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January 2, 2014, 2:00 AM

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Re/code:
Happy Re/new Year!  —  We are thrilled to announce that we are forming our own new and independent media company, Revere Digital, with a pair of respected investors and partners — the NBCUniversal News Group and Terry Semel's Windsor Media.  Revere will be operating news sites and apps, as well as a series of conferences.
Julia Boorstin / CNBC:
Swisher and Mossberg launch ‘Re/code’, ‘Code’ conference, NBC & Windsor Media are minority investors  —  Swisher and Mossberg launch ‘Re/code’; NBC & Windsor Media are minority investors  —  Veteran technology journalists Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg are launching …
Ken Yeung / The Next Web:
Skype's Twitter, Facebook, and blog hacked by Syrian Electronics Army demanding an end to spying  —  We're not even through the first day of 2014 and cyber attacks are back again.  Earlier today, some person(s) breached Skype's security and hacked its Twitter account, Facebook page, and blog.
Chris Ziegler / The Verge:
Alleged Snapchat hackers explain how and why they leaked data on 4.6 million accounts  —  The individual or team claiming responsibility for SnapchatDB has responded to The Verge's requests for comment the morning after the database went online, containing a leaked collection …
Ken Yeung / The Next Web:
New York Times:
NYT editorial board calls for clemency or a plea bargain for Snowden  —  Edward Snowden, Whistle-Blower  —  Seven months ago, the world began to learn the vast scope of the National Security Agency's reach into the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the United States and around the globe …
Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch:
The Best iOS And Android Apps Of 2013  —  Congratulations, Planet Earth!  We made it another 365 days without crashing into the sun.  Go team!  —  It's the end of the year, and that means three things: booze, ridiculous sunglasses with numbers on them, and lists.  Lots and lots of lists.
Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
The top four tech legal cases to watch in 2014  —  While we're all wiping the champagne-induced sleep from our eyes, inevitably we have to sober up for 2014.  The new year will mark new beginnings for all of us, but it will also mark the continuation (and perhaps conclusion) of a number of high-profile tech legal cases.
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 pass 10% market share, Windows XP falls below 30% (Updated)  —  With the release of Windows 8.1 to the world in October, Microsoft ended 2013 with two full months of availability for its latest operating system version.  While Windows 8.1 is certainly growing quickly …
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