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Symantec uncovers Regin, a trojan likely built by a nation-state, which has spied on businesses and governments since 2008 — Symantec Uncovers Sophisticated, Stealthy Computer Spying Tool — Computer security researchers at Symantec say they have discovered a sophisticated piece …
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The one big potential Uber scandal concerns employee access to user data, not targeting journalists for opposition research — In Defense of Uber: An Objective Opinion — The story on Uber has been written about ad nauseam, which is why I've been reluctant to weigh in.
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Anonymous messaging app Yik Yak raises $62M led by Sequoia at valuation in low hundreds of millions, adds Jim Goetz to board — Year-Old Yik Yak Draws Big Valuation — Figure for Anonymous-Messaging App Is Said to Be in Low Hundred Millions of Dollars — Yik Yak, the controversial … | Alissa Walker / Gizmodo: |
Google and Garmin altered directions to the Hollywood sign on behalf of nearby homeowners to keep tourists away — Why People Keep Trying to Erase the Hollywood Sign From Google Maps — The Hollywood Sign might be one of the most recognizable things on Earth. In Los Angeles, it's also one of the most visible.| Marco della Cava / USA Today: |
Apple to donate unspecified “portion” of sales to Global Fund on Black Friday and World Aids Day, partners with developers for (RED) apps and in-app purchases — Apple launches massive two-week (RED) campaign — SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is glowing (RED) for the holidays.
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| Joshua Ho / AnandTech: |
OnePlus One review: well built with solid battery life despite the low $299 starting price, but difficult to use one-handed and software feels unpolished — The OnePlus One Review — The OnePlus One has been one of the most hyped smartphones of 2014. There's really not much else to be said … | Rachel Feintzeig / Wall Street Journal: |
Tech firms competing for talent spawn “workplace coordinators” to manage lavish employee perks — Lavish Perks Spawn New Job Category — At Tech Companies, Aim-to-Please Specialists Provide Yoga Classes, Jell-O Shots — From Muay Thai classes to Zen meditation rooms …
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Samsung considers reorg placing mobile division under co-CEO B.K. Yoon, who oversees TV and home appliance business — Samsung Considering Shake-Up in Management — Co-CEO B.K. Yoon May Assume Leadership of Mobile Division
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| Jerome Groopman / New Yorker: |
How 3-D printing is revolutionizing medicine — In February of 2012, a medical team at the University of Michigan's C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, in Ann Arbor, carried out an unusual operation on a three-month-old boy. The baby had been born with a rare condition called tracheobronchomalacia …
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| Felix Gillette / Businessweek: |
Behind PayPal-owned mobile payments app Venmo, which processed $700M in payments in Q3 2014 — Mobile Payment Startup Venmo is Killing Cash — Kristen Geil, a writer for an Internet marketing firm in Chicago, heard about Venmo for the first time two summers ago.
Tweets: @avinash and @kaylatausche
| Greg Sterling / Search Engine Land: |
Europeans Have Authority To Seek Google Break Up Though Unlikely To Do So — Break Google up. That's the thrust of a “non-binding” resolution the European Parliament is expected to adopt at some point in the near future, according to a report on Friday from Reuters.
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| Ian Urbina / New York Times: |
Passwords don't just protect data, they reveal our hopes, dreams, secrets, fears, and memories — The Secret Life of Passwords … Play Videos — Howard Lutnick, the chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald, one of the world's largest financial-services firms, still cries when he talks about it.
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