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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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| Tracey Lien / Los Angeles Times: |
Uber discloses one of its databases was breached in May 2014; personal info, including drivers' license numbers, of up to 50K drivers at risk — Uber security breach may have affected up to 50,000 drivers — Thousands of Uber driver names and driver's license numbers may be in the hands …
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Google submits master plans for Mountain View campus featuring moveable, canopied structures — Exclusive: Google campus plan would explode the concept of buildings, workspace (renderings) — When Google Inc.'s engineers need a certain kind of workspace, they come to David Radcliffe with a question.
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China's draft counterterror law would require that technology firms hand over encryption keys, install backdoors; Obama administration has conveyed concerns — China draft counterterror law strikes fear in foreign tech firms — (Reuters) - China is weighing a far-reaching counterterrorism law …
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| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Dropbox partners with Vodafone to offer its file-storage service to more than 400M wireless customers — Dropbox Taps Vodafone for International Growth — Dropbox is partnering with Vodafone to offer its file-storage service to more than 400 million wireless customers.
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
White House releases draft of consumer privacy bill that requires firms to provide “concise” explanations of how data will be used, option to remove information — White House releases draft of consumer privacy bill — The Obama administration is releasing a draft of legislation … | David Bredan / aBlogtoWatch: |
Swatch announces Touch Zero One smartwatch targeted at beach volleyball players and fans — Swatch Introduces A Smartwatch: Touch Zero One (For Volleyball) — Today, as news both expected and unexpected, Swatch has introduced what will be its first widely available smartwatch: the Swatch Touch Zero One.| Cody Toombs / Android Police: |
YouTube App Now Has Built-In Video Trimming And Inline Previews, Turns Long Home Videos Into Great Shareable Moments — Baby's first steps, carrying the cake out on grandma's birthday, receiving your diploma at the graduation ceremony. These are great moments you want to show off …
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YouTube Creators, The Next Web, SlashGear, 9to5Google, TechOne3, Pocketnow, Android Authority, Droid Life, Engadget and The Verge
| Andy / TorrentFreak: |
Cloud-storage service Mega claims PayPal shut down its account after Visa and Mastercard were pressured by Senator Patrick Leahy — Under U.S. Pressure, PayPal Nukes Mega For Encrypting Files — During September 2014, the Digital Citizens Alliance and Netnames teamed up to publish a brand new report.| Andrew Chung / Reuters: |
Smartflash LLC sues Apple again over use of same patents in iPhone 6/6 Plus and iPad Air 2 — Apple faces second suit from victorious patent firm — (Reuters) - Fresh off a $532.9 million jury win against Apple Inc (AAPL.O), a Texas company is again suing the tech giant …
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Fortune, MacDailyNews, CNET, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Loop, App Advice, Computerworld, SlashGear, ZDNet, 9to5Mac, Seeking Alpha, Techdirt, The Next Web and MacRumors
| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Tinder building out ad product, approaching potential partners including Facebook, Twitter — Tinder Is Building Out Its Ad Product — Dating app Tinder is ready to make some money. — The Los Angeles-based startup, which doesn't currently generate any revenue, is building out its first ad product … | 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.
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CNET, windowsphone.com, iMore, Gigaom, The Verge, etix's weblog, PC World, Lifehacker, iPhone in Canada Blog, TIME, 9to5Google, Macworld and Slashdot. Thanks:@epro
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