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December 9, 2014, 3:40 PM

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Erin Griffith / Fortune:

HBO to outsource streaming technology behind standalone service launching in 2015 to MLB Advanced — Exclusive: HBO to outsource streaming technology in blow to ‘backstabbing’ CTO — In a major strategic shift, HBO will license the technology underpinning the standalone streaming service it plans to offer in 2015.

More: Business Insider, Engadget, Gizmodo, The Verge and BGR. Tweets: @karlbode. See also Mediagazer

Peter Kafka / Re/code:

YouTube app on Apple TV gets YouTube's full video library, predictive search, channel subscriptions, and ads — YouTube's Apple TV Gets a New Look, More Videos ... and Ads — YouTube has spent the last couple years overhauling the apps it provides for different devices, but it has steered clear of Apple TV.

Andy / TorrentFreak:

Swedish Police Raid The Pirate Bay, Site Offline — For many years The Pirate Bay has been sailing by the seat of its pants so any downtime is met with concern from its millions of users. — This morning, for the first time in months, The Pirate Bay disappeared offline.

More: The Next Web, Gizmodo, BGR and SlashGear

Casey Newton / The Verge:

Dashlane feature will let you change all passwords for around 75 major websites including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, more, at once — Dashlane can now change all your passwords with a single click, and it's amazing — A feature we have been waiting for forever

More: 9to5Mac, PC Magazine, MacRumors, CNET, The Next Web, MacRumors, Wall Street Journal, BGR, SlashGear, PandoDaily, iMore, TUAW, Lifehacker, Gigaom and iPhone in Canada Blog

David Meyer / Gigaom:

Uber banned in Spain & Thailand, sued in Portland, hassled in Rio — On Tuesday, both Thailand and Spain banned Uber. You know the drill by now: The company's drivers don't have taxi permits and/or insurance, and the authorities have had an earful from furious cab drivers who do have to pay for such things.

Taylor Soper / GeekWire:

Portland files lawsuit against Uber, asks company to stop operating illegally

More: Wall Street Journal, BBC, Willamette Week, BuzzFeed, PortlandOregon.gov, The Hill, Engadget, Mashable, WebProNews, The Next Web, Raw Story, New York Times, Business Insider, The Verge, Gizmodo, Gigaom, VentureBeat and TechCrunch

Juli Clover / MacRumors:

Apple Releases iOS 8.1.2 With Fix for Disappearing Ringtone Issue — Apple today released iOS 8.1.2 to the public, introducing bug fixes and addressing an issue that caused ringtones purchased through the iTunes Store to be removed from an iOS device. Apple advises users who have lost ringtones …

More: 9to5Mac, ZDNet, Ars Technica, AppleInsider, iMore, IntoMobile, O'Grady's PowerPage, SlashGear, MacDailyNews, TechnoBuffalo and TUAW

Nick Statt / CNET:

AP, Bloomberg, and CNN seek release of Steve Jobs deposition video used in antitrust case — News organizations fight to release Steve Jobs deposition video — Apple is combating reporters over sharing unreleased footage of the late Apple CEO shown in antitrust court Friday.

More: Variety, MacRumors, MacRumors, Computerworld, App Advice, The Verge, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Mac, Cult of Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, iPhone in Canada Blog and iMore. See also Mediagazer

Brandon Bailey / Associated Press:

US District Judge denies Apple's request to dismiss class action suit despite lack of plaintiff, orders prosecution to identify new class representatives

More: Fortune, Mercury News, WSJ, AppleInsider, TechSpot, TechnoBuffalo, MacDailyNews, NASDAQ.com, eWeek, Gigaom, MacDailyNews and 9to5Mac

Paul Sawers / VentureBeat:

Amazon now lets shoppers ‘Make an Offer’ to negotiate lower prices with merchants — Taking a leaf out of eBay's book, Amazon has announced a new “Make an Offer” feature that lets consumers negotiate prices with merchants. — Similar to eBay's “Best Offer” feature, Amazon will also now let shoppers …

Evelyn M. Rusli / Wall Street Journal:

SoundCloud in discussions to raise about $150M at a valuation expected to top $1.2B — SoundCloud's Valuation Could Top $1.2 Billion With New Fundraising — SoundCloud, a popular music and audio-sharing service, is in discussions to raise about $150 million in new financing at a valuation …

More: VentureBeat. Tweets: @joshconstine. See also Mediagazer

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:

Apple Stores recruiting fashion/luxury experts ahead of Apple Watch debut — We've already seen how Apple is presenting the upcoming Apple Watch, which it calls its most personal device yet, as not just another technology device but also a piece of jewelry that the fashion world will be proud to embrace.

More: PC Magazine, SiliconBeat, Mobile Geeks, TechnoBuffalo, Ubergizmo, Business Insider, InvestorPlace, PhoneArena, App Advice, TIME, Gizmodo, Pocketnow, MacDailyNews and iMore

Kelton Lynn / The Twitter Blog:

Twitter expands Tailored Audiences ad targeting to include data from mobile apps — Introducing tailored audiences from mobile apps — Today, we're announcing tailored audiences from mobile apps, a new way for advertisers to create targetable audience segments based on mobile app actions such as an install, purchase or sign-up.

More: VentureBeat, Marketing Land, TechCrunch, The Next Web and WebProNews

Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:

Amazon Instant Video can now stream movies and TV shows in 4K — Amazon today announced Amazon Instant Video has gained support for Ultra HD picture quality. Amazon Prime subscribers can now watch movies, TV shows, and Amazon Original Series content in the higher resolution.

More: Amazon.com, DSLreports, Ars Technica, BetaNews, TechHive, Gigaom, GeekWire, PC Magazine, The Verge, Gizmodo, Engadget, Electronista, AFTVnews, WebProNews, TechCrunch, The Next Web, SlashGear, iDownloadBlog.com and Droid Life

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

Cloud Foundry Foundation Launches With Support From Over 40 Companies — OpenStack, one of the largest open-source enterprise projects around, made a bit of a splash last year. With Cloud Foundry, the Infrastructure-as-a-Service OpenStack project also has a counterpart in the Platform …

More: ZDNet, Gigaom and Forbes

Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal:

Snapchat Poaches Star Tech Banker Imran Khan From Credit Suisse — Snapchat, the mobile messaging app that's popular with teens, has hired a star tech banker to help young chief executive Evan Spiegel justify the startup's multi-billion-dollar valuation. — The startup named Imran Khan …

More: CNET, Re/code, Business Insider and SocialTimes

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