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Microsoft backtracks on some OneDrive storage changes after user complaints, lets users opt-in to keep 15GB of free storage, doesn't reinstate unlimited storage — Microsoft apologizes for offending OneDrive fans, but won't restore unlimited storage — Customers of Microsoft's OneDrive … | David Ruddock / Android Police: |
Google Wallet Will Now Let You Send Money To Anyone With A Phone Number Via SMS (US Only) — In an upcoming update to the Google Wallet app for Android, Google will let you send money to anyone in your contacts list with a valid phone number. The new feature was announced on Google's Commerce Blog …
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Alibaba Buying South China Morning Post, Aiming to Influence Media — The Alibaba Group, the Chinese Internet giant, is making an ambitious play to reshape media coverage of its home country, taking aim at what company executives call the “negative” portrayal of China in the Western media.
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France won't block public Wi-Fi or ban Tor, PM says — Public Wi-Fi networks and Tor won't be blocked or forbidden in France in the near future, even during a state of emergency, despite the country's Ministry of Interior reportedly considering it. — Days after the reports on the proposal surfaced …
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Ted Cruz using UK behavioral targeting firm Cambridge Analytica, which harvests psychological profiles of millions of unwitting US Facebook users — Ted Cruz using firm that harvested data on millions of unwitting Facebook users — Exclusive: Documents reveal donor-funded US startup embedded … | Karl Bode / DSLreports: |
T-Mobile Giving Verizon Users Free Year of Hulu to Switch — T-Mobile continues to dole out Christmas promotions, and this time is taking direct aim at Verizon Wireless. The company today announced that it's giving customers that switch from Verizon Wireless to T-Mobile a free year of Hulu.| Windows Blog: |
Microsoft updates Band with music controls, activity reminders, and improved exercise tracking — Stay on top of it all during the holidays and have fun too, with the new Microsoft Band — Today, we are excited to announce several new features exclusively for the new Microsoft Band … | Samit Sarkar / Polygon: |
EA launching esports division, will be led by Peter Moore — Start practicing your no-scope headshots and your touchdown dances. Electronic Arts is pushing into esports with a new branch of the company: the EA Competitive Gaming Division, CEO Andrew Wilson announced today.| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Google launches 2nd generation of its Cloud SQL service, with up to 10TB per instance — Google is today announcing the beta availability of the second generation of the Google Cloud SQL service, a hosted version of the MySQL database. The second generation offers greater performance … | Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal: |
Dan Pfeiffer, former communications director and senior adviser to President Obama, joins GoFundMe as VP of communications and policy — Former White House Adviser Dan Pfeiffer Joins GoFundMe — Former White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer has joined the crowdfunding website GoFundMe …
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Google Play adds family groups, allowing family members to make purchases using a family payment method — Google's new family plan lets everyone buy more than just music — Google's new family plan for Play Music is probably the best deal you can get in streaming, but it actually extends way beyond just music.| Michael Erman / Reuters: |
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