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December 9, 2014, 4:41 AM

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Taylor Soper / GeekWire:
Portland files lawsuit against Uber, asks company to stop operating illegally … The Uber vs. Portland showdown continues to progress, with the city filing a lawsuit on Monday afternoon against the transportation startup.  —  As we reported earlier today, Portland regulators spent …
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Linux rootkit spyware has targeted governments, pharmaceutical companies in over 45 countries for years  —  Powerful, highly stealthy Linux trojan may have infected victims for years  —  Researchers have uncovered an extremely stealthy trojan for Linux systems that attackers have been using …
Greg Miller / Wired:
How the Google Maps team refines their maps with a combination of algorithms and meticulous manual labor  —  The Huge, Unseen Operation Behind the Accuracy of Google Maps  —  Inside Atlas, Google's map-editing program, operators can see where Street View cameras have captured images (colored dots), and zoom in with a spyglass tool.
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Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
YouTube offers some of its stars bonuses to post exclusively to the service for a limited time before posting to rivals  —  YouTube Offering Its Stars Bonuses  —  Google Inc.'s YouTube unit is racing to lock up its top stars as rival online video services court them aggressively.
Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
New variation of POODLE TLS attack is easier to execute, with 10% of websites vulnerable  —  Meaner POODLE bug that bypasses TLS crypto bites 10 percent of websites  —  Some of the world's leading websites—including those owned or operated by Bank of America, VMware …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook Brings Graph Search To Mobile And Lets You Find Feed Posts By Keyword  —  Facebook is finally getting serious about search.  Today it's challenging Google for finding answers and Twitter for checking real-time chatter with the launch of keyword search.
Jared Newman / PC World:
Grooveshark will launch $0.99 streaming radio service called Broadcasts in January, pay Pandora-like royalties  —  Grooveshark gives fully-legal streaming a shot with ‘Broadcasts’ radio service  —  After years of battling with record labels and ultimately getting outdone by Spotify, Grooveshark is taking on Pandora instead.
Eugene Kim / Business Insider:
YouTube Boss Susan Wojcicki Joins Salesforce.com Board  —  Susan Wojcicki, a Google veteran and currently the head of Google's YouTube business, has joined Salesforce.com's board of directors, the company said on Monday.  The move happened last Friday.  —  Wojcicki has been with YouTube …
Jillian D'Onfro / Business Insider:
Amazon Has A Plan To Deliver Your Packages In Only One Hour If You Live In New York City  —  Amazon has been testing the idea of using bike messengers to help deliver packages within an hour in New York City, sources tell The Wall Street Journal.  —  The program — called Amazon Prime Now …
Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:
Apple Stores recruiting fashion/luxury experts ahead of Apple Watch debut  —  We've already seen how Apple is presenting the upcoming Apple Watch, which it calls its most personal device yet, as not just another technology device but also a piece of jewelry that the fashion world will be proud to embrace.
Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica:
Hackers responsible for Sony breach demand the “movie of terrorism” be pulled, likely referring to “The Interview”  —  Sony Pictures attackers demand: “Stop the terrorist film!”  —  New data dump on SPE execs along with a helping of malware.

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