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Predictions for 2015 on IPOs, Xiaomi, messaging, wearables, Bitcoin, cybersecurity, and more — What Is Going To Happen — Yesterday I wrote a post summing up what happened in 2014. In it I promised a post on what is going to happen. What I did not specify was how far forward I am going to look.
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| Fred Wilson / AVC: |
A look at some of the major technology trends from 2014 — What Just Happened? — I'm not much for the rear view mirror. I like to look forward, not back. I guess that's why I'm in the line of work I'm in. — But I'm going to force myself to look back at 2014 and explain what just happened.
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Thanks:@steverubel| Jon Southurst / CoinDesk: |
Japanese police suspect 99% of bitcoins missing from Mt. Gox are due to internal system manipulation, not hack — Missing Mt Gox Bitcoins Likely an Inside Job, Say Japanese Police — Blame for 99% of the bitcoins missing from Mt Gox falls on internal system manipulation and not any external attack … | Michael Crider / Android Police: |
OnePlus Releases Its First Non-Cyanogen Software: An Alpha Lollipop Build For The One — The situation between allegedly independent manufacturer OnePlus and its former software supplier Cyanogen Inc. is... strained. After the software company signed an exclusive deal with Indian manufacturer Micromax … | Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Twitter's ‘While You Were Away’ Recap Feature Is Rolling Out To Many Users — Back in November, Twitter announced plans to implement a number of new initiatives to boost user engagement, and one of those features — a ‘While you were away’ recap of tweets you may have missed — appears to be rolling out to significant numbers of users.
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Guardian, Business Insider, SocialTimes, Techcircle.in, UPROXX, SlashGear, Engadget, PandoDaily, SiliconANGLE, App Advice, The Next Web and The Verge. Tweets: @elilanger
| Violet Blue / ZDNet: |
India lifts block on Vimeo, Dailymotion, Weebly, and Github Gist, 28 sites remain banned — India lifts block on Vimeo; Pastebin, Internet Archive, others still banned — Summary:The Indian government's internet block on 32 websites, affecting nearly 300 million citizens …
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French search engine Qwant to launch child-friendly version this year, will have government support for use in schools — Qwant Wants to Be Alternative to Google — PARIS — Only a brave — or maybe foolhardy — company would take on Google. — Yet from a small office near the banks …
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| James Vincent / The Verge: |
New tax rules for digital goods take effect in Europe, affecting apps, ebooks, music downloads, more — Apps, ebooks, and album downloads are about to get more expensive in Europe — New legislation is making internet companies fork out more tax, and consumers will likely pay the price
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| New York Times: |
Interviews with Sony employees show that the company was slow to realize the gravity and impact of hacking — Sony Hacking Attack, First a Nuisance, Swiftly Grew Into a Firestorm — LOS ANGELES — It was three days before Thanksgiving, the beginning of a quiet week for Sony Pictures.
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Wall Street Journal, Tim Anderson's ITWriting, We Live Security, The Register, Gawker, The Verge, Mashable, BGR, Engadget, SlashGear and Engadget
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Mediaite, Schneier on Security, New York Post, Newsmax, International Business Times, The Intercept, Engadget, Norse, Re/code, darkREADING, Techdirt, Forbes, The Daily Beast, SC Magazine, Mashable, SlashGear and SecurityWeek
Tweets: @davidgarrettjr, @davidgarrettjr, @ahess247, @essobi, @declanm, @cyberwar, @kashhill and @fmanjoo
See also Mediagazer| Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac: |
Apple increases Mac and iOS Developer Program annual pricing by £19/€19 in a couple of EU countries, now £79 in UK and €99 in Germany — Apple increases iOS and Mac Developer Program pricing in EU countries to £79/€99 — Apple has quietly increased the cost …
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| Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal: |
Google Fiber could use utility poles and other utility-owned infrastructure under Title II, spurring broadband, company says in letter to FCC — Google Strikes an Upbeat Note With FCC on Title II — In a rare public comment by Google on net neutrality, the Internet giant this week … | Sarah Frier / Bloomberg: |
Snapchat raises $485.6M at $10B+ valuation from 23 investors — Snapchat Raises $485.6 Million to Close Out Big Fundraising Year — Snapchat Inc., among a pack of elite technology startups that has attained a valuation of $10 billion or more, capped the year with a filing that disclosed it raised $485.6 million.
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| Jeff Grubb / VentureBeat: |
Sony to give PlayStation Network members 10% off one transaction in PlayStation Store to make up for outage; qualifying PSN Plus subscribers get five days extra — Here's how Sony is going to make up for the PSN outage — PlayStation Network went down on Christmas as the result of a cyberattack …
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