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UK court rules GCHQ mass internet surveillance was unlawful, breached human rights law — GCHQ mass internet surveillance was unlawful, rules court — Access to intercepted information obtained by the NSA breached human rights laws, according to the Investigative Powers Tribunal
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Tesla has hired 150+ Apple employees, more than from any other company; Apple tries poaching Tesla employees with $250,000 signing bonuses but recruits few — Apple Abduction — Tesla has hired more workers from Apple than from anyplace else — Doug Field never considered leaving Apple.| TechCrunch: |
Rocket Internet Puts $586M Into Delivery Hero, Buys 9 Other Food Startups — Rocket Internet, the Berlin-based e-commerce group that went public last year, is making some major consolidation moves in the food delivery business. It has acquired a 30% stake in Delivery Hero …
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First Ubuntu phone, a repurposed mid-range BQ Android phone, goes on flash sale in EU next week for $195 — The first Ubuntu phone arrives next week, but there's a catch — It's been a long time coming, but finally Canonical is ready to release its first Ubuntu phone.
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Google's advisory council on the Right to be Forgotten suggests limiting it to Europe — Limit ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ to Europe, Panel Tells Google — LONDON — Europe's so-called right to be forgotten should apply only in Europe. — That was the recommendation published on Friday …
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Farmers seek DMCA exemption to modify or repair high-tech proprietary agriculture equipment that is making DIY repairs impossible — New High-Tech Farm Equipment Is a Nightmare for Farmers — A central Illinois corn farmer, on top of his combine, is silhouetted against the setting sun in Pleasant Plains, Illinois on Sept. 27, 2014.
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Announcing The Winners Of The 8th Annual Crunchies Awards — Today at The 8th Annual Crunchies Awards TechCrunch and VentureBeat came together to celebrate the best of technology in 2014. It was a night for the ages. The Davies Symphony Hall was packed and Silicon Valley's TJ Miller hosted the event.
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Study finds music labels take 73.1% of profits from streaming services; artists get 10.9% — Yes, Major Record Labels Are Keeping Nearly All The Money They Get From Spotify, Rather Than Giving It To Artists — A small group of very vocal musicians has decided that the new target of their anger … | James Vincent / The Verge: |
HTC reports profits of $15.9M from revenue of $1.5B for Q4, its third consecutive profitable quarter — HTC reports slim profit for third consecutive quarter — HTC is looking beyond smartphones to grow its business as the company reports slim profit margins in its latest quarterly earnings.
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Google Maps for Android update includes Local Guides program, similar to Yelp Elites — Google Takes On Yelp Elites With Its New “Local Guides” Program — Google is rolling out a “Local Guides” program in an update to Google Maps - a move that seemingly sees the company taking on …
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WhatsApp voice calling tested in India, works as well on Edge networks as on 3G — Exclusive: We tried WhatsApp Call and it is a winner! — Around 11PM last night, we got a surprise call from WhatsApps's Neeraj Arora. It wasn't any ordinary call but one he made from within WhatsApp.| Johana Bhuiyan / BuzzFeed: |
Uber competitor Gett to launch corporate service in New York within weeks as company shifts global marketing budget to the city — Uber's Massive European Competitor Gett Shifts Focus To New York — As Uber doubles down on its investment in Europe and Southeast Asia, Gett is reinvesting its international profits into New York.| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
ClusterHQ raises $12M Series A led by Accel Partners to expand its container data management tool, Flocker — ClusterHQ Raises $12M Series A Round To Expand Its Container Data Management Service — ClusterHQ today announced that it has raised a $12 million Series A round led by Accel Partners London …
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Picsart, A Photo Editing App With 200M Downloads, Lands $10M From Sequoia — Picsart, a mobile photo editing app and community that claims 60 million monthly users, has closed $10 million in funding from Sequoia Capital. — This is the first outside investment that Picsart has taken …
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WordPress and Drupal plugin Amber aims to prevent linkrot by storing a mirror of every link on a website as a fallback — Amber, a new tool to prevent linkrot on websites, is out in beta — Ever seen a news story from a few years back — or maybe even just a few weeks back … | Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Uber Will Add Panic Button And Location/Journey Sharing In India On February 11 — Late last year, Uber announced plans for tighter safety measures in India following the rape of a passenger using its service in December. Now it has confirmed that two major features …
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Twitter Q4 user count grew 1.4%, down from 4.8% in Q3, company blames bug in iOS 8 integration — Twitter Blames Slow User Growth On iOS 8 Bug, But Predicts Strong Q1 2015 — Twitter's user count grew a measly 1.4% this quarter, down from 4.8% in Q3 2014, but CFO Anthony Noto said things are turning around.
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