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Sources: ongoing investigations find the Equifax hack may have been state-sponsored, and that 30+ entry points were created in Equifax computer systems (Bloomberg) אסף מגידש

A look at Apple's video content strategy: slow and deliberate approach led by experienced ex-TV execs, rejecting most offers, bidding on high profile shows (Lacey Rose/Hollywood Reporter) אסף מגידש

Here's the proposal to change Uber's governance, which is aimed at limiting Travis Kalanick's power (Kara Swisher/Recode) אסף מגידש

A look at Google Glass' failure as a consumer device, rebirth as Glass for Enterprise, and how focusing on modularization can help the product grow and expand (Product Habits) אסף מגידש

Travis Kalanick appoints Ursula Burns, John Thain to Uber board in cloud-bolstering move; Uber says decision "came as a complete surprise to Uber and its board" (Eric Newcomer/Bloomberg) אסף מגידש

SEC, in apparent first, charges two companies behind recent ICOs, Diamond Reserve Club World and REcoin, and their founder Maksim Zaslavskiy, with fraud (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk) אסף מגידש

Travis Kalanick appoints former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns and former CIT Group CEO John Thain to Uber board in move bolstering his clout, defying Benchmark Capital (Greg Bensinger/Wall Street Journal) אסף מגידש

Sources: Google to launch Advanced Protection Program marketed at high-profile users that replaces 2-factor auth with physical keys, blocks all third party apps (Bloomberg) אסף מגידש

Sources: Facebook is sharing its data with Google as the search giant reviews potential Russian meddling in the 2016 election (Tony Romm/Recode) אסף מגידש

Nintendo announces it will shut down Wii Shop channel on January 30, 2019 (Chaim Gartenberg/The Verge) אסף מגידש

A look at Jet.com a year after acquisition by Walmart as the site chases urban millennials and launches its own private-label products brand Uniquely J (Dennis Green/Business Insider) אסף מגידש

After court order Google removes Catalan referendum app On Votar 1-Oct from Spanish Play Store (The Spain Report) אסף מגידש

Sources: open source database startup MariaDB to raise another $27M, led by Alibaba, at $354M valuation (Jon Russell/TechCrunch) אסף מגידש

Amazon quietly announces Fire OS 6, based on Android Nougat 7.1.2 (Corbin Davenport/Android Police) אסף מגידש

Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority issues guidance on ICOs, is investigating at least 11 suspicious cases (Matthew Allen/SWI swissinfo.ch) אסף מגידש

BuildingConnected, a bid procurement platform for the building industry, raises $22M Series B led by Lightspeed Venture Partners (Paul Sawers/VentureBeat) אסף מגידש

Rovio closes flat, at €11.50, on its first day of trading, valuing the company at $1B (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) אסף מגידש

Japan's Financial Services Agency has approved 11 companies as operators of cryptocurrency exchanges (Reuters) אסף מגידש

Sources: Apple quietly acquired French computer vision startup Regaind earlier this year; the company had raised €400K from Side Capital (Romain Dillet/TechCrunch) אסף מגידש

Researchers find alarming number of Macs remain vulnerable to stealthy hacks due to outdated EFI firmware; Windows and Linux PCs are also likely at risk (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica) אסף מגידש

Stockpile, an online brokerage that enables fractional share investing, raises $30M Series B led by Fidelity-backed Eight Roads Ventures (Akane Otani/Wall Street Journal) אסף מגידש

After raising $50M in June, self-driving startup Drive.ai raises $15M more from Grab, others to open Singapore office (Darrell Etherington/TechCrunch) אסף מגידש

Podcast startup Anchor raises $10M Series A led by GV for its audio broadcasting app, which makes it easy for creators to record and distribute audio (Paul Sawers/VentureBeat) אסף מגידש

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to meet London's transport commissioner Mike Brown on Tuesday in bid to regain licence (Gwyn Topham/The Guardian) אסף מגידש

AI-based identity verification startup Onfido raises $30M Series C led by Crane Venture Partners, with participation from Microsoft and Salesforce (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) אסף מגידש

Saudi-based anonymous commenting app Sarahah hits 95M registered users, with US as its biggest market, but has only two full-time employees (Wall Street Journal) אסף מגידש

