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Google won't ban adult content on Blogger after all — Well that was fast. Google only declared that it would begin cracking down on adult content posted to Blogger a few days ago, but it's already decided it was a bit hasty in its decision. After coming under fire over the introduction … | Miles Brignall / Guardian: |
UK ISP TalkTalk suffers massive data breach, subscribers' information used in scams — Fraud threat to millions of TalkTalk customers — Major breach of data leaves one customer £2,800 out of pocket as TalkTalk and his bank, Santander, refuse to compensate him| Bloomberg Business: |
Ericsson Sues to Block Apple IPhone in U.S. Amid Patent Spat — (Bloomberg) — The licensing battle between Apple Inc. and Ericsson AB is escalating. — Ericsson, a pioneer in mobile phones that transformed itself into the world's largest maker of wireless networks, said Friday it's filing seven … | Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
Verizon mocks FCC ruling with Morse code response dated 1934, despite using Title II to its benefit — Verizon issues furious response to FCC, in Morse code, dated 1934 — Verizon wants 1st Amendment right to edit the Web, but rules from 1934 are too old.| Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica: |
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Google pays $25M for top level domain .app, the most expensive TLD ever sold — Google just paid $25 million to buy the entire ‘.app’ web domain — Google just paid $25 million for exclusive rights to the “.app” top-level web domain. — Google decided to apply for new top-level domains …
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| Allister Heath / Telegraph: |
Apple Watch will replace your car keys, says Tim Cook — Exclusive interview: The Apple chief executive reveals to Allister Heath how the revolutionary features in the company's smartwatch could forever alter our daily lives — Like millions of people, Tim Cook stopped wearing a watch a while back.
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| Sam Machkovech / Ars Technica: |
Twitter adds “report dox” option, makes some users verify contact info — Temporarily banned users may need to confirm phone or e-mail to tweet again. — On Thursday, Twitter announced that its abuse-report system, which was recently refined to simplify and shorten the reporting process …
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
VLC gets first major release across Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Windows RT, and Android TV — VideoLAN today launched what is arguably the biggest release of its popular media player to date: an update to VLC for the desktop coordinated with new versions across all major mobile platforms.| Russ Mitchell / Los Angeles Times: |
Google Ventures and Michael Dell invest $60M in Kobalt, which handles music publishing rights — Music royalty hunter Kobalt wins Google funding — Since the music industry began in the early 20th century, musicians and songwriters have complained about paltry royalty payments for their creations.| Richard Lawler / Engadget: |
Google exec hints at Photos, Hangouts and G+ split — Rumors have long suggested that Google might separate the parts of Google+ that people have been most interested in — photos and messaging / Hangouts — away from the social network's main stream. Now it appears that Sundar Pichai agrees …
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| John Cook / GeekWire: |
PopCap Games co-founder emerges with virtual reality startup Pluto VR — As the co-founder of PopCap Games, John Vechey helped create some of the most compelling and beloved games for PCs, consoles and mobile devices. Now, the 37-year-old Seattle entrepreneur sees the same opportunity … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google makes mobile-friendliness a ranking signal, ranks apps with indexed deep links higher — Google Makes “Mobile-Friendliness” A Ranking Signal Worldwide, Boosts Indexed Apps In Search Results — Google today announced two notable changes that will affect the rankings of search results … | Paul Carsten / Reuters: |
China censorship sweep deletes more than 60,000 Internet accounts — (Reuters) - Some of China's largest Internet companies deleted more than 60,000 online accounts because their names did not conform to regulations due to take effect on Sunday, the top Internet regulator said.
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| David Meyer / Gigaom: |
Spyware firm Gamma failed on human rights, says OECD — The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has for the first time found a surveillance software company to be in violation of human rights guidelines, following a complaint about the notorious British-German spyware outfit Gamma International.
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Apple to live stream ‘Spring Forward’ Apple Watch event on March 9 at 10am PT — Apple to Live Stream ‘Spring Forward’ Apple Watch Event on March 9 — Apple today updated its website to notify users that it plans to live stream its Monday, March 9 media event that will take place … | Jim Dalrymple / The Loop: |
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| Alison Griswold / Slate: |
Lack of notifications on password changes and slow customer service put Venmo users at risk for fraud — Venmo Money, Venmo Problems — Two twentysomethings hop out of a cab. They get dinner. They grab drinks at a bar. Neither stops to worry about splitting the tab. “Just Venmo me,” one says.
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Thanks:@seanludwig| Frank Bi / Forbes: |
3D Robotics raises $50M Series C led by Qualcomm, the largest amount raised by any US consumer drone company to date — Drone Maker 3D Robotics Raises $50 Million In Latest Round — Less than two weeks after the Federal Aviation Administration unveiled its proposed regulations for commercial drones …
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