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Obama administration seeks China's help in blocking North Korea's ability to launch cyberattacks — U.S. Asks China to Help Rein In Korean Hackers — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has sought China's help in recent days in blocking North Korea's ability to launch cyberattacks …
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North Korea denies Sony hack, proposes joint inquiry with US, warns of “grave consequences” if Washington refuses — North Korea seeks join probe with US on Sony hack — North Korea has offered to hold a joint inquiry with the United States into a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures …
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Sony Entertainment CEO blames theaters for cancellation of The Interview, still wants to release the film — Sony exec fires back at President Obama — Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton, denying that the studio had “caved” by scrapping next week's opening of “The Interview,” … | Mike Lennon / SecurityWeek: |
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Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi closing funding round topping $1B led by All-Stars Investment, valuing the company at $45B — The ‘Apple Of China’ Raises Over $1 Billion, Valuation Skyrockets To More Than $45 Billion — Xiaomi has reportedly raised more than $1 billion in its latest round of funding …
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Ex-Apple engineer launches Duet Display, which turns iPads into second displays for Macs, uses wired connector to avoid lag, available now for $9.99 — This Ex-Apple Engineer's New App Turns Your iPad Into A Second Display For Your Mac — Duet Display is an app designed to get you some extra use out of your iPad.
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Project Ara Gains Support For Nvidia Tegra K1 And 64-Bit Marvell Chip Modules — The Project Ara modular phone platform is close to being launched, and Google seems to already have a few modules ready to go. Two of the latest modules supported by the Ara platform include a module that contains … | Sam Biddle / Gawker: |
Writer whose post helped kick off #HasJustineLandedYet mob recounts meeting and apologizing to Justine Sacco, reflects on his own fumble with Twitter irony — Justine Sacco Is Good at Her Job, and How I Came To Peace With Her — The internet is a mountain, and if you climb that mountain …
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Former BitInstant CEO Charlie Shrem gets two years in prison for Silk Road money laundering — Bitcoin Promoter Gets 2 Years for Silk Road Money Laundering — Charlie Shrem, the former Bitcoin Foundation Inc. executive who pleaded guilty to charges tied to the illicit online bazaar …
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BlackBerry building BlackBerry Enterprise Service into Boeing Black device, an Android phone which will self-destruct when tampered with — BlackBerry works with Boeing on phone that self-destructs — (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd is working with Boeing Co on Boeing's high-security Android-based smartphone … | Brittany Hillen / SlashGear: |
Google+ adds auto enhancement feature for videos — Google Plus's Auto Awesome feature has been improving its users' images for a while now, and we've seen different updates related to it roll out over the months. Back in December of last year, Google added its year-in-review videos …
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Chrome Security Team Considers Marking All HTTP Pages As ‘Non-Secure’ — Back in August, we noted that Google had started adjusting its search algorithm to give a slight boost to sites that are encrypted. That is, all else equal, sites that use HTTPS will get a slight ranking boost.
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Cross platform development by Apple, Google, and Microsoft analyzed and visualized — Visualizing cross-platform development — Much has been made recently of Microsoft's shift from a Windows-centric worldview to a cross-platform approach to the development of applications and services.
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