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Wavecell, a cloud-communications platform for companies in SE Asia, has been acquired by cloud-based conferencing solutions provider 8×8 in a deal worth ~$125M (Catherine Shu/TechCrunch)

Catherine Shu / TechCrunch: Wavecell, a cloud-communications platform for companies in SE Asia, has been acquired by cloud-based conferencing solutions provider 8×8 in a deal worth ~$125M  —  Wavecell, a cloud-communications platform for companies in Southeast Asia, announced today that it has been acquired by 8×8 in a deal worth about $125 million. Wavecell, a

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DoJ charges former Microsoft developer, a Ukrainian citizen, for allegedly using a test account to steal $10M by purchasing and reselling Microsoft e-gift cards (Thomas Claburn/The Register)

Thomas Claburn / The Register: DoJ charges former Microsoft developer, a Ukrainian citizen, for allegedly using a test account to steal $10M by purchasing and reselling Microsoft e-gift cards  —  ‘No safeguards’ on QA accounts, and suddenly this guy gets a Tesla and $1.6m home, say prosecutors DoJ charges former Microsoft developer, a Ukrainian citizen,

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"Not designed for children" warning appearing on some Play Store listings; developers have the option to apply it where kids are outside the target age group (Abner Li/9to5Google)

Abner Li / 9to5Google: “Not designed for children” warning appearing on some Play Store listings; developers have the option to apply it where kids are outside the target age group  —  Back in May, Google announced that Android developers have to specify a “target age range” for all apps in the Play Store. "Not designed

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Uber riders in some cities, including DC and San Diego, were charged 100x the advertised fare, with some fares exceeding $1,000; Uber says glitch has been fixed (Faiz Siddiqui/Washington Post)

Faiz Siddiqui / Washington Post: Uber riders in some cities, including DC and San Diego, were charged 100x the advertised fare, with some fares exceeding $1,000; Uber says glitch has been fixed  —  One passenger said she paid $1,308 for a $13.08 fare.  Decimal points matter.  —  Uber passengers in multiple cities … Uber riders

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How Google Glass and other devices are being tested to teach children on the autism spectrum to make eye contact and recognize emotions (Cade Metz/New York Times)

Cade Metz / New York Times: How Google Glass and other devices are being tested to teach children on the autism spectrum to make eye contact and recognize emotions  —  Privacy concerns caused the computerized eyewear to fail with the general public.  But researchers believe it could help autistic children learn to recognize emotion and

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After a seven-month probe, Amazon reaches a deal with German antitrust watchdog to give 30 days notice and a reason for removing a merchant from its platform (Douglas Busvine/Reuters)

Douglas Busvine / Reuters: After a seven-month probe, Amazon reaches a deal with German antitrust watchdog to give 30 days notice and a reason for removing a merchant from its platform  —  FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Amazon (AMZN.O) has reached a deal with Germany’s anti-trust authority to overhaul its terms of service … After a seven-month

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