Here s what s going on in tech.
Who s interested in buying Yahoo? Bain and TPG are among the private equity firms on the list, according to the Financial Times. Also, Verizon, AT&T and IAC.
Apple ordered to pay $625 million in patent dispute with VirnetX over technology used in FaceTime and iMessage. Apple says it will appeal.
Amazon staying mum about report it will open hundreds of bookstores. The mall executive who sparked the reports backtracked from his statements. (NYT) Barnes & Noble shares are rebounding some today after falling sharply yesterday. Amazon shares declined, too, and are still down today. But story is just beginning: Recode reports there is some sort of brick-and-mortar retail initiative going on within Amazon.
Tesla is taking orders for its Model X SUVs in China before Europe.
Square s new chip card and NFC readers are now available at Apple Stores.
MIT team shares its Hyperloop design, which won a SpaceX-sponsored contest over the weekend.
EBay says it has partially fixed a partially fixed a bug that could have allowed hackers to trick users into downloading malware.
Coming Feb. 10 to YouTube: one TV show starring PewDiePie and three feature-length films, which will be the first exclusive content released for its paid subscription video service, YouTube Red.
ICYMI: Index Ventures, whose newest partners include former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, raises fresh $550 million fund, bringing its total to about $1.25 billion.
Amazon s Echo adds Spotify support.
Pew report about which sources people find most useful for getting presidential campaign news: Cable TV leads with 24 percent, social media and local news are tied at 14 percent, news websites and apps are at 13 percent. Print newspapers: 2 percent. Younger people named social media the most helpful.
Illustration: Print newspapers are not deemed most useful for getting presidential campaign news, at least according to a new Pew research report. Their news websites fare better. (KRT archives)
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