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December 9, 2014, 5:25 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: Re/code, CNET, GeekWire, Business Insider, The Verge, DSLreports, Engadget, Gizmodo, Daring Fireball, BGR, Tubefilter, Mobile Geeks, Mashable and WebProNews. Tweets: @karlbode. See also Mediagazer

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: BGR, The Next Web, Gizmodo, PC World, Ars Technica, BetaNews, Wired, Examiner, Motherboard, SlashGear and DailyTech. Tweets: @roteirodecinema

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.

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: The LastPass Blog, The Dashlane Blog, 9to5Mac, PC Magazine, MacRumors, CNET, The Next Web, Wall Street Journal, gHacks Technology News, The Tech Report, SlashGear, MacRumors, Lifehacker, PandoDaily, Gigaom, BGR, iPhone in Canada Blog, iMore and TUAW

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

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, Digital Trends, MacRumors, MacRumors, App Advice, Computerworld, The Verge, TUAW, iPhone Hacks, 9to5Mac, Cult of Mac, iDownloadBlog.com, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, iMore and iPhone in Canada Blog. 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, iPhone in Canada Blog, AppleInsider, NASDAQ.com, MacDailyNews, Gigaom, MacDailyNews, TechnoBuffalo, TechSpot, eWeek and 9to5Mac

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, Ars Technica, ZDNet, AppleInsider, iMore, Gotta Be Mobile, IntoMobile, TechnoBuffalo, MacDailyNews, SlashGear and TUAW

Russell Brandom / The Verge:

Google-backed FIDO Alliance, working on password-free login, releases open standard 1.0 — Google-backed password-killer crosses major milestone — In October, Google unveiled a surprising new way to log into Chrome and Gmail: a USB key. It only worked as part of a two-factor setup …

More: VentureBeat, Engadget, PE Hub Blog and SlashGear. Thanks:@russmackey

Todd Bishop / GeekWire:

Microsoft COO Kevin Turner on Windows: “We've got to monetize it differently” — Big changes ahead for Windows: 'We've got to monetize it differently,' says Microsoft exec — Microsoft Windows has made headway in the market for low-end laptops and tablets this year by reducing …

More: Ars Technica, Business Insider, PC Pro, SuperSite for Windows, ExtremeTech, Network World, WinBeta, The Tech Report and Neowin

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 and Inc.com. Tweets: @joshconstine. See also Mediagazer

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 …

Deborah Gage / Wall Street Journal:

Altiscale Raises $30 Million to Make Hadoop Easier to Use … Despite more than $1 billion invested in companies commercializing the big-data software Hadoop, it is still hard to handle, requiring teams of IT specialists to tend it and keep it running. — Interest in Hadoop from potential customers …

More: StrictlyVC, TechCrunch, Forbes and silicontap.com

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, App Advice, PhoneArena, 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

Mark Hachman / Macworld:

Bop.fm delivers almost ad-free, a la carte music streaming on the go — In 2013, Bop.fm quietly launched a Web service that promised “free legit music you can share with anyone.” Now it's taking that model to the mobile space. — On Tuesday, the company announced the launch of its first iOS app …

More: The Next Web, Gigaom, VentureBeat, hypebot, CNET, Ars Technica and TechCrunch

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, The Verge, Gigaom, GeekWire, PCMag UK, TechHive, Engadget, Electronista, AFTVnews, WebProNews, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, The Next Web, SlashGear, iDownloadBlog.com and Droid Life

Rachel King / ZDNet:

Box launches Trust program with Symantec, Splunk, and others to help corporate customers protect sensitive data — Box launches ‘Trust’ security program with Symantec, Splunk, others — Summary:Now the soon-to-be public business is taking initiative by launching its own security coalition, dubbed Box Trust.

More: The Box Blog and TechCrunch

Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch:

Parse Launches Crash Reporting, Brings Local Datastore To iOS — Parse, the mobile development platform Facebook acquired last year, offers developers a pretty complete feature lineup, but one thing that was always missing was crash reporting. While Parse offers an analytics service …

More: AllFacebook, Facebook Developers, Parse Blog and ZDNet. Thanks:@claudianoel

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