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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| Mike Lennon / SecurityWeek: |
Hackers Used Sophisticated SMB Worm Tool to Attack Sony — Sony Hackers Used Server Message Block (SMB) Worm Tool — Just hours after the FBI and President Obama called out North Korea as being responsible for the destructive cyber attack against Sony Pictures, US-CERT issued an alert decribing …
| 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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| The Reddit Admins / reddit: |
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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| 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| 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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David Marcus, iPhone in Canada Blog and Redmond Pie
| Staples Investor Relations: |
Staples provides details on September breach: 115 stores' POS systems, 1.16M 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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| 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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| 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 …
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| Sean Portnoy / ZDNet: |
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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Gigaom, CITEworld, The Verge, Franç, Laptop Mag, eWeek, SlashGear and FierceCIO News
| 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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Evernote Blog and Android Central
| Amy Schatz / Re/code: |
FCC proposes expanding definition of pay-TV providers to include internet TV services — FCC Launches Effort to Help Online Video Providers Compete With Cable Guys — Federal regulators released new proposed rules Friday designed to make it easier for online video providers to get access … | 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 … | Ruth Reader / VentureBeat: |
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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Yahoo and WebProNews
| Danny Yadron / Wall Street Journal: |
Poll: 45% of Americans have been notified that payment card details were stolen in a data breach — Poll Shows Broad Impact of Cyberattacks — Just fewer than half of Americans say that a retailer, bank or credit-card company has told them or a household member that their payment card details …
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