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Would you hand over personal data to prevent a major disease outbreak?

New research suggests your transit data could help stop mass infections in major cities.

On Jan 24, 2014 by Joe Kloc

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Tumblr wants to be your gateway to the Web, not just ‘Sherlock’ GIFs

Tumblr now has a Web search option for you that you will likely never use. Why?

On Jan 9, 2014 by Molly McHugh

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Yahoo finally encrypts all its users’ email by default

It's not great encryption, but it's something.

On Jan 9, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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Yahoo hack turned millions of users into unwitting Bitcoin miners

While dedicating a portion of the power of a typical home computer to the task would only generate the equivalent of a few pennies per year, installing the malware on millions of computers would produce some serious money.

On Jan 9, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

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Has Yahoo figured out the trick to Tumblr advertising?

Written off by marketers, a streamlined Yahoo strategy could put Tumblr back in the ad game.

On Jan 8, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Thousands of Yahoo visitors hit with malware attack

The U.K., France, and Romania were the hardest hit.

On Jan 5, 2014 by Dell Cameron

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The 10 NSA leaks you need to understand in 2013

"This is the truth; this is what's happening. You should decide whether we need to be doing this."

On Dec 30, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Did Shia LaBeouf plagiarize his apology for plagiarism?

The actor admitted his new independent film was based on a Dan Clowes comic.

On Dec 17, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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The social network is here to stay: Facebook joins S&P 500

Already on the S&P 500 are Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and Amazon.

On Dec 12, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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With Imgur deal, is Yahoo finding a back door to Reddit?

Yahoo is reportedly in talks to buy Imgur, and that could mean a lot of things for the photo uploader and its biggest traffic driver.

On Dec 10, 2013 by Molly McHugh

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Is Microsoft becoming a transparency champion?

Your friendly, protransparency megacorporation. 

On Dec 10, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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Silicon Valley’s biggest companies launch campaign for NSA reform

Eight major tech companies wrote an open letter to the president, demaning the NSA stop its dragnet surveillance. 

On Dec 9, 2013 by Joe Kloc

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2 million hacked usernames and passwords discovered in a massive online dump

Wanna guess how many passwords were "password"?

On Dec 4, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Was Facebook’s $3 billion Snapchat bid a Hail Mary?

Following Mark Zuckerberg's own example, Snapchat rebuffed Facebook's blockbuster bid, and in so doing, may have indirectly spooked the market.

On Nov 18, 2013 by L. Rhodes

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Tech companies spend millions lobbying against NSA spying

Recent lobbying disclosures show how Silicon Valley is responding to the NSA in Washington.

On Nov 18, 2013 by Joe Kloc