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| Sarah Frier / Bloomberg Business: |
Twitter Reaches Deal for Tweets in Google Search Results — Don't Miss Out — (Bloomberg) — Twitter Inc. has struck a deal with Google Inc. to make its 140-character updates more searchable online. — In the first half of this year, tweets will start to be visible in Google's search results …
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Tweets: @jyarow, @mikeisaac, @viticci, @mikeisaac, @mathewi, @chrismessina and @mikeisaac
See also Mediagazer| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Apple is Talking to TV Programmers About Its Own Web TV Service — Apple has spent years circling the TV business, without ever really getting into the TV business. Now it may be ready to try again. — Industry executives say Apple is in talks with TV programmers about deals …
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See also Mediagazer| The Verge: |
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo takes personal responsibility for company's troll problem, vows stronger action against harrassment — Twitter CEO: ‘We suck at dealing with abuse’ — Dick Costolo says trolls are costing Twitter users — Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is taking personal responsibility …
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See also Mediagazer| TechCrunch: |
Microsoft Acquires Calendar App Sunrise For North Of $100 Million — Software giant Microsoft is in the process of trying to reinvent itself, and part of that reinvention evidently involves acquiring startups that have created products that compete with its own.
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Tweets: @levie, @viticci and @djbentley
| Tom Wheeler / Wired: |
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler proposes Title II based net neutrality rules for wired and wireless networks — FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: This Is How We Will Ensure Net Neutrality — Federal Communication Commission(FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler waits for a hearing at the FCC December 11, 2014 in Washington, DC.
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See also Mediagazer| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
| Christina Farr / Reuters: |
Fourteen of 23 top US hospitals have rolled out a pilot program of Apple's HealthKit service — Exclusive: Apple's health tech takes early lead among top hospitals — (Reuters) - Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) healthcare technology is spreading quickly among major U.S. hospitals …
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| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Apple plans all-new Beats-based music service integrated into iOS, iTunes, and Apple TV, develops Android app in-house, considers charging $8/month — The Next Episode: Apple's plans for Beats-based music service revealed — Six months after buying the subscription music service Beats Music … | Re/code: |
Apple Taps Samsung to Manufacture Next iPhone Chip — Apple is discovering it's harder to split from Samsung than it would like. — The company has used Samsung for all manner of components, though it has been working to reduce reliance on its chief rival.
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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Seacrest-Backed Keyboard Case Maker Typo Ordered to Pay BlackBerry $860,000 — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Typo Products owes BlackBerry more than $860,000 for violating an injunction barring sales of its original iPhone keyboard case. The contempt finding has to do with BlackBerry's allegations … | Android Police: |
The Next Android Revision Is Indeed ‘Android 5.1 Lollipop’, Shipping On Android One Phones, Coming To Nexus Devices — A few hours ago, we spotted no less than five mentions of “Android 5.1” on Google's Indonesian Android One page. Considering that 5.1 is quite a jump from 5.0.2 … | Chance Miller / 9to5Google: |
| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Google adds dynamic mortgage calculator to search results — Google's Mortgage Calculator Quick Answer Now Live — Google has quietly launched their dynamic mortgage calculator quick direct answer in the search results for variations of queries around [mortgage calculator].
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| Bloomberg Business: |
BT Agrees to Buy U.K. Wireless Carrier EE for $19 Billion — (Bloomberg) — BT Group Plc agreed to buy British mobile carrier EE Ltd. for 12.5 billion pounds ($19 billion) to create a wireless and broadband giant set to shake up the country's telecommunications industry.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Dining concierge and restaurant reservation service Reserve exits beta, expands to Android — “Dining Concierge” App Reserve Launches Out Of Beta, Arrives On Android — Reserve, a mobile application offering a different take on restaurant reservations, is today exiting its beta period …
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| Elizabeth Weise / USA Today: |
Hackers obtain account information of as many as 80M customers of Anthem, nation's 2nd largest health insurer; medical info not stolen — Massive breach at health care company Anthem Inc. — SAN FRANCISCO - As many as 80 million customers of the nation's second largest health insurance company …
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Tweets: @ethank, @dannyyadron, @iankar_ and @dannyyadron
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Sorkin's long-awaited Steve Jobs biopic due in theaters October 9th — With filming of the Aaron Sorkin-written Steve Jobs biopic based on Walter Isaacson's official biography kicking off in recent days, Universal Pictures has shared an official release date for the film.
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Deadline, Los Angeles Times, App Advice, Associated Press and InvestorPlace
| Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica: |
Pawn Storm spyware, aimed at Western governments, military, and media, now targeting non-jailbroken iOS devices, has possible links to Russian government — Spyware aimed at Western governments, journalists hits iOS devices — Alleged Russian gov't malware records audio, screenshots, steals personal data.
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blog.trendmicro.com, Security Affairs and The Register
| Cadie Thompson / CNBC: |
Silk Road website founder Ross Ulbricht found guilty on all counts — A jury has ruled Ross Ulbricht, the 30-year-old who founded the black market website Silk Road, guilty on all counts. — The FBI arrested Ulbricht in a sting operation in October 2013 accusing him of being the criminal …
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Bloomberg Business, FBI, Ars Technica, Forbes, NPR, Fortune and Motherboard
| Owen Williams / The Next Web: |
Under Armour acquires MyFitnessPal for $475M and Endomondo for $85M — Under Armour acquires MyFitnessPal for $475M and Endomondo for $85M — Under Armour just announced it has acquired both Endomondo and MyFitnessPal today. — The company said the acquisition establishes ownership of the …
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Tweets: @joannastern and @theromit
| Don Reisinger / CNET: |
Google acquires Launchpad Toys, maker of popular storytelling app for kids Toontastic — Google acquires Toontastic for tike-friendly tinkering — The search giant scoops up Launchpad Toys and its popular make-your-own cartoon app, which is now free to all users.
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