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Archives for October 2014

Technology
The video of Sharyl Attkisson getting “hacked” actually just shows a stuck delete keyThe video of Sharyl Attkisson getting “hacked” actually just shows a stuck delete key
Technology

The right is convinced that Obama hacked the former CBS reporter over Benghazi. She released a video as proof.

By Max Fisher
Technology
Americans are more afraid of getting hacked than they are of getting muggedAmericans are more afraid of getting hacked than they are of getting mugged
Technology

69 percent of Americans worry that their credit cards might be hacked.

By Anand Katakam
Technology
IBM Teams Up With Twitter, Adds Tweets to Its CloudIBM Teams Up With Twitter, Adds Tweets to Its Cloud
Technology

Coming soon: Business applications that take advantage of Twitter’s massive trove of data.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
How Bharti Airtel, India’s Largest Wireless Company, Will Nudge Customers Into Data PlansHow Bharti Airtel, India’s Largest Wireless Company, Will Nudge Customers Into Data Plans
Technology

The strategy: Roll out 4G networks, get users hooked on apps and help customers “visualize” the data they are using.

By Lauren Goode
Technology
What’s in Nico Sell’s Surveillance-Protection Case? (Video)What’s in Nico Sell’s Surveillance-Protection Case? (Video)
Technology

What’s in the box?

By Lauren Goode
Technology
Nico Sell of Wickr: Privacy Is the New FameNico Sell of Wickr: Privacy Is the New Fame
Technology

“I would say I’m properly paranoid.”

By Nellie Bowles
Technology
The Ebola Crisis and Where Big Data Can HelpThe Ebola Crisis and Where Big Data Can Help
Technology

Harvard’s HealthMap service made headlines for flagging the Ebola outbreak before the World Health Organization formally announced the epidemic.

By David Richards
Technology
AT&T Touts Customer Gains, but Earnings Miss EstimatesAT&T Touts Customer Gains, but Earnings Miss Estimates
Technology

AT&T added nearly two million customers, including 785,000 postpaid customers, as well as more than a half-million cars.

By Ina Fried
Technology
Did the Guardian Act Unethically in Whisper Expose? A Twitter Debate.Did the Guardian Act Unethically in Whisper Expose? A Twitter Debate.
Technology

In a recent report on the app Whisper, did the Guardian cross a journalistic line?

By Kurt Wagner and Eric Johnson
Technology
Sprint Offers $360 Credit for Gullible Existing CustomersSprint Offers $360 Credit for Gullible Existing Customers
Technology

Customers would be better off with the company’s $50-per-month plan.

By Ina Fried
Technology
BuzzFeed’s Growth Czar Is Now Its PublisherBuzzFeed’s Growth Czar Is Now Its Publisher
Technology

Dao Nguyen, BuzzFeed’s data and growth guru, gets a big promotion -- and CEO Jonah Peretti tries redefining “publisher” in the process.

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Kmart Stores Hit by Data BreachKmart Stores Hit by Data Breach
Technology

The U.S. Secret Service is investigating.

By Reuters
Technology
New Relic Launches Data Apps Platform, Acquires DucksboardNew Relic Launches Data Apps Platform, Acquires Ducksboard
Technology

Having made “data apps” easy to build, the company is poised for its first acquisition.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
Watch Tom Cruise Die 1,000 Times, Ex-Redditor Embarrassed by Reddit CEO and More #MustreadsWatch Tom Cruise Die 1,000 Times, Ex-Redditor Embarrassed by Reddit CEO and More #Mustreads
Technology

There’s something oddly therapeutic about watching Tom Cruise die a thousand deaths.

By Noah Kulwin
Technology
AT&T Apologizes After Worker Improperly Accesses Customer InfoAT&T Apologizes After Worker Improperly Accesses Customer Info
Technology

Personal information, including Social Security numbers and other account data, for “a limited number of customers” was accessed.

By Ina Fried