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Proposed new UK surveillance bill requires ISPs to store which sites users visit for a year — May unveils plan to store web browsing — Internet firms will have to store data on what people access online for a year, under new surveillance law plans. — At the same time …
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Microsoft and Red Hat Team Up to Offer Linux on Azure Cloud — Microsoft said today that it will offer Red Hat's version of the open source Linux operating system on its Azure cloud computing platform. — The alliance, which will be detailed in a webcast later today … | Ruth Reader / VentureBeat: |
Shopify beats expectations with $52.8M in Q3 revenue, sends stock up 8% — Shopify exceeded expectations again this quarter with revenue of $52.78 million against a projected $47.64 million, delivering 93 percent year-over-year growth. The company also delivered losses of $0.06 per share, which analysts expected.
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The Ranking Digital Rights project launches to evaluate how Internet companies and telcos handle personal data of users — World's top Internet companies and telcos rated on protection of users' digital rights — Enlarge / The 2015 Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index.| Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter: |
MPAA claims responsibility for shutting down popcorntime.io and torrent site YTS — MPAA Touts Big Legal Success Against Popcorn Time — The studios trade association has scored injunctions in Canada and New Zealand over PopcornTime.io and the torrent outfit YTS.| Carolyn Said / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Prop. F: Voters reject measure to restrict Airbnb rentals — San Francisco voters were poised Tuesday night to hand a decisive victory to Airbnb and city residents who want to turn their homes into vacation rentals. Proposition F, a measure to curb short-term rentals drastically …
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| Cam Bunton / 9to5Google: |
ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser: $199 gets you 3GB RAM, octa-core chip, 13MP laser autofocus, more — ASUS' assault on the mid-range market looks set to continue as the company recently announced the ASUS ZenFone 2 Laser for the US market. It's a slightly cheaper and less powerful version of the ZenFone 2 …
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Merged wireless charging groups A4WP and PMA rebrand as AirFuel Alliance — The rebranding will help reduce confusion among consumers but we still don't have one wireless charging standard to rule them all. — Following their announcement earlier this year to merge, the Alliance For Wireless Power …
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Twitter Engineering Manager Leslie Miley Leaves Company Because Of Diversity Issues — Twitter Engineering Manager Leslie Miley, the only black engineer in a leadership position at Twitter, just publicly announced that he has left the company. In his post, he says his reasons for leaving …
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| Peg Brickley / Wall Street Journal: |
Apple and GT Advanced reach new settlement on remaining debt of $439M — Apple and Sapphire Supplier Reach New Accord on $439 Million Loan — Deal calls for Nov. 23 auction of equipment and awaits bankruptcy judge's approval — GT Advanced Technologies Inc. has reached an accord …
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Google researchers examine Galaxy S6 Edge and show OEMs add risky code as they find 11 vulnerabilities introduced by Samsung — Google researchers poke holes in Galaxy S6 Edge, show OEMs add risky code — Google's security researchers hunted for bugs in Samsung's Galaxy S6 Edge phone … | Jeremy Kirk / PCWorld: |
Many US businesses are still running XcodeGhost-infected Apple apps — A new version of XcodeGhost has also appeared that tries to defeat defenses built into iOS 9 — Dozens of U.S. enterprises are still using Apple mobile apps seeded with malware for a clever hacking scheme revealed last month known as XcodeGhost.
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