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Mic Wright / The Next Web:
Apple's iTunes Store is having problems and iTunes Connect is down  —  It looks like Apple is having a bad Wednesday.  The iTunes Store, App Store and Mac App Store are suffering outages and the company's app submission service iTunes Connect is down.  —  While the front pages of both the App Store …
Graham Ruddick / Telegraph:
Google opens first ever Google Shop in London  —  Google to sell Android phones, Chromebook laptops, and Chromecast TV service through site at Currys PC World store in London  —  Google has opened its first-ever branded shop, choosing the Currys PC World on London's Tottenham Court Road as the location.
Suzanne Kapner / Wall Street Journal:
Apple Stores drive mall traffic and lift sales by 10%, enabling company to demand lower rents  —  Apple Gets Sweet Deals From Mall Operators  —  As a traffic magnet, iPhone maker is able to negotiate lower terms for rent  —  Apple stores are so popular that they can increase overall mall traffic and sales.
Lorraine Luk / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: next iPhones will include Force Touch technology from Apple Watch and may include pink color option  —  Apple Plans Force of Touch Technology for New iPhones  —  Apple's Force Touch technology can distinguish between a light tap and deep press  —  HONG KONG— Apple Inc. plans …
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
‘So When Is It Going to Be Time?’  Now, as Google CFO Pichette to Retire From Search Giant.  —  Longtime Google CFO Patrick Pichette is retiring from the company.  —  The move was disclosed in an SEC filing, and, in a post on Google+ and also in an internal memo, Pichette acknowledged the decision …
David Meyer / Tech.eu:
Dutch court suspends metadata surveillance law over privacy  —  When Europe's highest court struck down the EU's Data Retention Directive, it didn't invalidate EU countries' national metadata snooping laws — but it did set a handy precedent.  —  On Wednesday, a court in the Hague suspended …
Sam Altman / Y Combinator Posthaven:
Peter Thiel joins Y Combinator as a part-time partner  —  Welcome Peter  —  I'm delighted to announce Peter Thiel is joining YC as one of the (now 10!) part-time partners.  —  In addition to founding PayPal and Palantir and being the first investor in Facebook, Peter has been involved …
Matt Elliott / CNET:
A closer look at Apple's new MacBook Force Touch pressure-sensitive trackpad  —  What you can do with the new MacBook's Force Touch trackpad  —  Apple announced a new MacBook model that features an entirely new trackpad design.  Learn what tricks hide below its surface.
Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
UK ISPs Quietly Block Sites That List Pirate Bay Proxies  —  Following a series of High Court orders, six UK ISPs are required to block access to many of the world's largest torrent sites and streaming portals.  —  The blocks are somewhat effective, at least in preventing subscribers from accessing the domains directly.

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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Source: Bari Weiss is planning to create a masthead for CBS News as part of a broader overhaul of standards and procedures

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast extends Mike Cavanagh's contract through January 1, 2029, and grants a ~$35M performance-based stock package; he's set to become co-CEO in January 2026

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Trump says Stephen Colbert is a “pathetic trainwreck” and “CBS should, ‘put him to sleep,’ NOW”; earlier CBS aired the Kennedy Center Honors, hosted by Trump

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Dan Goodin / Ars Technica:
Rowhammer vulnerability, discovered by Google's Project Zero, exploits DDR3 memory chip weakness to give super user status to hackers
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:
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Michal Lev-Ram / Fortune:
Apple commits more than $50M to non-profits to get more women, minorities, and veterans working in tech
Larry Dignan / ZDNet:
HP launches hyperscale Cloudline servers, aims for white box market
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