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Facebook partners with Uber to let users in US request rides from within Messenger, first Uber ride's free; Facebook says more ride-hailing services to be added — Facebook and Uber Follow Asian Rivals in Plan to Enhance Messenger App — For years, Asia's technology giants have been one step ahead …
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
CISA, stripped of key privacy protections, was included in an omnibus budget bill introduced in the US House last night — Congress snuck a surveillance bill into the federal budget last night — After more than a year of stalemate, Congress has used an unconventional procedural measure …
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| Bloomberg Business: |
Google to Make Driverless Cars an Alphabet Company in 2016 — Unit said to plan transportation service in Uber challenge — Autonomous vehicles seen reducing roadway fatalities — Google Inc. plans to make its self-driving cars unit, which will offer rides for hire …
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| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
Facebook's Instant Articles officially go live on Android phones today, with over 350 publications globally — Facebook's Instant Articles Officially Go Live On Android Phones Today — Facebook's fast-loading Instant Articles are going live across all Android phones worldwide today following … | Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Target's mobile wish-list app exposed sensitive personal data, using an API that lacked authentication — Wish list app from Target springs a major personal data leak — Database is available over the Internet, no password necessary, researchers say. — The next time a friend …
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| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
Philips Hue Reverses Decision To Block Third-Party Light Bulbs — Philips shipped a controversial firmware update for its Philips Hue bridge yesterday. The company decided to block third-party light bulbs citing interoperability issues. Today, the company announced that this move was a mistake.
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| Joe Mullin / Ars Technica: |
Pandora to pay royalty of 17 cents per 100 songs, up from 14 cents, after copyright board decision, with rates rising with inflation through 2020 — Copyright tribunal slaps Pandora with 20 percent rate increase — A little-known panel of judges determines what Internet radio must pay.| Wall Street Journal: |
California unveils draft rules that mandate a licensed driver with special training be present in self-driving cars — California Proposes Rules for Autonomous Cars — Companies are seeking guidance before eventually selling autonomous vehicles to consumers| Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
Microsoft launches Skype for Business app out of preview on Android — Microsoft today launched its Skype for Business app for Android out of preview. You can now download the new app directly from Google Play — Android users with Lync 2013 will be automatically updated to the Skype for Business app based on their device settings.
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| Joseph Ax / Reuters: |
FBI's Comey says San Bernardino shooters talked about jihad in private messages, not publicly on social media, refuting statements made by US officials to NYT — FBI director: San Bernardino shooters never expressed public support for jihad on social media
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Afero, a startup led by Danger co-founder Joe Britt, brings its IoT dev platform out of stealth — Afero Is An IoT Dev Platform Play Built By Danger Co-Founder Joe Britt — Remember Danger? The mobile maker Microsoft acquired for $500 million back in 2008 in the hopes of firing up its mobile fortunes?
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| Gillian Wong / Wall Street Journal: |
Chinese President Xi Jinping argues for Internet sovereignty in rare speech about regulating cyberspace, leaders of countries such as Russia echoed his remarks — China Touts Its Great Firewall in Push for Internet Control — Chinese President Xi Jinping argues for Internet sovereignty in rare speech about regulating cyberspace
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| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google Launches Equity-Free Accelerator Program For Mobile Startups In Brazil, India And Indonesia — Google is launching a new accelerator program today. The Launchpad Accelerator will provide mobile startups in India, Brazil and Indonesia with mentorship, training, support, and up to $50,000 in equity-free funding.
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| Husain Sumra / MacRumors: |
Social Analytics Firm Topsy Shut Down by Apple Two Years After Purchase — Two years after being purchased by Apple for $200 million, social analytics firm Topsy today announced the end of its service. On Twitter, the company tweeted that it has “searched [its] last tweet.”
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Tweets: @topsy, @eugenedesigns, @kantrowitz, @gaberivera, @dannysullivan, @marshallk and @simonowens
| Rachel King / ZDNet: |
Oracle tops Q2 earnings target with net income of $2.2B and cloud SaaS and PaaS revenues up 34%, maintains cloud sales goals for 2016 — Oracle tops Q2 earnings target, maintains cloud sales goals for 2016 — Wall Street was looking for earnings of 60 cents per share with $9.06 billion in revenue.
| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Slack hits 2M daily active users, launches third-party App Directory, $80M developer fund — Slack has made its next move in building out its platform. At a major press event in San Francisco today, the company announced that it has launched a third-party App Directory aimed …
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| Anthony Ha / TechCrunch: |
Vroom Raises $95M And Acquires Texas Direct Auto In Its Quest To Bring Car-Buying Online — People seem to be comfortable buying an ever-growing number of things online, but are they ready to purchase their cars that way? Vroom says they are, and it's making a couple of big deals to move forward with that vision.
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| Aldrin Calimlim / App Advice: |
Rdio set to be turned off by Pandora on Dec. 22 — As it turns out, Rdio wont live long enough to get through the holidays. — A month ago, it was announced that Rdio would be acquired by one of its competitors in the music streaming business, the pioneer that is Pandora.Sponsor Posts
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