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MySpace says it reached 50.6M unique users in US in November, 575% over same month in 2013, and generated over 300M video views — MySpace Still Reaches 50 Million People Each Month — Did you know that 50 million people still visit MySpace each month? — Would you be surprised … | Richard Lai / Engadget: |
Xiaomi takes on iPhone 6 Plus with 5.7" Mi Note premium phablet for $370 with 13MP camera with OIS — Xiaomi mocks Apple with its very own premium phablet — There's just no stopping for the world's most valuable startup. After adding an air purifier, an IP camera …
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| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Peerio announces free desktop productivity suite for end-to-end encryption of email, files, and IMs, coming to mobile soon — The Free Encryption App That Wants to Replace Gmail, Dropbox, and HipChat — Cryptographers devote their careers to the science of securing your communications.| BlackBerry Press Room: |
BlackBerry denies it has engaged in buyout discussions with Samsung — BlackBerry Responds to Media Report — Waterloo, ON - BlackBerry Limited (NASDAQ: BBRY; TSX: BB) ("BlackBerry") is aware of certain press reports published today with respect to a possible offer by Samsung to purchase BlackBerry.
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| Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Skydio raises $3M from Andreessen Horowitz and Accel Partners to create self-navigating drones — A tiny startup has made big strides in creating self-navigating drones — Veterans of Google X and MIT have created some remarkable computer vision systems| Associated Press: |
France faces 19,000 cyberattacks since terror rampage — PARIS (AP) — Hackers have targeted about 19,000 French websites since a rampage by Islamic extremists left 20 dead last week, France's cyberdefense official said Thursday, as the president tried to calm the nation's inflamed religious tensions.
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| Billy Steele / Engadget: |
Adobe Lightroom mobile comes to Android, but it's only for phones — Last spring, Adobe brought a version of its Lightroom photo-editing software to the iPad making for some convenient editing on the go. Months later, a version of the app is ready for Android devices and it brings …
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| Jon Southurst / CoinDesk: |
Bitcoin falls below $185; hash rate drops, mining not profitable, making network volatile — Bitcoin Price Continues to Fall, Breaks $200 Mark — The bitcoin price fell below the landmark $200 point at 07:24 (GMT) today, putting it back into territory not seen since late 2013.| Guardian: |
David Cameron seeks cooperation of US president over encryption crackdown — PM to ask Barack Obama to put pressure on US internet companies to work more closely with UK intelligence agencies — David Cameron is to urge Barack Obama to pressure internet firms such as Twitter and Facebook …
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Video chat startup Rounds raises $12M led by Sequoia, allows chats with up to 12 users and gameplay and video watching while chatting — Video Chat Startup Rounds Raises $12 Million — Rounds, a Tel Aviv-based video chat startup, has raised $12 million in new venture funding, according to CEO Dany Fishel.
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| Garett Sloane / Adweek: |
Snapchat is asking brands for $750,000 a day for its new ads, higher than YouTube's $500,000/day rate for a masthead — Snapchat Is Asking Brands for $750,000 to Advertise and Won't Budge — Brands balk at paying top dollar for one day of disappearing ads
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| David Lewis / ABC: |
Uber blocking undercover regulators' accounts to avoid fines for illegally operating in Australia — Illegal ride-sharing service UberX outsmarts transport inspectors, disrupting undercover stings — Emails obtained by the 7.30 program reveal illegal ride-sharing application UberX …
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| Kimberly Weisul / Inc.com: |
Marriott Abandons Quest to Block Personal Wi-Fi Hot Spots — After an unsuccessful legal and PR battle, the hotel chain says it will not seek to be allowed to block personal hot spots in its conference and convention areas. — Inc.com editor-at-large @weisul — WRITE A COMMENT
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| Robert Graham / Errata Security: |
Obama's proposed laws against hacking will negatively impact cybersecurity professionals, create a cyber police state — Obama's War on Hackers … In next week's State of the Union address, President Obama will propose new laws against hacking that could make either retweeting or clicking on the above link illegal.
| Jonathan Mayer / Web Policy: |
How Verizon partner Turn is using the UIDH injected by Verizon to resurrect deleted cookies — The Turn-Verizon Zombie Cookie — Verizon Wireless injects a unique header into customer web traffic. When the practice came to light last year, it was widely panned.
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Google has begun discussions with top automakers including General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Daimler, and Volkswagen, to bring self-driving cars to market by 2020 — Google partners with auto suppliers on self-driving car — (Reuters) - Internet company Google Inc has begun discussions … | Erin Griffith / Fortune: |
Boxed, a wholesale shopping app, raises $25M series B led by GGV and DST — Boxed, a bulk shopping app, raises $25 million — Boxed, a mobile application for wholesale shopping, has raised $25 million in a Series B round of funding. GGV Capital and Digital Sky Technologies led the round … | Nathan Ingraham / The Verge: |
Google to offer Ara Configurator app to help users build Project Ara phones, will also offer pre-built options through its “simple phone maker” — The Ara Configurator app is how you'll build your custom Project Ara smartphone — Even though Google is a long ways off …
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