Welcome to CyberCoders' Weekly Roundup! Every week, we handpick the top five stories from around the web that offer great insight into hiring in the tech industry.
1. Square Beware! Amazon Goes In For The Kill (readwrite)
Watch out Square, there's a new card reader in town.
On Wednesday, Amazon released Local Register, a card reader that allows merchants to accept credit and debit card payments on Amazon, Android and Apple devices. Amazon is upping the ante by taking just 1.75% vendor fee per swipe, compared to Square's 2.75%.
2. A Field Guide to All the Jerks You Work With (Fast Company)
An interesting guide on how to deal with negative co-workers, with a few valuable tricks to keep you in a positive mood everyday.
3. Samsung Buys SmartThings for a Reported $200 Million (Mashable)
Launched as a Kickstarter project in 2012 after a power outage at CEO Alex Hawkinson's vacation home, the SmartThings App was created to turn your home into a "smart home," one you can control right from your smartphone. Samsung has reportedly purchased the startup for $200 million.
4. Catching Up with the Creator of Yo: ‘It’s Our Job to Show That It’s Not a Joke’ (Yahoo Tech)
It may be hard to believe that an app that has one function, to send your contacts the word "Yo," added 1 million users since its release in June, and even harder to believe that it was worth $1 million. But it's no joke that Yo is evolving, and founder and CEO Or Abel wants you to know that he's here to stay.
5. Windows 9 preview expected next month (The Verge)
Mark your calendars - Microsoft is expected to deliver an early preview version of Windows 9 next month. Read on for more details.
