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October 3, 2014, 6:25 PM

Top News

John Paczkowski / Re/code:
Apple to hold event for iPads, iMacs and Yosemite on October 16  —  Code/red: Apple to Hold iPad Event on October 16  —  // HAPPENING TODAY  — JPMorgan Chase continues to vigilantly monitor its, cough, “situation.”  — The Evernote Conference.  — Tom and Jerry's new racism warning on Amazon Prime.
Jayadevan PK / The Economic Times:
Google is developing a WhatsApp-like standalone messaging app likely to launch in 2015, targeting India and other emerging markets  —  Google planning to launch own mobile messaging app similar to WhatsApp  —  BANGALORE: After losing WhatsApp to Facebook in a multibillion dollar acquisition bid …
Reuters:
Facebook plotting first steps in healthcare: support communities for ailments and preventative care apps  —  Exclusive: Facebook plots first steps into healthcare  —  (Reuters) - Facebook Inc already knows who your friends are and the kind of things that grab your attention.
Wall Street Journal:
Yahoo planning to reinvest some of its Alibaba cash in Snapchat at a $10B valuation  —  Yahoo Nears Investment in Snapchat  —  Internet Portal Part of Fundraising Talks That Value Messaging App at $10 Billion  —  Yahoo Inc. plans to reinvest some of the cash it made from an early bet …
Wall Street Journal:
Google Is Working on Displays That Can Connect Together  —  Google's Projects Lab Developing Screens That Can Connect to Form a Big Seamless Image  —  Google Inc. is building self-driving cars and balloons to beam Internet service from the sky.  Now it also wants to make giant TVs.
Amy Schatz / Re/code:
Marriott to pay $600K settlement for FCC complaint about jamming guest hotspots  —  Marriott Settles FCC Complaint About Blocking Rival Wi-Fi Networks  —  Marriott International agreed to pay $600,000 to settle a federal complaint that it illegally blocked rival Wi-Fi networks at a Nashville resort …
Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
New data suggests FBI may be lying about how it located Silk Road's server and IP address  —  Silk Road Lawyers Poke Holes in FBI's Story  —  New court documents released this week by the U.S. government in its case against the alleged ringleader of the Silk Road online black market …
Josh Chin / Wall Street Journal:
Hong Kong Protests Lead to Censorship on WeChat  —  As the pro-democracy protest crowds in Hong Kong have ebbed and flowed, one thing that has not changed is the level of censorship on China's most popular instant messaging app.  —  Throughout the week, users of WeChat inside mainland China …
Graham Cluley:
Malware dubbed Mac.BackDoor.iWorm has has infected 17k Macs, forming a botnet which receives communications from Reddit posts  —  17,000 Macs recruited into malware botnet, with a little help from Reddit  —  Researchers at Russian anti-virus company Dr Web believe that they have uncovered a new botnet …

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