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Rob Joyce, head of the NSA's Tailored Access Operations, explains how to protect your networks from hacker teams like his — NSA Hacker Chief Explains How to Keep Him Out of Your System — It was the talk most anticipated at this year's inaugural Usenix Enigma security conference …
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Motherboard, Schneier on Security, Tech Times, Breitbart, Fortune, Engadget, BGR and Guardian. Tweets: @motherboard
| Alex Dobie / Android Central: |
Samsung announces February 21 “Unpacked” event in Barcelona; Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge unveiling expected — Samsung Galaxy S7 day is February 21 in Barcelona — ‘Unpacked’ event expected to showcase Galaxy S7 series ahead of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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SAMSUNG NEWSROOM, ZDNet, BGR, The Verge, The Verge, Pocket-lint, Gizmodo, VentureBeat, Fone Arena, Ausdroid, SiliconANGLE, Android Police, ZDNet and SlashGear
| Davey Alba / Wired: |
Obama proposes $4B in funding for states to expand computer science education in schools — Obama Pledges $4 Billion to Computer Science in US Schools — President Obama today pledged $4 billion in funding for computer science education in the nation's schools.
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The White House, The White House, Ubergizmo, CNET, SiliconANGLE, Re/code, Digital Trends, TechCrunch, Washington Post, Engadget, tech.co, EdSurge, Fortune, Microsoft on the Issues, Fast Company, Boing Boing, New York Times, The Verge, Feld Thoughts, Windows Central, The Hill, VentureBeat, GeekWire and USA Today
Tweets: @etrepum, @benioff, @ibogost, @hadip, @jack, @billgates, @codeorg, @salesforceorg, @uscto and @bradsmi
| Robert Scoble: |
Why self-driving cars won't replace human drivers for at least a decade: people, police, laws, maps, and technology aren't ready — Don't worry Uber/Lyft drivers: self-driving cars won't take your job for at least a decade — Truth is people like me have overhyped self-driving cars.
Tweets: @meharris, @andrewwrites and @bgurley
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
How FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's plan to open the cable box could affect strategies of tech firms like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and others — Inside the FCC's audacious plan to blow up the cable box — FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler dropped a bomb on the cable television1 industry yesterday …
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Re/code, Monday Note, The Verge, Ars Technica, New York Times, AppleInsider, Gizmodo, The Next Web, USA Today, Digital Trends, Reuters, USA Today, Consumerist, Public Knowledge, Philly.com, CCIA, MediaPost, Radio & Television …, The Atlantic, PCMag UK networking …, Variety, VentureBeat, The Hill, Mashable, TechHive, Hollywood Reporter, Ars Technica, MacRumors, Deadline, Engadget, Techdirt, Engadget, TIME, Motherboard, NPR, BuzzFeed, Light Reading, The Hill, Fortune, AdExchanger and Hollywood Reporter
Tweets: @davidlee, @timkarr, @jonsteinberg, @senmarkey, @tomwheelerfcc, @tomwheelerfcc and @gassee
See also Mediagazer| Mark Scott / New York Times: |
U.S. and Europe Fail to Meet Deadline for Data Transfer Deal — American and European officials failed on Sunday to reach an agreement over how digital data — including financial information and social media posts — could be transferred between the two regions.
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Business Insider, Ars Technica UK, The Next Web, Ars Technica and Quartz
| Joseph Cox / Motherboard: |
Tech Firms Are Unclear on New UK Surveillance Laws, Warns Government Committee — The wording of the UK's proposed surveillance law is so vague that tech companies have little idea what data it would require them to store, a new government report has said. Companies are also concerned …
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TechCrunch, UK Parliament, Engadget, Forbes, Inquirer, Boing Boing and Business Insider
Tweets: @privacyint, @ukparliament and @josephfcox
| Ben Popper / The Verge: |
Gigabit wireless internet using millimeter wave technology, as promised by Starry, has long struggled with range and reliability — Super high-speed internet delivered over the air isn't as crazy as it sounds — This week, a new startup, Starry, announced it would bring gigabit-speed internet access …
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Forbes, Digital Trends and The Next Web
| Dieter Bohn / The Verge: |
Digital assistant bots like Siri, Google Now, and Alexa undermine the open internet by only indexing select apps — The internet bundle is already here — For the past six years or so, this image that (as best I can tell) was created by Reddit user quink has been making the rounds as the “nightmare scenario” if net neutrality dies.| David Segal / New York Times: |
How shady companies use Google search, AdWords, and local subcontractors to shake down people who need locksmiths — Fake Online Locksmiths May Be Out to Pick Your Pocket, Too — Odds are good that when you search Google for someone to help you get into your home or car …
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Search Engine Land and Gothamist. Tweets: @nytimesbusiness, @werty, @aaronwall, @pkafka, @amir, @dannysullivan, @pkafka, @caseynewton and @pkafka
| John Markoff / New York Times: |
Microsoft's Project Natick is an effort to develop a self-contained, underwater data center that could eliminate cooling costs and shorten deployment time — Microsoft Plumbs Ocean's Depths to Test Underwater Data Center — REDMOND, Wash. — Taking a page from Jules Verne …
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Project Natick, Gizmodo, Engadget, Inquirer, The Verge, InfoWorld, Petri, Geek.com, cloudpro.co.uk, Tech Times, CloudWedge, Tech Insider, Fortune, Windows Central, VentureBeat, Neowin, TIME, The Register and BetaNews
| Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter: |
Atom Tickets raises $50M from Fox, Disney, Lionsgate, and others, to help people organize group movie viewings, get discounts — Hollywood Studios Leading $50M Investment in Mobile Movie Ticketing App — Start-up Atom Tickets is designed to make it easier for friends and larger groups to arrange a rendevouz at the theater.| Wall Street Journal: |
Italian tax authorities are probing Google for €300M in unpaid taxes between 2008 and 2013 — Italy Pursues Google for Around $327 Million in Back Taxes — Move comes as EU set to propose measures tackling tax avoidance by multinationals — Italian tax authorities said Thursday …
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