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Reset the Net Campaign

CTOvision

Fight for the Future , a nonprofit that advocates for digital rights and Internet freedom, is spearheading an anti- National Security Agency protest on June 5 th to Reset the Net. How the Reset the Net protest will actually manifest itself remains to be seen.

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Amazon’s online store sales dip below 40% of net sales for first time, and other earnings notes

GeekWire

The chart below is what Amazon’s net sales look like in raw numbers over the past several years, broken down into the major business segments reported by the Seattle-based company. Here are the same results, expressed as a percentage of net sales. Amazon is undergoing a steady transformation under CEO Andy Jassy. billion.] .”

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Video Helps Your Customers In Their Moment Of Need

Forrester IT

Your customers use apps like Facebook, Skype, Snapchat, and Facetime to hold video calls and you should be using video to connect with them, too. The cultural and technology barriers to easy video chat have come down in recent years. A UK-based bank deployed video chat for its advisors to use with high net worth clients.

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Facebook’s plan to offer free internet in developing countries ended up costing users, WSJ reports

The Verge

Facebook partners with mobile carriers in developing countries like Indonesia, the Philippines, and Pakistan to give users free access to Facebook and a few other websites, but users have been unknowingly getting charged by their cellular providers, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Tech Moves: Absci chief legal officer to depart; Cajal Neuroscience hires exec

GeekWire

The company, which is developing technologies to accelerate the process of drug discovery, said the separation is not due to any operational, policy, or practice disagreements. Its net loss rose to $41.7 Cajal Neuroscience named Kimberly Scearce-Levie as chief development officer. based biotech company Absci , will depart Sept.

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Slack and Amazon vs. Microsoft Teams: Why voice and video are essential in enterprise messaging

GeekWire

Slack and Amazon recently announced a significant partnership where Slack will power its voice and video infrastructure with Amazon Chime. This deal is significant for several reasons — on the surface, it will help Slack enable video calls on mobile and provide text transcription. Launching a call natively in Slack. Slack Image).

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RealNetworks expands facial recognition tech to ID celebrities in videos — and it’s actually pretty useful

GeekWire

RealNetworks is releasing a browser extension that automatically identifies celebrities and other public figures in YouTube and Netflix videos, using the same facial recognition technology that the company originally developed for use with live surveillance video at schools, casinos and airports. RealNetworks Image).

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