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FBI warns US businesses of possible cyberattacks in wake of Sony Pictures breach — Exclusive: FBI warns of ‘destructive’ malware in wake of Sony attack — (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned U.S. businesses that hackers have used malicious software …
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A look at North Korea's cyberwar army, as more reports point to it as culprit in Sony hack — Here's What We Know About North Korea's Cyberwar Army — It is still not definitively known if the hacking attack that brought the computer network belonging to Sony Pictures to its knees was carried out on behalf of North Korea or not.
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook, Google, And Twitter's War For App Install Ads — An unexpected consequence of our love of apps is that now there's just too damn many of them. The app stores are overcrowded, leaving developers desperate for a way to get their games and utilities discovered.| Brian X. Chen / New York Times: |
Apple going to trial this week for decade old iTunes DRM lawsuit, faces potential $350M in damages — Star Witness in Apple Suit Is Steve Jobs — SAN FRANCISCO — Three years after his death, Steve Jobs is very much a presence in courtrooms across the country. — And that's not necessarily good news for Apple.
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| Andrew Webster / The Verge: |
Snapchat's geofilters are now open to everyone — Earlier this year Snapchat unveiled “geofilters,” a feature that made it possible to add image filters that would only show up if you were in a certain location. Up until now only Snapchat developers have been able to create these images …
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Amazon Echo speaker review: uneven sound quality, voice control a mere novelty, no iOS integration — Amazon Echo talks the talk, but still needs a little work on walking the walk — The Good The Amazon Echo is an attractively designed speaker and its voice-control system …
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| John Biggs / TechCrunch: |
3D Systems v. Form Labs Patent Lawsuit Dismissed — The lawsuit between Form Labs and 3D Systems relating to stereolithography has been dismissed with prejudice, a move that frees Form Labs to make their printers without fear of further patent problems. — 3D Systems first sued Form Labs …
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Twitter improves tools for reporting abuse and harassment by simplifying reporting process, expanding blocking features; more improvements coming soon — Twitter releases improved tools for reporting abuse and harassment — The company has been criticized for weak responses to violent threats
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WeChat product manager details the differences between Chinese and US mobile app UI trends — Chinese Mobile App UI Trends — This summer, I packed up all my things and moved from San Francisco to Guangzhou, China for work. Through an unlikely chain of coincidences that I don't entirely recall …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Dropbox For Business Is About To Launch An Enterprise Tools API To Fight Box — Dropbox's frilly consumer brand and lack of hardcore enterprise security features has kept its “For Business” software from scoring more corporate clients. But an internal-only Dropbox launch plan attained … | Scott Kirsner / BetaBoston: |
Airbnb acquires Pencil Labs, creators of scheduling app Wyth — Airbnb picks up Pencil, Cambridge startup that built scheduling app — Airbnb has quietly acquired a small Cambridge startup, Pencil Labs. Pencil Labs had built a scheduling app called Wyth that was intended to eliminate …
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