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New Snowden documents show scope of United States' cyber war plans: infiltrate and control or destroy enemy systems and networks — NSA Preps America for Future Battle — The NSA's mass surveillance is just the beginning. Documents from Edward Snowden show that the intelligence agency …
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Thanks:@cauchon| Blastdoor / AppleInsider: |
KGI: Apple likely to launch simple stylus to enhance upcoming 12.9-inch iPad user experience — Previous Comments — Stylus, eh? — Well... I guess people will probably quote Jobs' opinion about the merits of a stylus (he was against it). — But a few thoughts:
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| Raffi Khatchadourian / New Yorker: |
How Rana el Kaliouby and her company Affectiva developed software to sense emotions from video — We Know How You Feel — Computers are learning to read emotion, and the business world can't wait. Three years ago, archivists at A.T. & T. stumbled upon a rare fragment of computer history …
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| Ina Fried / Re/code: |
Uber Wants to Create 50,000 Jobs, Take 400,000 Cars Off the Road in Europe This Year — Uber chief Travis Kalanick said he wants to expand operations in Europe and, in the process, create 50,000 jobs and take 400,000 personal vehicles off the road. — Kalanick said the ride-sharing service …
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| Kevin C. Tofel / Gigaom: |
Microsoft begins wide rollout of Lumia Denim update that brings big improvements to camera app — Lumia Camera plays a starring role in Windows Phone Denim update — Microsoft has been sharing details on its Demim update, the next step up for Windows Phone, since September.
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| Ashlee Vance / Businessweek: |
Elon Musk planning low-orbit Internet satellite system to compete with OneWeb, based out of SpaceX's new Seattle office — Revealed: Elon Musk's Plan to Build a Space Internet — Because he doesn't have enough going on, Elon Musk—he of Tesla Motors, SpaceX, SolarCity, and the Hyperloop—is launching another project.
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| Amy Thomson / Bloomberg: |
Hutchison owner of mobile operator Three in talks to buy UK's O2 from Telefonica for $13.6B — Hutchison May Bid $13.6 Billion for U.K.'s O2, Sunday Times Says — Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. (13), the conglomerate controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, is in early talks to bid …
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| Sebnem Arsu / New York Times: |
Turkey threatens to block Twitter unless Twitter blocks the account of a newspaper that circulated leaked documents — Turkey Threatens to Block Social Media Over Released Documents — ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish officials threatened to shut down Twitter in the country unless …
| Paul Carsten / Reuters: |
Alibaba is beta testing DingTalk, a communications app for small and medium sized businesses — Alibaba's latest mobile messaging effort: social networking for businesses — (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N), the world's biggest e-commerce company …
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| Robert Lemos / Ars Technica: |
Survey: security products send average large organizations 17K malware alerts per week, only 19% of which are reliable — Survey says security products waste our time — For anyone who has freaked out when an antivirus alert popped up on their screen and spent time researching it only to find …
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Damballa, eWeek, BetaNews and PandoDaily
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Alibaba agrees to handle payments and shipping to China for US stores Saks, Macy's, and others — Alibaba in major initiative to court China consumer for U.S. retailers — (Reuters) - China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) plans a major move to win U.S. business this year … | Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Facebook doubles its office space in Seattle, where it has grown from 90 to 400 employees in two years — Facebook soars to 400 employees in Seattle — and now it's doubling its space to make room for more — Facebook's Seattle office has reached a whopping 400 employees — and it's showing no signs of slowing down.Sponsor Posts
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