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Exploit released for vulnerability targeted by Linksys router worm — Technical details about a vulnerability in Linksys routers that's being exploited by a new worm have been released Sunday along with a proof-of-concept exploit and a larger than earlier expected list of potentially vulnerable device models.| New York Times: |
Punching Above Its Weight, Upstart Netflix Pokes at HBO — On the night of the Golden Globes ceremony last month, Netflix and HBO held dueling parties at the Beverly Hilton hotel. Bono and Julia Roberts mingled underneath a bejeweled tent as Netflix, the upstart streaming service …
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
iTunes Connect update brings modernized look, sales breakdowns by category, region and more — Sales data redacted. — Apple today updated the Sales and Trends section of iTunes Connect, giving developers more detailed information about the origin of their apps' sales as well as a modernized visual style.
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| Jon Southurst / CoinDesk: |
Mt.Gox says fix in place for transaction vulnerability, Bitcoin withdrawals to resume “soon” — Mt. Gox: Bitcoin Withdrawals Will Resume Soon — Mt. Gox has issued an official statement saying it has found a workaround for its bitcoin transaction malleability problems, which will see bitcoin withdrawals resume “soon”.
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| Kara Swisher / Re/code: |
Bound by 10-year Microsoft search deal, Yahoo's Mayer focusing on mobile and contextual search over web and keyword search — More on Mayer's Search Plans for Yahoo: The “Three S's” and Slipping Through a Microsoft Loophole — Since Re/code revealed in weeks ago that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Secret revealed: inside the most scandalous social network — Will anonymity make Secret essential reading — or become its undoing? — Late on a Saturday evening in San Francisco, at a party filled with tech workers, people keep retreating to odd corners to stare at their phones.| Bloomberg: |
Talks for including Netflix on Time Warner set-top boxes are on hold after Comcast deal announcement — Netflix Talks for Time Warner Cable Carriage Said to Slow — Netflix Inc. (NFLX)'s effort to secure a place for its video-subscription service on Time Warner Cable Inc. set-top boxes …
| Karyne Levy / Business Insider: |
Google To Take Over San Francisco Space For Engineers Who Don't Want To Commute To Silicon Valley — You know what's worse than a Google bus in the middle of San Francisco's Mission District? — A Google-owned building in the middle of San Francisco's Mission District.
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| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
Philips takes on Apple's iBeacon with lights that send deals to your smartphone — Philips is already one of the biggest names in smart light bulbs, and now it's beginning to test a new unit that could be even smarter. At a retailer in Düsseldorf, Philips is piloting a lighting unit … | Reuters: |
Spotify seeks to hire U.S. filings expert as bankers eye IPO — (Reuters) - Online music streaming service Spotify is recruiting a U.S. financial reporting specialist, adding to speculation that the Swedish start-up is preparing for a share listing, which one banker said could value the firm at $8 billion.
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| Sarah Lacy / PandoDaily: |
Pando raises Series A of $1.2M+, about half its seed raise, led by “unconventional” Tennessee-based investors — The new Pando: “Speaking truth to the new power” — Two years and one month ago, I officially founded PandoDaily. I had $2.5 million of investor money …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Microsoft Partners With DocuSign To Bring eSignatures To Office 365 — Microsoft and eSignature service DocuSign today announced a long-term partnership that will make it easy for Office 365 subscribers to submit and sign documents without leaving Microsoft's Office apps.
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