advances from Facebook (FB) and Google. ... Under the stewardship of CEO Marissa Meyer, Yahoo has been investing ... Along the way, Yahoohas hired a bunch of high-profile journalists, ... a series of digital magazines on topics such as food, technology, and travel.


Marketing Pilgrim
Facebook's location-based ads can pitch you on the store you just walked by
PCWorld
If you're like me, you might stroll past a local coffee shop or book store numerous times before you notice it's there or go inside. Facebook thinks an ad might give that extra nudge. On Tuesday, the company began rolling out a new feature for local advertising ...


TechCrunch
Belkin says router outages should be resolved
PCWorld
Belkin said Tuesday afternoon it had fixed an issue that caused some of its Wi-Fi routers to disconnect from the Internet. Some of the older routers experienced problems around midnight on Tuesday when pinging a Belkin-hosted service to check for general ...


New York Times
IBM Opens Watson Headquarters in NYC Amid New Cognitive Milestones
eWeek
As IBM moves its Watson cognitive computing technology into its new home in New York City's Silicon Alley, the company announced significant milestones fueling adoption of Watson and cognitive computing cloud capabilities on a global scale.


Financial Express
ITC to Probe Nvidia Patent Claims Against Samsung
PC Magazine
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will look into a complaint made by Nvidia concerning certain Samsung products which Nvidia claims infringe on its graphics processing patents. Nvidia said this week that it welcomed the opening of an ...


Mashable
Toyota Wins, Apple Loses in Major Study of Distracted Driving
Mashable
Few voice-activated, handsfree driving systems are looking good Tuesday after AAA released a major study that accuses them all of increasing our levels of distraction behind the wheel. The least distracting in-car system, it turns out, is Toyota's Entune.


Entertainment Weekly
Inside 'Interstellar' with Oculus Rift
myfoxny.com
Oculus Rift, a headset that creates an interactive 3D environment everywhere you look. These gadgets could change the way we play video games or watch television and movies. In anticipation of "Interstellar" starring Matthew McConaghey, Paramount is ...


Computerworld
Eight things you need to know about Windows 10
Economic Times
Microsoft has announced the next iteration of their Windows OS, dubbed Windows 10. Although availability is still about a year away, the technical preview of the OS is available to try the new features. ET takes a look at some of the biggest changes you can ...

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Twitter Censorship?

USA TODAY
Twitter blocking 'graphic imagery' of James Foley beheading
USA TODAY
Twitter says it is blocking accounts related to "graphic imagery" after the Islamic State released a video that shows the beheading of American ...
Twitter removes images of James Foley's death - CNNMoney
Twitter suspends accounts tweeting graphic images of James Foley beheading - Telegraph.co.uk
Twitter Tries to Block Images of Foley Killing - ABC News


IBNLive
Twitter to delete images of deceased family members on request
CNET
Policy revamp comes a week after Robin Williams' daughter abandoned Twitter after gruesome images of her late father were sent to her on the social ...
Twitter Will Remove Images Of The Deceased At The Request Of Family - Gizmodo

How Facebook and Twitter control what you see about Ferguson
Washington Post
Social media is controlled by algorithms – a mathematical formula that dictates what you see and when. In the past week, people have noticed ...

Foley video, photos being scrubbed from Twitter
Washington Post (blog)
Shortly afterward, Radio Sawa's Washington correspondent Zaid Benjamin, who seems to have broken the news of the execution, had his Twitter ...
Twitter Is Suspending Accounts For Sharing Beheading Images - TechCrunch

Should Twitter and YouTube remove images of James Foley's beheading, or do we have a right to ... - Gigaom


Daily Mail
Why CSIS' Twitter faux pas was worse than that time the Red Cross got slizzerd
Washington Post (blog)
As police and protesters clashed in Ferguson in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, theTwitter account for the Center for Strategic and International ...


