An Epic Hack Performed With a Few Simple Tricks
The victim's Apple devices suddenly went dark last Friday. Similar attacks remain possible.
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Computer Scientists Exploit Social Networks To Create New Recommendation System
Opinions spread through social networks like epidemics. Now a new type of recommender systems aims to predict how quickly you're likely to become infected
How Google Forced Verizon to Allow Smartphone Tethering
Consumers get to use wireless data as they wish thanks to a $5 billion gamble by the search company.
For $1.26bn, VMWare Buys a Chance to Reinvent the Internet
The cloud computing giant has snapped up Nicira, a startup developing smarter computer networking.
Yahoo Names Google Exec Mayer as CEO
Yahoo hopes Marissa Mayer will be the key to revitalization.
How Universal One-Click Payments Will Change Everything
Stripe presages the end of cash -- or at least, never entering credit card information again.
Russia Tightens Its Grip on the Net
Critics of a bill in the Russian parliament say it clears the way for a more elaborate censorship system.
Facebook, CNN, and the Rise of Social Voting
Can technology disrupt democracy?
Spotting Suicidal Tendencies on Social Networks
Suicide rates in Japan are among the highest in the world. Could the analysis of behaviour on social networks help?
Algorithm Identifies Top Ten Technology News Trend Setters
But the process of selecting trend setters raises as many questions as it answers
