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Tim Cook to conservative think tank on sustainability: if you only care about ROI, stop investing in us — Tim Cook Soundly Rejects Politics of the NCPPR, Suggests Group Sell Apple's Stock — In an emotional response to the National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR) …
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| Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch: |
Comcast Is Acquiring Video Ad Company FreeWheel For $320 Million — Over the years, Freewheel has become the go-to ad-serving platform for many TV networks that stream their content online. And it's about to become part of the biggest distributor of content online and off.| Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac: |
Ferrari, Volvo, and Mercedes to unveil first iOS in the Car-integrated vehicles next week — When announcing iOS 7 last year, Apple previewed an upcoming featured called iOS in the Car that will allow automotive manufacturers to integrate iOS-powered mobile devices into the media centers in their cars.
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| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Nokia X hacked to run Google's Android apps and services — Nokia unveiled its X Android phones less than a week ago, with plans to use the handset to promote Microsoft services and not Google's. After just a few days, hackers have managed to gain root access to the Nokia X and covert …
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Apple Presses Labels For More 'Beyonce'-Type Exclusives In Wake of Downloads' Slide — Apple Inc.'s music chief Robert Kondrk has been pressuring major labels for releases similar to last year's Beyonce exclusive, excluding services like YouTube and Spotify to help shore up slowing download sales …
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| James Ball / Guardian: |
A look at the elaborate ICANN ceremony for its seven keyholders that underpins DNS security — Meet the seven people who hold the keys to worldwide internet security — It sounds like the stuff of science fiction: seven keys, held by individuals from all over the world, that together control security at the core of the web.| Nicole Perlroth / New York Times: |
At the RSA Security Conference, Things Get Testy and Then They Get Awkward — SAN FRANCISCO — It was hard to avoid the shadow of Edward J. Snowden at the annual RSA security conference this week. — The sprawling computer security conference held in the city's Moscone Center had protesters …
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| Katie Roof / Fox Business: |
Square IPO Postponed Indefinitely — Square, the mobile payments startup created by Twitter (TWTR) founder Jack Dorsey, has postponed its IPO indefinitely, FOX Business has learned. People with knowledge of Square's finances have indicated that the company is not ready to go public this year.
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| Taylor Soper / GeekWire: |
Seattle set to cap ride-sharing drivers that are ‘active’ at any given time — Seattle councilmember Bruce Harrell, right, speaks at Thursday's committee meeting. — Seattle is set to regulate the number of drivers that companies like UberX, SideCar and Lyft have active on their systems at any given time.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Adds Full Restaurant Menus To Its Search Results Pages — Here is a small but nifty update to Google Search: if you ask it to find a restaurant menu for you, it will now often just show you the menu right on the search results page. Try this for a search like “show me the menu for fogo de chao” …
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| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple will soon charge for out-of-warranty chat support, schedule repairs via new web payment system — Apple is about to begin charging users outside of their warranty for online chat support using a new web payment system it recently developed. Sources familiar with the project say Apple …
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MacNN, Ubergizmo, AppleInsider, iPhone Hacks, MacRumors and iPhone in Canada Blog. Thanks:@justinkahnmusic
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Uber Wants To Take Over The French Market By Using ‘Dumping Tactics’ — Urban transportation company Uber is fighting very hard to conquer France. It doesn't hesitate to redistribute bonuses of up to $1,100 a week to its drivers — these bonuses are higher than Uber's revenue from these drivers.Thanks:@mjburnsy
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