Here s what s going on in tech.
Bitcoin crashes after hacker/s get away with tens of millions of dollars worth of bitcoin.
Apple patent dispute settled: OpenTV suit had threatened media streaming from Apple devices in Germany.
Facebook is testing ads in live streams as live video becomes more common.
Taiwan set to order Uber to get out, saying it misrepresented itself as a tech company rather than a transportation service.
Privacy activists launch database to track sales of surveillance technology.
Speaking of privacy: Max Schrems, whose lawsuit against Facebook over its data practices helped bring about a new data-transfer pact between Europe and the United States, says the Privacy Shield pact is likely to be thrown out, too.
Photo: Eddy Cue, Apple Senior VP, talks about Apple TV at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco in March 2012. A patent dispute that threatened media streaming from Apple devices in Germany has been settled. (Gary Reyes/Bay Area News Group)
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