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February 16, 2013, 6:30 PM

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Facebook Security / Facebook:

Protecting People On Facebook — Facebook, like every significant internet service, is frequently targeted by those who want to disrupt or access our data and infrastructure. As such, we invest heavily in preventing, detecting, and responding to threats that target our infrastructure …

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Sean Gallagher / Ars Technica:

Facebook computers compromised by zero-day Java exploit — Facebook officials said they recently discovered that computers belonging to several of its engineers had been hacked using a zero-day Java attack that installed a collection of previously unseen malware.

More: The Verge, Bloomberg, SocialTimes, Forbes, Electronista, Business Insider, Digits, Daily Dot, Engadget, Los Angeles Times, Marketing Land, digitaltrends.com, ZDNet, CNET, The Next Web, GigaOM, Inside Facebook and AllFacebook. Tweets: @jwherrman

Seth Weintraub / 9to5Google:

To get products into more hands, Google will open its own stores by the end of the year — An extremely reliable source has confirmed to us that Google is in the process of building stand-alone retail stores in the U.S. and hopes to have the first flagship Google Stores open for the holidays in major metropolitan areas.

Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:

Microsoft job postings confirm more about Windows and Windows Phone Blue — Summary: A new Microsoft job posting verifies that Windows Blue will include user experience improvements, not just under-the-covers interface tweaks. Bonus: There's a reference to ‘Windows Phone Blue’ on Microsoft's job site, too.

More: The Verge, PhoneArena, Neowin, WinBeta and WMPoweruser

Ellis Hamburger / The Verge:

You're not gonna Like it: Facebook's new search struggles with the real world — Mark Zuckerberg needs to rethink Likes before Graph Search can shine — One week ago, I received a Facebook message from my friend David. “SUPER random question, but do you know a girl from Michigan whose name is Lauren and lives in Boston?” he asked.

More: Beyond Search and Digits

Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:

Mega update: Dotcom's service now accepts Bitcoin, will expand into email, chat, voice, video, and mobile — Kim Dotcom knows how to stir up a storm on Twitter. On Saturday, he announced Bitcoin support for his cloud storage service and also sent out a slew of tweets suggesting Mega …

Tweets: @kimdotcom and @kimdotcom

John Herrman / BuzzFeed:

Apple's Podcast Disaster — Is the company that basically invented the podcast putting it out to pasture? — Apple's podcast app is, without a doubt, the worst iOS app it's ever made. Others have been poorly received or largely ignored, but this is unprecedented: With nearly 6,000 ratings …

Tweets: @panzer

Wall Street Journal:

Next Sony PlayStation to Stream Games — Sony Corp. is planning to offer technology to stream games to its next videogame console, people familiar with the company's plans say, alongside other enhancements to bolster its position in the market. — The new technology, to be unveiled Wednesday along …

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Paul Marks / New Scientist:

The computer that never crashes — A revolutionary new computer based on the apparent chaos of nature can reprogram itself if it finds a fault — OUT of chaos, comes order. A computer that mimics the apparent randomness found in nature can instantly recover from crashes by repairing corrupted data.

More: Engadget, Business Insider, DailyTech, ITProPortal, The Verge, Softpedia News, TechSpot and Gizmodo

Tom Simonite / MIT Technology Review:

How Nest's Control Freaks Reinvented the Thermostat — Two men who created the iPod and iPhone founded Nest and injected new technology into the humble thermostat. Now they have their sights on the rest of your house. — With computing and design savvy, Matt Rogers (left) …

More: MacDailyNews. Tweets: @nest. Thanks:@tsimonite

Chris Burritt / Bloomberg:

Best Buy Makes Price Match Permanent to Win Back Clients — Best Buy Co. will make permanent its holiday price-matching policy to get shoppers to stop using its stores for scouting products they later buy online elsewhere. — The year-round policy, designed to end the practice known as …

More: digitaltrends.com, Engadget, Examiner, BBY, AllThingsD, PhoneArena, The Consumerist, The Verge and iClarified

Robin Wauters / The Next Web:

Wikimedia and Internet Brands settle all litigation, clearing path for free wiki travel site Wikivoyage — The Wikimedia Foundation has just announced that it has reached a settlement with new media company Internet Brands to put a stop to all litigation between the two parties concerning …

More: The Verge and Wikimedia blog. Thanks:@robinwauters

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