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• Reddit CEO Ellen Pao's exit has users asking: who was responsible?

  11-07-2015 18:56 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Reaction ranged from celebration to dismay as some wonder whether company used Pao as a scapegoat, a theory rejected by a board member Related: Reddit's Ellen Pao is latest female CEO blamed for inherited woes, experts say While vitriol against the Reddit chief executive Ellen Pao dominated the site in the weeks leading up to her resignation on Friday, in the hours after her departure discussions centered on whether this was the company’s plan and how responsible users were for her ousting.Con
  
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• Airbnb San Francisco backlash: thousands petition for more oversight

  11-07-2015 18:36 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  More than 15,000 seek new limits on the number of nights hosts can offer visitors – but Airbnb advocates say middle-class owners are the ones most hurtA battle over one of the country’s most expensive rental markets intensified this week when thousands of San Francisco residents petitioned the city to restrict home sharing websites like Airbnb. More than 15,000 signed a petition calling for more oversight as well as new restrictions on the number of nights hosts can offer.Continue reading...
  
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• Reddit's Ellen Pao is latest female CEO blamed for inherited woes, experts say

  11-07-2015 16:25 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  As Pao steps down following a petition and death threats, sociologists and other observers point to a ‘glass cliff’ for female executivesFemale chief executives like Ellen Pao may reach the pinnacle in business only to discover that they have risen to the top of a precarious “glass cliff”.
  That was the analysis of one expert in the aftermath of Pao’s decision to resign from Reddit late on Friday, after almost a week during which users hurled insults, hate mail and even death threats he
  
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• iPods getting spec update, new colours next week

  11-07-2015 15:22
  
  It looks like Apple isn't ready to let the iPod die off just yet: French website iGen reports that new models are arriving on 14 July with upgraded processors for the iPod touch models.Those new colours we got a glimpse of a couple of weeks ago are apparently going to be available, and the cosmetic refresh is going to cover the whole line: iPod touch, iPod nano and iPod shuffle.The smaller models won't get spec bumps, iGen says, but the touch is going to get a 64-bit upgrade on the 32-bit A5 it
  
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• Roundup: 7 great TV shows to watch this weekend

  11-07-2015 13:09
  
  Having a seemingly endless number of shows at your fingertips seems like a very good thing, but it can also make the decision process a heck of a lot harder. So if you're planning some down time this weekend, we've rounded up a list of some of the best TV shows to spend some time with, covering both the UK and US. If you want specific rundowns of the best shows for Netflix, you can find that here. And here's a list of our top picks from Amazon Prime.Mr RobotThe much-hyped and atmospheric new ser
  
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• Running Man of Tech: A beginner's guide to turbo training

  11-07-2015 13:01
  
  I'm going to be sweating forever I'm currently tapping this out in the back of my soon-to-be brother-in-law's car as he takes me and my (now) fiancée to the airport for a week in New York. I'm sweating buckets because I tried to sneak in a quick interval run before we left, which meant I bolted in through the door with only a few minutes to go to disapproving looks and the fastest shower of my life.
  I've definitely forgotten something important, I've got that post run 'I CAN'T STOP SWEATING
  
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• Ellen Pao, ex-Reddit CEO, on gender bias in Silicon Valley - video

  11-07-2015 12:38 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Ellen Pao, who resigned as Reddit chief executive on Saturday, speaks to Katie Couric for Yahoo News in April about gender discrimination in the workplace. Pao is interviewed shortly after losing a landmark sex discrimination lawsuit against a former employer. Pao tells Couric that sexism in the workplace is a hard issue for people to confront, and says women are often undermined in countless small ways Continue reading...
  
