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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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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
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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.
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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.| Daniel Bader / MobileSyrup.com: |
Canada's Shaw Communications to buy Wind Mobile in deal valued at C$1.6B — Shaw Communications set to purchase Wind Mobile for $1.6 billion — While the details are still coming in, Shaw Communications has announced that it plans to purchase Wind Mobile, which turned six years-old today, for $1.6 billion CAD.
| 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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| Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch: |
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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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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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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Google Developers Blog, The Register, VentureBeat, Fone Arena and The Next Web
| 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.
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Slack launches Botkit, an open-source framework for building apps for Slack, after working closely with Howdy — Slack Is Releasing Botkit To Make Bots Easier To Build — Slack, the increasingly popular team-messaging software, wants more developers to build apps that hook into its work-chat software.
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