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Uber won't face limits on surge pricing under NYC Council legislation; Mayor de Blasio releases $2M study saying Uber isn't to blame for worsening congestion — Uber Won't Face Limits on Surge Pricing Under NYC Council Legislation — The package of bills regarding the taxi … | Steve Ragan / CSO: |
ShmooCon: LastPass design elements create perfect Phishing opportunity — “There's a cool hacker technique called right click, inspect element...” — Washington, D.C. - At ShmooCon on Saturday, Sean Cassidy, the CTO of Praesidio, demonstrated a clever attack against LastPass …
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Apple to move iTunes Radio behind $10/month Apple Music paywall on January 29 — iTunes Radio Will Soon Cost Money — Beats 1 is now the only free music product for Apple. — iTunes Radio, Apple's Pandora-style internet radio service, is going behind the $10 per month Apple Music paywall on January 29th.| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
| Mark Bergen / Re/code: |
Google X now just “X”, will focus on taking on ambitious projects, turning them into viable businesses, then “graduating” them into standalone operations — Google X Has a New Logo and New Plan to Turn Moonshots Into Actual Businesses
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The Next Web, Business Insider, TIME, 9to5Google, Ars Technica, Gizmodo, TechnoBuffalo, MobileSyrup.com, Search Engine Land and Tech Times. Tweets: @jillianiles
| Ed Bott / ZDNet: |
Microsoft updates support policy: new CPUs will require Windows 10, a list of preferred devices will support older Windows versions, but only for 18 months — Microsoft updates support policy: New CPUs will require Windows 10 — In a change to its longstanding support policy …
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Windows Blog, PCWorld, The Verge, Engadget, BetaNews, Ars Technica, Tech Times, Neowin, AnandTech, SuperSite for Windows, Thurrott.com, Windows Central, GeekWire and WinBeta. Tweets: @swiftonsecurity
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
US Department of Transportation and 18 automakers say they'll share cybersecurity data and best practices, work with security researchers who expose flaws — Feds Prod Automakers to Play Nice With Hackers — The Department of Transportation and its automotive safety branch … | Stuart Dredge / Guardian: |
Wikipedia launching $100m fund to secure long-term future as site turns 15 — Online encyclopedia reaches its 15th birthday preparing for challenges ahead around funding, mobile access and the developing world — As Wikipedia turns 15, its operator The Wikimedia Foundation is hoping …
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| Kareem Anderson / WinBeta: |
Windows Phone's Word Flow keyboard is coming to ‘other platforms’ starting with iOS — Piece by piece it looks like the Windows Phone experience is being ported to iOS and Android. Some Windows Insiders are being asked to participate in testing the Windows Phone Word Flow keyboard on iPhones.
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PCWorld, Brad Sams, iDigitalTimes.com, PhoneDog.com, Neowin and Microsoft News. Tweets: @winphankyle
| Don Clark / Wall Street Journal: |
Intel shares plunged 9% Friday amid worries about PC sales in China and its data center unit's lackluster growth — Intel Raises Tech Worries About Sales in China and the Cloud — Both areas have been big reasons for optimism about sales growth for many tech suppliers
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Wall Street Journal, Tech Trader Daily, Wall Street Journal, Oregonian, Salt Lake Tribune, Seeking Alpha and SiliconANGLE. Tweets: @kennwhite
| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
About 300 Hyatt hotels in 54 countries had their payment card systems infected with malware in breach announced last year — 250 Hyatt hotels infected last year with payment data stealing malware — The hotel chain has admitted that 250 hotels in 54 countries were affected by the data breach.| Brad Sams / Petri: |
Microsoft evangelist shares details on Hololens: will be totally wireless, have up to 5.5 hours battery life, can link to other devices to share an experience — Microsoft Shares New Details On HoloLens: Up to 5.5 Hour Battery Life, Device Link And More — At an event in Tel Aviv …
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VG247, Engadget, Mashable, VentureBeat, ZDNet, Windows Central, The Verge, Neowin and Microsoft News
| Conor Dougherty / New York Times: |
Alphabet moves robotics division to X, hires ex-Nokia executive Hans Peter Brondmo to lead it — Alphabet Shakes Up Its Robotics Division — SAN FRANCISCO — Google's robotics division has been plagued by low morale and a lack of leadership since the unit's founder left abruptly in 2014.Sponsor Posts
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