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| Marc Rogers / Marc's Security Ramblings: |
Why the Sony hack is unlikely to be the work of North Korea. — Everyone seems to be eager to pin the blame for the Sony hack on North Korea. However, I think it's unlikely. Here's why:1. The broken English looks deliberately bad and doesn't exhibit any of the classic comprehension mistakes …
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Business Insider, Help Net Security, PandoDaily, BBC, Krypt3ia, New York Magazine and CNNMoney.com
Tweets: @kennethn, @mindbrix, @stevelussier, @violetblue and @trey_menefee
| John Biggs / TechCrunch: |
Sony Pictures' internal systems still haven't fully recovered, forcing some employees to work with decades-old tech — Sony Pictures Employees Now Working In An Office “From Ten Years Ago” — It's been different for everyone," she said. She was upbeat, optimistic …
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New York Times, ABC News, Washington Post, Fortune, MacDailyNews, TUAW, 9to5Mac, Bloomberg, Associated Press and GeekWire
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| Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica: |
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| Dave McNary / Variety: |
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Tweets: @tomgara and @jeffersongraham
See also Mediagazer| Kent Walker / Google Public Policy Blog: |
Google concerned by reports that MPAA is secretly working with studios to resurrect SOPA — The MPAA's Attempt to Revive SOPA Through A State Attorney General — We are deeply concerned about recent reports that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) led a secret …
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CNET, The Technology Chronicles, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, The Hill, The Verge, 9to5Google, The Huffington Post, Deadline and Techdirt
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See also Mediagazer| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
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| Reuters: |
Google will build Android Auto software directly into cars with Android M, no smartphone needed — Exclusive: Google aiming to go straight into car with next Android - sources — (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOGL.O) is laying the groundwork for a version of Android that would be built directly into cars …
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9to5Google, Gigaom, Engadget, The Verge, The Next Web, PhoneDog.com, Pocket-lint, Droid Life, Android and Me, iDownloadBlog.com and Android Central. Tweets: @engadget
| Douglas MacMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Uber Strikes Deal With Portland to Suspend Service for Three Months — Uber reached an agreement with Portland to suspend operations in the city for three months while regulators work to revise rules around taxis that currently prohibit ridesharing apps. — The city agreed to let Uber …
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Uber Blog, The Verge, GeekWire, Gigaom and The Next Web
| Richard Bilton / BBC: |
BBC investigation finds Apple repeatedly not meeting its supply chain standards on workers' hours, ID cards, dormitories, work meetings and juvenile workers — Apple ‘failing to protect Chinese factory workers’ — The undercover reporter filmed workers falling asleep on 12-hour shifts| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Longtime Internet Explorer leader Dean Hachamovitch is leaving Microsoft — Dean Hachamovitch is leaving Microsoft. And yes, of course, there is an IE shirt associated with this milestone, too. The longtime Internet Explorer leader, who led the efforts to modernize and revitalize Microsoft's web browser … | Michael Mimoso / Threatpost: |
Vulnerability in embedded web server software from 2002 leaves about 12M home routers exposed — 12 Million Home Routers Vulnerable to Takeover — More than 12 million devices running an embedded webserver called RomPager are vulnerable to a simple attack that could give a hacker man …
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Re/code, Ars Technica, The Register, Computerworld, Techworld.com, SC Magazine and Marketwire
| Lizette Chapman / Wall Street Journal: |
Mobile analytics firm Mixpanel raises $65M Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz at an $865M valuation — Mixpanel Raises $65 Million to Build Predictive Data Tech — Suhail Doshi has big dreams for his mobile and Web analytics company Mixpanel Inc. and has just raised $65 million … | Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Secret is relaunching as a faster anonymous social network with chat — Talk to any of Secret's 15 million users in just two taps — When Secret launched in February, it quickly became the most talked-about new social network in Silicon Valley. Like other '"anonymish" social networks …
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Tweets: @elitereporter, @kessler, @chrismessina, @ario, @caseynewton, @rsarver, @mikeisaac, @piercedavid and @joshconstine
| Junio C Hamano / Gmane: |
Vulnerability in Git, Mercurial allows for arbitrary code execution on OSX, Windows; affects Visual Studio, Github client app, among others — Subject: [ANNOUNCE] Git v2.2.1 (and updates to older maintenance tracks) — Newsgroups: gmane.linux.kernel, gmane.comp.version-control.git
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GitHub, VentureBeat, The New Stack, MSDN Blogs and WordPress Tavern
| Katie Benner / Bloomberg View: |
Jawbone delays UP3 fitness band release until after holidays, offers discounts to preorderers — Jawbone's Missing Christmas — If you wonder how long the market can support richly valued startups, and what sorts of corporate stress might test investor enthusiasm, look no further than Jawbone … | Craig Timberg / Washington Post: |
Critical vulnerabilities in SS7 telephony protocol found; tested techniques can decrypt cell phone calls and texts — German researchers discover a flaw that could let anyone listen to your cell calls. — German researchers have discovered security flaws that could let hackers …
| John Cook / GeekWire: |
Redfin raises $70.9M to continue national real estate expansion … Redfin today announced $70.9 million in fresh funding, money that the Seattle real estate brokerage will use to continue its national expansion. Total funding in the 10-year-old company now stands at $166 million.
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Wall Street Journal, Redfin, Business Wire, Inman News, PE Hub Blog, bizjournals, Bloomberg and TechCrunch
| Ginny Marvin / Search Engine Land: |
Google Launches “Store Visits” Metric In AdWords, To Help Prove Online-To-Offline Impact — It's been well known that Google has been working on a solution to tie clicks on search ads back to in-store traffic and sales as part of Estimated Total Conversions in AdWords.
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Inside AdWords, ScreenwerkScreenwerk, Search Engine Watch, Marketing Land and WebProNews
Tweets: @larrykim, @wilreynolds and @dannysullivan
| Matthew Wee / Yahoo: |
The Yahoo App Adds Local News, Commenting, and More on Android and iOS in the U.S. — Want to know more about what's going on around you? Today we're bringing local news to your fingertips with the Yahoo App. As you move around the country, you'll be able to see what's going on in your area.
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VentureBeat, WebProNews, 9to5Google, App Advice and 9to5Mac
| Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica: |
US telcos can operate in Cuba as part of new reform, White House says — As part of a surprise move to normalize relations between the United States and Cuba, the White House announced that it would be “initiating new efforts” to help the island nation access the Internet.
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New York Times, eWeek, The White House, Light Reading, Engadget, RCR Wireless News and Gigaom. Tweets: @greghendershott
| Amar Toor / The Verge: |
Amazon launches Prime Now for Prime subscribers in New York City: one hour delivery of select items costs $7.99, two hour delivery is free — Amazon brings one-hour delivery to New York City with Prime Now — Service rolls out in select areas of Manhattan today, with other cities coming in 2015
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Business Wire, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, GeekWire, CNET, Washington Post, The Next Web, Engadget, Re/code, Bloomberg, 9to5Google, Electronista, Gotta Be Mobile, ZDNet, PandoDaily, TechSpot, BetaNews, Mashable, Wired, Fortune, TechnoBuffalo, ReadWrite, Gizmodo, Geeky Gadgets, Business Insider, WebProNews, Android Police, Gizmodo UK, Android Central, Engadget, VentureBeat, ABC News, New York Magazine, BGR, Laughing Squid and internetretailer.com. Tweets: @jeffjarvis
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Skytap Raises $35M For Its Cloud-Based Enterprise Development And Testing Service — Skytap is a service that aims to help dev and test teams in the enterprise work more efficiently (and test their code more often). The company today announced that it has raised a $35 million funding round led …
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