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Wearable drone that takes selfies wins $500,000 in Intel competition.

Electronic Frontier Foundation scorecard finds only 6 of 39 mobile-messaging apps meet basic security standards.

Tesla Model S earns Europe s top safety rating. It now has the top safety ratings in two of its largest markets, the U.S. and Europe.

Also in Europe: Spotify royalties overtake iTunes royalties.

Hacker finds vulnerability in Apple s OS X Yosemite and older operating systems as well. Rootpipe could help others gain administrative access to Macs.

Does Google Glass have a blind spot? Study of three (yes, three!) people says yes. Google says wearing any glasses affects peripheral vision.

Regulators are reportedly looking into whether Uber and its partners are pushing drivers into subprime loans. Uber defends itself.

Website publishes photos of hundreds of bent iPhones. The website is called One of the Nine. (Apple said it had received only nine complaints of bent iPhones.)

STD dating site to pay $16.5 million penalty for breaking privacy promises.

 

Photo of a Tesla Model S by Stan Honda/AFP/Getty