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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 …
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| 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 …
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| 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 … | Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Deutsche Telekom CEO says T-Mobile's current approach is unsustainable, still hopes for merger — Deutsche Telekom CEO Holds Out Hope for a T-Mobile U.S. Deal (Exclusive) — Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges said that for all of T-Mobile's short-term gains in the United States …
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| 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 …
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| Henry Blodget / Business Insider: |
Uber says their San Francisco revenues now running at $500M per year, more than triple taxi revenues in the city — Uber CEO Reveals Mind-Boggling New Statistic That Skeptics Will Hate — The valuation of car-hailing service company Uber has always given skeptics apoplexy.| Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet: |
Windows 8.1 with Bing is free for OEMs making Intel-based tablets that are 9 inches or smaller, $15 for larger tablets — How much does Microsoft make from PC makers with Windows 8.1? — Summary:Microsoft is making Windows 8.1 available to its PC partners for anywhere from ‘zero dollars’ to $15 per copy …
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Magzter Launches Magzter Gold, Offering Unlimited Access To 2,000+ Magazines For $9.99 A Month — Startup Magzter is already selling many magazines on the web and mobile devices, but it's been focused on traditional purchase models — buying single issues, or annual subscriptions to individual titles.
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Businessweek.com, Gigaom, iMore, AndroidHeadlines.com, The Next Web and TUAW. Tweets: @mathewi. See also Mediagazer
| 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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| 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 …
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PandoDaily. Tweets: @gaberivera, @martinsfp, @rich_trenholm, @ryanlawler, @gaberivera, @laurengoode, @fmanjoo and @mgsiegler. See also Mediagazer
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Amazon announces plans to make movies for theaters, Prime streaming — Amazon Studios is going to start making movies, and you'll be seeing them in theaters before they become available for streaming on Prime. Fresh off Golden Globe wins for its original series Transparent …
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