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October 3, 2014, 4:45 AM

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New York Times:

JPMorgan says data breach affected 76M households, 7M small businesses — Hackers' Attack on JPMorgan Chase Affects Millions — A cyberattack this summer on JPMorgan Chase compromised the accounts of 76 million households and seven million small businesses, a tally that dwarfs previous estimates …

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

Apple Asks the Music Labels for a Price Cut on Streaming Subscriptions — There are lots of music subscription services that let people listen to all the songs they want for $10 a month. — Apple thinks that price is too high. — Sources say Apple is talking to the big music labels …

More: MacNN, The Register, iDownloadBlog.com, 9to5Mac, Ubergizmo, MacDailyNews, AppleInsider, MacRumors, Business Insider, SlashGear, iPhone in Canada Blog and App Advice. See also Mediagazer

Andy Greenberg / Wired:

Security researchers publicly release code to Github for “practically unpatchable” exploit BadUSB — The Unpatchable Malware That Infects USBs Is Now on the Loose — It's been just two months since researcher Karsten Nohl demonstrated an attack he called BadUSB to a standing-room …

More: Business Insider, Help Net Security, GitHub, Gizmodo, The Verge, Engadget, Electronista, SecurityWeek and SC Magazine

Tweets: @mikebutcher and @marypcbuk

Yoni Heisler / TUAW:

An in-depth look at Apple Pay, and why it could be the safest way to make a credit card payment — Apple Pay: An in-depth look at what's behind the secure payment system — With Apple Pay slated to go live later this month, one can soon expect to see an avalanche of fear mongering from pundits who …

More: Starpoint Blog, iPhone in Canada Blog and MacDailyNews. Tweets: @briantong. Thanks:@superpixels

Logan Whiteside / CNNMoney.com:

Schmidt: Google's systems “far more secure and encrypted than anyone else, including Apple” — Google: Tim Cook is wrong about us — Apple got it wrong — Google is the safest place on the Web, the search giant's chairman says. — “We have always been the leader in security and encryption …

More: CNET, 9to5Mac, Business Insider and Daring Fireball

Owen Thomas / ReadWrite:

Apple's Health app is useless, dependent on other apps to gather data — Apple's Health App Is An Embarrassment — ReadWriteBody is an ongoing series where ReadWrite covers networked fitness and the quantified self. — You know those super-awkward “before” shots with a fat guy holding …

More: blog.human.co, Medium and VentureBeat

Tweets: @danmunro and @owenthomas

Faryaab S. / SamMobile:

Early build of Android L with TouchWiz previewed on the Samsung Galaxy S5 — Exclusive Preview: Android L on Samsung Galaxy S5 — At Google I/O 2014, Google announced the next iteration of its Android operating system - Android L. As the operating system itself was still in early stages …

More: IntoMobile, Electronista, SlashGear, Geek.com, Gigaom, Gizmodo, Engadget, Phandroid, Ubergizmo, PC World, BGR, TechnoBuffalo, Gotta Be Mobile, Pocketnow, 9to5Google, MobileSyrup.com, Droid Life and Phones Review. Tweets: @markgurman

Reuters:

Facebook plotting first steps in healthcare: support communities for ailments and preventative care apps — Exclusive: Facebook plots first steps into healthcare — (Reuters) - Facebook Inc already knows who your friends are and the kind of things that grab your attention.

More: Gizmodo and Seeking Alpha

Todd Krabach / Facebook Developers:

Facebook officially launches its mobile Like Button for native iOS and Android apps — Mobile Like Button now Available to Everyone — On average, the Like and Share Buttons are viewed across almost 10 million websites daily. At f8 this year, we let developers preview the Like Button on iOS mobile devices.

More: AdExchanger, TechCrunch, Marketing Land, BetaNews, AllFacebook, VentureBeat, Inside Facebook, The Next Web, 9to5Google and Android Central

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

iOS 8 Translator Keyboard Introduces Easy Access Language Translation Capabilities — With iOS 8 bringing support for system wide third-party keyboards for the first time, developers have been coming up with creative ways to introduce new functionality to the keyboard, beyond simply making it quicker to type.

More: BGR, TechCrunch and iDownloadBlog.com

Bloomberg:

France's Iliad Said to Plan Bid for Bigger T-Mobile Stake — Iliad SA (ILD) is planning to bid for a bigger stake in Deutsche Telekom AG's U.S. unit than it sought in July, as the French telecom carrier approaches a self-imposed deadline to reach a deal, people familiar with the matter said.

More: Reuters, TechSpot, Ubergizmo, GeekWire, TheStreet.com, Wireless Week, Reuters, SlashGear, CNET and Windows Phone Central

Steven Russolillo / Wall Street Journal:

GoPro stock falls as much as 14% as founder gifts 5.8M shares to new charity, sidesteps IPO lockup rule — GoPro's Lockup Loophole Spooks Investors — GoPro Inc. found a way to maneuver around its lockup restriction, a development that spooked investors and sent the high-flying stock down as much as 14% on Thursday.

