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January 23, 2015, 9:20 PM

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Bloomberg:

Box shares close at $23.23, up over 65% on first day of trading after $175M IPO — Box Surges in Cloud-Storage Debut After $175 Million IPO — Box Inc. jumped in its trading debut after raising $175 million in its initial public offering. — The shares rose 73 percent to $24.25 …

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Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:

Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Cortana, revamped Start menu, and Xbox app — Although Microsoft originally said it would release its new Windows 10 preview next week, the company has launched it today. The January build, as the company is calling this version …

Rene Ritchie / iMore:

Google's Project Zero discloses three OS X vulnerabilities requiring access to machine; Apple's fix is still only in Yosemite's beta build — Latest OS X 10.10.2 beta kills Google-disclosed vulnerabilities dead — Google's Project Zero research program has disclosed and released proof …

More: Ars Technica, CNET, Ubergizmo, AppleInsider, MacRumors, InvestorPlace, PC World, TechnoBuffalo, O'Grady's PowerPage, SlashGear, iPhone Hacks, MacDailyNews, Engadget, MacNN, iPhone in Canada Blog and Lowyat.NET

BuzzFeed:

Uber suspended at least a dozen drivers because they complied with California law and registered commercial plates — Flouting Law, Uber Suspends Drivers For Properly Registering Cars — The ride-hailing giant has suspended some drivers in California who registered cars for commercial use.

More: bizjournals, San Francisco Chronicle, VentureBeat and Gizmodo

Jack Chang / Associated Press:

China blocks VPN services that skirt online censorship — BEIJING (AP) — China is blocking VPN services that let users skirt online censorship of popular websites such as Google and Facebook amid a wider crackdown on online information, tech companies and specialists said Friday.

More: StrongVPN.com Blog, TechCrunch, en.people.cn, Reuters, Bloomberg, ITProPortal, South China Morning Post, International Business Times, VPN Creative and The Next Web

Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

Sony, Google, Apple Hit With Lawsuits Over Pre-1972 Music — The lawsuits have the potential of wiping out much older music from the Internet. — All of the leading providers of streaming music are now in the scorching hot legal zone involving pre-1972 music after seven lawsuits were filed …

More: Gigaom, AppleInsider, MacRumors, The Next Web, Wall Street Journal, Music Times, Patently Apple, RAIN News, Electronista and The Register

Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:

Apple HomeKit incompatible with home automation accessories not licensed as MFi products that connect over WiFi, like Nest Thermostat — Apple details HomeKit compatibility with competing home automation platforms, rules out rival Wi-Fi gear — Apple will allow its upcoming Siri-controlled …

More: Re/code, iMore, iLounge, Macworld, MacRumors, SlashGear, TechnoBuffalo, AppleTell, AppleInsider, iPhone in Canada Blog, Electronista, MacNN, SlashGear and iLounge. Thanks:@justinkahnmusic

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Google Joins Apple, Others Cutting Off Crimea, Blocks AdWords, AdSense, Google Play — Yet more developments around how U.S. sanctions on Crimea, in retaliation against Russia's annexation by Russia, are being adopted by tech companies: Google is the latest to start complying with the orders …

More: TASS, ABC News, GSMArena Blog, 9to5Mac, Android Police, Xinhua News Agency, Gigaom, VentureBeat, Electronista, 9to5Google and iMore

Husain Sumra / MacRumors:

Popular Task Management App ‘Any.do’ Comes to Mac — Any.DO today announced the launch of a Mac version of Any.Do, the company's popular task management app for iOS, allowing users to manage their tasks and to-dos on multiple platforms throughout the day. While the app quietly went live last week …

More: The Any.do Blog, Lifehacker, iPhone Hacks, SlashGear, App Advice, iMore, The Next Web and The Verge

GoPro:

GoPro, NHL team up to offer live HD footage from the player's perspective starting All-Star Weekend — GoPro and NHL: New Partnership Will Change the Way You Watch Hockey — In an unprecedented first for GoPro, a new partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL) and the NHL Players' Association …

More: TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Investor Relations, USA Today, CNET, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, Fortune, bizjournals, The Next Web, CNNMoney.com, Engadget, Boston Herald, Benzinga, SportTechie, Seeking Alpha, ABC News and GeekWire. See also Mediagazer

Andreessen Horowitz:

Andreessen Horowitz explains 16 tech trends of interest including VR and machine learning — 16 Things — We don't invest in themes; we invest in special founders with breakthrough ideas. Which means we don't make investments based on a pre-existing thesis about a category.

More: Forbes, VentureBeat, Business Insider and VentureBeat

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Marco della Cava / USA Today:

Ford opens new Silicon Valley research lab to attract tech talent, work on autonomous cars — Ford's new Silicon Valley outpost seeks tech talent — PALO ALTO, Calif. — The earth-toned office building looks like any other here in Silicon Valley, an airy low-rise designed …

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