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Dorian S. Nakamoto denies he's Bitcoin founder, heard of Bitcoin 3 weeks ago — AP Exclusive: Man denies he's bitcoin founder … LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man Newsweek claims is the founder of Bitcoin denies he had anything to do with the digital currency.
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See also Mediagazer| Leah McGrath Goodman / Newsweek: |
Elusive bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto is reportedly a 64-yr old living in California — The Face Behind Bitcoin — Satoshi Nakamoto stands at the end of his sunbaked driveway looking timorous. And annoyed. He's wearing a rumpled T-shirt, old blue jeans and white gym socks …
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Thanks:@lainnafader. See also Mediagazer| Jeff Garzik / Bitcoin Foundation: |
The Bitcoin project is decentralized; it has no leader by design — We Are All Bitcoin — There is never a dull moment in Bitcoin. Today we have seen heightened media speculation on the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. As of this writing, we have seen zero conclusive evidence that the identified person is the designer of Bitcoin.
| Bloomberg: |
Nakamoto Named as Bitcoin Father Denies Involvement, Flees — A 64-year-old physicist, identified by Newsweek magazine as Bitcoin's creator, denied involvement in the digital currency before leading reporters on a multi-vehicle car chase and entering an Associated Press bureau.
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Pixelworks Discloses Relationship With Apple — Wednesday afternoon, Pixelworks made a major (and mandatory) disclosure to the SEC that Apple represented more than 10% of its revenue. — The stakes couldn't be higher for Apple. Any consumer device that can run a smart phone operating system is strategically important.
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Apple building support for driving 4K displays at ‘Retina’ resolution, 60Hz output from 2013 MacBook Pros — 4K display running at “Retina” resolution on 10.9.3 — Earlier today, Apple provided developers with the first beta for the upcoming release of OS X Mavericks version 10.9.3.| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Vine officially bans all sexually explicit content — Vine has previously taken steps to hide pornographic and sexually explicit videos that users share, but today it's outright banning the content. The company has updated both its rules and terms of service to prohibit sexually explicit material.| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Mercedes-Benz plans aftermarket CarPlay installations for older vehicles by end of the year — Update: Mercedes told us its “goal is to offer an after market solution by the end of the year.” — There have been a lot of mixed reviews of Apple's CarPlay, a new feature that brings iOS …
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| Brooks Barnes / New York Times: |
Disney's Game and Internet Division Cuts One Quarter of Its Workforce — GLENDALE, Calif. - Disney's struggling video game and Internet division laid off roughly 700 employees on Thursday, or 26 percent of its global staff, in a major retrenchment that includes a shift in advertising strategy at Disney.com.
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| Rajat Agrawal / bgr.in: |
Exclusive: Former Apple CEO John Sculley to launch smartphone brand in India — Former Apple CEO John Sculley is planning on launching a new smartphone brand in India. The yet unnamed brand will be led by Ajay Sharma, who was heading Micromax's smartphone division and was also at one time HTC's India head.
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| Jason Koebler / Motherboard: |
Commercial Drones Are Completely Legal, a Federal Judge Ruled — For the moment, commercial drones are, unequivocally, legal in American skies after a federal judge has ruled that the Federal Aviation Administration has not made any legally binding rules against it.
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| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
Sean Parker formally leaves Founders Fund — Sean Parker will not make new investments for Founders Fund, but will maintain board seats like Spotify. — FORTUNE — Sean Parker is no longer making new investments on behalf of Founders Fund, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm … | Zachary M. Seward / Quartz: |
Twitter ad rates down 18% Q4 2013 according to annual report — Twitter's ad rates continue falling, down 18% last quarter — Twitter's advertising rate keeps falling. — The average cost to advertise on Twitter's website and mobile apps dropped 18% in the last three months of 2013 …
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| Cade Metz / Wired: |
How Facebook used Origami, Tweaks and execution engine customizations in the design and implementation of Paper — Facebook Paper Has Forever Changed the Way We Build Mobile Apps — Mike Matas was sitting on an L-shaped couch inside one of the largest offices at Facebook … Thanks:@srikardr
| Ellis Hamburger / The Verge: |
Facebook rolls out a simpler newsfeed redesign a year after first try was scrapped due to negative feedback — Facebook goes back to basics with latest News Feed redesign — After a year testing an aggressive update, Facebook finally settles on a look — Almost exactly one year ago …
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| Gregg Keizer / Computerworld: |
Microsoft plans to patch critical under-attack IE bug next week — Will ship four updates for Windows XP in second-to-last round of patches for the aged OS — Microsoft today announced it will deliver five security updates to customers next week, two tagged as “critical,” …
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| Takashi Mochizuki / Wall Street Journal: |
Japan Government Says Bitcoin Not a Currency — Government Also Says Commercial Banks Not Allowed to Provide Bitcoin as a Product — TOKYO—The Japanese government officially said Friday that bitcoin is not a currency and will not be regulated as a financial product.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple Releases Revamped iTunes Festival App Ahead of SXSW, iOS 7.1 Not Required — Apple today updated its iTunes Festival app to version 5.0, ahead of next week's SXSW iTunes Festival, which kicks off on Tuesday, March 11. As noted by MacStories, the iTunes Festival app shows …
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