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Secret Set to Raise Nearly $10 Million at $40 Million Valuation — Google Ventures is leading the round, which will include previous investor Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, these people said. The more than $40 million valuation includes the investment, which one of the people said was between $5 million and $10 million.| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
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Mozilla stops development of authentication system Persona, transfers project to community — Mozilla makes authentication system Persona Community Project — When Mozilla launched Persona under the name BrowserID back in 2012, it had big plans for the authentication service.
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Deputies confirm key quote from Dorian Nakamoto about Bitcoin in Newsweek story — More Details On Newsweek Journalist's Interview With Alleged Bitcoin Creator — In a long article that points to a 64-year-old California man Dorian Nakamoto as Bitcoin's creator, the most compelling evidence … | Newsweek: |
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SXSW starts out with spotlight on security, as Google's Schmidt sounds off on NSA — AUSTIN—Austin, Texas is in full-on party mode as South by Southwest kicks off Friday, but the normally lighthearted Interactive portion of the festival—best known for turning Twitter and Foursquare into stars …
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T-Mobile's New Simple Choice Plan: 1GB of Data for Just $50 — T-Mobile has been shaking up the wireless industry since it officially killed off two-year contracts with the debut of its Simple Choice Plan last March. Now, a year later, the carrier is rolling out a revamped version …
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| Brian Fung / The Switch: |
Microsoft is using your data to target political ads on Xbox Live — Microsoft is trying to [ersuade politicians to take out targeted ads on Xbox Live, Skype, MSN and other company platforms as midterm elections begin heating up around the country. To plug the idea, Microsoft officials handed …
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Tumblr Now Lets You Dial A Toll-Free Number To Post Audio To Your Blog — Tumblr today added a new audio posting feature which lets you dial a toll-free number with your phone in order to post a short recording directly to your blog. We nearly missed the news of the addition because … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
HTTPS attack analyzes subtle differences in encrypted traffic to identify pages viewed — New attack on HTTPS crypto might reveal if you're pregnant or have cancer — As the most widely used technology to prevent eavesdropping on the Internet, HTTPS encryption has seen its share of attacks … | Bloomberg: |
Docomo may miss earning targets due to price wars with rivals and heavy discounts on iPhones — NTT Docomo May Miss Earnings Forecast on IPhone, Competition — NTT Docomo Inc. (9437), Japan's largest wireless operator, said a price war with other carriers and discounts on the latest iPhones …
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Microsoft received 35,083 government requests for data impacting 58,676 accounts in the second half of 2013 — Microsoft today revealed the number of data requests it received from various law enforcement agencies around the world in the second half of 2013: 35,083.
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Dendroid malware can take over your camera, record audio, and sneak into Google Play — Remote access trojans that let criminals spy on you are a nasty issue, but when you find one in the Google Play store, it sounds off some alarms. — This week, researchers found Dendroid, a custom … | Dan DeSilva / 9to5Mac: |
iPhone pricing war heats up as Walmart offers 5s for $119 and Target launches iPad trade-in promotion — From 9to5Toys.com: — New Apple promotions from Walmart and Target may be enticing enough for holdouts to finally upgrade to the newest iPhone and iPad...
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