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Top Stories of the Day // August 31, 2014

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Today's Top Stories // Aug 31, 2014

AnandTech Founder Anand Lal Shimpi Retires From Writing

We don't always note when fellow tech writers hang up their hats, as those posts can start to seem a bit inside baseball-y. There are times when we just... read more

Amazon Vs. Hachette: Fewer Middlemen Equals A Better World

By now everyone is well aware of the ongoing battle between Amazon and publisher Hachette. The thing is, we all know how this story ends, we just don't know... read more

Intel’s CEO Envisions A Future Where Wearables Don’t Look Like Wearables — And It’s Not That Far Away

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich foresees a day when a wearable is no longer seen a one-size-fits-all device that you put on your wrist. That day could be coming sooner... read more

Five Factors In Building Giants Of The Big Data Era

As we enter the second half of 2014, it would be fair to say that big data has gone mainstream, attracting coffee table books, multiple industry landscapes,... read more

Lessons From The Sharing Economy

Companies everywhere are jumping on the sharing economy trend - from sharing skills to houses to cars, the sharing economy is transforming many industries.... read more

How The Digital Revolution Can Fix Scientific Publishing And Speed Up Discoveries

Scientific, Technical, and Medical (STM) publishing is big business. It generates $19 billion in revenue per year, the majority of which is earned by a few... read more

Cultural Realities Of Latin American Entrepreneurship

One of the brilliant things about tech leaders and pundits in Silicon Valley is their true passion for entrepreneurship and their belief in the power of the... read more

TOP VIDEOS

Gillmor Gang: Summertime Blues

 The Gillmor Gang — Dan Farber, Robert Scoble, John Taschek, Kevin Marks, Keith Teare, and Steve Gillmor.... read more

CrunchWeek: Twitch's $1B Sale, Snapchat's $10B Valuation, Uber's Operation SLOG

 You can tell when summer is coming to an end: The weather turns cooler, the days run shorter, and tech news... read more

Hands-On With Hyperlapse, Instagram's New Video Creation App

 Instagram has just launched a brand new standalone app called Hyperlapse, which focuses entirely on mobile... read more

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