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uBeam answers new skepticism with a short list of “facts” about its technology, but no actual public demonstration of phone charging — uBeam Declassifies Secrets To Try To Prove Wireless Power Is Possible — It must violate the laws of physics. It must be dangerous.
Tweets: @chx, @startupljackson, @mkapor, @joshconstine, @minimaxir, @dakami, @percival, @benparr, @jyarow and @pmarca
| Garrett Reim / Los Angeles Business Journal: |
After Theranos debacle, wireless charging startup uBeam faces new skepticism from experts — Skeptics Zap Wireless Charging — Meredith Perry has bold ideas. — For starters, there's her notion to replace intercity car commuting with rides on small personal blimps.
Tweets: @meredithperry, @garrettreim and @bramcohen
| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Snapchat says it now has 6B daily video views, up from 4B in September, and 2B in May — Snapchat triples video traffic as it closes the gap with Facebook — Snapchat is closing the gap with Facebook in the social networks' battle for scale in video. The number of videos viewed …
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| Kim Zetter / Wired: |
Group that hacked CIA director's email allegedly breach law enforcement portal containing arrest records and other sensitive data — CIA Email Hackers Return With Major Law Enforcement Breach — This time the group, which goes by the name Crackas With Attitude, says it gained access …
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Motherboard, CNN, Network World, Washington Times, International Business Times, SlashGear, Slate, The Verge, BGR, Engadget and Nextgov
| Dan Levine / Reuters: |
Apple defeats US class action lawsuit filed by company's retail workers over lost wages due to bag searches — Apple defeats U.S. class action lawsuit over bag searches — Apple Inc (AAPL.O) defeated a U.S. class action lawsuit brought by Apple retail workers over bag search practices … | Dustin Kurtz / New Republic: |
A visit to Amazon Books reveals Amazon's new retail bookstore is no better than traditional bookstores — My 2.5 Star Trip to Amazon's Bizarre New Bookstore — A former indie bookseller visits the retailer's brick and mortar store — Amazon's new brick and mortar bookstore is wildly banal.
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Forbes, New Florence. New Renaissance, LJNDawson, The Digital Reader and tech.co. Tweets: @pmarca
| Stephen Pulvirent / Bloomberg Business: |
Chronos, a small disc that adheres to the back of any watch, tracks fitness and provides notifications via vibrations and LEDs, for sale in Spring 2016 for $129 — Turn Any Watch Into a Smartwatch With the Chronos Disc — A little metal disc that fits on the watch you're already wearing.| Chris Chavez / Phandroid: |
Verizon confirms the BlackBerry Priv is coming soon to their network — Although the BlackBerry Priv became officially available for purchase today on AT&T, it doesn't mean they'll be the sole carrier to offer the device. Timed exclusives are common with big-name handsets and it looks like the Priv on AT&T is no different.
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Engadget, Phones Review, Re/code, The Verge, Phones Review, TechnoBuffalo, CrackBerry.com, Pocketnow, Droid Life, Android Beat, PhoneDog.com, Ubergizmo and 9to5Google. Tweets: @verizonnews
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Yahoo Rolls Out A New, Flickr-Powered Image Search That Returns Your Own Photos — Yahoo announced today an upgrade to its image search engine which now includes a combination of web results as well as images from its photo-sharing site Flickr, including your own photos.| David Katzmaier / CNET: |
PlayStation Vue to add ESPN, ABC, Disney channels to streaming TV lineup — Sony's PlayStation-based subscription service, available in seven US cities, will soon include ESPN, Disney and ABC local channels, complete with cloud DVR controls, on-demand offerings and simultaneous streaming.| Joseph Menn / Reuters: |
NSA says it discloses 91% of vulnerabilities it finds, but sources say it often uses those vulnerabilities first — NSA says how often, not when, it discloses software flaws — The U.S. National Security Agency, seeking to rebut accusations that it hoards information about vulnerabilities … | Drew Olanoff / TechCrunch: |
Google acquires Fly Labs, maker of video editing iOS apps, to join its Photos team — Google Acquires Fly Labs To Join Its Photos Team — Today, Google acquired Fly Labs to join its Google Photos team. The company aimed to help people edit videos and photos and it sported 3 million downloads over the past 18 months.
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Ubergizmo, VatorNews, PCWorld, Android Police, Fly Labs, The Tech Portal, Android Beat, Phandroid, Tech Times, Pocket-lint, Android and Me, TechnoBuffalo, The Next Web, The Verge and Re/code. Thanks:@alex
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