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This Russian software is taking over the internet
Automattic was replacing the web server software that underpins its popular WordPress blogging platform, and things weren’t going well. This was 2008, and the company was intent…
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Intel’s laser chips could speed up the internet
Intel hopes to make computing far more efficient by introducing a technology that replaces conventional copper data cables with faster optical data links. The breakthrough…
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How US and UK spy agencies defeat internet privacy and security
US and British intelligence agencies have successfully cracked much of the online encryption relied upon by hundreds of millions of people to protect the privacy of their personal…
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Feds beg NY Times, Pro Publica not to reveal that they’ve inserted backdoors into Internet encryption
The reporting on these documents was done jointly by The Guardian, the NY Times and Pro Publica. However, the NY Times coverage has one interesting tidbit: Intelligence officials…
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The NSA can crack any type of encryption
Bad news, America. All that effort you and your favorite companies have put into encrypting data was for nothing. After spending billions on research and supercomputers, the…
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SEA denies being attacked by Anonymous
After a series of digital attacks on news organizations by the Syrian Electronic Army hacker group, members of hacktivist collective Anonymous may have struck back by swiping…
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Defined Lines: the ultimate Robin Thicke parody
Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” may have been unofficially declared one of the songs of the summer, but we’re happy to end the season with this amazing parody of the decidedly…
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LG says its 4K TVs will scare people like Armageddon
What makes a video go “viral?” After an elevator prank video from LG UK garnered over 19 million views on YouTube, LG Chile has used the same format for a new video. “Ultra…
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PA hospital now open for treating internet addiction
It’s been a while since we heard supposedly smart health professionals, who are clearly addicted to making claims about addiction, discuss internet addictions. You may recall that…
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Paypal updates mobile app making it easier to pay and spend money
EBay is redefining convenience with today’s launch of the revamped PayPal mobile application. Don’t have any cash? Left your wallet at home? Credit card expired? No problem—just…
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$1,000 to send British Airways Followers Disgruntled Tweets?
Disgruntled businessman Hasan Syed made headlines this week after buying several promoted Tweets to blast British Airways for allegedly losing his father’s luggage on a flight…
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Yahoo! unveils its new logo
After 30 days of continuously changing its logo, the tech giant unveiled its final new design at midnight Thursday. “We wanted there to be a mathematical consistency to the logo…