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Cyber Warfare, Internet Weaponization (video)

We Are at Chapter 1 of a Weaponized Internet: Ross: Video - Bloomberg:
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Former White House Innovation Advisor Alec Ross discusses cyber warfare, the weaponization of the internet and the coming “code wars.” He speaks on “Market Makers.” (Source: Bloomberg Dec 23)

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New York Times
Facebook Page Goes Dark, Angering Russia Dissidents
New York Times
MOSCOW — A decision by Facebook to block a page used to rally Russian opponents of President Vladimir V. Putin has engulfed the world's largest ...

CNET
Apple updates Macs for first time without asking -- to foil hackers
CNET
Apple is updating its Macs to guard against hackers taking control ...
Apple pushes first ever automated security update to Mac users - Reuters
Apple pushes out first-ever automatic security upgrade for Mac - CNNMoney
Apple scuttles NTP flaw in OS X - The Register


USA TODAY
Apple Watch, Windows 10: What to expect in tech in 2015
USA TODAY
Microsoft is sure to be heard from again in wearables too, having already placed ... Yeah,Amazon.com and Google want to use drones to deliver stuff.

Wired
Google's Self-Driving Car Hits Roads Next Month—Without a Wheel or Pedals
Wired
The self-driving, goofy-looking car with no steering wheel or pedals that Google revealed in May is now “fully functional” and should start testing on ...

CNET
Microsoft trims holiday prices on Surface, Xbox and more
CNET
The Surface Pro 3 is one of a number of products that Microsoft is ... for CNET, Computer Shopper, Microsoft TechNet, and other technology sites.

Consumer Interest In The Apple Watch Has Been Steadily Declining Since September
Business Insider
Apple analyst Gene Munster published the results of survey of 968 iPhone owners, asking them if they were interested in buying an Apple Watch.

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Bionic Eyes, What If the Blind Could See Again? (video)

What if the blind could see again? Today, more than 40 million people in the world suffer from total blindness. But robotics and scientific research could change that, with European and U.S. companies fighting for the market. Bloomberg’s Caroline Connan met with the French company developing the next bionic eye. (Source: Bloomberg)

Tech News:

WebProNews
Windows 10 no 'loss leader' for Microsoft, but making money may rely on services
PCWorld
Mary Branscombe is a freelance journalist who has been covering technology for over two decades and has written about everything from programming languages, early versions of Windows and Office and the arrival of the web to consumer gadgets and ...

Reuters
CBS pulls programming off Dish Network in several US markets
Reuters
(Reuters) - CBS programming will no longer be available to Dish subscribers in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and other markets, after CBS Corp (CBS.N) and Dish Network Corp (DISH.O) failed to agree on a new contract. The talks fell apart after two ...

Wall Street Journal
Sony Pictures Employees Receive Email Claiming to Come From Hackers
Wall Street Journal
Cars enter Sony Pictures Entertainment headquarters in Culver City, Calif. On Friday, employees of the studio received a threatening email purporting to be from recent hackers....

Tom's Guide
PlayStation Experience Preview: What to Expect
Tom's Guide
Sony always has a massive presence at gaming trade shows, and this weekend the Japanese tech giant is cutting out the middleman and hosting an all-PlayStation Event of its own. Running on Dec. 6 and 7 in The Venetian in Las Vegas, Sony's PlayStation ...

VentureBeat
Zuckerberg is on shaky ground criticizing Apple's business model
VentureBeat
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has gone on the attack against Apple, calling its products overpriced, and its views on Internet privacy “ridiculous.” Back in September as the furor over the leaked celebrity photographs raged, Tim Cook took a little shot at the ...

CNET
Want to watch one of the last videos of Steve Jobs? Too bad
CNET
Six months before he died, Apple's co-founder and CEO gave a video deposition for a lawsuit over the iPod. The plaintiffs' lawyers refuse to release the video, even though it was shown at the trial on Friday....

