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December 10, 2014, 12:55 AM

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Erin Griffith / Fortune:
HBO launching web-only service in April 2015, will outsource streaming tech to MLB Advanced Media  —  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.
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.
Dan Seifert / The Verge:
T-Mobile launches $100 two-line family plan with unlimited data  —  New plan undercuts AT&T and Verizon by a wide margin  —  T-Mobile today announced a new two-line family plan option that provides unlimited talk, text, and data services for $100 per month.  Additional lines (up to eight more) can be added for $40 per month.
Jeremy C. Owens / SiliconValley News:
SF and LA district attorneys sue Uber, claim it makes false and misleading statements; settle with Lyft for $500k  —  Biz Break: San Francisco and L.A. sue Uber, claim misleading and illegal actions  —  Today: Uber faces a civil suit from San Francisco and Los Angeles district attorneys amid a wave of resistance.
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Restaurant Reservation Service Reserve Launches In San Francisco  —  Reserve, a mobile app that makes it easy to find reservations at top restaurants, announced today that it's now available in San Francisco.  —  The service, which launched in October, came out of Expa, the “startup studio” …
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.
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
Kellex / Droid Life:
Google Mobile Results Now 100-150 Milliseconds Faster in Chrome for Android  —  According to Ilya Grigorik, a developer advocate at Google, when you tap on a Google Search result after performing a mobile search, the page will now load 100-150 milliseconds faster in Chrome for Android.
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.
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 …

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