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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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| 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.| New York Times: |
Sources: Lyft looking to raise $500M in new funding at valuation of about $4B — Lyft Said to Seek $500 Million in Funding — Even as questions swirl over the fund-raising environment for hot young start-ups, the ride-hailing sector is barreling into new funding talks at top speed.
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| 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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| 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| 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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John Elstone, Google Photos, Fone Arena, Neowin, Android Police, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Ubergizmo, The Next Web and 9to5Google
| 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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MacRumors, Cult of Mac, 9to5Mac, Ubergizmo, iMore and iPhone Hacks
| Joe Drape / New York Times: |
Source: Yahoo added to fantasy sports sites inquiry as New York attorney general issues subpoena to company — End Sought to Fantasy Sites in New York; Yahoo Is Said to Be Added to Inquiry — The New York State attorney general sought an injunction in state court on Tuesday to prohibit … | Suzanne Barlyn / Reuters: |
| 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.| Yuliya Chernova / Wall Street Journal: |
Kleiner Perkins, in its first Bitcoin-related deal, leads $12.5M Series A in blockchain payment startup Align Commerce — Kleiner Perkins Makes First Bitcoin-Related Deal With Align Commerce … Align Commerce Corp.'s use of bitcoin is invisible and almost irrelevant to its business customers.| Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez / The San Francisco Examiner: |
San Francisco Uber driver says he faced company retaliation after publicly questioning executive about low earnings — Driver says Uber targeted his profile after he critiqued high-level executive — An Uber driver who critiqued the company's top-brass at a highly publicized event now tells …
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| Marguerite Reardon / CNET: |
Department of Labor opens grant application process for Obama's $100M TechHire initiative — Help wanted: Obama's tech-training project now accepting applications — Organizers of innovative training programs can now apply for a federal grant to help prepare low-wage workers for more-lucrative tech jobs.
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