NDTV
Samsung Galaxy S6 Rumors: Truly “The Next Big Thing”?
PhoneDog
It's the end of the year. The holidays are ramping up, the malls and retail stores are rich with sales, and you are itching to purchase a new gadget. Why wouldn't you be? It can be hard to resist some of the deals that manufacturers and carriers offer with the ...

CNET
Gearing Up for the Hour of Code
NBC Bay Area
A group of elementary school students from East Palo Alto are learning how to help their peers with the Hour of Code, a nationwide effort by Code.org to expose students to coding during Computer Science Education Week ...

Mirror.co.uk
YotaPhone 2 dual-screen smartphone launches in UK and Europe
Sin Chew Jit Poh
(AFP Relaxnews) -- Presented in February at Barcelona's MWC 2014, the surprisingly original YotaPhone 2 is finally available in Europe and the UK. This Android smartphone from Russian brand Yota Devices has screens on both sides, one of which uses ...

New York Times
Cisco Systems sues rival for infringement of network patents
Reuters
WASHINGTON Dec 5 (Reuters) - Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc filed two lawsuits on Friday against Arista Networks Inc, accusing the smaller rival of copying its networking technologies. The lawsuits, filed in a federal court in California, accuse ...

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Buyology Author Martin Lindstrom on Alipay, Global Retailing (video)

Will Alipay Revolutionize America?: Video - Bloomberg:
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“Buyology” Author Martin Lindstrom discusses the impact Alipay will have on global retailing. Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal also speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg Nov.28)


The Westside Story
Report: Sony Prepping E Ink Watch
PC Magazine
Details are scant on Sony's FES Watch, but it sure looks like a novel offering....


kjrh.com
Recalls this week: battery packs, doors
Charlotte Observer
A line of battery packs used to charge electronic devices are being recalled this week because they can overheat and cause a fire....


Daily Digest
Roku, Chromecast Or Fire TV: Which Streaming Stick Is Right For You?
Forbes
If you're looking to add streaming capability to your TV without taking up extra shelf space, a streaming stick can be a good—and less expensive—alternative to the standard set-top box . Roku, Google GOOGL +0.27%, and now Amazon all make sticks that let ...


ZDNet
Sony Pictures corporate files stolen and released in cyberattack
ZDNet
Sony has quite the history with hacking and cyberattacks affecting its networks, and now a subsidiary of the company is coping with intrusion on internal networks. Sony Pictures Entertainment, the television and movie arm of the tech giant, was hijacked this ...


ZDNet
Two-thirds of iPhone and iPad users now running iOS 8.0/8.1
ZDNet
It's been slow progress, but figures released by Apple show that iOS 8.0/8.1 usage has finally hit the 60 percent mark. See also: Compared to iOS, Android Lollipop adoption rates suck. Data released by Apple shows that almost two thirds of users accessing ...


Firstpost
How the Samsung Galaxy Note got its pen in CNET UK podcast 412
CNET
The Samsung Galaxy Note almost came with a toothpick, we're going back to "Jurassic World", and BT has its sights on O2 -- or maybe EE...


NDTV
Google Play Deals Include Nexus 9, Smartwatches
PC Magazine
On Black Friday through Cyber Monday, get Google Play credit and some extra discounts on Nexus 9 and Chromecast. 0shares. Hands On With the Google Nexus 9. Big box retailers aren't the only ones offering Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. On the ...


Christian Science Monitor
Windows 10 Consumer Preview May Come In January
Tom's Hardware
Just days after Microsoft indicated that no more builds of Windows 10 will be pushed off to Insiders this year, unnamed sources are now talking about a large-scale event that will take place in January. This event will happen later in the month and will reveal ...


Mobile Burn
Tutorial: Google Play Store and All Apps on Your Windows PC
Mobile Burn
Some recent all-in-one PCs (we're thinking the HP Slate 21) came with Android instead of Windows and the truth is Android is not robust enough as a full machine OS. Of course, some laptops come with both Windows and Android, but these hybrids have ...

