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January 26, 2015, 8:50 AM

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Guardian:
WikiLeaks demands answers after being notified that Google handed over three staffers' emails to the US government in 2012  —  WikiLeaks demands answers after Google hands staff emails to US government  — Search giant gave FBI emails and digital data belonging to three staffers
Natt Garun / The Next Web:
Sling TV review: Not quite the cord cutter's dream, but a bargain for millennial families  —  The unbundling trend is trickling down from apps to television with the launch of Sling TV, Dish Network's US-only, live TV subscription service at just $20 a month - no contract required.
Kieren James-Lubin / O'Reilly Radar:
An explanation of the stumbling blocks to blockchain scalability and some possible solutions  —  Blockchain scalability  —  Author note: Vitalik Buterin contributed to this article. … In a talk at CoinJar last fall, well-known bitcoin expert Andreas Antonopoulos made the following comment:
Jon Southurst / CoinDesk:
Coinbase to launch first regulated US bitcoin exchange on Monday, approved by half of all state regulators  —  Coinbase Secures Approval to Launch Regulated US Bitcoin Exchange  —  Bitcoin wallet and brokerage Coinbase is set to launch a US exchange on Monday - one that is already approved by 50% of all state regulators.
Mike Beasley / 9to5Mac:
Tweetbot for Mac pulled from App Store after authentication issues, possibly tied to Twitter token limits  —  Twitter's war on developers continues: Tweetbot for Mac falls victim to token limit, gets pulled from App Store  —  In November, 9to5Mac brought you an exclusive interview …
Ashlee Vance / Businessweek:
Profile of OneWeb founder Greg Wyler and his plan to launch 648 low-orbit internet satellites by 2018 amid burgeoning competition  —  The New Space Race: One Man's Mission to Build a Galactic Internet  —  Greg Wyler is friendly and gregarious and talks about his business plans with a fervor that borders on the religious.
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Kenneth Wong / Bloomberg:
AT&T Agrees to Buy Nextel Mexico for $1.875 Billion Minus Debt  —  AT&T Inc. (T), the second-largest U.S. mobile-phone carrier, agreed to buy NII Holdings Inc. (NIHDQ)'s Mexican business for $1.875 billion minus debt.  —  The deal includes companies that operate under the name Nextel Mexico …
Kyle Orland / Ars Technica:
PlayStation Now performs remarkably well on a fast connection, proving game streaming can work  —  With PlayStation Now, Sony proves that game streaming works  —  When Sony launched its PlayStation Now service as a beta last year, the ridiculous per-game rental pricing structure stopped us …

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