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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
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Cablevision to launch Wi-Fi-only mobile phone service Freewheel; $9.95/month if bundled with home internet, $29.95 for other customers — This is big: Cablevision launches Wi-Fi-only mobile phone service — Janko Roettgers — Cablevision is getting ready to pick a fight with your mobile phone company.| 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.| New York Times: |
Verizon's Mobile ‘Supercookies’ Seen as Threat to Privacy — For the last several months, cybersecurity experts have been warning Verizon Wireless that it was putting the privacy of its customers at risk. The computer codes the company uses to tag and follow its mobile subscribers around the web …
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A16Z Leads $58M Round In UK's TransferWise To Ramp Up Its P2P Transfer Business — TransferWise, the fast-growing UK-based P2P money transfer startup that has reportedly been in talks with Facebook for remittance services, has raised a large tranche of funding led by one of the social network's earliest backers.
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A Rare Glimpse Inside The Life And Mind Of Oracle CEO Mark Hurd — “My day starts at 4:30 a.m. and I sort of have two speeds, fast and stop,” Mark Hurd quipped cheerfully when we asked about his day. — We were meeting at Oracle's upscale executive offices on the top floor of the main building … | 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.| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Google signs deal with NFL to show highlight clips in YouTube, Search, will share ad revenues — NFL Video Highlights — And More — Come to YouTube and Google — It took a long time but it's finally done, just in time for the Super Bowl: Pro football finally has a deal with Google to distribute some of its video.
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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 …
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Signs of progress: One month with Android Wear 5.0 — Android Wear 5.0 came out last month—it was the third noteworthy update to the wearable OS, following versions 4.4W.1 and 4.4W.2. It's not a significant enough update to merit its own standalone review, but it's been a while since our last check-in with the platform.| Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: |
Malaysia Airlines Site Hacked By Lizard Squad — Hacker group Lizard Squad, which took down Xbox Live and the Sony PlayStation Network last month, have claimed credit for an attack on Malaysia Airlines' website. The site currently displays a picture of a lizard in a top hat and monocle …
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