A Look Inside The Beats By Dre Phenomenon (VIDEO)
In her new web series “The Interview,” Maria Shriver gets a rare look inside Beats By Dre with co-founder and record industry legend Jimmy Iovine.
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US Created ‘Cuban Twitter’ To Stir Unrest
Source: BBC News The US created a text-message social network designed to foment unrest in Cuba, according to an investigation by the Associated Press news agency. ZunZuneo, dubbed a “Cuban Twitter”,...
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Major Security Bug Called ‘Heartbleed’ Exposes Internet Data
Source: Lindsey Bever / The Washington Post A newly discovered security bug nicknamed Heartbleed has exposed millions of usernames, passwords and reportedly credit card numbers — a major problem that...
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How To Protect Yourself From The ‘Heartbleed’ Bug
Source: Richard Nieva / CNet.com A major new security vulnerability dubbed Heartbleed was disclosed Monday night with severe implications for the entire Web. The bug can scrape a server’s memory,...
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France Bans Work E-Mail After 6 PM
Source: John Johnson / Newser / USA Today France already has a 35-hour work week, and a new rule is designed to make sure that it doesn’t start shading toward 40 hours because of work-related e-mail....
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Google Doodle Celebrates Percy Julian’s Birthday
Source: theGrio Google honors late chemist Percy Julian with today’s Google doodle. The Alabama native was born to two former slaves, and while he faced much adversity, still attained his Ph.D. at the...
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The NYPD Figured Out The Perfect Way To Publicize Its Own Worst Moments On...
Source: Roberto A. Ferdman / Quartz The New York Police Department just got a, shall we say, brutal lesson in social media. A little before 3pm New York time Tuesday afternoon, the NYPD tweeted out a...
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Sore Loser Sends SWAT Team Storming Into Long Island Home Of Rival As Revenge...
Source: Michael Walsh and Mark Morales / New York Daily News A sore loser sent a SWAT team storming to a Long Island home Tuesday as revenge against his teenage video game rival, officials said. About...
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Failed #myNYPD Campaign Launches Similar Trend In Other Cities
Source: Joe Kemp / New York Daily News Looks like New York can file this under #trendsetters. The failed #myNYPD social media campaign launched a slew of copycat tweets chronicling alleged brutality in...
View ArticleCan Cops Search Your Cell Phone Without A Warrant?
Source: Ariane de Vogue / ABC News The founding fathers weren’t exactly experts on issues like cloud storage, so Supreme Court justices often struggle with applying old, established rules to emerging...
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Homeland Security: Don’t Use IE Due To Bug
Source: Elizabeth Weise / USA Today SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Department of Homeland security is advising Americans not to use the Internet Explorer Web browser until a fix is found for a serious...
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Amazon To Let Shoppers Fill Cart Via Twitter
Source: Brett Molina / USA Today Amazon shoppers will have a new outlet for filling their virtual carts: Twitter. The company announced a feature called #AmazonCart, which lets users add items to their...
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Dr. Dre Appears To Confirm Beats Acquisition: ‘The First Billionaire In Hip Hop’
Source: Mashable Dr. Dre has a lot to learn about Apple secrecy. While Apple remained characteristically tight-lipped about the many reports that it is close to acquiring Beats Electronics for more...
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Twitter Announces Mute Button To Silence Annoying Users
Source: Rheana Murray / ABC News Twitter announced today it is introducing a new “mute” button that allows users to silence their friends without unfollowing them. It’s a temporary fix to avoid users...
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Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. Targets Tech’s Lack Of Diversity
Rev. Jesse Jackson brought diversity advocates to an eBay shareholder meeting Tuesday. He is pushing to improve Silicon Valley’s poor record of including African Americans and Latinos in hiring, board...
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MEDIAITE: The Pope’s X-Rated Twitter Typo Elicits Some Pretty Horrible Responses
Source: Andrew Kirell / Mediaite So… when the average joe accidentally makes an x-rated Twitter typo, nary a peep from the internet. But when someone as important as Pope Francis makes one, the...
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FCC And Net Neutrality: What You Need To Know Before Today’s Big Meeting
Source: Jason Abbruzzese / Mashable This story is about net neutrality. Have we lost you yet? Few words strike fear into the hearts of Internet advocates and boredom into the the minds of the general...
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FCC Votes To Move ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules Forward
Source: Julianne Pepitone / NBC News The Federal Communications Commission, which is trying to rewrite the rules for regulating Internet providers, voted 3-2 to publish a proposed new set of “net...
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US Government: China Cited In Cyber-Spying Case
Attorney General Eric Holder announced cyber-espionage charges Monday against five Chinese military officials accused of hacking into U.S. nuclear power, metal and solar product companies to gain trade...
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Status Update: Facebook Not So Diverse
Source: Jessica Guynn / USA Today SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook, the world’s most popular social network, for the first time released statistics on the makeup of its workforce that do not reflect the...
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