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Hackers post 9.7GB data purportedly from Ashley Madison breach to dark web, including e-mails, profiles, and credit card transactions — Hackers Finally Post Stolen Ashley Madison Data — Hackers who stole sensitive customer information from the cheating site AshleyMadison.com appear …
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| David Pierce / Wired: |
Google partners with TP-LINK on OnHub, an easy to use $199 Wi-Fi router that makes sure your devices are connecting efficiently — Rejoice: Google Just Created a Stupidly Simple Wi-Fi Router — It's actually pretty easy to deal with your wireless router.
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| Chris Burns / SlashGear: |
Google OnHub will be the first Brillo device for the Google On smart home ecosystem, which will soon have its own app — Google OnHub will be the first Brillo device for Google On — Google OnHub was revealed today by Google as the first doorway to a full smart home ecosystem.Thanks:@t_chrisburns
| Jacob Demmitt / GeekWire: |
Amazon set to launch new ‘Amazon Flex’ package pickup service with Prime Now in Seattle area … GeekWire has discovered a “confidential” new Amazon facility that's getting ready to launch Prime Now one-hour delivery in the Seattle area, as well as a completely new service called “Amazon Flex.”| Mark Gurman / 9to5Mac: |
Sources: New Apple TV will run a full-blown iOS core, specifically a TV-optimized version of iOS 9 — What will September's new iOS 9-based Apple TV bring to the living room? — Apple plans to hold one of its annual fall media events on Wednesday, September 9th to introduce the new iPhone 6S …
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| Kurt Wagner / Re/code: |
Kik Takes $50 Million Investment From WeChat Parent Company Tencent, Hits $1 Billion Valuation — Kik Messenger, which has a large teen user base in the United States, has raised $50 million in new venture funding from WeChat parent company Tencent. The round values the company just north of $1 billion, according to the company.
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| Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal: |
Paul Maritz steps down as Pivotal CEO, to be succeeded by Rob Mee, co-founder of Pivotal Labs — Paul Maritz Steps Down as Pivotal CEO — Paul Maritz is stepping down as CEO at Pivotal Software Inc., a data analytics, cloud computing and software-development services company spun out of EMC Corp. and VMware Inc.
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| Connie Loizos / TechCrunch: |
EShares, a startup that digitizes share certificates to make it easy to know who owns a company, raises $17M Series B at a post-money valuation of $77M — EShares, Now Valued At $77 Million, Looks Far Beyond Silicon Valley — EShares, which digitizes paper stock options …
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| Wish Wu / TrendLabs Security Intelligence Blog: |
Another serious exploit found in Android's mediaserver component, where Stagefright bugs were found; affects versions 2.3 to 5.1.1; Google's fixed latest build — MediaServer Takes Another Hit with Latest Android Vulnerability — The “hits” keep on coming for Android's mediaserver component.
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| Rachel King / ZDNet: |
Intel teams with Google to bring depth-sensing RealSense camera to Project Tango, Google's platform for 3D motion tracking on mobile devices — IDF 2015: Intel teams with Google to bring RealSense to Project Tango — Intel suggests wearable devices could be the game changer and final death blow to passwords we've all been seeking.| Bloomberg Business: |
SoftBank boosts its stake in Sprint to just over 80% with its new stock purchase of $73M — SoftBank Boosts Sprint Stake Again With $73 Million Share Buy — SoftBank Group increased its stake in Sprint Corp. a second time this month, acquiring $73 million of stock in the unprofitable U.S. wireless operator.
| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
Silent Circle's privacy-focused Blackphone 2 available for preorder, will arrive in September — Silent Circle's Blackphone 2 Landing In September — Silent Circle showed off the second generation of its pro-privacy Android-hardened smartphone, the Blackphone, back in March …
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| Robin Sidel / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Target to pay Visa up to $67M over 2013 data breach, is working with MasterCard on similar deal after earlier $19M settlement rejected — Target to Settle Claims Over Data Breach — Target agreed to reimburse thousands of financial institutions as much as $67 million for costs incurred … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Top game developers launch Fig, a highly curated reward and equity crowdfunding platform just for games — Fig Lets You Crowdfund Computer Games For Profit, Not Just Fun — A conspiracy has been hatched by the world's top Triple-A and indie developers to change the way computer games are financed.
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Wired, GamesIndustry.biz, Polygon, gameinformer.com, Fortune, Engadget, ITworld.com, VG247, Crowdfund Insider, Fast Company, Develop Feed, Gameranx, Gamasutra and Forbes. Thanks:@joshconstine
| Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch: |
Reddit Names Marty Weiner, Founding Engineer At Pinterest, Its First CTO — There are plenty of things on Steve Huffman's to-do list since returning to Reddit as its CEO. Having a gifted technical mind himself, currently doing double duty as Hipmunk's CTO, the need for a technical lead at Reddit was glaring.| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg Business: |
Airbnb teams with Sequoia and China Broadband Capital to find a CEO for its China operations, with guest rentals from Chinese users up 700% in the past year — Airbnb Teams With Sequoia, China Broadband to Woo Chinese Users — Home-sharing startup Airbnb is gearing up for a deeper push into the booming market of Chinese travelers.
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