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Apple TV gets new YouTube app with full content, better search, and ads, also gets new channels — 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.
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Portland files lawsuit against Uber, asks company to stop operating illegally … The Uber vs. Portland showdown continues to progress, with the city filing a lawsuit on Monday afternoon against the transportation startup. — As we reported earlier today, Portland regulators spent … | 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.
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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 …
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| 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.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Linux rootkit spyware has targeted governments, pharmaceutical companies in over 45 countries for years — Powerful, highly stealthy Linux trojan may have infected victims for years — Researchers have uncovered an extremely stealthy trojan for Linux systems that attackers have been using …
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Microsoft calls out U.S. government for double standard in email warrant case — Microsoft today made its case to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in a legal dispute between the company and the U.S. government, in which Microsoft is challenging a U.S. search warrant for customer email stored on a server in Ireland.| JR Raphael / Computerworld: |
Hands on: How Android 5.0 will soon keep your Chromebook unlocked — One of the most intriguing features of Google's Android 5.0 Lollipop OS is one we've yet to see surface: the ability to have your Android phone act as a wireless key for your Chromebook and automatically keep it unlocked when the devices are together.
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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Typo Ships New iPhone 6 Keyboard, Plans iPad Product for Next Year — Typo, the Ryan Seacrest-backed iPhone keyboard, has returned with an iPhone 6 keyboard it says is designed to avoid incurring the legal challenges that forced the company's first product off the market. — Typo
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| 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 …
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| Greg Miller / Wired: |
How the Google Maps team refines their maps with a combination of algorithms and meticulous manual labor — The Huge, Unseen Operation Behind the Accuracy of Google Maps — Inside Atlas, Google's map-editing program, operators can see where Street View cameras have captured images (colored dots), and zoom in with a spyglass tool.
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| Barb Darrow / Gigaom: |
DataGravity raises $50M Series C round led by Accel Partners to sell and support smart storage — DataGravity nets $50M more to sell, support smart storage — DataGravity, the startup founded by Paula Long of EqualLogic fame, now has $50 million in new funding, bringing its total to a healthy $92 million.
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| David Gelles / New York Times: |
Change.org raises $25M from star investors including Gates, Branson, Hoffman, Omidyar, others — Tech Figures Join to Fund Change.org Petition Site — In a twist on how Silicon Valley companies are financed, several technology luminaries have banded together to effectively do the work of a traditional venture capital firm.
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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. Movies, TV shows, and Amazon Original Series content can now be watched in the higher resolution by Amazon Prime subscribers.
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