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Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy protection with $63.6M in outstanding debt; loses 750K customers' bitcoins, 100K of its own, worth in total $473M — Mt. Gox Files for Bankruptcy Protection — A lawyer for Mt. Gox announced at a news conference at the Tokyo District Court that the embattled bitcoin exchange … | Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica: |
Leaked: Just before Bitcoin catastrophe, MtGox dreamed of riches — At some point in recent weeks, MtGox appears to have pitched investors, arguing that it was poised to increase its profits 20-fold in just two years on the back of “no debt nor outside financing.”
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IPCom's $2.2 billion lawsuit against Apple thrown out by German court: no infringement found — Two different chambers (panels of judges) of the Mannheim Regional Court just announced a total of three rulings on standard-essential patent (SEP) infringement cases brought by IPCom …
| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Amazon Talks to Music Labels About a Streaming Service — Amazon gives away movies and TV shows to people who join its Amazon Prime subscription service. When will it start giving away music, too? — Maybe this year. People have been predicting that Amazon would offer a Spotify …
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Comcast deal is beneficial for Netflix but not for true net neutrality — Netflix and Net Neutrality — This article is by definition very US-centric, but the general principles apply broadly — For anyone remotely connected to technology, the idea that net neutrality is an unabashed …
| Dan Rayburn / StreamingMediaBlog.com: |
| Nitasha Tiku / Valleywag: |
How a Hacker Intercepted FBI and Secret Service Calls With Google Maps — Earlier this week, Bryan Seely, a network engineer and one-time Marine, played me recordings of two phone calls (embedded below.) The calls were placed by unwitting citizens to the FBI office in San Francisco …
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| Ji Adam Dou / Google Chrome Blog: |
Hands-free Google Voice Search in Chrome — If you've ever tried to cook and search at the same time—say, when your hands are covered in flour and you need to know how many ounces are in a cup—you know it can be tricky. With the latest Chrome Beta, you can search by voice on Google—no typing, clicking or hand-washing required.| Patrick Howell O'Neill / Daily Dot: |
Tor is building an anonymous instant messenger — Forget the $16 billion romance between Facebook and WhatsApp. There's a new messaging tool worth watching. — Tor, the team behind the world's leading online anonymity service, is developing a new anonymous instant messenger client …
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Microsoft to add a standalone Windows Enterprise version to its business line-up — Summary: Microsoft is introducing a Windows Enterprise Edition SKU available for the first time to those without Software Assurance. — Microsoft is tweaking its line-up of Windows versions for business users …
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Redesigns Hangouts For iOS, Adds Video Messages And Animated Stickers — California Court Rules In Favor Of Using Cellphone Maps While Driving — Google today launched a new version of its Google+ Hangouts for iOS app. This new version is the first to be fully optimized for iOS 7 … | Mark Ward / BBC: |
UK power companies denied cyberattack insurance because their defences are too weak — Energy firm cyber-defence is ‘too weak’, insurers say — Energy bosses are getting increasingly worried about the risks posed by cyber attack — Power companies are being refused insurance cover … | Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Google donates $6.8 million to fund free transit rides for San Francisco youth — Amid widespread protests over tech companies' use of public transit infrastructure, Google said today it would fund two years of free transit rides for San Francisco youth. The $6.8 million grant …
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California Court: Drivers Can Read Cellphone Maps … FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Drivers in California can legally read a map on their hand-held cellphones while behind the wheel, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. — The 5th District Court of Appeal reversed the case of a Fresno man …
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| Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch: |
Apple Explains Exactly How Secure iMessage Really Is — Millions and millions of people use iMessage every day. But how many people know exactly what's going on behind the scenes, or what happens to a message once you send it? — Maybe a handful. Up until now, the vast majority …
Tweets: @jtorraca
| Rip Empson / TechCrunch: |
Meet Oppia, Google's New Open Source Project That Allows Anyone To Create An Interactive Learning Experience — Google has become an increasingly active participant in the world of education, particularly when it comes to exploring the role technology can play in re-imagining the way we learn.| Brenna Hillier / VG247: |
“Free-to-play” shouldn't include in-app purchases, says European Commission — The European Commission has begun talks with tech companies and authorities to crack down on misleadingly advertised “free” games and apps. — “Consumers and in particular children need better protection … | Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Netflix engineers experiment with bump-based video sharing and sleep tracking — Netflix uses its internal Hack Day competitions to encourage new thinking around its streaming video service, and its latest event has produced a few clever experiments that we wouldn't mind seeing in finished apps.Sponsor Posts
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