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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
FBI-DHS report fails to make a hard case that Russia tampered with US elections, likely because the agencies want to protect methods for detecting hacks — US issued JAR billed itself as an indictment that would prove Russian involvement. — Talk about disappointments.
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| Sam Thielman / The Guardian: |
FBI-DHS joint report links two Russian intelligence hacking groups to hacks of Democratic Party organizations; experts say report is too little too late — Experts say report is too little too late and comes after several others from private sector detailing alleged exploits of groups Fancy Bear and Cozy Bear
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| Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times: |
How Russia has bolstered its cyberwarfare capabilities in recent years by working with outside firms and recruiting convicted hackers, scientists, college grads — MOSCOW — Aleksandr B. Vyarya thought his job was to defend people from cyberattacks until, he says, his government approached him with a request to do the opposite.
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| David E. Sanger / New York Times: |
White House announces sanctions and ejection of Russian intelligence operatives in response to political hacking — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration struck back at Russia on Thursday for its efforts to influence the 2016 election, ejecting 35 Russian intelligence operatives …
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| Anil Dash: |
Ideas to fix Twitter: show you can ship new features, handle abuse transparently, revamp metrics, understand different user types, and embrace developers — Jack asked us for ideas on how to fix Twitter. A coherent plan for fixing Twitter would make millions of people happier …
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| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Jack Dorsey says Twitter is “thinking a lot” about an edit-tweet button, also considering bookmarks, better threading, and multiple interest-based timelines — He also wants to know what else you want him to build. — You've probably dreamed of directing Twitter's product strategy — well, here's your chance!
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See also Mediagazer| David Barboza / New York Times: |
How China built “iPhone City”, the world's largest iPhone factory, in Zhengzhou by giving Foxconn billions in perks, tax breaks, and subsidies — A hidden bounty of benefits for Foxconn's plant in Zhengzhou, the world's biggest iPhone factory, is central to the production of Apple's most profitable product.
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Thanks:@ravichandrans25| ProPublica: |
Facebook buys detailed information from commercial data brokers about users' offline lives but does not disclose it since it is widely available — The site shows users how Facebook categorizes them. It doesn't reveal the data it is buying about their offline lives.
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Thanks:@ravichandrans25| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Volvo integrates Skype for Business in its 90 series vehicles — What do you do when your love of driving conflicts with your deep and abiding love of conference calls? That's a question Volvo hopes it can finally answer, with the integration of Skype for Business directly into its 90 series cars …
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| Agence France-Presse: |
French law requiring companies to give workers a “right to disconnect” from work-related messages after work hours goes into effect on January 1 — From 1 January, workers have ‘right to disconnect’ as France seeks to establish agreements that afford work flexibility but avoid burnout| Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed: |
After years of rejecting the “media company” label, Twitter is hiring Periscope editors, broadcasting news alerts, and airing premium live video — If you're wondering whether Twitter views itself as a media company or not, take a look at its careers page.| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
Uber and Lyft respond to Senator Al Franken's questions about discrimination by drivers, defend use of riders' real names and pictures in profiles — Uber and Lyft have responded to Senator Al Franken's questions regarding potential racial discrimination against passengers.
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