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September 2, 2014, 4:15 PM

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Apple:

Celebrity photo theft was a “very targeted attack on user names, passwords and security questions” — Update to Celebrity Photo Investigation — Update to Celebrity Photo Investigation — We wanted to provide an update to our investigation into the theft of photos of certain celebrities.

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Tweets: @llsethj, @mrmedina, @mat, @nickdepetrillo, @swiftonsecurity, @jbrodkin, @danprimack, @sfiegerman, @llsethj, @kashhill, @pmarca and @cdixon

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:

Apple denies iCloud was breached, claims Find my iPhone not involved in photo theft incident — Apple denies iCloud breach in celebrity nude photo hack — Apple says that the mass theft of nude celebrity photos that were released over the weekend did not occur because of a breach in any Apple systems, including iCloud.

More: Business Insider, Re/code, Uncrunched, Washington Post, The Next Web, AppleInsider, ABC News and NPR. Tweets: @csoghoian

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:

Banks: Credit Card Breach at Home Depot — Multiple banks say they are seeing evidence that Home Depot stores may be the source of a massive new batch of stolen credit and debit cards that went on sale this morning in the cybercrime underground. Home Depot says that it is working with banks …

More: CNBC, Fortune, VentureBeat, ABC News, Washington Post, ZDNet, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, Ubergizmo, Mashable and Business Insider

Mark Scott / New York Times:

Court bans UberPop ride-sharing service in Germany, Uber Black unaffected; Uber will continue operations and appeal — Uber Service Banned Across Germany by Frankfurt Court — LONDON - The ride-hailing service Uber is about to have a head-on collision with Germany's taxis and legal system.

More: BBC, Uber Blog, Reuters, SiliconBeat, CNET, Digital Trends, Tech Times, Gigaom, The Next Web, TechPresident, CNNMoney.com, PandoDaily, VentureBeat, Guardian, Fortune, Engadget, The Register, TechSpot and ABC News

Tweets: @msquinn and @markscott82

Scott Gilbertson / Ars Technica:

Behind the new HTML Picture element, which speeds up page loads by letting browsers choose the best image for different screens — How a new HTML element will make the Web faster — Soon, you won't need to be the Flash for quicker Web browsing. — Flickr user: Katie Krueger

Tweets: @garrettdimon and @respimg

Re/code:

Ouya in preliminary sales talks with Xiaomi, Tencent and other Chinese companies, has engaged with Google and Amazon — Android Game Console Maker Ouya in Sale Talks With Chinese Internet Giants, Others — Ouya, the maker of an low-cost Android-based gaming console of the same name …

More: VentureBeat, Engadget, The Information, Business Insider, Android Police, 9to5Google, Ubergizmo and Android Central

Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

Sonos speakers can now directly connect to home Wi-Fi, no longer require proprietary network — To simplify whole-home audio, Sonos starts to embrace your Wi-Fi router — Internet-connected speakers from Sonos now work directly with your Wi-Fi router, eliminating the need to also use …

More: The Sonos Blog, Engadget, TechHive, Android Police, TechCrunch, Wired, The Register, Wall Street Journal, Cult of Mac, Ubergizmo, VentureBeat, Android Central, Gizmodo, CNET and Re/code

Richard Nieva / CNET:

Google's Android Wear to support Bluetooth headsets, GPS, and third party watch faces — Google says Android Wear about to get even smarter (Q&A) — The search giant hasn't said much about its OS for wearable devices since a demo in June. CNET sat down with two of the project's head engineers to find out what's new.

Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:

Reddit unveils its first mobile app for Ask Me Anything (AMA) interviews on iOS, Android version coming later this week — Reddit to Launch Mobile App for AMAs (Exclusive) — Reddit has made its long-awaited entry into the mobile app category with one devoted to its most popular attraction, the Ask Me Anything (AMA) interviews.

More: The Verge, reddit, TechCrunch, Nieman Lab, Gizmodo, CNET, VentureBeat, The Next Web, Engadget, The Daily Dot, Cult of Mac, BetaBoston, Ubergizmo, iPhone in Canada Blog, WebProNews, Mashable, Gotta Be Mobile, 9to5Mac, Business Insider, SlashGear, Gigaom, iMore, Droid Life, MobileSyrup.com and The Verge

Tweets: @mikeisaac and @hugeinc

Bertel King, Jr / Android Police:

Fan Funding for YouTube creators now available in US, Japan, Mexico, Australia; Google to take 5% + $0.21 cut in the US — YouTube Now Offers Fan Funding In Four Countries - Here's A Look At How It Works — YouTube thrives off the videos produced by independent content creators all over the world …

More: BGR, The Next Web, Gizmodo, RAIN News, ReelSEO Video Marketing, memeburn, hypebot, ZDNet and Ubergizmo. See also Mediagazer

Tess Stynes / Wall Street Journal:

Compuware to Be Acquired by Thoma Bravo for $2.5 Billion — Compuware Deal Includes Ability to Complete Covisint Spinoff — Software developer Compuware Corp. agreed to be taken private by Thoma Bravo LLC for about $2.5 billion. — Thoma Bravo agreed to pay $10.92 a share in cash …

More: PC World, ZDNet, New York Times and Gigaom

Klint Finley / Wired:

Tox, a secure, open-source P2P messaging system first conceived on 4chan, aspires to become a Skype alternative — Out in the Open: Hackers Build a Skype That's Not Controlled by Microsoft — The web forum 4chan is known mostly as a place to share juvenile and, to put it mildly, politically incorrect images.

More: ITworld.com, Help Net Security and ITProPortal

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