Hacker hijacks Dridex botnet to serve free antivirus
BMW-backed valet startup, Zirx, kills off consumer business to focus on enterprise
Twitter says it’s ‘suspended over 125,000 accounts’ related to terrorism
BlackBerry confirms layoffs, says 200 affected (updated)
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Scoring high-value customers: You don’t win the Super Bowl with everyone on offense
Professional networking site TalentSky raises $7.5 million to tackle Linkedin
Google confirms Hangouts will now use peer-to-peer connections to improve call quality and speed
Microsoft, Nokia, and the burning platform: a final look at the failed Windows Phone alliance
Messaging app Wiper raises $2 million to launch movie subscription service
The Malware Museum: An online archive of computer viruses of yore
The BBC makes ‘broadcasting history’ as it beams live rugby match to outer space
Analysis
Julian Assange was ‘arbitrarily detained’ by U.K., but he’ll not be a free man anytime soon
Opinion
Facebook turned 12 today, my account turned 9, and I’m in too deep
YouTube will livestream Google’s AI playing Go superstar Lee Sedol in March
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Conglomerate discount: A dangerous idea that must die, as Google just proved
VB Webinar
5 ways to boost user engagement 300% (webinar)
LinkedIn tanks 28% after forecasting profit below estimates
LinkedIn now has 414 million members, with 57% of traffic coming from mobile
LinkedIn acquires recruiting startup Connectifier
WhatsApp group chat limit extended to 256 people
Funding Daily: Notarize launches with $2.4 million to shake up the notary system
Android Wear expands gestures and voice commands, adds speaker support
Box launches KeySafe service for secure storage of encryption keys
comScore: Apple ends 2015 with 42.9% of U.S. smartphone share, Samsung at 28.4%; BlackBerry OS falls under 1%
VB Event
Customer experience takes the lead at American Express
Funding Daily: Fit Pay raises $3.1M to bring payments features to more wearables like the Pebble
Zendrive raises $13.5M to make roads safer by tracking your driving behaviors
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Data deluge: Indentifying the most important data for customer results (webinar)
Amazon Echo now lets you control Spotify with your voice
InsideSales.com Implements Coupa to Automate Processes and Generate Savings
Mozilla to end Firefox OS smartphone support after version 2.6, no staff involvement beyond May
Tribogenics Receives Strategic Investment from Nikon
HD Medical Secures Strategic Investment from Maxim Ventures
Analysis
In an era of Super Bowl 50 marketing firsts, brands fumble with email
Mailjet’s MJML Launches: Open Source Markup Language Cuts Coding Complexity from Emails
CEO Mark Zuckerberg predicts 5 billion Facebook users by 2030
Frinkiac: a search engine that pairs quotes from The Simpsons with screengrabs
It’s a smaller world after all: Facebook research shows 3.57 degrees – not 6 – of separation
