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Wikileaks, Desperate For Money, Erects Paywall And Angers Hacker Group, Anonymous
techcrunch.com
This, dear friends will lose you all allies you still had. @Wikileaks, please die in a fire, kthxbai.— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) October 11, 2012 Wikileaks, the infamous government document leak service, is now charging for access to some of its files. After the United States championed a global payment system embargo...
Looking stay in front of the pack, Nike allies with TechStars on new incubator program
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Maybe this new incubator will help play a part in the tennis shoe of the future. Nike and TechStars today announced the formation of the Nike+ Accelerator in which 10 startup companies will be invited to participate in the three month startup program. Nike said the goal is to ”build offerings that inspire...
FunnyJunk lawyer's wife wades into fray, calls critics "nazi scumbags"
arstechnica.com
So when Inman cranked out his infamous drawing of a mom seducing a Kodiak bear, Carreon took his displeasure to the blank page and churned out "Don't Mess With My Mom." Your allies are the fools Who cut and paste all day. They think they're important, But their anger is...
Going beyond Apple, Foxconn inks big partnership deal for Mozilla's Firefox OS
venturebeat.com
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Tickets On Sale Now Mozilla’s low-end smartphone efforts are picking up steam — and some major allies. It’s latest partner is electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, which has inked a deal to create devices running Mozilla’s new mobile operating system. But this isn’t just about smartphones. Foxconn...
Must See HDTV (November 5th - 11th)
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Halo 4 After more than a decade the Halo series is still going strong, although development has moved from Bungie to 343 Industries. Fans shouldn't let that switch worry them however, as Joystiq's review assures it is a "decadent show of strength" for the series that lives up to...
Anonymous distances itself from WikiLeaks
www.guardian.co.uk
Hacker collective says whistleblowers website has become the 'Julian Assange show'The computer hacker collective Anonymous has distanced itself from WikiLeaks, claiming the whistleblowers' site has become too focused on the personal tribulations of its founder, Julian Assange.A statement posted on the Anonymous Twitter account, AnonymousIRC, described WikiLeaks as "the one...
HP And Rackspace Launched More Attacks On Amazon's Cloud Today (HP, RAX)
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As it promised, HP is taking on Amazon's cloud-computing service--with an open-source approach that allies it with Rackspace. It officially opened a cloud-storage service today that goes head to head with Amazon Web Service's S3. HP's Object Storage lets companies store data in the cloud for apps, websites, backup services, and...
Yahoo Strategy Guru Jim Heckman Leaves
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Here’s another Yahoo executive departure in the wake of Marissa Mayer’s arrival: Jim Heckman, the company’s SVP of strategy, is out. This one was very much expected, as Heckman was closely tied to former interim CEO Ross Levinsohn. Heckman came aboard Yahoo when the company acquired his 5to1 ad startup...
Beneath Microsoft's Surface
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Microsoft's first-ever homegrown computer has created confusing new battle lines in the tech sector, turning longtime allies into rivals and underscoring a philosophical split over the purpose and future of tablet-style devices....
Yahoo boots Thompson, names Ross Levinsohn interim CEO
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A resume error brings down not only CEO Scott Thompson, but also four of Yahoo's directors. A settlement with investor Daniel Loeb will put him and two allies on the Internet pioneer's board. [Read more]...
TechStars Says This Is Why Hardly Any Of Its Companies Fail
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Startups that go through TechStars seem to be bound for success. TechStars is a three-month accelerator program that gives entrepreneurs access to mentors, and invests $118,000 in each company: $18,000 in seed funding and an optional $100,000 convertible note. TechStars, which has offices in New York, Boston, Boulder, London, Chicago,...
Zynga coming to a board game near you courtesy of Hasbro
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Zynga and Hasbro have announced a partnership giving Hasbro the rights to create toys and games based on Zynga titles such as Empires & Allies and FarmVille....
ASUS MWC teaser points to 'metallic miracle,' alien invasion (video)
www.engadget.com
MWC hype is in full swing, and ASUS has just released the coolest teaser we've seen so far. It depicts a shiny spaceship landing on the Sagrada Família in Barcelona (Spain), shot from the perspective of baffled onlookers. We're just as perplexed, and have only got the phrases "ultimate...
Google Chairman on Apple patents: 'there are plenty of prior arts' and patents shouldn't be used to block sales
9to5google.com
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt is making his way around Asia, and he expanded on remarks made yesterday in Tokyo at the Korean launch of the Nexus 7 today. Schmidt said Apple “is actually a very good partner. Our two companies are literally talking all the time about everything.” However, he added, “With respect to...
