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Xiaomi. Uber. Tech startup valuations setting records.
Some users in China report Gmail is starting to come back up after a four-day outage. Global Times China, which is state-run, criticized the Western media for pointing the finger at Chinese authorities immediately, and said the problems with Gmail access this time may be caused by the China side, by Google itself or a combination of the two.
U.S. investigators think North Korea likely hired outside hackers for Sony attack, according to an unnamed official.
Yet another security worry: Hacker fakes fingerprints by using photos.
USA Today reports that there also are few minorities in non-tech positions in Silicon Valley.
Instacart, the San Francisco-based grocery-delivery startup, reports up to $220 million round of financing at a valuation of $2 billion.
Delhi unveils taxi-like requirements for Uber.
