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Passenger claims he was “kidnapped” by an Uber driver and taken on a “high-speed” chase — Man visiting D.C. says Uber driver took him on wild ride … Well, the tweet pretty much says it all. — On Tuesday, Ryan Simonetti, CEO of New York-based Convene, had an Uber ride he won't soon forget.
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Tweets: @rwsimonetti, @mattashburn and @timothypmurphy
| Liz Gannes / Re/code: |
Google, Canon, Dropbox and Others Pool Patents to Ward Off Trolls — A coalition of technology companies large and small has created a sort of arms-control treaty to prevent future abuses of their intellectual property. — Among Google, Canon, SAP, Newegg, Dropbox and Asana, there are nearly 300,000 patent assets on the line.
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The Register, TechnoBuffalo, ITworld.com, Bloomberg, SlashGear, ZDNet, 9to5Google, Engadget and Ars Technica
| Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter: |
Aereo Lays Out New Survival Strategy in Letter to Judge — The company attempts to pay statutory license fees as a cable operator. The broadcasters respond that the new defense to copyright infringement is “astonishing.” — The Supreme Court has handed down its big decision on the legality of Aereo …
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All Aereo, The Verge, Engadget, CNET, Re/code, The Register, TechCrunch, The Next Web, All Aereo, Multichannel News, The Wrap, Variety, Bloomberg, Reuters, BetaBoston and Deadline.com
Tweets: @alisternburg and @bsookman
See also Mediagazer| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Insiders offer a contrasting account to details in Whitney Wolfe's complaint against Tinder — The Story Of Whitney Wolfe Vs. Tinder — It's hard to write a story without a protagonist, but here goes. In the past week, Tinder's former VP of Marketing Whitney Wolfe filed a complaint …
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Thanks:@alex| Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times: |
Dish tells FCC to block Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal — Satellite broadcaster Dish Network wants the government to block Comcast Corp.'s proposed purchase of Time Warner Cable. In meetings with top Federal Communications Commission officials earlier this week, Dish said a combination …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Leaked Documents Show How Yelp Thinks It's Getting Screwed By Google — Documents leaked to TechCrunch from inside Yelp allege that Google is manipulating its search results to favor Google+ content over Yelp content. The materials accuse Google of blatantly highlighting its own products …
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Search Engine Land, 9to5Google, SlashGear, eWeek, ZDNet and New York Times. Tweets: @dannysullivan
| Eric Slivka / MacRumors: |
4.7-Inch iPhone 6 Rear Shell Shown in High-Quality Photos and Video — Over the past six weeks, we've seen a few photos and even a video of what has been claimed to be the actual rear shell of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, showing a nearly all-metal design with separate bands presumably to accommodate the antennas at the top and bottom.| Sebastian Anthony / ExtremeTech: |
10Gbps over a copper telephone line: A new world record set by Bell Labs — The telecommunications masters at Bell Labs have managed to deliver a world record connection speed of 10Gbps (10,000Mbps) over copper wires. Dubbed XG.fast, the new technology could be used to massively extend … | Patricia Laya / Bloomberg: |
Carlos Slim to break up telecom giant América Móvil in Mexico amid regulatory crackdown — Carlos Slim to Dismantle Mexican Empire — Billionaire Carlos Slim is bowing to imminent antitrust legislation by planning a breakup of America Movil SAB (AMXL)'s phone operations …
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| Tony Romm / Politico: |
Apple noted to the FTC in January that Google Play also allowed kids to make unauthorized in-app purchases — Apps and kids: Google may be next in FTC crosshairs — Apple leaped into action after the Federal Trade Commission cracked down on iPhone and iPad apps that let kids spend their parents' money without permission.
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Gigaom, MacRumors, The Daily Caller, CNET, Ars Technica, iPhone in Canada Blog, InvestorPlace, Cult of Mac, Ubergizmo, MobileBurn.com, AppleInsider, SiliconBeat, Electronista, MacDailyNews and 9to5Mac. Tweets: @tonyromm. Thanks:@ericengleman
| Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom: |
White House pulls plug on controversial Patent Office nominee after tech sector backlash — The Obama Administration has changed its mind over a plan to name pharmaceutical executive Phil Johnson as head of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, according to multiple sources.
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Wall Street Journal and The Hill. Tweets: @mpetricone, @iam_magazine, @xor and @jeffjohnroberts
| David Shamah / The Times of Israel: |
“Red Alert: Israel” app now using Yo to deliver rocket attack alerts — Red Alert app offers a Yo! update on missile attacks — A mobile platform developed by two Israeli volunteers spreads the word on Israeli communities in danger- in real time
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ABC News, The Verge, Digital Trends, The Independent, Valleywag and Fast Company. Tweets: @barryshrage. See also Mediagazer
| Tim-o-tato / Droid Life: |
Google Camera Update Brings Remote Shutter Function to Android Wear Devices — A recent update to the official Google Camera app has brought new functionality to the Android Wear platform, which means your smartwatch can now act as a remote shutter button for your smartphone.