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• Huawei's Nexus will come with an Android app store for China

  11-07-2015 12:17
  
  We first heard rumours that Huawei is in line to produce the new Nexus back at the end of February, and since then plenty of anonymous sources have been queueing up to confirm such a device is indeed on the cards.This weekend there's another report that a Huawei-made Nexus is indeed on the way, with an extra tidbit of information - the companies are also busy working on an Android app store for China.The Google Play Store isn't available in China due to government regulations, with Android users
  
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• Get ahead in Silicon Valley: Upgrade your mind with a brain buzzer

  11-07-2015 12:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  One device applies electric currents to your head to help you meditate while another encourages you to breathe more deeply – Silicon Valley is abuzz with entrepreneurs offering gadgets to help you ‘upgrade your mind’Using nootropic drugs to ‘upgrade your mind’Upgrade your diet with meals in a beakerAt the San Francisco consciousness hacking monthly meet-up, about 150 personal development geeks are crowding around hi-tech consumer devices that promise a more relaxed you. There is a brai
  
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• Get ahead in Silicon Valley: take nootropic brain drugs

  11-07-2015 12:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Some in Silicon Valley claim that a combination of supplements, over-the-counter medications and other chemicals taken together can improve cognitive functionUpgrade your mind with a brain stimulatorUpgrade your diet with meals in a beakerJesper Noehr, 30, reels off the ingredients in the chemical cocktail he’s been taking every day before work for the past six months. It’s a mixture of exotic dietary supplements and research chemicals that he says gives him an edge in his job without ill ef
  
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• Get ahead in Silicon Valley: replace real food with liquid meals

  11-07-2015 12:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Mixing protein powders, fish oils, vitamins and minerals into a blender and drinking the results is seen in Silicon Valley as the new way to consume a healthy diet without the burden of eating real foodUpgrade your mind with a brain stimulatorUsing nootropic drugs to ‘upgrade your mind’ It is late evening and biochemist George Bonaci, 27, is standing in the kitchen of the San Francisco technology hub where he works, casually making the next day’s breakfast and, quite possibly, lunch and di
  
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• Hacking Team hack casts spotlight on murky world of state surveillance

  11-07-2015 11:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The recent dump of the company’s private documents revealed the blurred moral lines of ‘digital mercenaries’ providing software that could violate human rights
  In contrast to many of the private companies performing outsourced aggressive surveillance work for the world’s spy agencies, Hacking Team doesn’t try to hide behind a generic corporate identity. Gamma International, Academi and QintetiQ could be companies doing anything, but Hacking Team – well, it doesn’t take a genius to
  
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• Powered picnicking to colour-coding robots

  11-07-2015 11:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  Our favourite tech innovations this week include a refreshing new way to share party snaps, and a carry-on briefcase that carries youThis summer ditch the wicker basket and embrace picnic 2.0. Updating alfresco dining for an urban setting, Atelier Teratoma have created the technopicnic, kitting out this portable case (actually a foldable table) with solar panels, bluetooth-connected screen, speakers, silver pillows, lights and even USB ports so you can plug in your phone for a power boost. Comme
  
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• Week in Gaming: Toys-to-life are exploiting the most nostalgic generation ever - and I don't mind

  11-07-2015 11:00
  
  Remember childhood? That time when you were more likely to get a grazed knee than RSI? When having a Caprisun and a Lunchables box was something you could do without everyone thinking you were making an ironic lunchtime statement? Long before you'd ever even heard the words "Excel" and "toner" and were more likely to be found prancing around the playground shouting "I'm a unicorn!" than getting those copies of the Johnson files for your boss?Good times, eh? But thos
  
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• How to build the best Raspberry Pi 2 media server

  11-07-2015 09:53
  
  IntroductionWho needs the likes of Sky Anytime or Virgin Media's On Demand services when you can build your own personally tailored digital media library? This is a library that contains your personal, curated collection of music, TV shows and movies. It's accessible from any room in your home (or outside it), and there's no digging through CDs, sitting through DVD intros or flicking through someone else's choice of content, 90% of which you have no interest in.In this tutorial, we'll show you h
  
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• Should Twitter trolls be named and shamed?

  11-07-2015 07:59 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  The option to share your ‘block’ lists offers Twitter users a new way to tackle online abusers, but would identification be a step too far?Partner at Kingsley Napley lawyers Continue reading...
  
