OPM hackers obtained details more damaging than previously reported, including potentially humiliating “adjudication information” on federal workers
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US Internet adoption patterns by age, class, race, and urban vs. rural over the last 15 years
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Uber launches UberBOAT ferry service in Istanbul with rides starting at 50 liras, about $19
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Google Fiber has pushed ISPs to improve broadband speeds in many markets, a result the FCC's National Broadband Plan failed to achieve
Broadband Speeds Are Improving in Many Places. Too Bad It Took Google to Make It Happen. — It's too often said that some event “changed everything” in technology.
How Uber used its lobbying force, one of the largest and most successful in the US, to start operating legally in Portland
This Is How Uber Takes Over a City … Charlie Hales, the mayor of Portland, Ore., was running a zoning hearing last December when he missed a call on his cell from David Plouffe …
Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial launches online bank MYbank to challenge Tencent's WeBank in China
Alibaba Affiliate Launches Online Bank Despite Regulatory Hurdles — MYbank offers microloans for businesses and consumers but users can't open bank accounts yet
How Paris is confronting Airbnb's impact on housing after becoming the company's largest market
Paris Confronts Airbnb's Rapid Growth — City of Light brags about Airbnb but ramps up inspections of listings, as residents turn to tourist rentals — PARIS— Xavier Fouquerand is among the most pro...
Reddit's stance on policing behavior and not ideas is irresponsible because an echo chamber of hateful ideas can incite barbaric behavior
Reddit Is An Incubator Of Hate — Reddit's decision to police “behavior, not ideas” isn't just foolish — it's reckless. Tweets: @startupljackson Tweets: Startup L. Jackson / @startupljackson : One su...
Some on-demand companies hire employees, not contractors, to provide a higher quality service
Start-Ups Finding the Best Employees Are Actually Employed — When Ron Johnson was pitching his idea for an e-commerce delivery company to venture capitalists last year …
Evernote, LinkedIn, and Uber are succeeding in China by playing by the government's rules
A new wave of US internet companies is succeeding in China—by giving the government what it wants — Facebook found itself shut out from China in 2009. Twitter got blocked the same year.
Sources: News Corp's education division, Amplify, is winding down sales of its tablets
Laura Colby / Bloomberg Business :
Instead of hardening security defenses, Sony Pictures focused on offending North Koreans less, and was more afraid of security costs than risks
Sony Pictures: Inside the Hack of the Century, Part 2 — We will take “a merciless counter-measure.” — On June 17, leaked emails show …
Profile of Dropbox COO Dennis Woodside, who's charged with making Dropbox a mature company
Dropbox is a $10 billion startup with serious growing pains — and this guy's in charge of saving it — See Also — Other tech companies tried to poach SurveyMonkey employees after former CEO Dave Go...
Israeli cybersecurity company Checkmarx raises $84M from Insight Venture Partners
Simona Weinglass / GeekTime :
Security and home automation company Alarm.com shares rise 20% to $16.88 in debut on Nasdaq after raising $98M in IPO
Therese Poletti / MarketWatch :
The Yemeni Cyber Army is likely an Iranian government-run operation
Sheera Frenkel / BuzzFeed :
Instacart lets some retailers collect personal data on customers if the user opts in, starting with Whole Foods
Leena Rao / Fortune :
Intuit lays off 399 people, about 5% of the company's staff
Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch :
SEC allows startups raising up to $50M to tweet about stock or debt offering to gauge interest among potential investors
David Michaels / Bloomberg Business : Tweets: @rafat , @startupljackson and @peterpham Tweets: Rafat Ali / @rafat : SEC Approves Tweeting by Startups to Test Investor Interest http://www.bloomberg.co...
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