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Google HR Boss Explains Why GPA And Most Interviews Are Useless
35 mins ago - Business Insider - Jun 19, 2013 10:44 PM
Google likely sees more data than any company on the planet. And that obsession carries through to hiring and management, where every decision and practice is endlessly studied and analyzed. In an interview with The New York Times' Adam Bryant, Googl
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Corner Office: Laszlo Bock: In Head-Hunting, Big Data May Not Be Such a Big Deal
3 hours ago - NY Times - Jun 19, 2013 8:14 PM
Laszlo Bock, senior vice president of people operations at Google, says some data is essentially worthless in assessing job candidates: G.P.A.’s, for instance, and test scores.
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3 Buzzing Social Media Stocks: Samsung Rejects Facebook Phone, LinkedIn’s iOS 7 Status, and Yelp Finds New Challenge In Google
4 hours ago - Wall St Cheat Sheet - Jun 19, 2013 7:19 PM
Today's top headlines for social media stocks.
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Privacy Officials From 7 Nations Question Google On Glass' 'Ubiquitous Surveillance'
5 hours ago - Huffington Post - Jun 19, 2013 6:14 PM
Privacy officials from seven nations sent a letter Wednesday to Google chief executive Larry Page, pressing him to explain the privacy implications of Glass, Google's...
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Web Companies Pay for Internet Fast Lane
6 hours ago - WSJ - Jun 19, 2013 5:16 PM
Facebook, Google and Microsoft and other Internet companies have been paying broadband-service providers for connections to get faster and smoother access into their networks. Netflix has been reluctant.
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Google Fiber Has Brought A Surge Of Startups To Kansas City (GOOG)
6 hours ago - Business Insider - Jun 19, 2013 4:49 PM
When people think of tech startups, two places typically come to mind: the Silicon Valley and New York City. The average person probably can't think of a major tech company from anywhere else. That's why it's such a surprise to see the huge startup
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Collaborate.com enters fierce arena of BYOD startups wielding a great domain name
7 hours ago - VentureBeat - Jun 19, 2013 4:10 PM
Kibits, which is backed by Google Ventures, Charles Rivers, and General Catalyst, rebrands as Collaborate.com and releases a suite of mobile project management apps for distributed teams.
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Noam Chomsky Hates Google Glass (GOOG)
7 hours ago - Business Insider - Jun 19, 2013 4:05 PM
Noted philosopher and linguist Noam Chomsky wants nothing to do with Google Glass. Check out this video clip from "The Laura Flanders Show" in which he blasts the device and predicts it will bring on an Orwellian future. Join the conversation about t
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Babbage: June 19th 2013: Summer of the snoop
9 hours ago - The Economist - Jun 19, 2013 2:41 PM
GOOGLE'S plans for a balloon-powered internet, the seasonal nature of cyber-attacks and America's Supreme Court ruling on patenting human genesFollow paywall rules
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Top Microsoft Exec: Here's How We're Better Than Google And Amazon In The Cloud (AMZN, GOOG, MSFT)
9 hours ago - Business Insider - Jun 19, 2013 2:40 PM
Microsoft's top cloud executive, Satya Nadella, thinks Bing and Xbox Live gives Microsoft an edge over cloud rivals Amazon and Google. On Wednesday on stage at the GigaOM Structure conference in San Francisco, he talked about how Microsoft plans to t
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Google’s Shareholder Bulwark for the Future
10 hours ago - NY Times - Jun 19, 2013 1:08 PM
The legal settlement over class C shares, says the author, is a messy solution for a problem that need not exist in the first place.
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What Google could learn from Yahoo's acquisition strategy
10 hours ago - CNN Money - Jun 19, 2013 12:54 PM
Google wants to partner with private equity on complicated deals. But there may be a better way
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Google Perches Above $900, Netflix Back To Almost 80% Of 2001 Peak
11 hours ago - Forbes - Jun 19, 2013 11:52 AM
On Tuesday, the S&P 500 was able to break higher out of a wedge pattern and break a downtrend that has been in place since May 22. The index broke above the 1642-1648 level and now the question is whether we will extend above it. The next r
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Here's A Hilarious Twitter Account That Turns Google Suggested Searches Into Poetry
13 hours ago - Business Insider - Jun 19, 2013 10:48 AM
You know when you're typing a search term into Google and a window pops up with all those suggested searches? Google Poetics is a weird and great Twitter account that turns these surreal koans into poetry. You can also submit your own for considerati
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The Secret To Going Viral
13 hours ago - Huffington Post - Jun 19, 2013 10:47 AM
It's an indication of our great fortune, our great decadence, or both, that when you type the word "viral" in a Google search bar, the...
