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Google rolls out redesigned Google+ with focus on Communities and Collections; users can opt-in today — Introducing the new Google+ — If you head over to Google+ today, you'll see that things look a little different. — Since we last posted, we've spent a lot of time listening to what people using Google+ had to say.
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
In the aftermath of Paris attacks, intelligence agencies scapegoat encryption to mask the failures of mass surveillance — Encryption Is Being Scapegoated To Mask The Failures Of Mass Surveillance — Well that took no time at all. Intelligence agencies rolled right into the horror …
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| Bret Arsenault / The Official Microsoft Blog: |
Microsoft to create a Cyber Defense Operations Center and an Enterprise Cybersecurity Group, with security experts for rapid response to security threats — Enterprise security for our mobile-first, cloud-first world — Today, I was able to join Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in Washington …
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Thanks:@anectolts| Anick Jesdanun / Associated Press: |
Apple Pay available in Canada today and Australia on Thursday, via American Express cards; Tesco and TSB join Apple Pay in UK today — Apple Pay expands as it vies for broader acceptance — NEW YORK (AP) — Apple's year-old mobile-payments service is expanding to more countries …
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| Bertel King, Jr / Android Police: |
Pushbullet Introduces A Pro Plan, Will Soon Require $5 A Month Or $40 A Year For Some Of The Currently Free Features — We here at Android Police have a thing for Pushbullet. You could even call it a crush. Not everyone on the team uses it, but we and many of our readers agree that it's a solid service.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Google Photos now lets you easily delete photos from your phone that have already been backed up to the cloud, available now on Android and web, soon for iOS — Google Photos Will Now Help You Free Up Space On Your Phone — Google's popular photo management utility, Google Photos …
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| Laura Shin / Forbes: |
Online lender Earnest raises $275M Series B led by Battery Ventures and has originated $400M in loans this year — Online Lender Earnest Raises $275 Million; Has Originated $400 Million In Loans This Year — Earnest, one of the new online lenders using smart algorithms to serve millennials … | Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google And ASUS Launch The $85 Chromebit, A Chrome OS Desktop On An HDMI Stick — Earlier this year, Google and ASUS announced the Chromebit — a full Chrome OS-based computer on an HDMI stick. Today, the two companies are officially launching this new way of using Chrome OS on any screen with an HDMI port.
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| Larry Dignan / ZDNet: |
Citrix to spin off GoTo as separate company with Chris Hylen as CEO, focus resources on enterprise, cut 1K jobs by January 2016 — Citrix to spin off GoTo, focus on enterprise, cut 1,000 jobs — Citrix outlined its moves to focus on its core business and simplify.| Joshua Goldman / CNET: |
The Parrot Bebop 2 Drone stays airborne about 25 minutes, twice as long as its predecessor, available December 14 for $550 — Parrot Bebop Drone 2 boosts performance, battery life, $549, lands in December — Parrot's latest consumer camera drone was designed with performance in mind.
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple Brings Same-Day Delivery To New York Through Expanded Postmates Partnership — Earlier this year, Apple began offering same-day delivery of its products and accessories through its Apple Store mobile application, and then later expanded that option to its online web store thanks to its partnership with delivery service Postmates.
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| Jared Newman / TechHive: |
LG to bring Google Play Movies and TV to its Smart TV range later this month in US, UK, Australia, and Canada — LG brings Google Play Movies & TV to its Smart TV range — Google's video store for televisions slowly expands beyond Chromecast and Android TV. — Google's video store is getting a new home on LG's smart TVs.
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Spotify launches Fan Insights portal for musicians to see data on their fans — Spotify Opens Up Its Data Firehose — The modern-day music industry is missing all sorts of stuff it used to have in the old days. Like sales. — But the 2015 music industry has at least one thing the CD era didn't: Lots of data.
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| Cam Bunton / 9to5Google: |
Samsung Galaxy Note 5 now ships with warning not to insert S-Pen the wrong way — A recently published YouTube unboxing video reveals that Samsung has begun shipping its Galaxy Note 5 handsets with a warning label, telling users not to insert the proprietary stylus in the wrong way.
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| Parmy Olson / Forbes: |
UK to create £165M DARPA-like fund for cybersecurity startups and double its public spending on fighting cybercrime to £1.9B a year by 2020 — UK To Create £165 Million DARPA-Like Fund For Cyber Security Startups — The British government has announced a bold series …
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Jack of Kent blog, GOV.UK departments and policy, CNET, Business Insider, We Live Security, Inquirer, Mashable and ITV. Tweets: @forbestech. Thanks:@parmy
| Rachel King / ZDNet: |
Netflix open sources Spinnaker, its cloud resource management tool for AWS, with support for Google Cloud Platform and Cloud Foundry, Azure support coming soon — Netflix launches open source project ready for Amazon, Google clouds — Additional deployment support for Microsoft Azure was said to be … | Suzanne Barlyn / Reuters: |
New York AG files for temporary injunction to shut down DraftKings and FanDuel in the state, following a failed attempt by the companies to thwart initial order — NY attorney general seeks halt to daily fantasy sports in state — New York State's top prosecutor on Tuesday filed … | Chris Dixon / Medium: |
What media firms can learn from the PC video game industry's embrace of freemium models, remixes, mods, and crowdsourcing — Lessons from the PC video game industry — The future of media is here—it's just not evenly distributed — The success or failure of tech and media products depends … | Jacob Demmitt / GeekWire: |
Sneak Peek: Facebook plans epic rooftop park, with walking trails and giant fire pit, at new Seattle office … Facebook's new Seattle office will feature a large rooftop park complete with a walking trail, giant fire pit and BBQ-style dining area, plus a covered cafeteria and an outdoor events space …
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| Toby Shapshak / Forbes: |
Facebook expands its Free Basics services, bundling with free mobile data on Bharti Airtel Africa in 17 African countries — Facebook Adds More Free Services In Africa — Facebook's Free Basic services will be provided with free mobile data for its users on Bharti Airtel Africa in 17 countries in Africa.
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