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Court orders Apple to disable 10-tries-and-wipe feature on San Bernadino shooter's iPhone to allow government to crack password through brute force — U.S. wants Apple to help unlock iPhone used by San Bernardino shooter — A federal judge has ordered Apple to help the government unlock …
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Engadget, Techdirt, NBC News, 9to5Mac, ZDNet, CSO, The Next Web, Motherboard, Wired, The Register, Associated Press, MacRumors, The Verge, BuzzFeed, CNET, Re/code, Gizmodo, AppleInsider, iMore, SlashGear, Pocketnow, Errata Security, Bloomberg Business, iPhone Hacks and Mashable. Tweets: @zmanian
| Sapna Maheshwari / BuzzFeed: |
American Airlines sues Gogo over right to terminate agreement, claiming ViaSat's wifi is faster; Gogo stock falls over 28% — American Airlines Is Suing Gogo Over Its Crappy Wi-Fi — The company wants to switch to the competing service used by JetBlue and Virgin America — but Gogo is digging in its heels.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, ir.gogoair.com, Wired, The Register, Bloomberg Business, DSLreports, The Next Web, Engadget, MacNN, Consumerist, The Verge, TechnoBuffalo, TechCrunch, Skift, SlashGear, Ars Technica, Mashable, Business Insider, ZDNet and socalTECH.com
Tweets: @stevesi and @katie_roof
| Eric Schmidt / Jigsaw: |
Alphabet's Google Ideas think tank becomes Jigsaw, an incubator that uses technology to solve world issues like terrorism; Jared Cohen named president — Google Ideas becomes Jigsaw — Today we're announcing the expansion of Google Ideas, Google's think tank, as a technology incubator called Jigsaw.
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TechCrunch, ZDNet, The Verge, The Next Web, VentureBeat, Re/code, SiliconANGLE, USA Today, Business Insider and Boing Boing
| James Ball / BuzzFeed: |
Stuxnet was part of larger campaign against Iran's power grid, air defense; Israel modified the program, then launched it unilaterally, claims documentary — U.S. Hacked Into Iran's Critical Civilian Infrastructure For Massive Cyberattack, New Film Claims — A new documentary on “Stuxnet” …
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New York Times, Ars Technica, The Verge and VentureBeat
Tweets: @dangillmor, @marshallk, @jamesrbuk, @kyrah, @josephfcox, @ridt and @jamesrbuk
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Instagram confirms that it's beginning to roll out long-awaited two-factor authentication — Instagram Finally Adds Two-Factor Authentication To Fight Hackers — Instagram accounts are worth stealing. Now at 400 million users including celebrities, brands, and artists making a living, it's time to add another lock to its doors.| Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: |
1Password launches new subscription plan for families, allows 5 people to share passwords for $5 per month — 1Password launches a family plan that lets five people share passwords — 1Password is one of the best ways to store and manage all of your passwords, and now it wants to start working for entire families.
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AgileBits Blog, iMore, iPhone in Canada Blog, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Lifehacker, The Next Web, Engadget and iPhone Hacks
| Eugene Kim / Business Insider: |
Yahoo reorganizes Yahoo Labs as both its chief scientist and VP of research leave company; the researchers will now work more closely with product teams — Yahoo just pulled the plug on its Google-like research group — Yahoo is scaling back its research lab and two of its top executives are out.
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| Mark Walton / Ars Technica UK: |
Khronos Group releases version 1.0 of Vulkan API specification, the successor of OpenGL — Vulkan now official, with 1.0 API release and Nvidia, AMD drivers [Updated] — After missing its planned release date last year, the Khronos Group has released version 1.0 of the Vulkan API specification … | James Risley / GeekWire: |
Former lead architect of Windows 95 announces Swipe, an open-source document creation platform for mobile — Windows 95 architect launches open-source, media-rich document creation platform for mobile devices … PowerPoint is fine for your business presentation, but getting your message across …
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Business Wire and WinBeta
| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Giphy closes $55M Series C at a $300M post-money valuation led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, though the service is not yet monetizing — Giphy Closes $55 Million Series C At A $300 Million Post-Money Valuation — Giphy, the Google of GIFs, has closed a $55 million Series C funding round at a valuation of $300 million post-money.
