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Qualcomm trims about 4,500 jobs and $1.4 billion from books

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by on July 22, 2015 at 9:21 pm
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In an attempt to cut roughly $1.4 billion in costs, San Diego-based Qualcomm is trimming 15 percent of its total workforce, or around 4,500 jobs. The announcement came as the company announced its quarterly earnings, which beat analysts’ expectations. Qualcomm reported earnings of 99 cents per share on the back of $5.83 billion in revenue. Per-share earnings beat forecasts (95 cents per share), but overall earnings fell just shy of expectations ($5.55 billion). Discussing the change, Qualcomm CEO Steve Molenkampf said the job cuts were all about creating better profitability. We are making fundamental changes to position Qualcomm for improved execution,…

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Dropbox has acquired communication service Clementine

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by on July 22, 2015 at 8:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Dropbox has acquired the communication service Clementine. Terms were not disclosed, but those using Clementine will have until August 31 to transition elsewhere. In a blog post announcing the acquisition, the Clementine team says “Our mission and passion for workplace collaboration remains the same. Our stage will grow dramatically as Dropbox builds on our technology.” Dropbox has not yet made an announcement on the acquisition. In addition to chat, Clementine also offers conference calling features. Users can call each other without exchanging phone numbers, or join conference calls. This is just the latest acquisition for Dropbox, which is rapidly creating…

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Celebs are endorsing Uber in a totally authentic grassroots campaign against NYC Mayor [Update: It worked]

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by on July 22, 2015 at 7:13 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider

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Uber is in the middle of a nasty fight with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio over a potential limit to the number of drivers on city streets. The company already sent de Blasio to the burn unit over a shady dig at the idea deployed right in the app. And now celebrities are expressing their outrage on Twitter via the “grass roots” hashtag #UberMovesNYC. One notable tweet came from actor (and Uber Sky customer) Neil Patrick Harris, which has been retweeted more than 400 times: .@BilldeBlasio: 25K new residents use @Uber_NYC each week. How is a fixed # of cars supposed to…

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Nourish is a countertop device that’ll mix dietary supplements based on your fitness data

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by on July 22, 2015 at 7:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

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Nutrition is complicated, but it doesn’t have to be. At least, that’s what the folks at FitNatic are trying to prove with the Nourish, a personal nutritionist, ingredient mixer and supplement store all in one, launching today on Indiegogo. The basic concept is relatively simple – Nourish is a box-with-a-touchscreen that contains a selection of nutrients it mixes into your own personal health cocktail. There are 16 of these nutrient ‘seeds,’ and you can customize them based on your preferences and needs. Even in prototype form, it’s a pretty cool-looking device But it does a lot more than just arbitrarily…

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7 reasons why email marketing is smart for small businesses

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by on July 22, 2015 at 6:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, email, Insider

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If you’re a small business owner, there’s always too many things to do. Things you should be doing, or things you could be doing. There’s probably always a decade’s worth of stuff you could be doing. The question is, what are the best things you should be doing? The most effective things. What deserves top placement on that unbelievably competitive publication known as your to-do list? As you know from the headline above, I’m about to make the case that email marketing should be on top of your to-do list, or at least near the top. Since starting email marketing for my startup Due, we’ve…

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