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Opera gets $1.2B buyout offer from Chinese consortium, a 53% premium from prior stock close; Opera's board unanimously recommends deal — Opera gets $1.2 billion buyout offer from mix of Chinese firms, board recommends deal — There is “strong strategic and industrial logic to the acquisition …
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Re/code, TechCrunch, Android Police, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, Fortune, Engadget, PCWorld, GeekTime, SlashGear, Wired.co.uk, Fone Arena, SiliconANGLE, Mashable, Windows Central and Technology Personalized. Tweets: @mikeyavo. Thanks:@jakeosmith
| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Oculus reveals first “Oculus Ready” PCs, with bundles starting at $1499 and pre-orders beginning February 16 — Oculus reveals first “Oculus Ready” PCs, bundled starting at $1,499 — Asus, Dell, and Alienware towers certified to run virtual reality.
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| Juli Clover / MacRumors: |
Apple Music launches Wednesday on Sonos wireless speakers, ending two-month beta test — Apple Music on Sonos Officially Launching Tomorrow — Sonos today announced that Apple Music will be officially available on Sonos wireless speakers starting tomorrow, ending a two month beta testing period.| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Gmail Now Warns Users When They Send And Receive Email Over Unsecured Connections — Google is marking Safer Internet Day, which falls today, by introducing new authentication features to Gmail to help better identify emails that could prove to be harmful or are not fully secure.
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US intelligence chief James Clapper says IoT vulnerabilities may be exploited to improve surveillance — US intelligence chief: we might use the internet of things to spy on you — James Clapper did not name specific agency as being involved in surveillance via smart-home devices …
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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Twitter Forms A “Trust & Safety Council” To Balance Abuse Vs Free Speech — Twitter's latest step in the tricky balancing act of championing free speech without also handing a free pass to orchestrated harassment via its platform is the announcement today that it's formed a “Trust & Safety Council” …
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Tweets: @rsmccain, @trustysupport, @ezralevant, @servative and @mattocko
See also Mediagazer| Eric Geller / The Daily Dot: |
Obama unveils $19B Cybersecurity National Action Plan, asking Congress for 35% increase in cybersecurity funding — Obama unveils $19 billion plan to overhaul U.S. cybersecurity — President Obama on Tuesday unveiled an expansive plan to bolster government and private-sector cybersecurity …
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Tweets: @kennwhite and @mkaiserncsa
Thanks:@ericgeller| Jason Tanz / Wired: |
Andy Rubin's Playground is developing technology to help companies build AI-enabled devices, first available for startups in which Playground has invested — Andy Rubin Unleashed Android on the World. Now Watch Him Do the Same With AI — A couple of years ago, Andy Rubin …
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Tech Times, TechnoBuffalo, Silicon Republic, Fone Arena, SlashGear, Phandroid, Engadget, Graham Cluley, The Verge, Gizmodo UK, The Verge, playgroundblog, 9to5Google and Android Authority. Tweets: @brianroemmele. Thanks:@jasontanz
| Mark Coppock / WinBeta: |
Zikera, maker of Groove music player for iOS, announces Microsoft acquired its technology and brand assets — Microsoft officially acquires Zikera's Groove app for iOS — When Microsoft rebranded the Xbox Music service to Groove Music, some people thought that perhaps the Redmond company … | Gordon Mah Ung / PCWorld: |
It's official: Intel shuts down the cheap overclocking party by closing Skylake loophole — An update from Intel will close an overclocking loophole on “non-K” CPUs. — The cheap overclocking party is over. An upcoming microcode update from Intel will close the door on a loophole …
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AnandTech, TechSpot, Ars Technica UK, KitGuru, ValueWalk, International Business Times, Windows Central, Neowin and Digital Trends. Thanks:@bradchacos
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Mac apps using Sparkle, a third-party updating service, are subject to MITM attacks, affected apps include Camtasia, uTorrent, DuetDisplay, and Sketch — “Huge” number of Mac apps vulnerable to hijacking, and a fix is elusive — Apps that use 3rd-party updater over insecure HTTP channels subject to MiTM attacks.
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MacNN, SlashGear, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac and The Next Web. Tweets: @steveriggins
| Jonathan Benassaya / Streamnation Blog: |
StreamNation and Shutter to close March 8, Picturelife and Project Noah to continue — Toward a new Chapter — Today is a pivotal day into our company's history. On November 2013, we launched StreamNation as the first personal library in the cloud - storing movies, TV shows, music, personal photos and videos.
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| Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com: |
Microsoft to now share Windows 10 release notes, debuting Windows 10 update history website — Microsoft Finally Offers Windows 10 Update Information — After months of complaints, Microsoft has finally opened a Windows 10 Update History web site that will document the changes it makes to its flagship OS.Sponsor Posts
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