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Why European Parliament Is Picking a Fight With Google (video)

Thursday the European Parliament voted  in favor of breaking up Google (the vote is not binding). The world's largest search engine is accused of squeezing out its competitors. Bloomberg spoke with a legal expert about what's driving this action. (Source: Bloomberg 11/26) 

European parliament votes | Ars Technica: " Although the vote is non-binding, it's a definite setback for the company...."


India Today
International Business|In Symbolic Vote, EU Parliament Passes Measure to Break Up Google
New York Times
A breakup of Google in Europe will almost certainly not happen, legal .... Google in Europe are major American technology companies like Microsoft ...
European Parliament Votes To Break Up Google - Forbes
European Parliament Approves Google Breakup Resolution - Wall Street Journal
European Parliament Backs Investigation To Split Google Search From Its Other Businesses - TechCrunch


Wall Street Journal
EU Says Google Should Extend 'Right to Be Forgotten' to '.com' Websites
Wall Street Journal
In a new set of guidelines agreed upon in Brussels on Wednesday, the body representing the European Union's 28 national privacy regulators said search engines should apply the bloc's new right to be forgotten to all of their websites—in particular .com ...

New York Times
Sunset Overdrive, This War of Mine, Super Smash Bros. and Civilization
New York Times
Hovering above the destruction in Sunset Overdrive, set in a city of murderous creatures....

NDTV
Sony settles with FTC on allegedly misleading PlayStation tweets
Los Angeles Times
Sony's PlayStation Vita may not have been so game-changing after all. Sony settled with the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday over charges that it deceived customers in 2011 about the "game changing" advanced technology on the handheld gaming ...

CNET
Get 100 free MP3 albums from Microsoft
CNET
"We'll see your one free album, Google, and raise you a hundred!" The catch? Windows 8 and Windows Phone users only...

PCWorld
Twitter starts peeking at the other apps on your phone
PCWorld
Twitter, hungry for new data to fuel its targeted advertising, will start looking at what other apps its ...

San Jose Mercury News
Tablet shopping: iPad, Android or Windows?
San Jose Mercury News
NEW YORK -- Time for a tablet? People tend to hold onto tablets longer than smartphones, so take time to weigh your options. A major consideration is what phone you or your gift recipient already has. Although it's possible for Android owners to have Apple's ...

CNET
Amazon Black Friday deals on Kindle and Fire devices start Thursday
CNET
Amazon is offering some impressive deals on its in-house Kindle readers, Fire tablets and Fire phones during the Thanksgiving and Black Friday weekend....

Computerworld
Lenovo Pranks Shoppers for Yoga 3 Ad
PC Magazine
The laptop maker on Tuesday released a Yoga 3 promotional video featuring unsuspecting mallgoers and a broken Apple laptop. The prank featured members of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater comedy troupe, who tricked passersby at the Plymouth ...

Computerandvideogames.com
Assassin's Creed Unity Season Pass 'discontinued', free game offered
Computerandvideogames.com
In a drastic move following the marred launch of Assassin's Creed Unity, Ubisoft has "discontinued" the game's Season Pass and announced free offerings as compensation to owners of the game. Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallet detailed the move in a ...


TechCrunch
Identity Wars: Why Apple Pay Is About More Than Payments
TechCrunch
Editor's Note: Patrick Salyer is the chief executive officer of Gigya, a customer identity management company. There's been no shortage of attention ...

Microsoft reportedly planning Windows 10 event for January
Microsoft will hold an event this January to show off the new features of Windows 10, according to The Verge. Although January is traditionally ...

