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January 23, 2015, 7:40 PM

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Bloomberg:

Box shares close at $23.23, up over 65% on first day of trading after $175M IPO — Box Surges in Cloud-Storage Debut After $175 Million IPO — Box Inc. jumped in its trading debut after raising $175 million in its initial public offering. — The shares rose 73 percent to $24.25 …

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Rene Ritchie / iMore:

Google's Project Zero discloses three OS X vulnerabilities requiring access to machine; Apple's fix is still only in Yosemite's beta build — Latest OS X 10.10.2 beta kills Google-disclosed vulnerabilities dead — Google's Project Zero research program has disclosed and released proof …

More: Ars Technica, CNET, Engadget, AppleInsider, MacRumors, InvestorPlace, PC World, TechnoBuffalo, O'Grady's PowerPage, SlashGear, iPhone Hacks, MacDailyNews, MacNN, Lowyat.NET and iPhone in Canada Blog

BuzzFeed:

Uber suspended at least a dozen drivers because they complied with California law and registered commercial plates — Flouting Law, Uber Suspends Drivers For Properly Registering Cars — The ride-hailing giant has suspended some drivers in California who registered cars for commercial use.

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Jordan Kahn / 9to5Mac:

Apple HomeKit incompatible with home automation accessories not licensed as MFi products that connect over WiFi, like Nest Thermostat — Apple details HomeKit compatibility with competing home automation platforms, rules out rival Wi-Fi gear — Apple will allow its upcoming Siri-controlled …

More: Re/code, iMore, TechnoBuffalo, AppleInsider, MacRumors, iLounge, Macworld, SlashGear, AppleTell, iPhone in Canada Blog, Electronista, MacNN, SlashGear and iLounge. Thanks:@justinkahnmusic

Andreessen Horowitz:

Andreessen Horowitz explains 16 tech trends of interest including VR and machine learning — 16 Things — We don't invest in themes; we invest in special founders with breakthrough ideas. Which means we don't make investments based on a pre-existing thesis about a category.

More: Forbes, VentureBeat and Business Insider

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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Google Joins Apple, Others Cutting Off Crimea, Blocks AdWords, AdSense, Google Play — Yet more developments around how U.S. sanctions on Crimea, in retaliation against Russia's annexation by Russia, are being adopted by tech companies: Google is the latest to start complying with the orders …

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Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat:

Microsoft releases new Windows 10 preview with Cortana, revamped Start menu, and Xbox app — Although Microsoft originally said it would release its new Windows 10 preview next week, the company has launched it today. The January build, as the company is calling this version …

Husain Sumra / MacRumors:

Popular Task Management App ‘Any.do’ Comes to Mac — Any.DO today announced the launch of a Mac version of Any.Do, the company's popular task management app for iOS, allowing users to manage their tasks and to-dos on multiple platforms throughout the day. While the app quietly went live last week …

More: The Any.do Blog, Lifehacker, The Next Web, iPhone Hacks, The Verge, SlashGear, App Advice and iMore

Marco della Cava / USA Today:

Ford opens new Silicon Valley research lab to attract tech talent, work on autonomous cars — Ford's new Silicon Valley outpost seeks tech talent — PALO ALTO, Calif. — The earth-toned office building looks like any other here in Silicon Valley, an airy low-rise designed …

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Dennis Schaal / Skift:

Expedia Acquires Travelocity for $280 Million — The Roaming Gnome, Travelocity's mascot, takes part in the company's 16th birthday festivities at its Southlake, Texas headquarters. Max Faulkner / Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT) — Skift Take: Expedia is expected to retain the Travelocity brand.

More: Reuters, Engadget, Wall Street Journal, SlashGear, GeekWire, StreetInsider.com, bizjournals, Tnooz and TechSpot

Tweets: @rafat, @denschaal and @skift

New York Times:

Winklevoss Twins Aim to Take Bitcoin Mainstream With a Regulated Exchange — Bitcoin, the virtual currency that was once the talk of the financial world, has been taking a beating over the last year with the price tumbling downward. — Now two of the biggest boosters of the virtual currency …

More: Gemini, bizjournals, PandoDaily, The Verge, TechSpot, SiliconANGLE, NEWSBTC, Coin Fire, The Next Web, CoinDesk, BBC, PYMNTS.com, CoinTelegraph.Com News and Reuters. Tweets: @tylerwinklevoss

Associated Press:

Changes to HealthCare.gov now limit personal data shared with tracking websites — APNewsBreak: Gov't reverses on health care privacy problem — 1 photo — WASHINGTON (AP) — Bowing to an outcry over online privacy, the Obama administration reversed itself Friday …

More: Engadget and The Hill. Tweets: @tbridis

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