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January 16, 2015, 6:55 AM

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BBC:
Google Glass to become an independent division reporting to Tony Fadell; Glass Explorer Program shutting down; production of device in current form to end  —  Google calls end to Glass programme but says kit is not dead  —  Google is ending its experimental Google Glass programme, the BBC has learned.
James Ball / Guardian:
Newly uncovered US cybersecurity report finds encryption vital to protect private data, and is at odds with David Cameron's proposal  —  Secret US cybersecurity report: encryption vital to protect private data  —  Newly uncovered Snowden document contrasts with British PM's vow to crack down on encrypted messaging after Paris attacks
More: Ars Technica and The HillTweets: @dangoodin001
Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Timeline news app launches to give the historical context behind the day's headlines  —  Timeline Launches News App To Give You The Context Behind The Day's Headlines  —  One big complaint about current news coverage is that there's not enough context — an article or TV report might tell …
Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
Hacker's List matches professional hackers with those needing their service for $100 - $5,000  —  Need Some Espionage Done?  Hackers Are for Hire Online  —  A man in Sweden says he will pay up to $2,000 to anyone who can break into his landlord's website.
Tweets: @mikeisaac
South East Regional Organised Crime Unit:
UK cybercrime unit and FBI arrest man in UK for DDos attack on Playstation Network and Xbox Live  —  Man arrested for ‘swatting’ and denial of service offences  —  SEROCU, has worked closely with the FBI on the operation which focused on the denial of service attack of Sony Playstation …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Dating site Zoosk cuts costs, lays off 15% of employees after putting IPO plans on hold  —  Dating Service Zoosk Lays Off 15% Of Staff, Company Confirms  —  Dating service Zoosk has laid off 15 percent of its employees this week, sources told TechCrunch, and the company now confirms.
Joe Rossignol / 9to5Mac:
Apple planning 5 new Chinese retail store openings by Feb, hiring for 15 new locations  —  Apple is committed to its promise of expanding its retail presence in China from 15 to 40 stores within two years.  Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts told Chinese website Xinhua that the iPhone maker …
Brendan Klinkenberg / BuzzFeed:
South Carolina Orders Uber To Stop Operations  —  The latest regulatory battle facing the ride-hailing giant.  —  http://blog.uber.com  —  Uber's increasingly bitter fight to operate in states across the country worsened today, as South Carolina issued an order to cease and desist all operations in the state.
Steven Johns / Neowin:
Moving the Steam folder on Linux is causing users' entire file systems to be deleted  —  Users of Steam on GNU/Linux are reporting that attempting to move the Steam folder - something that the GNU/Linux Steam installer doesn't allow you to set at the time of installation - is leading to everything being deleted recursively from root.
Marguerite Reardon / CNET:
Q&A with Tom Wheeler on net neutrality, legal challenges, Obama's role, and being the butt of late-night TV jokes  —  Net Fix: FCC chief on solving the Open Internet puzzle (Q&A)  —  With a vote looming on new rules for Internet access, Tom Wheeler talks candidly with CNET News about legal challenges …
More: National Journal and ZDNetThanks:@rogerwcheng
Brian Fung / Washington Post:
United for Patent Reform launches, a “super-coalition” against patent trolls brings together some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley  —  Patent reform advocates are launching a ‘super-coalition’ to whack patent trolls  —  What do department stores and restaurants have in common with search engines and social networks?
More: Politico
Ina Fried / Re/code:
Mobile Industry Generated $3.3 Trillion Last Year, Created 11 Million Jobs  —  A new study finds that the mobile industry last year produced more than $3.3 trillion in revenue.  —  That breaks down to more than $400 for every man, woman and child on earth.  So everyone must be feeling a little wealthier, right?

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