Hackers force message on websites via US firm - San Francisco Chronicle: "...The executive says hackers rerouted Internet traffic from its website to a computer server that generated a message to visitors that their site had been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army. Published reports noted the message appeared on websites for several UK newspapers, CNBC and the National Hockey League. Gigya says no user or company data was compromised in the hack. The Syrian group aligns itself with Syrian President Bashar Assad..."

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Europe's Rosetta Spacecraft Lands Probe on Comet (video)

Europe’s Rosetta spacecraft landed the first ever probe on a comet, the culmination of a decade-long mission to the icy body that’s currently between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Planetary Resources President Chris Lewicki speaks on “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg 11/12)

iOS weakness allows hackers to replace iPhone apps | Technology | The Guardian: iOS Vulnerability--"A weakness in newer versions of iOS lets hackers install apps on iPhones or iPads by sending users an email or text message."

PCWorld
Nexus 6 review: The best Nexus yet, if you can tolerate its gargantuan size
PCWorld
The biggest, most expensive, and best Nexus phone Google has ever produced. All it needs is decent camera software. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share on Google+ · Share on LinkedIn · Share on Pinterest. It's bound to happen. You'll be lining ...


Wall Street Journal
Amazon Web business jumps 40 percent
The Seattle Times
The head of Amazon Web Services says a long list of businesses in every “imaginable segment” is using AWS “in a meaningful way.” 


Android Headlines - Android News
Samsung VR Headset Arrives in December
PC Magazine
Samsung told developers at its SF conference that the future is wide open for exciting new tech platforms...

ABC News
The New Way You Can Say 'Thank You for Being a Friend' on Facebook
ABC News
There's a new way to say, "Thank you for being a friend," on Facebook. The social network announced today it is launching a new service, "Say Thanks," that allows users to send video cards to their friends and family. The service is gradually being rolled out ...


CIO Today
Microsoft Releases Another Windows 10 Build
Tom's Hardware
Microsoft's Gabe Aul updated the Windows blog on Wednesday with news that a new version of Windows 10 is now available to download. This new build, 9879, includes new windowing and gesture improvements, tweaks to OneDrive usage, improvements ...


Christian Science Monitor
AT&T halts improvements until FCC decides on net neutrality
Christian Science Monitor
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says the company will pause further investments into its fiber networks until the government makes a decision on net neutrality....


Detroit Free Press
Pew Privacy Survey: We've Lost Control Over Our Personal Data
NBCNews.com
A new Pew Research Center survey reveals that nearly all Americans surveyed feel they've lost control over how companies collect and use their personal information. The survey by the Pew Research Center's Internet Project asked 607 U.S. adults about ...


Wired
Microsoft's big play for the future of development
ITworld.com
It's hard to change direction when you're a company the size of Microsoft. In the past 18 months however, they've become considerably more open and modern. Today in a not so surprise move, Microsoft announced .NET Core 5, a component of the next ...

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Twitter Sues US Over NSA Disclosures (video)

Twitter Sues U.S. Over NSA Disclosures: Video - Bloomberg:
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Bloomberg's Emily Chang reports on Twitter Suing US Over NSA Disclosures, Facebook's location-based ads, and Blockchain's funding (Source: Bloomberg 10/7)

Facebook's WhatsApp acquisition now has price tag of $22 billion | Reuters: "Facebook closed its acquisition of mobile messaging service WhatsApp on Monday, with the final price tag rising an additional $3 billion to roughly $22 billion because of the increased value of Facebook's stock in recent months."

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New York Times
Amazon's Tax Deal in Luxembourg Is Latest Target of EU Inquiries
New York Times
Apple's tax dealings with Ireland have generated considerable attention, ... The Amazoninquiry is also the latest sign of the heightened scrutiny big American technologycompanies are receiving in Europe, where lawmakers have ...
EU Opens Probe Into Amazon's Tax Affairs in Luxembourg - Wall Street Journal
Following Apple And Starbucks, Amazon Now Faces European Commission Tax Probe - Forbes


USA TODAY
What Happened To The Relationship Between Apple And GT Advanced Technologies?
Forbes
Why did Apple sapphire glass supplier, GT Advanced Technologies, ... Thus Apple may acquire the technology and the very specialized hardware at ...


