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Diversity in Tech: Facebook Taps the NFL's Playbook to Increase Diversity in Hiring

Facebook latest diversity innovation, one that's beginning to show results, was borrowed from professional football.
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Spotify Will Bring Short Video Clips to App This Week

Spotify will be adding video content to its Android app this week. With short video clips and podcasts, Spotify wants users to actively use the app instead of leaving it running in the background.
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Microsoft Surface Tablets Fail on Patriots During AFC Championship

The tablets failed on the Patriots' sidelines.
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Twitter Announces Departure of 4 Top Execs, CEO Trying to Revive Company

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced Sunday that four department heads would be leaving their positions. This is the biggest move Dorsey has made since he returned to the company in mid-2015.
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Coming Out on March 11?

The coming of Samsung’s next flagship, the Galaxy S7, is drawing near and much of its rumored features have already come out in the open.
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US Military's Cyborg Soldiers Project Under Development?

DARPA is developing a system that might very make the first cyborg soldiers in the planet.
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center & Rockstar Games Present: Live From Los Santos: The Music of Grand Theft Auto V - The 51st New York Film Festival

GTA 6 to Debut on PS5 and Xbox Two?

Will Rockstar's upcoming game be released on Sony and Microsoft's next-generation consoles?

PS Plus February 2016 Free Games List: 'Crypt of the Necrodancer' Out of the Running, So What's Left?

With the official announcement of the PS Plus free games list for February 2016 coming next week, it looks like the official kibosh has been put on a possible free release of a PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game, previously rumored to be part of next month's giveaway.

Social Media Sunday: Facebook's New Sports Hub, 3D Touch Features, & Twitter's Wall Street Woes Hit New Low

This week in social media, Facebook launched a sports hub designed to catch online social buzz over live sporting events. The company also figured out a technique to deliver 360-degree VR video with a fraction of the bandwidth, all while Twitter hit a new low on Wall Street.

Kapor Capital Seeks to Build Diversity Into the Bedrock of Startups with 'Founders' Commitment'

Venture capital firm Kapor Capital has decided to boost diversity in the next generation of Silicon Valley companies, by building commitments to it early.
Sony Holds Press Event At E3 Gaming Conference Unveiling New Products For Its Playstation Game Unit

Leaked 'Star Wars Battlefront' DLC Emerges Online

EA Brazil accidentally posted a video of the 'Star Wars Battlefront' that resulted to some leaked information about its upcoming DLC launch.
Annual Gaming Industry Conference E3 Takes Place In Los Angeles

Psychedelic Horror Game 'Layers of Fear' Scheduled to Launch on PS4

Developer Bloober Team confirms the arrival of the psychedelic game "Layers of Fear" on PlayStation 4 this coming Feb. 16.
Nintendo Heads East To Let Fans Play The Best Games Of PAX, Present And Future

Pokémon Red and Blue for 2016 Will Not Feature Restore Points; More Battling and Trading Details Revealed

Nintendo has released the Japanese manual for Pokemon Red, Green, Blue and Yellow versions of the game that is coming out for the 3DS console. However, Siliconera translated the manual and noted that all four versions of the game will not feature a Restore Point.
Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas Broadcast 2015

See the Buckingham Palace in This Exquisite VR Tour [Video]

VR is definitely the future.
World's Top Video Game Players Compete At World Cyber Games

Counter-Strike Matches Rigged? Team Quits Due to Fixed Matches

Controversy arises as a former team from CSGO.one alleges match rigging.
Game Maker Square Enix's Holds Event At E3 Conference

Final Fantasy VII Remake Trademarked in Europe; Check PS4 vs PS1 Graphics Comparison Here [Video]

Actual in-game footage from the PS4 remake of Final Fantasy VII is simply stunning. Plus, the remake seems to have an official title.
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Japanese Company Vinclu Previews Hologram Assistant [Watch]

The assistant would work similar to the Amazon Echo, but could be seen.
HTC One M9

HTC One M10 Might Not Appear at MWC Due to Design Change

The HTC One M10 was widely expected to be announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in late February. However, due to some rejected prototypes, designers are going back to work on the smartphone.
Verizon

Verizon Will Not Bring Back Unlimited Data

Verizon does not have plans to resurrect its unlimited data plans offered in the past. Even though AT&T brought back their unlimited data plan, Verizon is not planning the same.

iOS vs Android Market Share & Revenue: One Win for Each App Store in 2015

Apple and Google both saw gains for their respective app stores over 2015, but each dominated one specific metric over the other. For Apple's iOS App Store, the biggest win was in revenue. For Google's Play Store (Android), it excelled in growth and market share.
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