Google Chairman on Apple patents: 'there are plenty of prior arts' and patents shouldn't be used to block sales
N Korea says US 'behind hack attack'
www.bbc.co.uk
North Korea accuses the US and its allies of attacks on its internet servers, amid tensions on the peninsula....
Microsoft alum: Windows 8 "a much deadlier assault weapon" than Windows 7
www.networkworld.com
Windows 8 is just what Microsoft needs to take advantage of the ongoing irreversible shift from PCs to handheld devices including iPads, iPhones, and other form factors yet to be designed, according to the company's former OEM chief. Just as Windows 7 won instant popularity after the debacle of...
Twitter Pushes to Boost Site's Utility
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In an interview Monday with WSJ, Twitter Chief Executive Dick Costolo outlined priorities for making the short-messaging service more useful--efforts that could also put the company into increasing conflict with its allies....
Iran, perceiving threat from West, willing to attack on U.S. soil, U.S. intelligence report finds
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U.S. intelligence agencies believe that Iran is prepared to launch terrorist attacks inside the United States in response to perceived threats from America and its allies, the U.S. spy chief said Tuesday. Read full article >>...
Apple’s Spat With Google Is Getting Personal
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Steve Jobs of Apple and Eric Schmidt of Google, once friends and allies, are now engaged in a gritty battle over the future of mobile computing and cellphones....
Microsoft hopes demo will woo Web-based chat allies
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The proposed CU-RTC-Web standard was late to the game, but Microsoft thinks it'll be faster to adopt it than to fix the prevailing WebRTC that Mozilla and Google favor. [Read more]...
With Surface, Microsoft picks a fight with its closest partners
news.cnet.com
If the newly unveiled Surface tablet is a hit, where will that leave Microsoft's many Windows 8 allies? [Read more]...
South Korea suspects North Korean involvement as networks go down at key banks, broadcasters
thenextweb.com
News reports are coming in suggesting that networks belonging to a number of broadcasters and banks have been accessed by third-parties, with early suggestions pointing the finger at North Korea. A tweet from the AFP confirms that a number of computer networks have been paralyzed, but it doesn’t provide names of...
UN proposal to grant all governments equal 'rights' in managing the Internet has been withdrawn
thenextweb.com
In a key victory for the United States’ delegation at the ITU moot in Dubai, a proposal backed by Arab states, China, and Russia has been beaten back. Or, put another way, it has been pulled from discussion, rendering it over for the time being. The US had been firing...
Google Chairman on Apple patents: 'there are plenty of prior arts' and patents shouldn't be used to block sales
9to5mac.com
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt is making his way around Asia and today at the Korean launch of the Nexus 7 expanded on the remarks he made yesterday in Tokyo. Schmidt said that Apple “is actually a very good partner. Our two companies are literally talking all the time about everything.”...
Google Chairman on Apple patents: 'there are plenty of prior arts' and patents shouldn't be used to block sales
Google touts benefits of WebP image format
news.cnet.com
Switching just one Google site its own image format saves the company terabytes of network traffic a day. Maybe showing it off will help it find some allies, too. [Read more]...
Microsoft and Amazon Sign Patent-Sharing Deal
mashable.com
In a new deal announced today, Microsoft and Amazon will gain access to each other’s portfolio of patents, including patents related to the Amazon Kindle and the shopping giant’s Linux server technology.The patent cross-license deal makes both companies closer allies, as they are now sharing some of their most...
US assisting Middle Eastern allies against cyber threats from Iran
www.guardian.co.uk
Computer software and training being provided to pro-Washington countries in the Persian Gulf, according to reportThe US is assisting Middle East allies in building up cyber defences to counter growing attacks from Iran, it was reported on Sunday.The New York Times, citing senior American officials, said computer software, hardware and...
Zynga lays off 18 percent of its employees, shuts down 3 offices
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Zynga today let go 18 percent of its employees (approximately 520 people) after shutting down its Los Angeles, Dallas and New York City studios. The studios that were shut down was first reported by AllThingsD. A small portion of the 18 percent were let go from Zynga’s Los Angeles office,...
The YouTube Decision: What it means and what happens next
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Today’s appeals court ruling in YouTube v. Viacom is the biggest copyright decision of the year and already both sides are proclaiming victory. The case is about much more than the $1 billion that Viacom says it is owed for John Stewart and South Park clips that appeared on YouTube...
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