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Obama wants to give companies 30 days to report being hacked

One of the biggest problems we have with data breaches and cyberattacks on corporations nowadays is the fact that, more often than not, the companies in question choose to withhold...

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President Obama to unveil initiatives to improve US cybersecurity

Later this week, President Obama will be unveiling a series of initiatives that are meant to improve cybersecurity in the United States in a time when cyberattacks from foreign governments...

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The FBI stands firmly behind its accusations against North Korea

Although numerous analysts have expressed their doubt of the validity of the FBI's claims that North Korea was responsible for the recent cyberattack on Sony Pictures, the FBI has stood...

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WhatsApp has surpassed 700 million monthly active users

Almost one year after Facebook acquired the company for a whopping $16 billion, WhatsApp has surpassed more than 700 million monthly active users, a number which it hopes to expand...

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Lenovo is making its ThinkPads thinner and more powerful

Lenovo announced at CES that the entire ThinkPad laptop line is being improved and refreshed. Using new chips from Intel, Lenovo's popular ThinkPads will now have improved processing performance, graphical...

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The theft of Mt. Gox's 850,000 Bitcoins may have been an inside job

It's been about 10 months since Japanese bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox was shut down after the company "lost" more than 850,000 of its customers bitcoin. The company initially blamed hackers...

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Christmas gaming hits biggest roadblock ever with extended Xbox and PlayStation outages

Christmas day has always been a challenge for Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. The influx of people getting new systems and new games, creating new accounts and downloading all of...

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MIT is developing a new programming language

A new programming language is being built at MIT, and it's taking "the grunt work out of Web development." Dubbed "Ur/Web," the language is meant to make Web applications not only...

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LINE acquires the MixRadio streaming service from Microsoft

Microsoft sold its MixRadio streaming service to Line, the popular Japan-based messaging app. The two companies announced the deal today, though neither disclosed the financial terms of the purchase. It’s...

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Surge is NASA's new robot for handling dangerous situations

NASA does have some pretty cool toys that they have unveiled in the past, in addition to other events that have marked pivotal moments of history in the lives of...

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