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• On the road: Charge Grater 3 Mixte – bicycle review

  11-07-2015 07:00 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  ‘This bike seems like my perfect match – but is it too good to be true?’Like a dating profile that promises more than a real-life human could ever deliver, the Charge Grater 3 Mixte always seemed too good to be true. Just as few men are handsome, kind, able to complete cryptic crosswords and jumpstart an engine, so does the Grater promise that bit too much for its £549.99 price tag. The key is finding the catch.A bike fitted with Shimano Nexus hub gears – eight of the beauties –
  
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• SDCC 15: Every Comic-Con 2015 trailer you need to watch

  11-07-2015 06:51
  
  Comic-Con 2015San Diego Comic-Con is the Mecca for comic, video game, movie and TV fans.On its show floor you'll find dozens of panels with the actors and artists who create the year's biggest blockbuster films. This year's show runs from July 9 to July 12 (plus a preview night that went down July 8), and should hold plenty of juicy information on DC's new Batman vs. Superman movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and X-Men: Apocalypse. For those that can't catch the trailers as they debut, we've g
  
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• SDCC 15: Watch new Star Wars: The Force Awakens behind-the-scenes clip

  11-07-2015 05:27
  
  A new reel for Star Wars: The Force Awakens premiered at Comic-Con 2015 Friday, and it offers a different look of the forthcoming film than we've seen before.The 3:42-long clip takes viewers behind the scenes into the making of Episode 7, and it's a ride. There are Storm Troopers with flamethrowers, gorgeous sets and, perhaps best of all, moments with the actors including Simon Pegg (who appears to be playing an alien), Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford. The latter two actors are in f
  
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• Reddit chief Ellen Pao resigns after receiving 'sickening' abuse from users

  11-07-2015 02:51 via feeds.theguardian.com
  
  ‘I’m just another human,’ says outgoing boss, who was forced to quit by users angry about alleged attempts to curb the site’s ‘anything goes’ toneEllen Pao, the interim chief executive of Reddit, has resigned following a user backlash against the sacking of one of the company’s employees.Pao, who became an international symbol for gender imbalance in Silicon Valley when she lost a landmark discrimination lawsuit, leaves after around eight months in the job and will be replaced by t
  
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• Mac Tips: How to clean your Mac: 3 best apps to remove clutter

  11-07-2015 02:47
  
  Got an Apple, Mac or iOS tech question? We have the answer. This time we take a look at some good options for helping you remove unwanted files from your Mac. It's not necessary for everyone, but if you want some help cleaning up your Mac, these apps will help you cut through the clutter.QuestionJust wondering - can you guys can tell me what program you would recommend to clean a cluttered Mac?AnswerFor the most part, Macs are pretty good at not leaving behind a lot of clutter, although when you
  
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• ​Reddit CEO Ellen Pao resigns after week of 'sickening' attacks

  11-07-2015 01:20 via zdnet.com.feedsportal.com
  
  After a week of turmoil at Reddit, its much disliked interim CEO Ellen Pao has resigned.
  
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• SDCC 15: Comic-Con 2015 led us deeper down the virtual reality rabbit hole

  11-07-2015 01:02
  
  Welcome to the VR LoungeWhile San Diego Comic-Con 2014 mixed cosplay with Google Glass, this year it's all about virtual reality.Conference company Dentheld a special "VR Lounge" event just outside of the San Diego Convention Center Thursday night, offering anyone interested in VR or AR [augmented reality] the chance to demo someof what's being developed in the space, including the ability to walk around the Holodeck of theEnterprise from Star Trek: The Next Generation.Whilethere was n
  
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• Analysis: Microsoft has big plans for HoloLens, but will it actually deliver?

  11-07-2015 00:42
  
  The many HoloLens partnershipsIn the days before E3 2015, Oculus announced a brand new partnership with Microsoft that took everyone by surprise. The announcement left me wondering, "What would the future hold for HoloLens now that its maker was involved with another headset?"I previously pondered how the partnership could affect the HoloLens, but following developments before, during and after this year's E3, I'm now left wondering what is HoloLens's killer app, if not gaming?Microsof
  
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• Reddit's under-fire boss Pao resigns

  11-07-2015 00:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ellen Pao, the chief executive of influential news and links sharing website Reddit, resigns following a huge community backlash.
  
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