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Android Police, The Next Web, VentureBeat, Engadget, Ausdroid, Ausdroid, 9to5Google, TechHive and CNET
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
PayPal Makes Good On Its Braintree Acquisition With Launch Of New Developer Tools, The Braintree v.zero SDK — Payments gateway Braintree is making its first significant product announcement since its acquisition by PayPal last year, with the launch of a jointly developed Braintree SDK (software development kit) for developers.
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Blogtree, braintreepayments.com, VentureBeat, ReadWrite, VatorNews, PandoDaily, The Next Web and Gigaom. Tweets: @mdudas
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft brings video editing to Windows Phone 8.1 with Video Tuner — Windows Phone has always been missing good video editing tools, and Microsoft thinks it now has the answer. Available today, Video Tuner is the latest in a series of additional apps developed by the Nokia part of Microsoft.
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Windows Phone, The Next Web, SiliconANGLE, Softpedia News, Ubergizmo, HotHardware.com News, Gigaom, SlashGear, PC World, Softpedia News and Neowin. Tweets: @dujkan
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Google Adds Android Smartphone And Tablet Screen Mirroring To Chromecast — Google has released a feature for Chromecast announced at Google I/O this year - Android device screen mirroring. The update today brings the much-desired feature to all Chromecast-capable devices and makes Google Cast …
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Official Android Blog, The Next Web, Electronista, Phandroid, Geek.com, Mashable, Engadget, 9to5Google, Gigaom, CNET, Gizmodo and TechHive
| Don Reisinger / CNET: |
Samsung is only firm buying subsidiary's mobile-display tech — Samsung Display's AMOLED technology is often found in parent company Samsung's products, but according to the CEO, Samsung's rivals aren't interested. — Samsung's Galaxy S5 — Andrew Hoyle/CNET
Tweets: @whatthebit
| Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal: |
Google Cloud now offering 2TB of free storage for a year to compete with Amazon and Microsoft — With Google Offer, Cloud Storage Gets Closer to Free — Google Wednesday fired another shot in the price wars for cloud-computing services, offering businesses more free storage in an effort …
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SmallBusiness.com, eWeek and 9to5Google
| Tricia Duryee / GeekWire: |
The honeymoon is over: Expedia and Groupon no longer co-branding travel deals — Groupon and Expedia are scaling back a 3-year-old partnership that focused on selling heavily discounted travel deals together. A Groupon spokesman confirmed today that the daily deals company and the online travel agency … | Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Forget “OK Glass,” MindRDR Is A Google Glass App You Control With Your Thoughts — Google Glass has made a name for itself (somewhat infamously) as head-mounted hardware that you can control with your voice and a sliding finger. Now, a team based out of interactive studio This Place in London …
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GitHub, BBC, Engadget, The Next Web, Tnooz, Wired.co.uk and Android Central. Thanks:@debrabenson
| Aloysius Low / CNET: |
Singapore passes anti-piracy law enabling copyright owners to block sites like Pirate Bay — Singapore passes law to block illegal sites — The Singapore government has passed an amendment to the country's Copyright Act that will let content owners compel service providers to block infringing sites, like Pirate Bay.| Sam Colt / Business Insider: |
NYC's Taxi Commission says Lyft unauthorized in New York City, drivers may be fined — Ridesharing Startup Lyft Will Continue Operating In NYC Despite Threats From The City's Taxi Commission — Lyft's run in New York City may be startlingly short-lived.
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New York Times, TechCrunch, CNET, Forbes, Laughing Squid, myfoxny.com, The Next Web and Gothamist
| Richard Nieva / CNET: |
Google Glass creator: Glass not only answer to life after smartphones — Babak Parviz, a Google X director who led development of the product, talks about the beginnings of Glass, and where he hopes it will go. — SAN FRANCISCO — It seems like everyone's got an opinion on Google Glass …
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TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Business Insider and WebProNews
| Amy Schatz / Re/code: |
Senator Asks FTC to Look Into Facebook Mood Experiment — Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia asked the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to look into whether Facebook's experiment on the ability to manipulate emotions on Facebook using the data of 700,000 unwitting users may have violated …
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Mark R. Warner, CNET, Business Insider, VentureBeat, Ashburn Patch News and The Verge
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