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December 10, 2014, 2:00 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.

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

HBO's CTO Otto Berkes, co-creator of Xbox, resigns after HBO outsources the tech for its planned streaming service — HBO CTO Otto Berkes Resigns, as Network Enlists MLB to Build OTT Platform — HBO chief technology officer Otto Berkes is leaving the premium cable network …

More: The Verge, Daring Fireball, Pocket-lint, Fortune and Ars Technica. 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: Wired, SiliconANGLE, The Next Web, CNET, Copy me happy, The Register, The Verge, BGR, Gizmodo, PC World, Tech Times, BetaNews, Ars Technica, BuzzFeed, Digital Music News, Examiner, theWHIR.com, Ubergizmo, Motherboard, Engadget, SlashGear and ReadWrite. Tweets: @roteirodecinema

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.

More: Los Angeles Times, Re/code, PC World, Associated Press, bizjournals, SFWeekly, Business Insider, Engadget and San Francisco Examiner …

Tweets: @lizgannes, @georgegascon and @mikeisaac

Mike Isaac / New York Times:

Uber's Background Checks for Drivers Come Under Scrutiny

More: Business Insider, Bloomberg and SocialTimes. Tweets: @nehanotes

David Meyer / Gigaom:

Uber banned in Spain & Thailand, sued in Portland, hassled in Rio

Owen Williams / The Next Web:

Locked Apple ID accounts with two-factor authentication enabled require recovery keys, not just password and trusted device details, to be reactivated — The dark side of Apple's two-factor authentication — Earlier this week, a strange message popped up on my Mac that I thought nothing of.

More: Lifehacker, iDownloadBlog.com, TUAW, BGR, MacDailyNews, iPhone, 9to5Mac and Ubergizmo

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac:

Confirmed: Bose speakers returning to Apple Stores after removal earlier this year — It looks like Apple will indeed be cashing in on Bose speakers and headphones sales in time for the remainder of the holiday shopping season. Yesterday rumors surfaced that Apple was readying its retail stores …

More: TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Engadget, iPhone in Canada Blog, Gizmodo, Gigaom, The Verge, Ubergizmo and TechnoBuffalo

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.

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Tweets: @johnlegere and @inafried

Jason Pontin / MIT Technology Review:

Interview with Shanley Kane, whose Model View Culture publication offers a feminist critique of Silicon Valley — Shanley Kane of Model View Culture Challenges a “Corrupt” Silicon Valley — Shanley Kane challenges the assumptions and practices of the tech industry.

Tweets: @arkmashton, @andrewthesmart, @techreview, @ginatrapani, @caseyjohnston, @lauralockesf, @jason_pontin, @grimmelm, @nero, @nero, @pmarca, @glennf, @glennf and @anildash

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, BGR, PC Pro, SuperSite for Windows, ExtremeTech, Business Insider, Network World and The Tech Report

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” …

More: Reserve, PandoDaily and The Next Web

Samuel Gibbs / Guardian:

Blackphone launching world's first privacy-focused app store — Firm says new software store will allow users to increase Blackphone's functionality while protecting data and communications — Privacy-first smartphone company Blackphone is launching its own app store for users concerned about privacy and security.

More: PandoDaily, PC World, Electronista, TechnoBuffalo, The Register, eWeek, TechCrunch, Digital Trends and CNET

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: The Verge, Wall Street Journal, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, iMore, AppleInsider, App Advice, App Advice, Mercury News, Digital Trends, Computerworld, TUAW, iPhone Hacks, MacDailyNews, iDownloadBlog.com, Cult of Mac and iPhone in Canada Blog

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.

More: Ilya Grigorik, VentureBeat, Phandroid, Gigaom and Android Central

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

Roberto Baldwin / The Next Web:

Intel introduces its own Internet of Things platform — In addition to entering the wearable market, Intel is also going full in on the Internet of Things. — The silicon-producing company announced its own IoT platform and reference design today with a focus on getting items …

More: Intel Newsroom, VentureBeat, The Verge, Forbes, PC World, Bloomberg, PCMag UK cpus-components …, Reuters and Mobile Geeks. Tweets: @sub8u

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, Gotta Be Mobile, GeekWire, IntoMobile, SlashGear, MacDailyNews, O'Grady's PowerPage, TechSpot, TechnoBuffalo, ZDNet, AppleInsider, iMore and BGR

Blair Hanley Frank / GeekWire:

Amazon-owned Twitch buys eSports agency GoodGame — Steve Ballmer isn't the only tech CEO with a major interest in a competitive sports franchise anymore. Thanks to a new acquisition, Jeff Bezos now has a stake in two of the leading eSports teams. Twitch announced today that it has acquired GoodGame …

More: The Next Web, The Official Twitch Blog, VentureBeat, Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Variety. Tweets: @joshconstine. See also Mediagazer

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: Engadget, PC World, PE Hub Blog, TechSpot, Tech Times and SlashGear. Thanks:@russmackey

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.

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