TIME
Your Twitter Favorite Button Just Got a Lot More Powerful
TIME
If you've noticed tweets from people you don't follow popping up on your Twitter timeline, you're not going crazy. Twitter has updated its help ...
Twitter To Start Showing You Tweets From People You Don't Follow - Search Engine Journal

Twitter Has Changed A Core Function Of How It Works, And Users Are Freaking Out
Jay Yarow
Twitter has opened up the possibility of changing how its core function works. Dan Frommer at Quartz saysTwitter updated the page that defines its ...

Twitter is suspending accounts of people sharing journalist beheading video
Mark Sullivan
Twitter sprang into action today to prevent its users from sharing a graphic and disturbing video of Islamic militants beheading American journalist ...

Twitter to add "tweets from accounts you don't follow" to timelines
Rob Beschizza
So far, this has meant tweets favorited by people you do follow, but the idea is clearly to get users accustomed to feeds made of all sorts of things you ...

Twitter Suspends Accounts of Users Posting Execution Images
Re/code
Twitter is "actively suspending accounts" of users posting images related to the apparent execution of journalist James Wright Foley, CEO Dick Costolo ...

Why Facebook is for ice buckets, Twitter is for Ferguson
Digiday
Facebook's aspires to be a veritable news provider, but Twitter remains the hard-news king.


Reuters
News and ads to appear on Snapchat
The Australian
SNAPCHAT, the mobile app for disappearing messages, could soon be a service for disappearing videos, news articles and advertisements. The start-up has held talks with advertisers and media companies in recent weeks about a service called Snapchat ...


Nature World News
Falcon 9 gracefully lands in SpaceX released video
Tech Times
Commercial spaceflight outfit SpaceX releases new video of successful soft ocean landing of Falcon 9 rocket. Test was third meant to lead to recoverable, reusable launch vehicle. (Photo : SpaceX). Commercial spaceflight company SpaceX has released a ...


Economic Times
Apple shares close at all-time high weeks before iPhone 6 launch
CNET
The stock closed above $100, which marks a record for the electronics giant when accounting for June's 7-for-1 stock split. by Shara Tibken · @sharatibken; August 19, 2014 6:00 PM PDT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. more. more +.


The New Yorker
Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, August 19th
The New Yorker
Strongbox is a new way for you to share information, messages, and files with our writers and editors and is designed to provide you with a greater degree of anonymity and security than afforded by conventional e-mail. To help protect your anonymity, ...

Tumblr Partner Will Now Scan Photos for Clues About Brand Affiliation: "Every day, users post about 130 million photos on Tumblr. Starting this week, the Yahoo-owned media brand will start to parse all those images for clues to users' brand affiliations."

Tech Times
NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Stalled By 'Hidden Valley' Sand
Huffington Post
This image, taken by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity in August 2014, looks across the northeastern end of sandy "Hidden Valley" to the lower slopes of Mount Sharp on the horizon. | NASA/JPL-Caltech. Share · Tweet. Email. Comment. Share on Google+ ...


Fox News
Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano rumblings prompt orange alert (+video)
Christian Science Monitor
When Iceland's Grimsvötn volcano became active in April 2011, its explosive eruption sent ash plumes into the sky, disrupting flights in northwestern Europe for three days. Bardarbunga is another under-ice volcano.

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Five Most Breathtaking Apple Stores (video)

Apple's Five Most Breathtaking Stores: Video - Bloomberg:
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Steve Jobs was known for his obsession with design -- and that extended to Apple's retail stores. That legacy continues with the company's latest store in Istanbul: a giant glass cube with seamless glass sides, topped with an Apple logo. Bloomberg's Ranx looks at five of Apple's most breathtaking stores. (May 27 Bloomberg)

Mary Meeker: Mobile devices equal big data devices | Mobile technology - InfoWorld: "First, the basics: Overall, Internet usage continues to grow -- 2.6 billion users as of the end of 2013 -- but its growth rate has started to flatten, and much of the growth is in markets that Meeker describes as "more difficult to monetize," such as India, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Most of that Internet usage is shifting to mobile devices, with the lion's share of engagement taking place on smartphones rather than tablets despite the latter's booming sales. Even there, it's starting to level off: Smartphone subscriber growth is flattening, with the majority of growth taking place in what Meeker calls "underpenetrated markets" like China and Brazil...."

