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March 2, 2013, 6:30 PM
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Evernote:
Security Notice: Service-wide Password Reset  —  Evernote's Operations & Security team has discovered and blocked suspicious activity on the Evernote network that appears to have been a coordinated attempt to access secure areas of the Evernote Service.  As a precaution to protect your data …
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Evernote Saw First Signs Of Hacking On Feb. 28: Emails, Passwords And Usernames Accessed But Not Your Data Or Payment Details  —  Evernote is requiring its nearly 50 million users to reset their passwords after the popular personal note-taking app became the latest high-profile victim of wide-scale hacking attempts.
Ben Popper / The Verge:
Goodbye Groupon: Andrew Mason's dance with the devil  —  An aspiring entrepreneur partners with an experienced operator with a checkered past  —  In the wake of Andrew Mason's firing as CEO of Groupon, there's been a lot of negativity towards the young entrepreneur.
Bloomberg:
Mason Ouster Leaves Groupon Seeking CEO to Uncover Coupon Profit  —  Groupon Inc. (GRPN)'s decision to fire Andrew Mason puts pressure on Chairman Eric Lefkofsky to find a replacement who can create a money-making business after the daily-deal provider lost $723.8 million in the past three years.
Terrence O'Brien / Engadget:
Firefox OS is repeating the mistakes of others and hoping for a different outcome  —  I feel bad for Mozilla, I really do.  Competitors and the march of time are closing in quicker than it can raise its defenses.  Her crown jewel, Firefox, is feeling the squeeze as Chrome encroaches …
Scott Moritz / Bloomberg:
Sprint Won't Be Offering BlackBerry's Flagship Z10 Model  —  Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) will be the only major U.S. carrier not to offer BlackBerry's new flagship Z10 touch-screen model when it debuts this month, opting instead to wait for the keyboard-equipped Q10.
Jeff Blagdon / The Verge:
Do Not Track bill reintroduced: ‘They have dragged their feet long enough,’ says senator  —  Do Not Track is back in the spotlight today as senators Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) reintroduced a bill that would let people opt out of having their online activity tracked by advertisers.
Wall Street Journal:
Disney, News Corp. Discuss Hulu's Future  —  News Corp . and Walt Disney Co. have begun discussions about resolving uncertainty over their jointly controlled online video site Hulu LLC, with one possible outcome being that one or the other company sells their stake.

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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Sources: the DOJ issued a subpoena to NYT freelancer Matthew Cole, seeking to force him to reveal his sources about a failed top secret mission in North Korea

Stephen Council / Business Insider:
Sensor Tower estimate: ChatGPT advertisers grew from around 300 in April to more than 820 in July; retail shopping remains the biggest sector by ad spend

Nancy Scola / Washingtonian:
A deep look at FCC Chairman Brendan Carr's moves favoring the Trump administration; former chair Tom Wheeler warns against the agency becoming a political tool

More News

Matthew Panzarino / The Next Web:
Apple's Lightning AV Adapter contains an ARM SoC, 256MB memory, may be an ‘AirPlay’ decoder
Emil Protalinski / The Next Web:
Yahoo to kill swath of products including BlackBerry app, message boards, and more in April to sharpen focus
Ben Lovejoy / MacRumors:
Apple Offers Refund After British Boy Spends $2500 on In-App Purchases in 15 Minutes

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Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Google Releases Interactive Infographic: “How Search Works”
Bloomberg:
Apple Award Cut With New Trial for Some Samsung Products
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