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VatorNews, GIPHY, SiliconANGLE, Mashable, Crowdfund Insider, VentureBeat, FinSMEs, Business Insider and PE Hub Blog
Tweets: @bryanrbeal, @seldo, @romaindillet, @mathewi, @caseynewton, @jasonlk, @sfiegerman, @pkafka and @rrhoover
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Silk Labs, founded by Mozilla's former CTO Andreas Gal, launches a Kickstarter to debut Sense, its smart home hub and facial recognition camera — Ex-Mozilla Team Unveils “Sense,” An Intelligent, Secure Hub For The Smart Home — With the emerging ecosystem of connected devices …
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Kickstarter, Digital Trends, Schneier on Security, The Verge, Ubergizmo, TechHive, Forbes, Engadget, CNET, PSFK, Fast Company and SlashGear
| Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch: |
Google quietly shutters Play for Education, will continue to support existing users until the end-of-life date of their tablets — Google Quietly Shutters Play For Education — Back in 2013, Google launched Play for Education, a program that made it easier for educators to purchase apps …
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CRN, The Verge, 9to5Google, The Next Web, Ubergizmo and ZDNet
| Gina Hall / Silicon Valley Business Journal: |
Data analytics startup Wavefront raises $11.5M led by Sequoia Capital — Wavefront emerges from stealth with $11.5M funding — Data analytics startup Wavefront raised $11.5 million and emerged from stealth on Tuesday. Sequoia Capital led the round. Backers also include Sutter Hill Ventures and Webb Investment Network.
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VentureBeat and PE Hub Blog
| Chase Purdy / Quartz: |
Amazon to acquire Indian online payments company Emvantage — Amazon is suiting up to fight for India's mobile shoppers — With roughly a fifth of the world's population but only 12% of its internet users, India remains a curious case for e-commerce companies looking to tap into the rapidly-developing market.| Matt Kinne / Phone Probe: |
Galaxy S7 water resistance confirmed from Samsung video, website — The Galaxy S7 has been well-documented ahead of the official debut on February 21st. We know what the specs are thanks to Evan Blass (evleaks) and that there will be two devices, the S7 and S7 edge.
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PhoneArena, The Register, The Verge, PR Newswire, SiliconANGLE, The Verge, TechRadar.com, Pocketnow, TechnoBuffalo, FierceWireless, MacRumors, VentureBeat, 9to5Google, CNBC, Fone Arena, ZDNet, Android Beat, TechCrunch, Computerworld, Gizmodo, The Verge, The Next Web, Telegraph, TechRadar.com, VentureBeat, 9to5Google, Tech Times, MobileSyrup.com, Engadget, Computerworld, BGR, International Business Times, Technology Personalized, Android Authority, TechSpot, Forbes, Fone Arena, Neowin, Pocketnow, SamMobile, PhoneDog.com and SiliconANGLE. Tweets: @epro
| Reuters: |
Apple Pay to go live in China on Feb 18 for customers of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, say the bank's representatives — Apple Pay to go live in China on Feb 18 — Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) Apple Pay mobile payment system will be available in China from Feb. 18 for Industrial …
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TechnoBuffalo, SiliconBeat, 9to5Mac, App Advice, MacRumors, CIO.com, SlashGear, ShanghaiDaily.com, CNET, USA Today, The Verge, Tech in Asia, iLounge, O'Grady's PowerPage, Engadget, Silicon Valley Business …, iPhone in Canada Blog, The Next Web, AppleInsider, Pocketnow, TechCrunch, iPhone Hacks, iMore, Cult of Mac and International Business Times
| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Vulnerability in GNU C library since 2008 that left apps and hardware open to attacks is patched in new update — Extremely severe bug leaves dizzying number of apps and devices vulnerable — Since 2008, vulnerability has left apps and hardware open to remote hijacking.
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Softpedia News, Threatpost, BBC and Computerworld
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Fast-Growing Photo App Everalbum, A Chart-Topper On iOS, Comes To Android — There are apps that promise to help you free up space on your smartphone by backing up then deleting your photos. There are apps that help you organize your photos into albums, and share them with friends.
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Android Police, The Next Web, App Annie and VentureBeat
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