Forbes details Microsoft's rumored iOS-compatible smartwatch - iDownloadBlog
By Christian Zibreg
After taking on both Apple's iPad tablet and the ultra-portable MacBook Air notebook with the recently announced Surface Pro 3, the Windows giant ...
iDownloadBlog.com

Google Launches Forget-Me Form For EU Users Who Want Search Data Removed – Consumerist
By Chris Morran
The high court ruling allows for people in these countries to ask that their names no longer be attached to search results that are “inadequate, ...
Consumerist

Google As An Energy Provider - Business Insider
By Megan Rose Dickey
Google's acquisition of Nest puts it in a good position to become an energy service. ... Login With Facebook Login With Twitter Login With Google ... REPORT: Apple Is Getting Ready To Turn Your iPhone Into The Remote ... Amazon Prime To Offer Music Streaming Service - With 6-Month-Old Songs. 3.
Business Insider

Amazon workers down tools again - The Local
A number of Amazon employees in Germany began a two-day strike on Thursday ...

Microsoft's Smartwatch Might Work With iOS and Android | Digital Trends
By Malarie Gokey
A new report says that the Microsoft smartwatch will be compatible with iOS and Android devices. It's unknown when the company's first wearable will ...
Digital Trends

BBC News - Google sets up 'right to be forgotten' form after EU ruling
bbc.com
Google launches a service to allow Europeans to ask for personal data to be removed from search results, after a European court ruling.
www.bbc.com/news/technology-27631001

Nine scientists will share prestigious Kavli Prizes this year
Science Recorder
The Kevli Prizes of 2014 were awarded to nine scientists for their work in astrophysics, neuroscience, and nanoscience. Science Recorder | Delila James | Friday, May 30, 2014. Officials of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced Thursday ...

Surface pro 3 - body of a tablet, power of a laptop
Irish Independent
The body of a tablet, with the power of a laptop - perfect for both work and play? Related Articles. App Lowdown: A world of entertainment in your pocket. Also in this section. Apple chases streaming after $3bn (€2.2bn) Beats deal · Google workforce is too ...

Elon Musk unveils Dragon V2 reusable manned spacecraft
The Seattle Times
The spacecraft is designed to ferry up to seven astronauts to low-Earth orbit. SpaceX founder Elon Musk says it will revolutionize access to space. By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON. The Associated Press. PREV of NEXT. Elon Musk, of SpaceX, walks down the ...

Snapchat CEO 'Mortified' by Leaked Stanford Frat E-Mails
Businessweek
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel in Los Angeles. Spiegel dropped out of Stanford University in 2012, three classes shy of graduation, to move back to his father's house and work on Snapchat. Photographer: Jae C. Hong/AP Photo. Snapchat Inc. Chief Executive ...

Moto X, Moto G, Moto E Explained
PhoneDog
With Motorola having the Moto X, Moto G, and Moto E on their lineup, Marco takes a deeper look at what Moto's lineup means and the differences between each device. We start with the Moto X, the first device that came from the Motorola and Google merger ...

In baffling move, TrueCrypt open-source crypto project shuts down
Computerworld
Computerworld - In a move that appears designed to provoke widespread questions, the anonymous managers of the TrueCrypt open-source encryption project abruptly pulled the plug on the effort without explanation. A mysterious message posted on the ...

How moon changes under Earth's sway
Business Standard
Researchers have combined observations from two NASA missions to check out the moon's lopsided shape and how it changes under Earth's sway. The team drew on studies by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which has been investigating the moon ...

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