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Malware attack on Tribune Publishing's network disrupts the printing and distribution of Saturday editions of LA Times, WSJ, NYT, and other papers — A cyberattack that appears to have originated from outside the United States caused major printing and delivery disruptions at several newspapers across …
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| Julia Reda: |
European Commission to start offering bug bounties in January on 14 Free Software projects like Notepad++ and VLC that the EU institutions rely on — It's been a while since I last wrote about the Free and Open Source Software Audit project, FOSSA, so let me start with a quick recap …
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Mark Zuckerberg posts a year-end overview on the issues that Facebook encountered in 2018 and its efforts to deal with them — For 2018, my personal challenge has been to focus on addressing some of the most important issues facing our community — whether that's preventing election interference …
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| Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch: |
CenturyLink says all consumer services impacted by a ~32-hour outage that started on Thursday, including its 911 emergency services, have been restored — 911 emergency services in several states across the U.S. went down after a massive outage at a CenturyLink data center.
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| Kellen / Droid Life: |
Essential says it won't restock Essential Phone anymore, will still sell accessories and provide software updates and is focusing on its “next mobile product” — It wasn't the successful, industry-changing run we had all hoped for from the startup founded by Android creator Andy Rubin … | Peter Rubin / Wired: |
Netflix debuts its first choose-your-own-storyline movie, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, developed over 18 months using Twine, a game writing tool — BY NEARLY ANY measure, Netflix has had a ridiculous year. When all is said and done, the company will have spent upwards of $10 billion …
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| Mike Cherney / Wall Street Journal: |
As Alphabet tests Wing drone deliveries in a suburb of Canberra, some enjoy the convenience of orders arriving in minutes while others complain about noise — In one of the world's most advanced drone-delivery tests, sunscreen arrives in minutes—as do complaints| Amy Nordrum / IEEE Spectrum: |
How Facebook engineers keep Messenger from crashing on New Year's Eve, when more messages are sent than on any other day, through “graceful degradation” — Messenger's 1.3 billion users send more messages on New Year's Eve than on any other day of the year
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| Andrew Galbraith / Reuters: |
China approves the release of 80 video games, none of which are from Tencent, a week after lifting a nine-month freeze on approvals — SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China on Saturday approved the release of 80 online video games after a freeze on such approvals for most of the year.
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| Manish Singh / VentureBeat: |
Netflix no longer allows new or returning users to pay for subscription through in-app purchase in its iOS app, requires them to sign up and pay via its website — Netflix is further distancing itself from Apple's iTunes tax bracket. Earlier this year, the streaming giant enabled iOS users …
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| Washington Post: |
How online hate and its long-term effects lingered for seven people in 2018, including a Parkland shooting survivor, a CNN journalist, and a track cyclist — It cost a school-shooting victim the safety of home. — It cost an athlete the joy of a victory. — It cost the family of a gay teen a battle with their community.
Tweets: @cameron_kasky, @geoffreyfowler, and @tonyromm
| Andrew Jeong / Wall Street Journal: |
South Korea says hackers stole data, including names and addresses, of 997 North Korean defectors; cybersecurity experts say likely culprit is North Korea — A likely culprit is North Korea, which attempts an estimated 1.5 million cyberattacks daily, or 17 every second
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