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August 25, 2015, 10:25 AM

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Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
Leaked Ashley Madison emails claim CTO hacked competitor nerve.com and exfiltrated its entire user database  —  Leaked AshleyMadison Emails Suggest Execs Hacked Competitors  —  Hacked online cheating service AshleyMadison.com is portraying itself as a victim of malicious cybercriminals …
Troy Hunt / Troy Hunt's Blog:
Lack of company support and tech knowledge increase anxiety for those affected by Ashley Madison hack, based on hundreds of users' emails  —  Here's what Ashley Madison members have told me  —  I found myself in somewhat of a unique position last week: I'd made the Ashley Madison data searchable …
Allison Linn / TechNet Blogs:
Microsoft Research unveils MobileFusion, a new technology that turns any mobile device into real-time 3D scanner  —  MobileFusion: Research project turns regular mobile phone into 3D scanner  —  A new Microsoft Research project lets people to create high-quality 3D images in real time …
Megan Quinn / Medium:
Uber investor finds using Uber is cheaper than owning a car in London or San Francisco  —  I Don't Own, I Uber  —  A year after selling my car and going full Uber, I crunched the numbers.  Guess what I found.  —  A little over a year ago, I moved to London and as part of the move, I sold my car.
David Ruddock / Android Police:
Tests show it is easy to insert Galaxy Note 5's S Pen backwards; doing so may damage device's stylus detection mechanism  —  [Video] Probable Note 5 Design Flaw Can Cause S Pen To Break Pen Detection When Inserted Backward, Or Get Hopelessly Stuck  —  We try not be hyperbolic here at Android Police …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Uber tests bus-style “Smart Routes” in San Francisco, discounting $1+ off the UberPool price for riders who request pickup on specific routes  —  Uber Tests Bus-Style Discounted “Smart Routes”  —  Uber lets us trade money for time.  But the cheaper the rides, the more people who will use Uber.
Ron Miller / TechCrunch:
Salesforce Lightning Ushers In New Design For Core CRM Product  —  Salesforce.com lifted the curtain on Salesforce Lightning today, the completely redesigned version of its core CRM product.  As is often the case with Salesforce, the announcement included several pieces.
Ken Yeung / VentureBeat:
Coursera raises $49.5M to help it expand to Latin America, China, and India  —  Coursera wants to accelerate its global expansion, so it went out and raised some more cash.  The online education service has raised $49.5 million in the first closing of its Series C round of fundraising.
Erin Griffith / Fortune:
Profile of PCH CEO Liam Casey, the supply chain expert of hardware manufacturing in China  —  Meet the tech industry's China fixer  —  His name isn't well-known in elite business circles, but in the tech hardware scene, Liam Casey is “the guy.”  He's the one you call for a factory connection …
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Se Young Lee / Reuters:
SK Hynix to spend $26 billion for two new South Korea chip plants  —  SK Hynix Inc, the world's No. 2 DRAM chip maker, on Tuesday said it plans to spend 31 trillion won ($25.94 billion) to build two new chip plants in South Korea, aiming to update its production technologies to boost competitiveness.

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