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FBI-DHS joint report links two Russian intelligence hacking groups to hacks of Democratic Party organizations; experts say report is too little too late — Experts say report is too little too late and comes after several others from private sector detailing alleged exploits of groups Fancy Bear and Cozy Bear
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| Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times: |
How Russia has bolstered its cyberwarfare capabilities in recent years by working with outside firms and recruiting convicted hackers, scientists, college grads — MOSCOW — Aleksandr B. Vyarya thought his job was to defend people from cyberattacks until, he says, his government approached him with a request to do the opposite.
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| David E. Sanger / New York Times: |
White House announces sanctions and ejection of Russian intelligence operatives in response to political hacking — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration struck back at Russia on Thursday for its efforts to influence the 2016 election, ejecting 35 Russian intelligence operatives …
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| Kurt Wagner / Recode: |
Jack Dorsey says Twitter is “thinking a lot” about an edit-tweet button, also considering bookmarks, better threading, and multiple interest-based timelines — He also wants to know what else you want him to build. — You've probably dreamed of directing Twitter's product strategy — well, here's your chance!
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See also Mediagazer| Anil Dash: |
Ideas to fix Twitter: show you can ship new features, handle abuse transparently, revamp metrics, understand different user types, and embrace developers — Jack asked us for ideas on how to fix Twitter. A coherent plan for fixing Twitter would make millions of people happier …
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| David Barboza / New York Times: |
How China built “iPhone City”, the world's largest iPhone factory, in Zhengzhou by giving Foxconn billions in perks, tax breaks, and subsidies — A hidden bounty of benefits for Foxconn's plant in Zhengzhou, the world's biggest iPhone factory, is central to the production of Apple's most profitable product.
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Thanks:@ravichandrans25| ProPublica: |
Facebook buys detailed information from commercial data brokers about users' offline lives, but does not disclose it since it is widely available — The site shows users how Facebook categorizes them. It doesn't reveal the data it is buying about their offline lives.
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| Eric Schlosser / New Yorker: |
A look at the vulnerability of the nuclear command-and-control system, which is endangered by obsolete hardware and software — Harsh political rhetoric, combined with the vulnerability of the nuclear command-and-control system, has made the risk of global catastrophe greater than ever.
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| Alessandro Sabatelli / The Twitter Blog: |
Twitter introduces live 360-degree videos on Periscope and Twitter from select partners — Today, we're introducing a new way to see what's happening on Twitter - through live 360 video. — Starting today, you can check out live, interactive 360 videos from interesting broadcasters and explore what's happening with them.
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See also Mediagazer| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
HERE and Mobileye partner to create mapping services that can be used in self-driving cars, which require high-definition mapping data for navigation — More companies working on autonomous driving have decided to work together to pursue their goals; Nokia mapping spin-out Here is working with Mobileye …
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| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Ford debuts upgraded self-driving car with extra compute power, better vision with improved LiDAR sensors; Ford plans to triple fleet to 90 vehicles in 2017 — Ford has developed a new generation of autonomous development vehicle, a hybrid Fusion that uses the same essential platform …
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| Josh Constine / TechCrunch: |
Oculus acquires The Eye Tribe, a 16-person startup that makes software and a $99 developer hardware kit for eye-tracking — The direction you look could one day control your VR or mobile experience thanks to Facebook and Oculus' latest buy, The Eye Tribe. Oculus confirms to me that this …
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