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The Latest Siri Improvements Are Designed To Keep You From Killing Yourself (AAPL)
14 hours ago - Business Insider - Jun 19, 2013 9:35 AM
If you're an avid Siri user, then you probably feel a strange bond with your phone. You talk to it all the time, use it to manage your schedule, and even search Google with it. Now Siri's watching out for you in a new way – Apple Insider report
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The AM Roundup: NSA Rebuts Critics; Google Fights Gag Order
15 hours ago - WSJ Blogs - Jun 19, 2013 8:40 AM
Law Blog rounds up the morning's news.
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Dish Backs Away From Sprint
16 hours ago - NY Times - Jun 19, 2013 7:35 AM
Dish Network says it will not submit a new bid for Sprint Nextel. | Federal and state regulators take divergent stances on the consulting industry. | In acquiring Waze, Google is aggressively pushing regulatory boundaries. | The Jefferies Group repor
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10 Things You Need To Know This Morning
16 hours ago - Business Insider - Jun 19, 2013 7:08 AM
Morning! Here's the overnight news. Google is challenging the government's gag order on data requests from the NSA. Meanwhile, the NSA says its Internet spying foiled 50 terrorist plots, including one to bomb New York's subway system. Michael H
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Pre-Marketing: Google's private equity deal?
16 hours ago - CNN Money - Jun 19, 2013 6:59 AM
Fab now valued at $1 billion; SEC to seek more admissions of fault; and, U.S. futures rise, Europe falls andJapan climbs.
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The truth about Google's stock split
16 hours ago - CNN Money - Jun 19, 2013 6:52 AM
Founder control has worked for the search giant. But that doesn't mean it is necessarily a better way.
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Outside the Box: Is Netflix the next HBO?
17 hours ago - MarketWatch - Jun 19, 2013 6:00 AM
Netflix and rivals like Amazon and Google are proving once again that the future of entertainment is not cable television, writes Carol Kopp.
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Groupon Rallies After Departure of CEO
20 hours ago - The Motley Fool - Jun 19, 2013 3:12 AM
Amazon and Google have both launched their own daily deal sites, and both seemed promising competitors as Groupon began to decline. But as Groupon begins to rise from the dead, the site confirms it's the one to beat.
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Investing to Profit From the Death of the PC
21 hours ago - The Motley Fool - Jun 19, 2013 2:00 AM
The computing industry is going through a major transformation, and this has big implications for players like Apple, Google and Microsoft.
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2014 Looks Bright for Google, Facebook, and Yahoo!
22 hours ago - The Motley Fool - Jun 19, 2013 1:48 AM
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Should Shareholders Fear the Google Stock Split?
23 hours ago - The Motley Fool - Jun 19, 2013 12:07 AM
After a recent event, it looks as if the proposed stock split from last year is again moving forward. Do shareholders get a better deal this time?
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Google Wants The Government To Lift Its Gag Order On Surveillance Requests (GOOG)
1 day ago - Business Insider - Jun 18, 2013 8:24 PM
Google has prided itself on being transparent about government snooping requests. It produces an ongoing Transparency Report that documents how many government requests it gets. That's fine for censorship requests, when governments make Google remove
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Google Challenges Surveillance Gag Order: Squares NSA Secrecy Against First Amendment
1 day ago - ZeroHedge - Jun 18, 2013 7:31 PM
It appears that unlike the president, whose rating is plunging in the aftermath of PRISM-gate, US corporations are not eager to double down on their privacy intrusive ways, and some are becoming increasingly concerned about what all the recent exposu
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Google Engineering Director Kurzweil Says Immortality Is Just Around The Corner (GOOG)
1 day ago - Business Insider - Jun 18, 2013 7:30 PM
Ray Kurzweil, Google's director of engineering, is convinced that biotechnology advancements will eventually outpace the natural aging process. In other words: He thinks one day it will be possible for humans to live forever. "Somewh
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Google Is Using The First Amendment To Push Back Against The NSA
1 day ago - Huffington Post - Jun 18, 2013 7:10 PM
Google is taking its fight for transparency and image rehabilitation one step further in the wake of the revelation that the government is collecting people's...
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Bits Blog: Google Asks Secret Court for Permission to Publish National Security Request Data
1 day ago - NY Times - Jun 18, 2013 6:40 PM
Google escalated its pressure on the government to permit it to publish more detailed data about the requests it receives for the information of foreign users.
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Google cites 1st Amendment in transparency push
1 day ago - MarketWatch - Jun 18, 2013 6:39 PM
Google is citing the First Amendment in a new push for more transparency. The company wants to be able to publish national security government user-data requests separately.
