Obama says Sony hack was an act of cybervandalism, not war, considers putting North Korea back on state sponsors of terrorism list
Oracle buys Datalogix, beefs up digital marketing cloud
Summary:Oracle's acquisition of Datalogix complements the purchase of BlueKai and rounds out its data cloud. — Oracle on Monday said it acquired Datalogix, which provides digital marketing data as a...
China condemns cyberattacks, but says no proof North Korea hacked Sony
(Reuters) - China said on Monday it opposed all forms of cyberattacks but there was no proof that North Korea was responsible for the hacking of Sony Pictures, as the United States has said.
Microsoft removes unofficial Snapchat apps from the Windows Phone store
Photo messaging service disables unofficial API to increase security — Microsoft has removed a host of third-party Snapchat alternatives from its Windows Phone store after the photo messaging servic...
South Korean nuclear plant hacked, government says no risk to reactors, but experts concerned
South Korea nuclear plant operator says hacked, raising alarm — (Reuters) - Computer systems at South Korea's nuclear plant operator have been hacked, the company said on Monday …
I work at Sony Pictures. This is what it was like after we got hacked.
An employee* in the Los Angeles office of Sony Pictures Entertainment SNE opened up to Fortune about the personal ordeal they went through following revelations of North Korea's alleged cyber attack o...
Google still surfaces news in search results in Spain after shutting down its News site
How Google News Lives On In Spain Despite Being Closed — Did Google News really close in Spain? If you consider Google News to be the ability to browse stories by topic, especially from a dedicated...
Skype Translator hands-on: fairly accurate speech recognition, but translation needs work
Skype Translator Hands-On: Close But No Babel Fish — When Skype announced its real-time translation program back in May, most of us seized on the sci-fi-ness off it all—Star Trek's universal transla...
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki encourages experimenting with professional content and new business models, like subscription-based Music Key, to grow revenues
YouTube's Chief, Hitting a New ‘Play’ Button — This fall, Susan Wojcicki, the chief executive of YouTube, appeared on a panel …
Seattle Police Department holds hackathon centered on tech for redacting videos recorded by officers from dashcams and body-worn cameras
Inside the Seattle Police hackathon: A substantial first step — The Seattle Police Department (SPD) held its first-ever hackathon on Friday.
NY regulator outlines new, less strict BitLicense draft, final version expected in January
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Verizon to FCC: You can't stop Netflix-like interconnection payments
Verizon told the Federal Communications Commission yesterday that it has no right to regulate paid interconnection deals like the ones Netflix struck with Verizon and other Internet providers.
After demand from Russian regulator, Facebook blocks a page calling for protest in support of opposition activist Alexei Navalny
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Cable industry group explains why it's so afraid the FCC will regulate ISPs like utilities
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Lyft says drivers can make $35/hour, but reporter who drove Lyft for a week earned $10.50/hour
Lyft says its drivers can make $35 an hour. I spent a week driving to see if that's true. — My first day as a Lyft driver wasn't going well. After dropping off a passenger in Arlington … Tweets: @...
Coin, Wocket, Plastc: The all-in-one cards trying to sprint ahead of Apple Pay
Right now the United States is entering a transition period when it comes to how we buy things. Magnetic stripe cards have become easy targets for massive fraud in the US, and major credit card issue...
Steven Sinofsky predicts tablet resurgence, big enterprise challenges in 2015; sees 4K, beacons, payments, and more as technologies to watch
Forecast: Workplace Trends, Choices and Technologies for 2015 — What's in store for 2015 when it comes to technology advances in the workplace?
FV-5 camera app takes advantage of Android Lollipop to allow Nexus 5 and 6 to shoot RAW photos
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Starbucks won't adopt Square Order when Square Wallet is retired, ending mobile-payments deal
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After TaskRabbit's abrupt pivot this summer, workers and employers remain angry and frustrated
Caleb Garling / Matter : Tweets: @readmatter and @benbrooksny Tweets: Matter / @readmatter : Many loved TaskRabbit because it let them work exactly when and how they wanted. Now it's different. http:...
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