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January 20, 2015, 7:35 AM

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Jessica E. Lessin / The Information:
Google in talks to invest in SpaceX at $10B+ valuation to support Internet satellites project  —  Google Nears Major Investment in SpaceX to Bolster Satellites  —  Google is close to investing in rocket maker SpaceX, according to several people familiar with the talks …
Christian Oestlien / The Twitter Blog:
Twitter announces acquisition of Bangalore-based ZipDial, a marketing platform for missed calls  —  Bringing Twitter to more people around the world  —  We're very pleased to announce we've reached an agreement to acquire ZipDial (@zipdial), a product partner based in Bangalore, India …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Apple Cuts Off Developers In Crimea Following U.S. Sanctions  —  Tensions between Russia and the U.S. over Crimea are spilling into the world of tech: developers are reporting that Apple is sending out notices of termination to people whose accounts are registered in Crimea …
Tim Culpan / Bloomberg:
Source: HTC to unveil smartwatch with Under Armour fitness service integration and flagship M9 phone with Snapdragon 810, 20MP rear camera in March  —  HTC Said to Plan Better Camera Phone, First Smartwatch in March  —  HTC Corp. (2498) plans to unveil a marquee phone in March with improved camera …
Lizzie Wade / Wired:
How small towns in Mexico are building their own cellular networks because commercial providers won't  —  Where Cellular Networks Don't Exist, People Are Building Their Own  —  Inside the cloud that is perpetually draped over the small town of San Juan Yaee, Oaxaca, Raúl Hernández …
Ricardo Bilton / Digiday:
Techmeme's Gabe Rivera on tech media: ‘A lot of intellectual dishonesty’  —  Gabe Rivera has a love-hate relationship with the tech media world.  Known both for helming curation site Techmeme and for his often sarcastic Twitter personality, Rivera is knee-deep in the cut-throat Silicon Valley …
Stuart Dredge / Guardian:
Lizard Squad's LizardStresser hacked and customer details made public  —  Researcher says hacker group took $11k worth of bitcoin payments for its DDoS service, but stored usernames and passwords in plain text  —  Hacking group Lizard Squad made a name for itself with high-profile attacks …
Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:
As It Seeks New Regulations In NY, Airbnb Estimates It Would Collect $65 Million In Taxes There  —  Airbnb has been trying to win over regulators and lawmakers in New York by pledging to crack down on illegal hotel operations and collect taxes from rentals that happen on its platform.

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