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FBI and other federal agencies are investigating a teen who claims to have hacked CIA director's AOL account, which contained work-related documents — Teen says he hacked CIA director's AOL account — Hillary Rodham Clinton's email scandal didn't stop the head of the CIA from using …
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NYT Executive Editor Dean Baquet responds to Jay Carney's post, says that the former Amazon employee he said left over allegations of fraud disputes the claim — Dean Baquet Responds To Jay Carney's Medium Post — In response to your posting on Medium this morning, I want to reiterate …
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New York Times story on Amazon left out critical information, including that one named source resigned after internal investigation revealed fraud — What The New York Times Didn't Tell You — “Nearly every person I worked with, I saw cry at their desk.”
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Tim Cook says new Apple TV coming next week, reveals 6.5m paying Apple Music subscribers — As expected, Tim Cook today took the stage at the Wall Street Journal Digital Live conference for an interview. During his time on stage, Cook discussed a variety of topics, ranging from iPhone to Apple Watch and to Apple Music.
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Facebook to begin alerting users when it suspects their accounts are targets of state-sponsored attacks — Notifications for targeted attacks — The security of people's accounts is paramount at Facebook, which is why we constantly monitor for potentially malicious activity and offer many options to proactively secure your account.
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Sky-high valuations begin to backfire on some Silicon Valley companies trying to raise more money or go public — Tech Startups Feel an IPO Chill — Sky-high valuations are starting to backfire on some Silicon Valley companies that are trying to raise more money or go public; Dropbox stalls
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Uber-branded cars collecting 3D images of streets to improve routing technology in driver app and provide more accurate ETAs, says spokesperson — Uber Has Mapping Cars Now, Too — Don't be surprised if you see an Uber-branded car outfitted with a human-size 3D camera driving around your neighborhood.
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Ex-DEA agent Carl Force sentenced to 78 months for Bitcoin theft during Silk Road investigation — Ex-U.S. agent gets over six years for bitcoin theft in Silk Road probe — A former U.S. federal agent was sentenced to 78 months in prison on Monday for stealing bitcoins during … | Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica: |
Google launches a beta channel for the Android Google app — Android users can sign up to beta test the latest bugfixes and improvements. — Google has launched an official beta channel for the Android Google search app. Users looking to test the latest features of the app can opt in to the beta through Google Play's beta service.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
Researchers find 256 iOS apps using a third-party advertising SDK to collect users' personal info; Apple says it will ban them — Researchers find 256 iOS apps that collect users' personal info — Apps are “definitely the kind of stuff that Apple should have caught,” researcher says.
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The massive 27-inch Lenovo Yoga Home tablet is a tabletop PC with a 1920x1080 native resolution, three-hour battery life, starting at $1499 available in October — The massive 27-inch Lenovo Yoga Home tablet brings back the tabletop PC — This big all-in-one doubles as a futuristic touchscreen tabletop perfect for sharing.
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HP refreshes Chromebook 14 with Intel Celeron processor, starts at $249.99, FullHD model for $279.99, available November 8 — HP goes back to Intel for new Chromebook 14 laptops — HP's new models revert to Intel silicon using a fanless design with Celeron processor.| Katie Collins / CNET: |
China hack attacks on US continue despite commercial spying pact, security firm says — Hackers associated with the Chinese government targeted seven US companies in the last three weeks, CrowdStrike says.Sponsor Posts
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