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Snowden’s Alleged Email Provider Shuts Down, Warns Against Trusting U.S. Companies

By admin | August 9, 2013 by admin

As reported on TechCrunch. by GREGORY FERENSTEIN The alleged email provider of National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden has suddenly shut down, leaving just an ominous message in its absence. “I wish that I could legally share with you the events that led to my decision,” writes Lavabit owner Ladar Levison on the company’s front page. “I would _strongly_ recommend against anyone trusting their private data to a company with physical ties to the United States.” The…

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Jeff Bezos buys The Washington Post for $250 million in cash

By admin | August 6, 2013 by admin

As reported on Engadget. By Donald Melanson Some big (and surprising) news in the media industry today: The Washington Posthas just confirmed that it and its affiliated publications have been acquired by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos for $250 million in cash. The paper notes that Amazon itself “will have no role in the purchase,” and that Bezos “will buy the news organization and become its sole owner when the sale is completed, probably within 60 days.” It also goes…

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Why It Doesn’t Matter If Edward Snowden Is A Hypocrite

By admin | July 18, 2013July 18, 2013 by admin

As reported on TechCrunch. by GREGORY FERENSTEIN Anti-authoritarian data leaker Edward Snowden is officially seeking the warm embrace of Russia, a country known for disappearing journalists and running a propaganda arm in the guise of a public media station. He’s also deliberately withheld the most damning information about how the National Security Agency actually operates. Yet, even if Snowden joined the Russian KGB, his exposé of highly controversial U.S. spying programs would be just as valuable. The value for civil liberties…

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Tim Stevens Out At Engadget, Marc Perton To Take Over

By admin | July 16, 2013 by admin

As reported on TechCrunch. by ALEXIA TSOTSIS Once hailed as the nicest guy in tech, Engadget’s Tim Stevens is no longer Editor In Chief, with gdgt’s Marc Perton taking over as Engadget head while a new EIC is found to round out the management structure. Perton will be taking on the Engadget Executive Editor role permanently, we’re hearing. It’s not clear whether Stevens resigned or was terminated, according to different accounts from sources, with Aol (our parent company) asserting…

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Fatal America’s Cup Crash ‘Was Not on the Radar for Any of Us’

By admin | May 13, 2013 by admin

As reported on Wired. BY KATIE M. PALMER Artemis Racing crew members gather at a Treasure Island dock the day after the deadly crash of their 72-foot-long catamaran on Friday, May 10, 2013, in San Francisco. Sailor Andrew “Bart” Simpson was trapped underwater when the high-tech catamaran capsized during America’s Cup training. Photo: Noah Berger / AP Sailors of catamarans — those light, fleet, double-hulled sailboats — accept capsizing as a part of the game…

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Google Framed As Book Stealer Bent On Data Domination In New Documentary

By admin | May 9, 2013 by admin

As reported on TechCrunch. by JOSH CONSTINE “Google And The World Brain” is a new documentary about Google’s plan to scan all of the world’s books, which triggered an ongoing lawsuit being heard today. The hair-raising film sees Google import millions of copyrighted works, get sued, lose, but almost get a literature monopoly in the process. It’s scary, informative, and worth watching if you recognize its biased portrayal of Google as evil. The film is getting wider release…

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Three Samsung workers injured in second serious gas leak at chip plant

By admin | May 2, 2013 by admin

As reported on Engadget. By Sharif Sakr Korean agency Yonhap News is reporting that there’s been a second major leak of hydrofluoric gas at Samsung’s main chip factory in the city of Hwaseong. Three workers are said to have been injured, with no word yet on how badly. Only three months have passed since the last such accident at the plant, which proved to be fataland which got Samsung a nominal $1,000 fine as well as a telling-off from police investigators — but…

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Galaxy S 4 availability hinted at in Staples document, pegged for April 26th on AT&T Mobile

By admin | April 15, 2013 by admin

As reported on Engadget. By Sean Buckley Scrambling to find a launch date for the Samsung Galaxy S 4? Staples may have just dropped a hint. According to a leaked store training sheet, AT&T will be offering the next Galaxy phone on April 26th, followed by T-Mobile on May 1st and Verizon on the 30th. Bold lettering warns these dates are tentative but they are familiar, matching both the UK launch date and T-Mobile’s own declarations. Naturally, we try to take these things with…

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Leaked documents show the extent of America’s drone war

By admin | April 10, 2013 by admin

As reported on The Verge. By Aaron Souppouris Top-secret documents acquired by McClatchy have revealed the extent of US drone usage. Despite previous claims that drones were used for “targeted strikes against specific al-Qaeda terrorists,” it’s now clear that the unmanned aircraft are being used far more widely. According to McClatchy‘s Jonathan Landay, at least 265 of the 482 people the CIA killed over a 12-month period ending in September 2011 were assessed to be “unknown extremists;” a far cry…

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Vudu Headquarters Robbed, Hard Drives With Private Customer Data Stolen

By admin | April 10, 2013 by admin

As reported on TechCrunch. by GREG KUMPARAK There’s been a break-in! And this time, it’s a physical, real-world break-in — not the digital variety we’ve grown so accustomed to hearing about lately. Vudu, the video streaming service acquired by Walmart in 2010, has just sent an email to customers letting them know of a break-in that occurred in their Santa Clara, CA office on March 24th. While it appears that credit card info is mostly safe…

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