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Amazon’s Alexa group is on a massive hiring spree

Alexa, we’re going to need some more recruiters.

Full transcript: Eaze CEO Keith McCarty talks marijuana apps on Too Embarrassed to Ask

“We're in a growth phase, especially with legalization right around the corner.”

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Facebook’s ‘People You May Know’ feature can be really creepy. How does it work?

After a few odd encounters, we decided to get some answers from Facebook.

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Full transcript: CNN’s Brian Stelter on Recode Media

“I was immensely frustrated by the end of 2015 that other candidates weren't learning more from Trump.”

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Twitch will be ad-free for all Amazon Prime subscribers

Live streaming site Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, today announced an exclusive set of perks for Amazon Prime members, including ad-free viewing and discounts on video games bought on Amazon.com. Twitch CEO Emmett Shear announced the new...

Google’s X is flying its internet balloons over Yellowstone

We see you, Loon balloon.

More than half the iPhones in the U.S. are already running iOS 10

Not bad for two weeks.

EarPods and AirPods and the power of ‘good enough’

It’s notable that Apple chose not to ship its Bluetooth AirPods in the box with new iPhones, even though its vision for the future is a wireless one.

From Curbed SF

Drone footage captures Apple Campus progress

Until construction progresses to the point that they install a bug zapper big enough for drones, we'll continue eyeballing Silicon Valley's biggest new project.

Anyone on Twitter can now create a Moment

More Moments = more content.

China’s fast-growing LeEco just made a big hire as it continues its U.S. expansion

The hardware maker, which is also buying Vizio, has tapped former Qualcomm executive Rob Chandhok as North American R&D chief.

Amazon’s stock price has soared past $800 for the first time

And people thought Henry Blodget’s $400 call was crazy.

Apple’s MacOS Sierra is here, bringing Siri to the desktop

The update also brings Apple Pay and a universal clipboard.

From Curbed SF

Oracle purchases San Mateo Marriott

Well, this is a strange one, isn’t it?

From Vox

A bot crawled thousands of studies looking for simple math errors. The results are concerning.

“Statcheck” is a program that automatically detects errors in psychology papers.

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The race to Mars: here's how SpaceX ranks against the competition

On Tuesday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced his ambitious — if crazy — plan to colonize Mars within the next 40 to 100 years. But Musk isn’t the only one with Mars dreams and ambitions. In fact, people have been drawing out missions to the Red...

Laurene Powell Jobs invests in Anonymous Content, the studio behind ‘Mr. Robot’ and ‘Spotlight’

Via her Emerson Collective fund.

From The Verge

BlackBerry's success led to its failure

It’s mobile prehistory at this point, but there was once a time when the ultimate smartphone you could get was a BlackBerry. Before Apple’s iPhone arrived, Google’s first Android prototypes were basically BlackBerry clones. It’s easy to think of...

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Who should go to Mars?

Elon Musk laid out his plan to colonize Mars at a conference on Tuesday, but it was during the Q&A session that a woman asked one of the key questions: who will be chosen to embark on a risky trip to colonize a harsh planet? “If normal people...

Qualcomm is talking to NXP Semiconductors about a $30 billion acquisition | Recode Daily: September 30, 2016

More consolidation in the chip industry?

Should you buy a mattress online?

Or is it no different from buying one in-store? The Wirecutter’s Kevin Purdy answers your questions on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

Full transcript: Eaze CEO Keith McCarty talks marijuana apps on Too Embarrassed to Ask

“We're in a growth phase, especially with legalization right around the corner.”

Full transcript: CNN’s Brian Stelter on Recode Media

“I was immensely frustrated by the end of 2015 that other candidates weren't learning more from Trump.”

Should you buy a mattress online?

Or is it no different from buying one in-store? The Wirecutter’s Kevin Purdy answers your questions on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

‘Call Your Girlfriend’ co-host Aminatou Sow: I started podcasting because men told me I couldn’t

"We did not set out to make a popular podcast. I think if that had been the case, we would have failed."

From Vox

A 3-point response to the venture capitalist who says women should hide gender on their résumés

Um, no.

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Melinda Gates turns her focus to promoting women in tech

Melinda Gates is taking time from her philanthropic work to build out a personal team dedicated to helping increase the number of women in technology-related jobs. Gates, who co-chairs the world’s largest philanthropic foundation with her husband...

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Google delays launch of Android Wear 2.0 to next year

Google’s next-generation smartwatch platform, Android Wear 2.0, will not be seeing the light of day this year. The company announced today that it is delaying the launch of the update, which was originally scheduled for this fall, to sometime in...

Exploding robots may already be in your house

Some Samsung washing machines are going kaboom.

Those emergency cellphone alerts are about to get more interactive

The FCC voted Thursday to expand emergency text messages to include links and longer messages.

Microsoft taps the brainpower of its legendary research unit in an artificial intelligence push

The company says AI will be a part of everything it does.

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Blue Origin will test its spacecraft’s in-flight escape system on October 4th

Jeff Bezos’ private spaceflight company Blue Origin has announced that the next launch of its New Shepard rocket will take place on October 4th at 10:50AM ET. The company will live stream the event on its website. This particular launch is meant...

From The Verge

FCC delays vote on controversial set-top box proposal

The Federal Communications Commission made a last-minute announcement this morning that it would delay the vote on a measure that would have effectively killed off the cable box by requiring TV providers to make their shows and movies available...

From Eater

This App Can Tell How Many Calories Are in Your Lunch Just by Looking at It — Sort Of

New photo-recognition technology is being utilized for weight loss

Kik’s growth has stalled, but the CEO isn’t worried | Recode Daily: September 29, 2016

Ted Livingston remains confident in chat as a platform.

‘Call Your Girlfriend’ co-host Aminatou Sow: I started podcasting because men told me I couldn’t

"We did not set out to make a popular podcast. I think if that had been the case, we would have failed."

Why Uber has to be first to market with self-driving cars

Especially if the company wants to IPO in the next two years.

Kik Messenger is no longer growing

But CEO Ted Livingston isn’t worried. Here’s why.

Microsoft’s Qi Lu is leaving the company due to health issues

Rajesh Jha will assume many of Lu’s responsibilities.

The Spotify and SoundCloud deal may not happen, but it makes plenty of sense

A tech/media deal that doesn’t make you scratch your head.

Police can’t read your iMessages, but here’s what they can see

Apple can tell them who you’ve tried to ping.

Google, Facebook, Amazon and others have teamed up to make AI seem less creepy

They’ve started a new nonprofit to sell you on the benefits of their algorithms.