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December 2, 2014, 1:10 PM
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Jim Finkle / Reuters:
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 …
Arik Hesseldahl / Re/code:
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.
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.
More: Business Insider.  Tweets: @hunterwalk.  Thanks:@joshconstine
Casey Newton / The Verge:
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
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.
David Carnoy / CNET:
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 …
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 …
Katie Collins / Wired.co.uk:
Intel unveils ACAT open-source communication system for Stephen Hawking that doubles typing rate using SwiftKey technology  —  Stephen Hawking's new speech system is free and open-source  —  Intel has today unveiled a new open-source communication system created especially for Professor Stephen Hawking …
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 …
More: Gigaom and VentureBeat.  Tweets: @joshconstine
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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