More: Investor Relations, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Reuters, CNBC, Fortune and USA Today

ZDNet:

Samsung to start producing Apple's 14nm A9 processors by year end — Samsung expects sales boost from Apple chip deal — Summary: Samsung's chip boss said supplying its 14-nanometre FinFet chips to Apple will boost its financials greatly, reports ZDNet Korea's Cho Mu-hyun.

More: AppleInsider, TechnoBuffalo, BGR, MacRumors, DailyTech, Electronista, App Advice, SamMobile, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Tech Report and iDownloadBlog.com

Rich McCormick / The Verge:

Intel responds to pressure from anti-feminist campaign #GamerGate, pulling ads from Gamasutra — Intel buckles to anti-feminist campaign by pulling ads from gaming site — #GamerGate supporters try to silence calls for video game equality — Intel has pulled an advertising campaign …

More: Re/code, New York Times, New World Notes, The Mary Sue, Flavorwire, Slate, Computer Business Review, Ars Technica, Boing Boing and GamesIndustry.biz

Tweets: @gamasutra, @glennf and @frequentbeef

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Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider:

New Apple patent hints at next-generation iOS Remote app that reproduces Apple TV GUI — Apple's next-gen iOS Remote app solution could boast full Apple TV GUIs, interactive content — An Apple patent application published Thursday describes a next-generation iOS Remote app system capable …

More: PadGadget, iPhone, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada Blog, InvestorPlace and Business Insider

Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:

Bing: No Plans To Give Ranking Boost For HTTPS — At Search Marketing Expo, Bing's Vincent Wehren, the Lead Program Manager for Bing Webmaster Tools, said they have no plans on ever giving a ranking boost to websites that switch to HTTPS. — In August, Google began giving sites that use HTTPS …

Ian Hardy / BetaKit:

Scribble Technologies raises $12 million, plans to ‘open new international offices and make strategic acquisitions’ — Coming off its recent acquisition of CoveritLive, Scribble Technologies has received a $12 million Series C investment led by WIN (Waterloo Innovation Network) Fund.

More: PE Hub Blog, Canada and Techvibes Global News

Josh Ong / The Next Web:

Waze announces Connected Citizens program to share data with local governments worldwide — Google's Waze announces government data exchange program with 10 initial partners — Waze today announced “Connected Citizens,” a new government partnership program that will see both parties exchange data …

More: Electronista

Nick Summers / The Next Web:

Roku players will soon support Android, Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 screen mirroring — Own a Roku 3 or Roku Streaming Stick? You'll soon be able to mirror the screen from your Android, Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices. — The feature is rolling out in beta today for select Android …

More: The Official Roku Blog, Zatz Not Funny!, TechnoBuffalo, Tom's Guide, WMPoweruser, Digital Trends, BetaNews, AndroidHeadlines.com, Shelly Palmer, Gizmodo, Liliputing, TechCrunch, 9to5Google, Android Police, Android Central and Windows Phone Central

Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:

Design Firm Adaptive Path Acquired By Capital One — Adaptive Path, a San Francisco-based design and user experience consultancy, has been acquired by financial firm Capital One. — That's not the most obvious acquirer, but in his announcement, Adaptive Path co-founder …

More: Adaptive Path and The Next Web. Tweets: @n8garvie

Janko Roettgers / Gigaom:

Hulu makes peace with Apple's 30 percent cut, enables in-app billing in latest iPhone update — Hulu is giving Apple 30 percent of its Hulu Plus subscription fee for new users that sign up through the just-relaunched iPhone app. The company's business model may help with this significant bounty.

More: MacRumors, Hulu Blog and iMore

Michal Lev-Ram / Fortune:

Apple expands benefits for both part-time and full-time employees, including educational assistance, longer maternity leave — Apple unveils new perks to attract talent — Apple employees are getting a few new perks today (and no, it's not free iPhone 6s).

More: Mercury News, MacNN, 9to5Mac, BGR, AppleInsider, App Advice, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, Business Insider, MacDailyNews and Cult of Mac. Tweets: @samfbiddle

Nick Summers / The Next Web:

Flipboard for Windows Phone 8 is finally here — At last, Flipboard has an app for Windows Phone 8. Nokia said a version of the magazine-inspired reading app would come to its platform over a year ago, and users have been waiting patiently ever since. — Now, it's finally here.

More: Inside Flipboard, Blogging Windows, PC World, Engadget, Conversations, WinBeta and VentureBeat

Mark Sullivan / VentureBeat:

Evernote announces a new web client, unveils enterprise productivity platform ‘Work Chat’ — SAN FRANCISCO — The connected note taking app company Evernote today announced that it has completely redesigned its web client for simplicity and creativity. — Previously, the web client …

More: TechCrunch, Evernote Blog, ZDNet, TechCrunch, Macworld, Wall Street Journal, Re/code, CITEworld, CNET, ZDNet, The Next Web, The Verge and Engadget. See also Mediagazer

William Maclean / Reuters:

Dubai detectives to get Google Glass with facial recognition tech developed by local police — Dubai detectives to get Google Glass to fight crime — (Reuters) - Dubai police plan to issue detectives with Google Glass hands-free eyewear to help them fight crime using facial recognition technology …

More: 9to5Google and Mashable. Tweets: @lucymarcus

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