China passes controversial counter-terrorism law that requires tech companies hand over encryption keys and other sensitive information to government
China passes controversial counter-terrorism law — China's parliament passed a controversial new anti-terrorism law on Sunday …
Turkish sites under intensifying, weeks long DDoS attacks that disrupted some banking services over the holidays; Anonymous claims responsibility
Turkish banks & government sites under ‘intense’ attacks on Christmas holidays — Turkey is suffering from a wave of cyber-attacks on financial …
Valve says caching issue that allowed Steam users to view pages of others has been fixed, believes no other unauthorized actions were allowed on accounts
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Amazon Prime adds more than 3M new members in 1 week at peak of holiday shopping season
Amazon said tonight that it added more than 3 million new Amazon Prime members globally in just one week at the height of the holiday shopping season this year. It's the latest sign of growth …
Comcast installs its first commercial modem with DOCSIS 3.1 technology for a customer in Philadelphia, providing speeds of up to 1 Gbps
Comcast now offering 1Gbps speeds across DOCSIS 3.1 — Comcast has connected the first commercial DOCSIS 3.1 service to a customer in Philadelphia, providing speeds of up to 1Gbps.
North Korea's homegrown Red Star OS computers watermark all documents and media files on inserted USB sticks, to track underground sharing
Inside North Korea's Totalitarian Operating System — The goal of a totalitarian regime is to control everything in a country: information, resources, and power.
Despite a steady inflow of new well-known apps, it remains unclear whether the Universal Windows Platform can maintain momentum with developers
Windows 10 app momentum: A flash in the pan or something sustainable? — There has been a steady trickle of Universal Windows Platform apps arriving in the Windows Store, as of late.
How Gary Alford, an IRS special agent assigned to work with the DEA, used Google search, old chat room logs, and more to track down Silk Road's Ross Ulbricht
The Tax Sleuth Who Took Down a Drug Lord — Gary L. Alford was running on adrenaline when he arrived for work on a Monday in June 2013 …
For Jack Dorsey, running both Twitter and Square involves 18-hour days, a rigorous schedule, and impromptu meetings
How Jack Dorsey Runs Both Twitter, Square — Being CEO at two publicly traded companies means 18-hour days, a meticulous schedule and impromptu business meetings
Moto 360 Sport review: $299 is a lot for a smartwatch that's only good for tracking daily movement and running, but no other activities
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Behind the comeback of Frank Quattrone, who founded tech-oriented Qatalyst Partners investment bank in 2008, and has advised on 85+ deals worth at least $158B
Behind Frank Quattrone's Comeback in New Tech Era — Famed deal-maker is again in high demand, but controversy lingers from his dot-com days
Diane Greene will teach Google to sell to companies; work on Bebop will continue at Google
Teaching Google to Sell ‘Cloud’ to Companies — Google taps entrepreneur Diane Greene to help win customers for its cloud-computing business — Google operates one of the world's biggest networks of...
US-CERT director Ann Barron-DiCamillo explains how Computer Emergency Readiness Team deals with evolving cybersecurity threats
US-CERT director Ann Barron-DiCamillo on the challenges of stopping cyberattacks — Amid a torrent of cyberattacks and seemingly endless data breaches …
Former and current Samsung employees say the company's mobile woes are rooted in its hardware-focused culture, lack of expertise in software and services
16 mobile theses on what is driving transformation in technology and the Internet today
Benedict Evans is such a great analyst … Howard Lindzon / Trends : Best of 2015 in Financial Blogosphere Semil Shah / Haywire : Investing In Mobile 2016 — As someone who worked in mobile … Tweets: C...
French-based LinkedIn rival Viadeo exits Chinese market, where it claimed to have 25M members, citing lack of capital it needs for growth
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With investments from the state, an all-drone Air Force base, and high-tech talent, North Dakota has become hotbed for drone companies
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Twitter's fiscal 2015 in review: revenue grew, user growth stalled, shares are near all-time lows
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Profile of Samy Kamkar, hacker behind MySpace Samy worm, Evercookie, and OwnStar, who now showcases his skills on his YouTube channel named Applied Hacking
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