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Report: Microsoft helped NSA circumvent its own encryption

07.11.2013 12:56 PM

Microsoft helped the National Security Agency circumvent the company's own encryption in order to conduct surveillance on email accounts through Outlook.com, according to a new report in the Guardian.

Insurance company, WellPoint, fined $1.7m over data exposure

07.11.2013 7:55 PM

Insurance provider WellPoint has agreed to pay a $1.7 million fine for exposing more than 600,000 personal records online due to weak database security, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) said Thursday.

 

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Google chairman outs the Moto X accidentally on purpose

07.12.2013 9:40 AM

"Oh, did you see this secret phone and want to create buzz about it?! Please don't!! Oh my!"

Oracle equips WebLogic, Coherence for cloud use

07.11.2013 3:15 PM

Oracle has updated some of its middleware and developer products to make them better equipped for private cloud deployments, releasing major updates for the WebLogic application server and Oracle Coherence in-memory data cache.

With reorg, Microsoft bets big on home-grown hardware

07.11.2013 4:00 PM

Microsoft's reorganization is the biggest shot yet fired against the company's core partners, the computer makers who have made the software developer a technology giant, analysts said today.

Microsoft reorg could fix some problems, create others

07.11.2013 4:50 PM

Steve Ballmer's grand plan to reinvent Microsoft has garnered mixed reviews from industry analysts, ranging from enthusiastic endorsements to frowning skepticism.

Verizon joins Ubuntu carrier advisory group

07.11.2013 10:40 PM

Verizon Wireless became the first U.S. carrier to join the Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group, but it is not clear whether it will eventually promote phones running the open-source Ubuntu OS on its network.

Sharknado is best film ever made according to Twitter, fails to translate into ratings gold

07.12.2013 10:15 AM

How could a film about sharks in tornados with a huge social media buzz not be a ratings boon? Because snark ` ratings.

The LittleBox turns your Raspberry Pi into an all-in-one PC

07.11.2013 2:23 PM

What would happen if an iMac and a MakerBot Replicator married and had a kid? I'm not entirely sure, but I imagine it would look a something like the LittleBox.

America Offline: Can the U.S. be disconnected from the Net?

07.12.2013 3:00 AM

From physical destruction to hack attack to the iron first of the government, we examine whether or not it's possible to flip a kill switch on the United States' Internet connectivity.

The promise and perils of replacing your hard drive with Dropbox

07.12.2013 3:30 AM

Dropbox's plan to replace your hard drive with seamless storage in the sky sounds awesomeexcept for the for the parts that don't.

Sprint guarantees unlimited talk, text and data 'for life'

07.12.2013 6:30 AM

Sprint and its new owner, SoftBank, hit the ground running on Thursday by announcing service plans that can include guaranteed talk, text and data for life.

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