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October 14, 2014, 10:00 AM

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Owen Williams / The Next Web:
Dropbox denies alleged 7M account hack, says expired logins were stolen from third-party services  —  [Update] Hundreds of Dropbox passwords leaked online but Dropbox denies it was hacked  —  A thread surfaced on Reddit today that contained links to files containing hundreds of usernames …
Anton Mityagin / The Dropbox Blog:
Dropbox wasn't hacked  —  Recent news articles claiming that Dropbox was hacked aren't true.  Your stuff is safe.  The usernames and passwords referenced in these articles were stolen from unrelated services, not Dropbox.  Attackers then used these stolen credentials to try to log in to sites across the internet, including Dropbox.
The Official Google Blog:
Google Shopping Express adds merchants, expands to Chicago, Boston, and Washington D.C., rebrands as Google Express  —  Google Express: more cities, more stores and a new name  —  One year ago, the first Google Shopping Express order was delivered—a box of granola.
Re/code:
Google May Lead $500 Million Round in Magic Leap Virtual Reality Tech  —  Google and other investors are planning a huge investment in Magic Leap, a secretive but boastful company building hardware and software it says will deliver “cinematic reality.”  —  Sources say Google is leading …
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
Skype launches mobile video chat app Qik with clips that disappear after two weeks  —  Skype today launched Skype Qik (pronounced “quick"), a new video messaging app meant to be used alongside the main Skype app.  The new mobile-only app is launching simultaneously on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone.
Tricia Duryee / GeekWire:
Amazon slated to open pop-up retail store in upscale San Francisco mall  —  Amazon is set to open a retail store in San Francisco as early as next week, according to a source familiar with the deal.  The store will be located at Westfield San Francisco Centre, a mall located in the heart …
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Revealed: ISPs Already Violating Net Neutrality To Block Encryption And Make Everyone Less Safe Online  —  One of the most frequent refrains from the big broadband players and their friends who are fighting against net neutrality rules is that there's no evidence that ISPs have been abusing …
Joe Belfiore / Blogging Windows:
Microsoft touts 1M registrations for Windows Insider Program to test Windows 10, cites solid usage and 64% installations on PCs, not VMs  —  Checking in on the Windows Insider Program  —  It's been awesome to see so many of you joining the Windows Insider Program and letting us …
Eric Calouro / NEWSBTC:
Dorian Nakamoto seeking donations for legal fight against Newsweek, will accept bitcoins  —  Man Pegged By Newsweek as Satoshi Nakamoto Plans Legal Action  —  Story Highlights  — Dorian Nakamoto planning lawsuit against Newsweek  — Chicago Sun-Times Reportedly Aims to Test Bitcoin Paywall February 1st 14.Jan
Chris Welch / The Verge:
Mailbox email app for Mac opens beta to all users  —  Anyone can now test out Mailbox for OS X. The Dropbox-owned email app has done away with its waitlist and is now letting all comers try Mailbox on the desktop.  We took a first look at Mailbox's move to Mac in August and came away impressed.
John Paczkowski / Re/code:
No Retina MacBook Air at Thursday Apple Event  —  // HAPPENING TODAY  — Salesforce.com's Dreamforce conference kicks off in San Francisco.  — The November issue of Vogue China hits newsstands with Apple's iWatch on its cover.  —  Retina MacBook Air Rumors to Continue for Foreseeable Future
Juli Clover / MacRumors:
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Anki Drive's AI-powered racing game now available on select Android devices  —  Anki Drive's AI-powered racing game arrives on Android  —  But mixed matches with iOS and Android still aren't possible  —  As it promised last month, Anki is making its artificial intelligence-powered racing game available on Android.
Eric Brown / LinuxGizmos:
Linux Foundation launches Dronecode, an open-source software platform for drones  —  Open source “Dronecode” UAV platform project launches  —  [Updated 4:25AM] — The Linux Foundation launched a collaborative “Dronecode Project” aimed at creating a shared open source platform for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land:
Google's Eric Schmidt: “Really, Our Biggest Search Competitor Is Amazon”  —  The attitudes of European policy makers toward Google seem to have hardened of late.  On various regulatory fronts, Google faces vocal critics and well-organized opposition.  Google's Eric Schmidt gave …

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