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1:00 PM ET, September 21, 2010

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Peter Bright / Ars Technica:
Twitter worms spread quickly thanks to blatant security flaw  —  Anyone checking twitter.com this morning was probably greeted with a mess of JavaScript, mouseover effects, and spam retweets, after a flaw in the site's handling of hyperlinks allowed attackers to inject scripts into Twitter's pages.
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Twitter Status:
XSS attack identified and patched  —  We've identified and are patching a XSS attack; as always, please message @safety if you have info regarding such an exploit.  We expect the patch to be fully rolled out shortly and will update again when it is.  Update (6:50 PDT, 13:50 UTC): The exploit is fully patched.
Charles Arthur / Guardian:
The Twitter hack: how it started and how it worked  —  A Japanese developer was the first to notice the weakness in Twitter's site and says he reported it as far back as mid-August.  He put up a demonstration - and then the exploits flourished  —  The original discovery of the weakness …
Lance Whitney / CNET News:
Google report shows where its content is blocked  —  Google's Transparency Report shows which countries are asking the company to remove certain content.  —  In the wake of Google's censorship battles with China and other nations, the search giant has launched a new tool to reveal …
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Maija / Nokia Conversations:
Nokia N8 shipping update  —  ESPOO, Finland - There have been a few stories this morning about the N8 availability which we feel need clarification.  As we have previously said, we still expect to start the shipments by the end of the third quarter.  As with every global launch …
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Agence France Presse:
Nokia rejects rumours of new mobile phone delay
Discussion: PC World and Wall Street Journal
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Facebook Has Quietly Implemented A De-Facto Follow Feature  —  A few days ago, Facebook made what seemed to be a small tweak to its Friend Requests area.  As first noted by Inside Facebook, the social network changed the way friend rejections work.  Previously, you could either Confirm or Ignore (deny) a request.
Discussion: All Facebook and Gizmodo, Thanks:srikardhanakoti
Surur / WMPoweruser.com:
Full specs of the Windows phone 7 HTC Mozart leaked  —  A kind tipster has sent us this video of the HTC Mozart in action (which we have seen before) and also the full specs of the device, which we have not.  —  He confirms the device runs a 1GHzQualcomm QSD 8250, with 512 MB ROM and 8GB storage …
Vlad Savov / Engadget:
CE-Oh no he didn't!:  Anssi Vanjoki says using Android is like peeing in your pants for warmth  —  You've been asking and imploring, so Anssi Vanjoki — straight shooter, that he is — now has an answer.  Why doesn't Nokia switch to Android?  Because Google's software represents …
Matt Van Wagner / Search Engine Land:
How Google Saved $100 Million By Launching Google Instant  —  It seems fitting that from the moment it was announced, Google Instant became an instant headline news story.  —  For the past few week, industry pundits have been talking, tweeting and writing about Google Instant and offering …
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
When Larry Ellison Met Marc Andreessen-A Silicon Valley Settlement Story (Plus Mark Hurd Returns Some Dough!)  —  According to multiple sources, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison (pictured right) approached Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) board member Marc Andreessen (pictured left) to help broker a settlement between the companies.
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Matthew Lynley / VentureBeat:
Credit Suisse: Verizon iPhone will get 1.4M users from AT&T in 2011  —  An estimated 1.4 million AT&T subscribers will shift to Verizon with the advent of a Verizon iPhone in early 2011, according to a report released today by Credit Suisse.  Credit Suisse's report relies on a supposed February 15 launch …
foursquare:
Introducing foursquare 2.0: Tips + To-Dos + Add to foursquare + More!  —  When we started foursquare, we dreamed it would be much more than check-ins.  We really wanted to build tools that would help people collect and share their real-world experiences.  Today we're rolling out the 2. version …
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Jason Hiner / Tech Sanity Check:
The truth about iPad: It's only good for two things  —  Because of the iPad, 2010 will likely be remembered as a landmark year in computing.  It will rank right up there with 1984 when the graphical user interface debuted to the masses in the first Macintosh, and 1995 when the launch …
Om Malik / GigaOM:
Is Apple Working on a 7-Inch Screen iPad?  —  Apple, perhaps worried about competition from the Android camp, may be looking to develop a new version of iPad, this one with a 7-inch screen.  It would bring such a device to market some time in 2011, according to a research note put …
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John Gruber / Daring Fireball:
Regarding Ashok Kumar's Track Record on Apple
Andrew Lyle / Neowin.net:
Microsoft: over 2 million IE9 beta downloads  —  Last week Microsoft unveiled their Internet Explorer 9 beta to the world, showing off the tremendous power behind the totally revamped web browser.  Loaded with features and improvements, Internet Explorer 9 showed that Microsoft still knows …
Chris Ziegler / Engadget:
TerreStar Genus hybrid satellite phone hits AT&T at long last for $799  —  It's been just shy of a year since TerreStar's Windows Mobile-based Genus was announced for AT&T, offering a unique combination of GSM / HSPA backed up with satellite capability for those times when you find yourself …
Hamid Tehrani / Global Voices Advocacy:
Iran: Jailed blogger, Hossein Derakhshan ("Hoder") may face death penalty  —  A reliable source has told Global Voices that Tehran's prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for jailed Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan (also known as “Hoder").  The presiding judge, named Salavati, has not yet ruled in the case.
Anthony Ha / VentureBeat:
Thanks to Fuze Box, you can run meetings from your iPad  —  Popular online meeting services WebEx and GoToMeeting were both in the first wave of applications for Apple's iPad, but they lacked one key feature — the ability to actually host meetings.  That's where a company called Fuze Box has been able to top them.
Brad McCarty / The Next Web:
Auto-complete and Reply to All come to Twitter  —  All things considered, the new Twitter is a raging success.  However, there are always new features that can be added to make a great thing even greater.  Hearing that call, Twitter has implemented two features today that Twitter developer Dustin Diaz hinted at recently.
Alexei Oreskovic / Reuters:
Google M&A boss presides over record year  —  (Reuters) - In the fast-paced world of Silicon Valley innovation, Google's (GOOG.O) chief dealmaker David Lawee puts many a youthful engineer to shame.  —  As head of Google's M&A group, he has powered up the search giant's acquisition machine …
Discussion: DealBook and Silicon Alley Insider
 
