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February 1, 2015, 3:00 PM

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Ernesto / TorrentFreak:

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Andy Baio / Medium:

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Alexia Tsotsis / TechCrunch:

Newsweek's cover sexualizes and degrades women in tech, perpetuating the problems its article denounces — What (Some) Silicon Valley Women Think Of Newsweek — I have thoughts on this Newsweek article. — Tech has some issues. You read trade pub stories about sexual harassment and assault allegations so often its absurd.

Todd Spangler / Variety:

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Casey Newton / The Verge:

Sundance hit Tangerine was shot with an iPhone 5s, an $8 app, special lenses, and a Steadicam — How one of the best films at Sundance was shot using an iPhone 5S — Tangerine, a breakout hit from this year's Sundance Film Festival, is full of surprises.

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Kara Swisher / Re/code:

Twitter founders Jack Dorsey and Evan Williams unite to defend CEO Dick Costolo from activist shareholders — Could Activist Investors Take Aim at Twitter's Costolo? — Two weeks ago at a “tea time” at Twitter, co-founders and directors Jack Dorsey and Evan Williams …

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Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times:

China backpedals, calls Alibaba's efforts to curb the sale of fake goods on its sites “steadfast and resolute” — Chinese Agency Softens Criticism of Alibaba on Sales of Fake Goods — It was only two days ago that a Chinese government regulator chastised the Alibaba Group …

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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:

Under new 25Mbps broadband definition, Comcast has 56% market share — Under new 25Mbps broadband definition, Comcast has 56% market share. — Comcast's broadband market share just got a huge bump. — Yesterday, the FCC decided to raise minimum broadband speeds from 4Mbps downstream …

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Ryan Lawler / TechCrunch:

Airbnb To Begin Collecting Taxes In Amsterdam, San Jose, Chicago, And Washington, D.C. — Over the past few years, Airbnb has been working with local lawmakers and regulators on ways that it can comply with local hotel tax and housing laws. Those efforts have been slow-going …

More: The Airbnb Public Policy Blog, Engadget, Skift, SlashGear and Washington Post. Tweets: @candiceosborne

James Kendrick / ZDNet:

Amazon Echo update adds Pandora, iTunes, and Spotify voice control — Summary:Alexa, Amazon's two-pound assistant in the room, now does more with music services, improves speed and accuracy. — The Amazon Echo that I found to be a perfect 10 just got even better, as an update adds useful new features and improvements.

More: Zatz Not Funny!, Engadget, PC World, Re/code, GeekWire and App Advice. Thanks:@jkendrick

Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:

Netherlands to extradite alleged Russian hacker Vladimir Drinkman to US for involvement in hacking ring blamed for $300M+ in losses — For alleged Russian hacker, a visit to Amsterdam is a costly trip — At noon on June 28, 2012, Vladimir Drinkman, targeted as one of America's most wanted cybercriminals …

More: Ars Technica, Guardian, Bloomberg Business, CIO Today and SC Magazine. Tweets: @carolleonnig

Josh Lowensohn / The Verge:

Dropcam CEO leaves Nest; founding VP of technology goes to Twitter — Two high-level employees at Nest have departed the company this week, The Verge has learned. Sources say that Nest's vice president of technology Yoky Matsuoka, as well as Greg Duffy who co-founded Dropcam, are no longer with the company.

More: TechCrunch, Gigaom, GeekWire, CNET, Electronista, 9to5Google and Engadget. Tweets: @gduffy

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