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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Is Microsoft becoming a transparency champion?
Your friendly, protransparency megacorporation.
On Dec 10, 2013 by Joe Kloc
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
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
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
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
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