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Emma Barnett / Telegraph:
Twitter building ‘interest graph’ to target users
Discussion: TechCrunch
Barbara De Lollis / USA Today:
More hotels offer 2-tiered Wi-Fi: Slow costs less than fast
Discussion: Technologizer
Jon Brodkin / Computerworld:
Microsoft's HPC server harnesses power of idle Windows 7 desktops
Erica Ogg / CNET News:
Secrets of Apple's customer success
Discussion: CNNMoney.com
Dan Gillmor / Salon:
The new Oracle: Bigger and badder than ever
Discussion: InformationWeek
Jeremy Kirk / PC World:
Microsoft Pushes Zune Expansion Outside the US
 Earlier Items: 
Bertrand Vasquez / Erictric:
Apple Quietly Launches New Game Section on Its Website
Discussion: VentureBeat
Alastair Jamieson / Telegraph:
Girl, 14, fears 21,000 party guests after Facebook invite blunder
Discussion: BBC, Switched and The Blog Herald
Christopher Mims / Technology Review:
Why No Second Internet Bubble?
Discussion: FM Blog
John Cook / TechFlash:
Fox, NBC, MLB and others look to squash Seattle startup ivi Inc.
Discussion: Inquirer and NewTeeVee
Cade Metz / The Register:
Yahoo! ‘owns several patents’ on Google Instant
James Kendrick / jkOnTheRun:
Google Bringing Document Editing to Android, iPad
 

 
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Five ex-Pitchfork journalists launch online music outlet Hearing Things, aiming to capture Pitchfork's independent spirit; subscriptions start at $70 per year

Sophie Culpepper / Nieman Lab:
Kansas City's news nonprofit The Beacon is shutting down its Wichita newsroom, three years after its launch with support from the Wichita Foundation

 
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