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| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg: |
Travis Kalanick appoints Ursula Burns, John Thain to Uber board in clout-bolstering move; Uber says decision “came as a complete surprise to Uber and its board” — Kalanick asserts right to pick directors as questions swirl — Unclear if Uber's new CEO Khosrowshahi supports board choices
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| Kara Swisher / Recode: |
Here's the proposal to change Uber's governance, which is aimed at limiting Travis Kalanick's power — The changes, listed. — Former CEO Travis Kalanick's decision on Friday to appoint two new directors to the board of the car-hailing company did not come out of nowhere, although it was a surprise to the board and its new CEO.
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
SEC, in apparent first, charges two companies behind recent ICOs, Diamond Reserve Club World and REcoin, and their founder Maksim Zaslavskiy, with fraud — The SEC has brought what appears to be its first charges against a company utilizing the initial coin offering (ICO) fundraising model.
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Google to launch Advanced Protection Program marketed at high-profile users that replaces 2-factor auth with physical keys, blocks all third party apps — New service for Gmail, data will block third-party apps, hacks — Product designed to replace two-factor authentication| Tony Romm / Recode: |
Sources: Facebook is sharing its data with Google as the search giant reviews potential Russian meddling in the 2016 election — Google is also set to meet with congressional investigators in the coming weeks. — Facebook has shared some details about the Russian-operated profiles … | Tony Romm / Recode: |
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CNNMoney, Salon, Quartz, The Daily Caller, New York Times, TechSpot, Vanity Fair, Twitter, Recode, Tech Times, Xconomy, and Reuters. Tweets: @bluerainfyre. Thanks:@tonyromm
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Apple quietly acquired French computer vision startup Regaind earlier this year; the company had raised €400K from Side Capital — TechCrunch has learned that Apple has acquired a small French startup called Regaind, according to multiple sources.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers find alarming number of Macs remain vulnerable to stealthy hacks due to outdated EFI firmware; Windows and Linux PCs are also likely at risk — At-risk EFI versions likely put Windows and Linux PCs at risk, too. — An alarming number of Macs remain vulnerable to known exploits …
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Slate, The Next Web, Tom's Guide, Cult of Mac, International Business Times, The Mac Observer, Neowin, The Hacker News, SecurityWeek, Mashable, TechSpot, The Duo Blog, BBC, The Register, Gizmodo, TheStreet, Patently Apple, MacDailyNews, AppleInsider, MacRumors, GitHub, Wired, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Mac, Threatpost, Fortune, CNET, and BetaNews
Tweets: @bartongellman, @wired, @duosec, and @jonoberheide
| Dennis Green / Business Insider: |
A look at Jet.com a year after acquisition by Walmart as the site chases urban millennials and launches its own private-label products brand Uniquely J — - Walmart acquired Jet.com roughly one year ago. — Jet executives say the acquisition has let them chase a more specific customer: the urban millennial.| Charlotte Gao / The Diplomat: |
China's Weibo announces it is hiring 1000 “supervisors” to censor content on the service — Weibo asks that each supervisor censor no less than 200 pieces of content per month — As Chinese authorities are fiercely cracking down on the internet, China's top social media platform Weibo doing its best to stay in line.| Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter: |
A look at Apple's video content strategy: slow and deliberate approach led by experienced ex-TV execs, rejecting most offers, bidding on high profile shows — The world's biggest company is officially taking meetings as everyone from Jennifer Aniston to Steven Spielberg salivates over selling the first big show.| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
Nintendo announces it will shut down Wii Shop channel on January 30, 2019 — Nintendo will shut down the Wii Shop channel on January 30th, 2019, marking the end of an era for the service that first came online for Wii consoles in December 2006. The shutdown will happen gradually …
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Nintendo of Europe GmbH, GameSpot, Tech Times, Engadget, Motherboard, Digital Trends, and Seeking Alpha
| Product Habits: |
A look at Google Glass' failure as a consumer device, rebirth as Glass for Enterprise, and how focusing on modularization can help the product grow and expand — Few products in tech have drawn as much ridicule or outright laughter as Google Glass. But that wasn't always the case.Sponsor Posts
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