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January 3, 2015, 6:05 PM

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Brian Fung / Washington Post:
FCC says it will review a draft of net neutrality rules and vote on them by the end of February  —  Get ready: The FCC says it'll vote on net neutrality in February  —  Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
New details about Twitter's native video tool: videos up to 10 minutes long, Twitter to host and provide videos stats, more  —  Details Unveiled For Twitter's Native Video Player To Rival YouTube  —  Back in November 2014, Twitter announced that it would be launching a native video service …
Chance Miller / 9to5Google:
Acer announces first 15-inch Chromebook with Core i3 processor, 1080p display  —  To kick off CES 2015, Acer has announced its first ever 15-inch Chromebook.  The 15.6-inch screen makes it the biggest Chromebook released to date, but keeping trend with other Chromebooks on the market, the device is still affordable, starting at $250.
Steve Dent / Engadget:
Google's Project Zero posts Windows 8.1 flaw after Microsoft failed to patch it within 90 days  —  Google posts Windows 8.1 vulnerability before Microsoft can patch it  —  Google's Project Zero tracks vulnerabilities in software systems and reports them to vendors “in as close to real-time as possible” — a noble cause, no?
Mitchel Broussard / MacRumors:
Nielsen: song streaming in the US up 54% to 164B in 2014, song downloads down 12% to 1.26B, album downloads down 9% to 106.5M  —  U.S. Music Fans Continue Shift to Streaming Services as Apple Readies Beats Revamp  —  Paid music downloads, which have dominated the digital music market …
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
US sanctions North Korean intelligence agency, an arms dealer, and 10 individuals working for the government over Sony cyberattacks  —  US sanctions North Korea over Sony cyberattack … HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. is imposing sanctions on North Korea in retaliation for the cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Rich McCormick / The Verge:
Alcatel's Pixi 3 runs Windows Phone, Android, or Firefox OS; comes in 3.5", 4", 4.5", and 5" screen sizes; debuts at CES  —  Alcatel's new Pixi smartphone can run Windows, Android, or Firefox OS  —  Fresh off the news that it's acquired the Palm brand, Alcatel has a new Pixi for us.
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Scribd Raises $22M For Its Subscription E-Book Service  —  Scribd, a company offering unlimited access to half a million e-books for $8.99 a month, is announcing that it has raised $22 million in additional funding.  —  The round was led by Khosla Ventures, with Khosla partner Keith Rabois …

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