CurrentC alerts users of its pilot program that some email addresses were stolen by hackers  —  Wal-Mart's Answer To Apple Pay Has Already Been Hacked  —  Here's a bad sign for CurrentC, the fledgling mobile payment system in development by a consortium of retailers.

Unclassified White House network breached by hackers thought to be working for Russia, no system damage or evidence of classified network hack  —  Hackers breach some White House computers  —  Hackers thought to be working for the Russian government breached the unclassified White House computer networks …

IBM to incorporate Twitter data into their analytics tools, enterprise solutions  —  Changing the way business decisions are made  —  We believe that social data has unlimited value, and near limitless application.  Today, we're taking an important step toward unleashing this value through a new relationship with IBM.

Microsoft lays off 638 in Seattle area, 3,000 globally, nearly completing its planned 18K cuts  —  Microsoft cuts another 3,000 jobs, finishing last big phase of layoffs … Microsoft this morning cut an additional 3,000 jobs from its workforce around the world, saying it has now completed almost …

MPAA, movie theaters announce “zero tolerance” policy against wearables  —  A movie theater industry group and the Motion Picture Association of America updated their anti-piracy policies and said that “wearable devices” must be powered off at show time.  —  “Individuals who fail or refuse …

Twitter consumer engineering VP Jeremy Gordon and analytics group lead Adam Kinney resigning as company plans reorg  —  More Twitter exits: 2 key executives flying away  —  Twitter is planning yet another reorganization in its engineering department, and two respected managers plan to resign, CNBC has learned.

Google takes another step into your living room with its Nexus Player (hands-on)  —  Google's wanted a piece of your living room for ages, and now — after two attempts that never really went anywhere =- the search giant seems poised to get it what it wants.

After a blow from Apple, Nomi sells to Brickstream  —  Even the smallest change to Apple's iOS platform can have a huge impact.  Tiny tweaks, such as the decision to improve privacy settings on iOS8, can wipe out whole categories of app makers.  —  Take Nomi, a New York-based startup.

Windows Phone Shrinks In Android-Dominated Europe, As New iPhones Boost iOS' Share  —  Spare a thought for Microsoft, a relative newcomer to the mobile making business, after Redmond completed its $7.2BN+ acquisition of former European mobile making powerhouse Nokia earlier this year.

Apple exec: Don't expect Apple SIM to show up in iPhones  —  HALF MOON BAY, Calif.—Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) decided to put its Apple SIM card inside its new iPads because it didn't know which wireless carriers its customers would choose and because the company wanted to give its customers more choice, according to an Apple executive.

Apple forcing PCalc to remove its iOS 8 Notification Center widget, saying widgets cannot perform calculations  —  Apple Asks PCalc Developer to Remove iOS 8 Widget  —  As tweeted by PCalc developer James Thomson today, he will be forced to remove the app's iOS 8 widget.

WhatsApp delays launch of voice calling service to Q1 of 2015  —  HALF MOON BAY, Calif.—WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum said the over-the-top messaging app intends to launch voice calling services in the first quarter of 2015.  The company, which Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) recently finished acquiring …

Reddit Gets Into Crowdfunding With Redditmade  —  Reddit is continuing to expand its presence beyond its wildly popular sharing site — known as the front page of the internet for many — after it jumped into the world of crowdfunding with Redditmade, a service that allows moderators to set up projects which can be backed by Redditors.

Samaritans app flags worrying tweets  —  WATCH: Rory Cellan-Jones shows how the new Samaritan Radar app works  —  The Samaritans charity has launched a new app which will notify Twitter users if people they follow on the site appear to be suicidal.  —  Samaritans Radar uses an algorithm …

Office for Mac 2015 internal presentation leaked; looks just like Windows version, supports Retina displays, launching next year  —  Leaked Office for Mac 2015 screenshots look just like Windows version  —  Microsoft is bringing Office for Mac and Windows closer together