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FBI concludes that the North Korean government is responsible for Sony Pictures hack — Update on Sony Investigation … Today, the FBI would like to provide an update on the status of our investigation into the cyber attack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).
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Obama calls Sony canceling The Interview a “mistake”, says North Korea acted alone; White House contemplating “proportional response” — President Obama Says Sony Made “Mistake” in Canceling “The Interview” Film — President Obama, speaking at his year-end presser …
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See also Mediagazer| Brian Stelter / CNNMoney.com: |
In new email sent to Sony executives, hackers threaten further release of “sensitive data” pending any “additional trouble” — Source: Hackers send new message to Sony — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The hackers behind a devastating cyberattack at Sony Pictures …
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See also Mediagazer| Rhiannon Williams / Telegraph: |
Apple CEO Tim Cook is “deeply offended” by the BBC's labor abuse allegations — Apple goes to war with the BBC — Exclusive: Chief executive Tim Cook ‘deeply offended’ by allegations made by BBC's Panorama programme that Apple is failing to protect its Chinese factory workers
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| Staples Investor Relations: |
Staples provides details on September breach: 115 stores' POS systems, 1.6M payment cards compromised — Staples Provides Update on Data Security Incident — Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) today gave an update on the investigation into its previously announced data security incident involving …
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| Russell Brandom / The Verge: |
Google sues to block Mississippi AG Jim Hood's “burdensome, retaliatory” subpoena of records, issued a document preservation notice to MPAA — Goliath strikes back: Google takes legal action against Mississippi State Attorney General Jim Hood — Last Friday, The Verge published …
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See also Mediagazer| Andy / TorrentFreak: |
MPAA says Google positioning itself as a defender of free speech is shameful — Google & MPAA Publicly Slam Each Other Over Piracy — Even after running for weeks, the fallout from the Sony hacking fiasco is showing no signs of waning. In fact in some areas it appears that matters are only getting worse.
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Reddit to distribute equity to active users by lottery with ‘reddit notes’ in 2015 — Announcing reddit notes — We raised some funding in September, and we promised to reserve a portion to give back to the community. If you're hearing about this for the first time, check out the official blog post here.
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| Jordan Crook / TechCrunch: |
Citigroup raises valuation of Instagram, bought by Facebook for $1B, from $19B to $35B — Instagram Is Now Worth $35 Billion — Citigroup raised the valuation of Instagram this morning from $19 billion to $35 billion. — The photo-sharing network recently announced … | Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook Messenger gets performance improvements, message sending/sent/delivered/read receipts — Facebook Messenger Shows Its New Speed With FacePile Read Receipts — Milliseconds make a difference when it comes to chat. The less lag, the more it feels like being in the same room.
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Intel launches free Easy Migration app to help users transfer files from Windows, Android, iOS to Chromebooks — Intel launches free Easy Migration app to transfer files to Chromebooks — Summary:The software helps users move files from their Android, iOS, and Windows devices to an Intel-powered laptop running the Chrome OS.
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| Sarah Frier / Bloomberg: |
Report: Facebook popularity slips among teens aged 13-17 to 88%, down from 94% in 2013 — Facebook's Popularity Among Teens Dips Again — Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg — Facebook Inc. (FB:US) is getting less and less cool, at least among teens.
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| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Computer intrusion inflicts massive damage on German steel factory — A German steel factory suffered significant damage after attackers gained unauthorized access to computerized systems that help control its blast furnace, according to a report published Friday by IDG News.
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ITworld.com and Gigaom
| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Facebook announces first two-day F8 developer conference for March 25-26 in San Francisco — Facebook Has So Much To Announce, Its f8 Conference Expands To 2 Days In SF March 25-26 2015 — Facebook has more news to share at f8 than can fit in a single day, so it's adding a second …
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| Kevin C. Tofel / Gigaom: |
Sales rise in McDonald's tests of beacons for wireless offers of promotions on iOS/Android — Hold the beacon: McDonald's tests wireless offers near stores — Credit: Flickr / Kenny Louie — Credit: Flickr / Kenny Louie — McDonald's was one of the first retail locations I used …
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Yahoo announces plans to kill off some regional news sites, sunsets Yahoo Classic Games, alerts, and profile sites — Today Yahoo released an updated product report for 2014, which highlights the closure of several regional sites. — Yesterday the company shut down regional homepages in Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, and Chile.
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| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple increases app prices in Russia in response to changing exchange rates — Apple has today informed developers that it has changed the pricing of apps and In-App Purchases in the Russian App Store, following changes to exchange rates. The recent ruble-dollar rates have fluctuated …
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Business Insider, iDownloadBlog.com, TUAW, App Advice, O'Grady's PowerPage and MacNN
| Amy Schatz / Re/code: |
T-Mobile settles FTC's cramming charges lawsuit for $90M, will give refunds to customers — T-Mobile Settles Government “Cramming” Charges for $90 Million — T-Mobile settled a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit that accused the company of profiting from unauthorized charges placed … | Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat: |
isoHunt posts code to GitHub enabling anyone to launch their own version of The Pirate Bay — isoHunt now lets anyone launch their own version of The Pirate Bay — Not satisfied with merely launching The Old Pirate Bay, torrent site isoHunt today debuted The Open Bay … | Kia Kokalitcheva / VentureBeat: |
Evernote's intelligent writing assistant, Context, is now available on Android and Windows — Evernote's artificial intelligence-based writing assistant is now available for paying customers on Android and Windows, the company announced. — Context, which the company first launched on Mac …
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