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November 25, 2013, 12:55 AM

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AllThingsD:
Apple Confirms Acquisition of 3-D Sensor Startup PrimeSense  —  Apple has completed its acquisition of PrimeSense, the Israel-based company focused on 3-D sensor technology, for a price sources said was around $360 million.  —  Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet confirmed the PrimeSense deal …
John Markoff / NYT Bits:
Study of Bitcoin transactions suggests link between Silk Road operator and Satoshi Nakamoto  —  Study Suggests Link Between Dread Pirate Roberts and Satoshi Nakamoto  —  Two Israeli computer scientists say they may have uncovered a puzzling financial link between Ross William Ulbricht …
Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:
Uber Strikes Deal To Lower The Cost Of Car Ownership For Drivers  —  On-demand transportation service Uber is trying to get new drivers on the road, while also improving the experience for those who are already on its platform.  To do that, it's partnered with a couple of auto manufacturers …
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Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica:
A spurned techie's revenge: Locking down his ex's digital life  —  Ads for software packages marketed specifically for stalking a partner.  —  NNEDV  —  The e-mail's subject line was “Interested in hiring you.”  The sender, a woman, said she had seen me on a local Baltimore news show talking …
Rebecca Grant / VentureBeat:
Waze debuts new feature where celebrities give you driving directions  —  Now you can have a celebrity give you driving directions.  —  Waze is partnering with Universal Pictures to roll out a celebrity voice navigation feature.  The first celebrity to guide you from point A to point B is comedian and actor Kevin Hart.
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Why Comcast isn't worried about the Xbox One  —  For its 50th birthday, Comcast would like another half-century of television dominance  —  While the tech world's attention is firmly planted on the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One, and their bids to take over the living room, Comcast is having a party.
Christopher Mims / Quartz:
Mobile-only startup Boxed starts shipping its limited selection of bulk goods nationwide  —  How 10 people built a competitor to Amazon.com for $1 million—in 90 days  —  “Being a scrappy startup, it's funny to see some of our designers forklift once in a while,” chuckles Chieh Huang, CEO of Boxed.

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