Chinese personal finance management platform Suishou raises $200M Series C led by KKR (Pan Yue/China Money Network) אסף מגידש

Sources: Google is building a smart screen competitor to Amazon's Echo Show to launch in late 2017 or early 2018 (Josh Constine/TechCrunch) אסף מגידש

How IBM's Indian workforce grew to ~130K, more than in any other country including the US (Vindu Goel/New York Times) אסף מגידש

AT&T, CenturyLink, industry associations ask US Supreme Court to overturn Obama-era net neutrality rules barring ISPs from slowing or blocking rivals' content (Bloomberg) אסף מגידש

Whole Foods says it is investigating credit card security breach in some taprooms and restaurants in some of its stores (Kate Taylor/Business Insider) אסף מגידש

Apple says iPhone 7 and 8 don't have FM radio chips, after FCC chairman Ajit Pai urges Apple to activate iPhone FM radio chips to help after natural disasters (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors) אסף מגידש

Sen. Mark Warner, top Democrat on Senate Intel Committee, said Twitter's briefing on Russian accounts was "inadequate" and "deeply disappointing" (Tony Romm/Recode) אסף מגידש

Roku shares close at $23.50, up 67.86% from opening price, valuing the firm at ~$2.2B (Katie Roof/TechCrunch) אסף מגידש

Google brings its Android-based Family Link tool, which helps parents manage children's computer usage, out of beta in US (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) אסף מגידש

Twitter finds that Russia Today accounts purchased $274K in ads and promoted 1,823 tweets in US market during 2016 (Twitter) אסף מגידש

Twitter told Congressional investigators it found ~200 Russia-linked accounts with 22 directly matching the 470 accounts Facebook identified (Tony Romm/Recode) אסף מגידש

YouTube now requires accounts linking to sites like Patreon or sites selling merchandise to sign up to YouTube Partner Program (Adi Robertson/The Verge) אסף מגידש

Rovio sets IPO price at €11.50/share, valuing firm at around $1B, will begin trading on Friday on Nasdaq Helsinki (Chad Bray/New York Times) אסף מגידש

Moscow officials say they are adding AI-powered facial recognition technology to some of the city's 170K CCTV cameras to help identify criminals (Ilya Khrennikov/Bloomberg) אסף מגידש

Source: used goods marketplace LetGo quietly raised $100M at $1B+ valuation, nine months after raising $175M (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch) אסף מגידש

Apple says it received 30,814 government requests to access 233,052 devices, down 6% YoY, as US national security orders reach 13,250-13,499, up from 2,999 YoY (Zack Whittaker/ZDNet) אסף מגידש

Oxford University researchers find Twitter bots spread misinfo and propaganda at higher rates in 2016 battleground states in 10-day period around Election Day (Craig Timberg/Washington Post) אסף מגידש

GoPro says the Fusion 360, which shoots 360-degree 5.2K video at 30fps, will be available for $699 in November (Sean O'Kane/The Verge) אסף מגידש

GoPro announces the Hero6 with 4K video at 60fps, 2.7K at 120fps, and 1080p at 240fps, available today for $499 (Lucas Matney/TechCrunch) אסף מגידש

LG V30 availability: Oct. 5 on Verizon, price TBD; Oct. 6 on AT&T for $810 or $27/month for 24 months; Oct. 13 on T-Mobile for $800 or $30/month for 30 months (Chris Welch/The Verge) אסף מגידש

Sources: Ikea has acquired TaskRabbit and will run it as an independent subsidiary; TaskRabbit has raised around $50M (Kara Swisher/Recode) אסף מגידש

Snap announces sponsored 3D World Lenses, with Warner Bros and Bud Light as launch partners (Darrell Etherington/TechCrunch) אסף מגידש

Interview with Apple Music's Jimmy Iovine, Zane Lowe, and Larry Jackson on how to continue to grow the service, as it tops 30M paying subscribers (Hannah Karp/Billboard) אסף מגידש

Microsoft joins the Open Source Initiative as a premium sponsor, joining Google and others (Frederic Lardinois/TechCrunch) אסף מגידש