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FBI and other federal agencies are investigating a teen who claims to have hacked CIA director's AOL account, which contained work-related documents — Teen says he hacked CIA director's AOL account — Hillary Rodham Clinton's email scandal didn't stop the head of the CIA from using … | Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
Tim Cook says new Apple TV coming next week, reveals 6.5m paying Apple Music subscribers — As expected, Tim Cook today took the stage at the Wall Street Journal Digital Live conference for an interview. During his time on stage, Cook discussed a variety of topics, ranging from iPhone to Apple Watch and to Apple Music.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sky-high valuations begin to backfire on some Silicon Valley companies trying to raise more money or go public — Tech Startups Feel an IPO Chill — Sky-high valuations are starting to backfire on some Silicon Valley companies that are trying to raise more money or go public; Dropbox stalls| Johana Bhuiyan / BuzzFeed: |
Uber-branded cars collecting 3D images of streets to improve routing technology in driver app and provide more accurate ETAs, says spokesperson — Uber Has Mapping Cars Now, Too — Don't be surprised if you see an Uber-branded car outfitted with a human-size 3D camera driving around your neighborhood.| Dan Levine / Reuters: |
Ex-DEA agent Carl Force sentenced to 78 months for Bitcoin theft during Silk Road investigation — Ex-U.S. agent gets over six years for bitcoin theft in Silk Road probe — A former U.S. federal agent was sentenced to 78 months in prison on Monday for stealing bitcoins during … | Zach Epstein / BGR: |
Browser Popcorn brings Popcorn Time to the web, streams movies directly in browser — ‘Netflix for pirates’ now streams movies directly to your web browser — An app released earlier this year called Popcorn Time caused quite a stir. Whereas downloading stolen movies with torrent applications … | Dean Baquet / Medium: |
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Investment in Spanish startups to surpass $500M in 2015 for the first time ever — As we've mentioned several times over the past few months, 2015 is poised to be a record year for the Spanish startup ecosystem. And now we have data to back this claim. — According to data compiled by Novobrief … | Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Google launches a beta channel for the Android Google app — Android users can sign up to beta test the latest bugfixes and improvements. — Google has launched an official beta channel for the Android Google search app. Users looking to test the latest features of the app can opt in to the beta through Google Play's beta service.| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Verizon Adds 1.3 Million Wireless Customers, Narrowly Tops Earnings Estimates — Verizon on Tuesday reported third quarter earnings just ahead of expectations as the company added 1.3 million customers. — Excluding certain items, the company said it earned $1.04, on revenue of $33.2 billion.| Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Chinese Uber rival Yidao Yongche raises $700M at $1B valuation from streaming video service LeTV who now owns a 70% stake — Yidao Yongche, A Lesser Rival To Uber In China, Raises $700M At A $1B Valuation — There's major investment news for taxi-hailing apps in China … | CNET: |
The massive 27-inch Lenovo Yoga Home tablet is a tabletop PC with a 1920x1080 native resolution, three-hour battery life, starting at $1499 available in October — The massive 27-inch Lenovo Yoga Home tablet brings back the tabletop PC — This big all-in-one doubles as a futuristic touchscreen tabletop perfect for sharing.| Katie Collins / CNET: |
China hack attacks on US continue despite commercial spying pact, security firm says — Hackers associated with the Chinese government targeted seven US companies in the last three weeks, CrowdStrike says.
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