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Well, that didn t take long. Google announces that its next-generation Android OS will have encryption turned on by default, just like Apple s iOS. (Google says Android already had encryption for the past couple of years, but that it hadn t been turned on by default.)
ICYMI: Home Depot said its security breach affected 56 million credit and debit cards, making it bigger than Target s — and the second-largest retail breach on record.
U2 says it s working with Apple on a new, interactive, pirate-resistant format for music. Or is it really a new format?
YouTube says it s funding new content from its top creators. It didn t say how much it would spend. In 2011, it spent $100 million in a similar effort, according to Bloomberg.
Microsoft is closing its Silicon Valley research lab in Mountain View, which employed about 50 people.
Coming by the end of the year: Intel s wireless charging bowl.
Is your Facebook News Feed driving you crazy? Facebook swears it s going to show you more timely stuff.
Amazon outbids Google, buys .buy domain for $4.6 million.
Yahoo is closing its Carlsbad office, laying off 59 employees.
The Wall Street Journal talks to Peter Thiel about his new book, Zero to One. WSJ s Evelyn Rusli calls it a complaint that the world is stuck in rote patterns that spur mindless competition instead of innovation.
San Francisco public schools to be adopted by tech companies as part of the Circle of Schools initiative.
Court rules Uber must face lawsuit alleging it pockets substantial portion of its drivers tips.
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