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Microsoft buys Talko, another startup founded by Ray Ozzie, will use its tech in Skype; Ozzie will not return to Microsoft — Microsoft Buys Another Ray Ozzie Company — Every decade or so Microsoft seems to feel the need to buy a Ray Ozzie company. This time it's Talko …
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Tweets: @dcseifert, @rozzie and @rozzie
| Charlie Rose / CBS News: |
Apple executives talk product development, encryption, taxation, labor, and more in wide-ranging 60 Minutes interview — What's next for Apple? — The technology giant's CEO, Tim Cook, addresses issues concerning his company — including encryption technology, corporate taxes, and manufacturing products in China
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Tweets: @ceciliakang, @jonoringer, @eastdakota, @caseynewton, @jimmytraina, @davidhth, @ronmwangaguhung, @zackwhittaker, @digiphile and @reckless
| Olof Swahnberg / Reuters: |
Ericsson and Apple sign patent license agreement, settle litigation — Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson (ERICb.ST) on Monday said it has signed a patent license agreement with Apple Inc (AAPL.O) but did not specify how much it would earn from the deal.
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TechCrunch, Ericsson News Center, AppleInsider, The Register, Tech Trader Daily, Re/code, MacRumors, Digital Trends, Pocketnow, 9to5Mac, iPhone in Canada Blog, SlashGear, iDownloadBlog.com, iMore, Patently Apple, VentureBeat, Tech Times, iPhone Hacks, The Verge, TechSpot, Ubergizmo, The Next Web, International Business Times, Bloomberg Business, Tech.eu, Seeking Alpha and iLounge
Tweets: @techcrunch, @ericsson and @ericsson
| Greg Kumparak / TechCrunch: |
Facebook Starts Rolling Out Support For Apple's Live Photos — It's been just under 3 months since Apple debuted “Live Photos” with the iPhone 6s and, slowly but surely, big third parties are finding ways to integrate them. Tumblr picked them up just days ago... and now Live Photos …
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The Verge, Engadget, Telegraph, Re/code, Macworld, Popular Mechanics, MacRumors, CNNMoney, 9to5Mac, iMore, WWD, Cult of Mac, PhoneDog.com, iPhone in Canada Blog, iDownloadBlog.com and iPhone Hacks. Tweets: @joshconstine
| Steve Ragan / CSO: |
Database of official Hello Kitty community with info on 3.3M accounts, unsalted SHA-1 password hashes, found online — Database leak exposes 3.3 million Hello Kitty fans — Database storing 3.3 million sanriotown.com accounts found online — A database for sanriotown.com … | Jon Russell / TechCrunch: |
Kik invests in its platform, buys Blynk, a fashion startup behind popular Kik bot — Kik Invests In Its Platform, Buys Fashion Startup Behind Popular Kik Bot — This past year something interesting happened in China. Mobile services began sprouting up without mobile apps or websites.
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| James Cook / Business Insider: |
SoundCloud settles lawsuit with PRS for Music, which manages rights for Adele, other UK artists, signs licensing agreement to use their music on the service — SoundCloud has signed a key licensing deal with a company that took legal action against it this year| Eric Newcomer / Bloomberg Business: |
Lyft plans to raise as much as $1B in new funds, Delaware state filing shows — Uber's Rival Lyft Plans to Raise Up to $1 Billion in New Funds — The ride-hailing startup could be valued at $4.5 billion — Lyft has been in talks to raise $500 million, documents show
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VatorNews, Fortune, TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, VentureBeat, CNNMoney, bizjournals, Quartz, Seeking Alpha, Forbes, Reuters, Politico and Computer Business Review. Tweets: @rolfewinkler
| Edwin Evans-Thirlwell / Eurogamer.net: |
Former Rare game developers explain why Kinect stalled: technical limitations, lack of killer content, Microsoft's tactical reversals in response to PS4, more — Rare and the rise and fall of Kinect — Cancelled games, Xbox 180s and Kinect Sports - the story of a revolution that didn't quite take off.
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Microsoft News, Business Insider, Ars Technica, destructoid, Gamasutra and WMPoweruser
Tweets: @nintex_nl, @zerochan and @samuelbass
| Ken Yeung / VentureBeat: |
Gusto, formerly ZenPayroll, raises $50M ‘opportunistic round,’ boasts 25,000 customers — Gusto, the payroll and benefits service provider formerly known as ZenPayroll, has raised over $50 million in what its CEO calls an “opportunistic insider round.” The company also disclosed …
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| Janko Roettgers / Variety: |
Vivendi Buys Majority Stake In Winamp, Shoutcast Owner Radionomy — Winamp is back... in the hands of a major corporation: Vivendi has acquired a 64.4 percent stake in Radionomy, the European online radio services company that owns Winamp and Shoutcast as well as the online radio ad marketplace Targetspot.| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Toshiba predicts $4.5bn loss, plans to fire 7,000 employees — The accounting scandal has left an indelible mark on the firm, leading to drastic restructuring efforts. — Toshiba's financial struggles have reached breaking point, leading to a restructuring effort which will see thousands lose … Sponsor Posts
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