Marc Andreessen Visits Peter Thiel’s Stanford Class To Talk Startups, How He Invests & The Future

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It wasn’t so long ago that Peter Thiel began publicly pushing the somewhat controversial idea that higher education is in a bubble , or launching an initiative to help smart young people “stop out of school.” That’s why for someone who’s advocated for alternatives to higher education, invested in them , and said “we have to reset what the bar is at the top,” it was slightly unexpected when Thiel decided to begin teaching at the top.

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How to Securely Share a Password with Someone Using LastPass [Passwords]

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Occasionally, you need to share a password with someone. Maybe it's a shared office-wide password, your family's Amazon login, or maybe you just want to share a Netflix account with your roommate.

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Groupon expands beyond deals with rewards program

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Groupon wants to be known for more than just deals. It is launching a free loyalty program called Groupon Reward for U.S. consumers and merchants, part of a bigger effort to become the “operating system for local commerce,” as Groupon CEO Andrew Mason put it earlier this week.

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Fuggedaboutit: New Jersey firm claims patent on 3G, sues Apple, Samsung

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This one is a doozy even by the standards of the runaway smartphone litigation of the past few years. A New Jersey company claims it owns 3G technology and wants the entire industry to pay up

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Dish’s Ergen: Streaming on Netflix “devalues” Mad Men

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Don’t try to pawn off the argument to Dish Network chairman Charlie Ergen that “catch-up” viewing of previous seasons on Netflix, Amazon and iTunes augments current-campaign ratings for shows like Mad Men .

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Get the Samsung Galaxy S III video multitask feature with Stick It!

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One of the nifty new software features on Samsung’s Galaxy S III smartphone is called Pop Up Play; it allows you to watch a video while multitasking on the phone. That may not be a “must have” feature for everyone, but I can see the value. If you’re watching a movie or YouTube video and a text or email comes in requiring a response, you can quickly manage it while still watching your mobile flick

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Target will yank Kindles–why?

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According to a memo obtained by The Verge, Target will stop carrying Kindles in its stores or on its website after Mother’s Day. The source tells the Verge that the change is due to a “conflict of interest.” The memo says “Target has reviewed our product assortment and has made the decision to no longer carry Amazon hardware (i.e., Kindle)

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Another nail: UK ISPs must block Pirate Bay

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The entertainment industry may have failed to win legislation forcing UK ISPs to block access to websites which illegally host copyrighted content, but that doesn’t mean site blocking can’t take place at all. In the High Court on Friday, five ISPs were ordered to block access to The Pirate Bay a few weeks from now

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No, AirPlay Is Not The New Apple TV

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Editor’s note :  David McIntosh is the founder and CEO of Redux , a fast-growing video discovery company. Redux is the top downloaded app on Google TV, and you can read David’s other guest posts here . If you asked your mom or dad what DLNA or UPnP stood for or did, would they just look at you weird

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Reuters: Apple in talks to stream films owned by Epix, no deal expected before September

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It's reasonably well known at this point that Apple is looking to line up partnerships for some sort of a streaming video service. We've heard again and again that it's coming, so get ready to hum along with that 'ol tune one more time

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