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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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Brazil imposes 48-hour block on WhatsApp for failing to cooperate in criminal investigation; rival app Telegram says it gained 1.5M+ users there in a day — Brazil Just Blocked WhatsApp Despite Almost Everyone In Brazil Using It — A court has blocked the app that 93% of Brazil's internet users depend …
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California DMV seeks public comment after releasing draft rules for self-driving cars, detailing vehicle and driver certification, privacy, cybersecurity — California Proposes Rules for Autonomous Cars — Companies are seeking guidance before eventually selling autonomous vehicles to consumers| Gabe Nelson / Automotive News Automaker: |
Google says proposed DMV rules requiring steering wheel, pedals, and licensed drivers with special certification would inhibit progress — California DMV proposes ban on ‘driverless’ cars — Google ‘gravely disappointed,’ says rules would hold back progress| Blake Ross / Medium: |
Facebook's former director of product on how media and investors overestimated Facebook's “Yelp killer” while overlooking a truly profound shift at the company — How to Swallow $200 Million Accidentally — Analyzing Product Launches for Fun and Profit
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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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| Ashlee Vance / Bloomberg.com: |
Early iPhone hacker George Hotz is building a self-driving system using off-the-shelf components that controls an Acura ILX — The First Person to Hack the iPhone Built a Self-Driving Car. In His Garage — George Hotz is building a self-driving car by himself.
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| Lance Whitney / CNET: |
Spotify adds curated party playlists and a “mood tuner”, available now for Android and iOS — Spotify can play DJ at your next party — A new feature called Spotify Party plays a lineup of professionally picked tunes and lets you choose your music based on the mood you're hoping to set.
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| Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch: |
Textio, the smart word processor with real time, inline analysis of text, raises $8M Series A, led by Emergence Capital — Textio, A Startup That Analyzes Text Performance, Raises $8M — Textio CEO Kieran Snyder took a quantitative approach to how language worked in her linguistics studies.| 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 — Shaw Communications has announced that it plans to purchase Wind Mobile, which turned six years-old today, for $1.6 billion CAD.| 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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