TechCrunch (blog)
Facebook Opens Its Mobile Ad “Audience Network” To All Advertisers And Apps
TechCrunch (blog)
After announcing its mobile ad network at f8 in April, Facebook today ... Facebook into more direct competition with Google's AdMob, Yahoo's Flurry, ...
Facebook's Audience Network: Open for Business - Facebook Developers


Wall Street Journal
Apple Takes a Bite From Samsung
Wall Street Journal
Samsung's third-quarter operating profit likely fell as much as 62% from a year earlier. How much is this due to Apple? Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster ...


TechCrunch (blog)
Yahoo Lays Off 400 Employees In India
TechCrunch (blog)
Just ahead of its Q3 earnings, Yahoo is laying people off in its international business. Specifically, it is downsizing its software development center in ...


CBS News
DEA created a fake Facebook profile in this woman's name using seized pics — then impersonated ...
Washington Post
At first glance, the Facebook profile is the perfect deception. ... as to how far law enforcement can go when using new technology to investigate cases.
US Agent Sued Over Fake Facebook Page in Drug Case - KRON.com


CNN
A Look At Apple Pay And Its Valuation Impact On Apple
Forbes
Apple is slated to roll out Apple Pay, its mobile payments service, in the United States this month. The service will allow customers to make payments ...


San Jose Mercury News
What Snapchat Wants From Yahoo!
Businessweek
... has already famously rejected advances from Facebook (FB) and Google. ... Under the stewardship of CEO Marissa Meyer, Yahoo has been investing ... Along the way, Yahoohas hired a bunch of high-profile journalists, ... a series of digital magazines on topics such as food, technology, and travel.


Marketing Pilgrim
Facebook's location-based ads can pitch you on the store you just walked by
PCWorld
If you're like me, you might stroll past a local coffee shop or book store numerous times before you notice it's there or go inside. Facebook thinks an ad might give that extra nudge. On Tuesday, the company began rolling out a new feature for local advertising ...


TechCrunch
Belkin says router outages should be resolved
PCWorld
Belkin said Tuesday afternoon it had fixed an issue that caused some of its Wi-Fi routers to disconnect from the Internet. Some of the older routers experienced problems around midnight on Tuesday when pinging a Belkin-hosted service to check for general ...


New York Times
IBM Opens Watson Headquarters in NYC Amid New Cognitive Milestones
eWeek
As IBM moves its Watson cognitive computing technology into its new home in New York City's Silicon Alley, the company announced significant milestones fueling adoption of Watson and cognitive computing cloud capabilities on a global scale.


Financial Express
ITC to Probe Nvidia Patent Claims Against Samsung
PC Magazine
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will look into a complaint made by Nvidia concerning certain Samsung products which Nvidia claims infringe on its graphics processing patents. Nvidia said this week that it welcomed the opening of an ...


Mashable
Toyota Wins, Apple Loses in Major Study of Distracted Driving
Mashable
Few voice-activated, handsfree driving systems are looking good Tuesday after AAA released a major study that accuses them all of increasing our levels of distraction behind the wheel. The least distracting in-car system, it turns out, is Toyota's Entune.


Entertainment Weekly
Inside 'Interstellar' with Oculus Rift
myfoxny.com
Oculus Rift, a headset that creates an interactive 3D environment everywhere you look. These gadgets could change the way we play video games or watch television and movies. In anticipation of "Interstellar" starring Matthew McConaghey, Paramount is ...


Computerworld
Eight things you need to know about Windows 10
Economic Times
Microsoft has announced the next iteration of their Windows OS, dubbed Windows 10. Although availability is still about a year away, the technical preview of the OS is available to try the new features. ET takes a look at some of the biggest changes you can ...

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