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Dave Lee / BBC:
Global internet slows after ‘biggest attack in history’  —  The row centres on the blocking of a web-hosting company alleged to be hosting spam websites  —  The internet around the world has been slowed down in what security experts are describing as the biggest cyber-attack in history.
New York Times:
Firm Is Accused of Sending Spam, and Fight Jams Internet  —  A squabble between a group fighting spam and a Dutch company that hosts Web sites said to be sending spam has escalated into one of the largest computer attacks on the Internet, causing widespread congestion and jamming crucial infrastructure around the world.
Matthew Prince / CloudFlare blog:
The DDoS That Almost Broke the Internet  —  The New York Times this morning published a story about the Spamhaus DDoS attack and how CloudFlare helped mitigate it and keep the site online.  The Times calls the attack the largest known DDoS attack ever on the Internet.  We wrote about the attack last week.
Frank X. Shaw / The Official Microsoft Blog:
Looking Back and Springing Ahead  —  The following is a post from Frank X. Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications at Microsoft.  —  Last week was the official start of spring here in the Northern Hemisphere.  While some folks were out doing “spring cleaning,” …
Mary Jo Foley / ZDNet:
Microsoft's Office ‘Gemini’: Windows Blue's twin  —  Summary: The Windows team isn't the only one ‘reimagining’ how to build and deliver future versions of its core product.  The Office unit is, too.  —  Windows Blue, Windows Server Blue, Windows Phone Blue, Windows Services Blue.
Amir Efrati / Digits:
At Y Combinator, Social is Out, Revenue is In  —  Y Combinator, the best-known “incubator” of technology startups in Silicon Valley, is showing further proof that the social-networking craze has died down and more founders are tackling “boring” problems that generate cash.
Ina Fried / AllThingsD:
One in Five BlackBerry 10 Apps Is Really an Android App  —  One of BlackBerry's key goals is getting developers to write apps designed to take advantage of its all-new operating system.  —  But, knowing that not all developers are ready to bet on a native app, the company has offered …
Ryan Gallagher / Slate:
FBI Pursuing Real-Time Gmail Spying Powers as “Top Priority” for 2013  —  For now, law enforcement has trouble monitoring Gmail communications in real time  —  Despite the pervasiveness of law enforcement surveillance of digital communication, the FBI still has a difficult time monitoring Gmail, Google Voice, and Dropbox in real time.
Agence France Presse:
Apple in court in China over ‘Siri’ claim  —  SHANGHAI — Apple appeared in a Shanghai court on Wednesday, accused by a Chinese firm of copying software used for the “Siri” personal assistant on its hugely popular iPhones.  —  The Californian company's products are big sellers in China …
Liz Day / ProPublica:
How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing  —  This story was co-produced with NPR.  —  Imagine filing your income taxes in five minutes — and for free.  You'd open up a pre-filled return, see what the government thinks you owe, make any needed changes and be done.
Bloomberg:
Ericsson Said to Discuss Buying TV-Software Unit From Microsoft  —  Ericsson AB (ERICB) is in talks to buy Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s IPTV business, which makes software used by phone companies such as AT&T Inc. (T) to deliver television over the Internet, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Kevin C. Tofel / GigaOM:
Google Translate for Android adds offline language support  —  Heading out of the country with your Android phone?  Consider upgrading to the latest version of Google Translate for Android, which now supports offline language translation.  —  Using Google Translate just became much easier …
Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:
Netflix Goes Sci-Fi With Its Next Original Series, Sense8  —  Hot on the heels of Netflix's original series House Of Cards, the company has announced that it will release a new sci-fi TV series to the platform called Sense8.  —  The show is being developed under the guidance of the Wachowskis …
Nicholas Carlson / Business Insider:
Here's Why Marissa Mayer Is About To Spend ~$200 Million On A YouTube Wannabe  —  Last week, Amir Efrati and Sam Shechner of the WSJ reported that Yahoo is close to acquiring a controlling stake in the YouTube-of-Europe, Dailymotion, at a valuation somewhere around $300 million.
Shira Ovide / Digits:
Research Firm Boosts Twitter Ad Sales Estimate to $950 Million for 2014  —  Twitter Inc. is growing up faster than expected.  —  Research firm eMarketer Inc., whose advertising forecasts are closely tracked, is set to revise higher its estimates of advertising revenue for Twitter …
Marco Arment / Marco.org:
The power of the RSS reader  —  With the decreasing use of RSS readers over the last few years, which will probably be accelerated by Google Reader's shutdown in July, many are bidding good riddance to a medium that they never used well.  —  RSS is easy to abuse.  In 2011, I wrote Sane RSS usage:
Edvard Pettersson / Bloomberg:
Apple Seeks New Trial Over Appeal in Samsung Patent Case  —  Apple Inc. (AAPL) asked to proceed with a new trial on 14 Samsung Electronics (005930) Co. products for which a U.S. judge overturned a jury patent-infringement award rather than letting Samsung appeal her decision upholding damages …
Economist:
E-commerce in China: The Alibaba phenomenon  —  China's e-commerce giant could generate enormous wealth—provided the country's rulers leave it alone Mar 23rd 2013 |  From the print edition ON ITS way to becoming the world's biggest economy, China is passing another landmark.
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