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Google To Surveillance Court: It's Our First Amendment Right To Publish Government Requests
1 day ago - Business Insider - Jun 18, 2013 6:26 PM
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Google Inc asked the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to allow it to publish aggregate numbers of national security requests it receives separately from criminal requests, on First Amendment grounds. In its
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Mississippi leans on Google to crack down on illegal products
1 day ago - Reuters - Jun 18, 2013 6:18 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mississippi's attorney general said on Tuesday he would subpoena documents from Google Inc as part of a probe into allegations the Web search company facilitated the sale of drugs without a prescription and other illegal produc
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Mississippi leans on Google to crack down on illegal products
1 day ago - Reuters - Jun 18, 2013 6:14 PM
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Mississippi's attorney general said on Tuesday he would subpoena documents from Google Inc as part of a probe into allegations the Web search company facilitated the sale of drugs without a prescription and other illeg
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Mississippi leans on Google to crack down on illegal products
1 day ago - Reuters - Jun 18, 2013 6:14 PM
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Mississippi's attorneygeneral said on Tuesday he would subpoena documents from GoogleInc as part of a probe into allegations the Web searchcompany facilitated the...
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Mississippi leans on Google to crack down on illegal products
1 day ago - Reuters - Jun 18, 2013 6:14 PM
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Mississippi's attorney general said on Tuesday he would subpoena documents from Google Inc as part of a probe into allegations the Web search company facilitated the sale of drugs without a prescription and other illeg
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Mississippi leans on Google to crack down on illegal products
1 day ago - Reuters - Jun 18, 2013 6:14 PM
WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - Mississippi's attorney general said on Tuesday he would subpoena documents from Google Inc as part of a probe into allegations the Web search company facilitated the sale of drugs without a prescription and other illeg
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Google Puts Consumers at Risk, AGs Say
1 day ago - CNBC - Jun 18, 2013 5:45 PM
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Google challenges surveillance court on First Amendment grounds
1 day ago - Reuters - Jun 18, 2013 5:35 PM
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Google Inc asked the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to allow it to publish aggregate numbers of national security requests it receives separately from criminal requests, on First Amendment grounds.
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UPDATE 1-Google challenges US surveillance court on 1st Amendment grounds
1 day ago - Reuters - Jun 18, 2013 5:33 PM
SEATTLE, June 18 (Reuters) - Google Inc asked the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to allow it to publish aggregate numbers of national security requests it receives separately from criminal requests, on First Amendment grounds
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UPDATE 1-Google challenges US surveillance court on 1st Amendment grounds
1 day ago - Reuters - Jun 18, 2013 5:33 PM
SEATTLE, June 18 (Reuters) - Google Inc asked the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to allow it to publish aggregate numbers of national security requests it receives separately from criminal requests, on First Amendment grounds
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UPDATE 1-Google challenges US surveillance court on 1st Amendment grounds
1 day ago - Reuters - Jun 18, 2013 5:33 PM
SEATTLE, June 18 (Reuters) - Google Inc asked the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to allow it to publish aggregate numbers of national security requests it receives separately from criminal requests, on First Amendment grounds
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UPDATE 1-Google challenges US surveillance court on 1st Amendment grounds
1 day ago - Reuters - Jun 18, 2013 5:33 PM
SEATTLE, June 18 (Reuters) - Google Inc asked theU.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court on Tuesday to allowit to publish aggregate numbers of national security requests itreceives separately...
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Google challenges US surveillance gag
1 day ago - FT - Jun 18, 2013 5:24 PM
Legal motion marks most forceful attempt yet by a US internet company to rebuff reports it has been involved in widespread surveillance operations
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Google files First Amendment court case against NSA surveillance secrecy
1 day ago - CNN Money - Jun 18, 2013 5:10 PM
Google says it wants to disclose when the government sends data requests like those in the newly discovered Prism program.
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Google wants to reveal how many secret security requests it gets
1 day ago - LA Times - Jun 18, 2013 5:05 PM
Google is petitioning the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for approval to reveal detailed information about the amount of national security requests it receives.
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Google cites 1st Amendment in transparency push
1 day ago - MarketWatch - Jun 18, 2013 4:55 PM
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Google Inc.on Tuesday petitioned a court to let it publish separately national security government user-data requests, citing its rights under the First Amendment. The move expands on Google's earlier request to publish
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Google Cites 1st Amendment In Transparency Push
1 day ago - Fox Business - Jun 18, 2013 4:55 PM
Google Inc. on Tuesday petitioned a court to let it publish separately national security government user-data requests, citing its rights under the First Amendment.
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Google’s Effort to Skirt Regulation May Invite More Scrutiny
1 day ago - NY Times - Jun 18, 2013 4:45 PM
Google may have pushed the boundaries of the law in its Waze deal, but the question is whether the government pushes back.
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