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Apple's 2015 apps of the year include Periscope for iPhone, Robot Factory for iPad, HBO Now for Apple TV, Dark Sky for Apple Watch, and Affinity Photo for Mac — Apple Publishes Best of 2015 App Store Lists for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV — Early this morning …
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Senator Dianne Feinstein to seek legislation to “pierce” through encryption with warrant, working with Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Burr, others — Top Democratic senator will seek legislation to ‘pierce’ through encryption — A leading Democratic senator …
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| Vindu Goel / New York Times: |
Yahoo scraps Alibaba spinoff plan, will spin off core assets including stake in Yahoo Japan; Max Levchin resigns from board — Yahoo to Spin Off Its Core Businesses — SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo said on Wednesday that it had dropped a plan to spin off its $31 billion stake in Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company.
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Google publishes results for its D-Wave 2X quantum computer, says tests show it performs 100M times faster than conventional computing for some problems — Google's quantum computer can blitz a normal PC - but it's not ready for production just yet — Google's latest tests show there's light …
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| Peter Kafka / Re/code: |
Negotiations between Apple and TV programmers stalled over Apple TV because of disagreements on the mix of channels to be included in bundles — Why Apple Walked Away From TV (For Now) — Yes, Apple has walked away from the negotiating table with the TV guys, which means you won't be getting … | Bloomberg Business: |
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| Sarah Jeong / Motherboard: |
The “Satoshi” PGP keys reported to be linked to Craig Wright were likely backdated, pointing to a hoax — Satoshi's PGP Keys Are Probably Backdated and Point to a Hoax — On Tuesday, both Wired and Gizmodo dropped a big bombshell: According to “leaked” (Wired) or “hacked” …
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| Caitlin Dewey / Washington Post: |
Only three of YouTube's top 10 videos of 2015 were made by ordinary YouTubers — The year has changed, and the exact videos have changed, but one aspect of YouTube's annual top-10 remains pretty predictable: The real powerhouses on the site that claims to have democratized Internet video … | Brian Solomon / Forbes: |
Augmented reality startup Magic Leap raising $827M Series C at a post-money valuation of $3.7B — Secretive Augmented Reality Startup Magic Leap Raising $827 Million — Magic Leap wants to change your reality. And apparently they need a lot of money to do it.
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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Verizon to start testing sponsored data in coming days, allowing a third party to pay for data consumed when accessing certain content, commercial launch in Q1 — Verizon to Start Testing ‘Toll-Free’ Data in Coming Days — Verizon plans in the next few days to start testing so-called sponsored data …
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| Jessi Hempel / Wired: |
Uber to test its food-ordering service UberEATS in a standalone app, available for Toronto residents — The UberEATS Standalone App Has Nothing to Do With Rides — Today Uber launches its first standalone app that isn't about getting a ride. Called UberEATS, it's a new food-ordering app that will be available in Toronto.
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| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Uber launches universal Windows app with Cortana support for smartphones, tablets, and PCs — Uber's first desktop app launches on Windows 10 (Updated) — Uber today launched its first desktop app. Windows 10 users can now hail a ride using the on-demand car service from their computer.
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| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Google Play Music adds family plan allowing six family members to stream simultaneously for $15 per month, extends to YouTube Red — Google Play Music launches $14.99 family plan for up to six people — Google's finally rolling out the six-person, $14.99 family plan for Google Play Music that it first teased over two months ago.| Dan Primack / Fortune: |
Atlassian prices its IPO at $21 per share, above its proposed range of $19-$20 per share, valuing the company at $4.4B — And the Price of the Last Big Tech IPO of 2015 Is... Atlassian, maker of cloud-based workplace collaboration software, on Wednesday evening priced its initial public offering at $21 per share.
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| Betsy Cameron / Facebook: |
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