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Slack confirms hackers accessed its user database in February, introduces two factor authentication — March 2015 Security Incident and the Launch of Two Factor Authentication — We were recently able to confirm that there was unauthorized access to a Slack database storing user profile information.
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Jury answers “no” on three of four of Ellen Pao's claims against Kleiner Perkins, asked to deliberate again on retaliation claim to reach sufficient majority — Live: Ellen Pao Loses Lawsuit Against Kleiner Perkins On All Counts — Ellen Pao lost her gender discrimination lawsuit …
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| Kyle Orland / Ars Technica: |
Valve to offer HTC Vive Developer Edition for free initially; sign-ups begin as soon as next week with kits shipping later in spring — Valve to offer HTC Vive Developer Edition for free — Developers “big or small” will be able to apply possibly as early as next week.
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Intel is in talks to buy programmable logic device maker Altera, which would be its largest acquisition ever given Altera's $10.4B market capitalization — Intel in Talks to Buy Altera — Intel is in talks to buy Altera Corp. in what would be Intel's largest purchase ever.| Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard: |
Baidu's Internet traffic was hijacked to DDoS GitHub and GreatFire in a move that required access to network infrastructure; GitHub DDoS attack continues — Did China Just Launch a Cyber Attack on GitHub? — Late Thursday night, the popular coding site GitHub announced that someone …
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YouTube is experimenting with 4K resolution, 60 FPS video on a limited selection of clips — YouTube Is Experimenting With Ultra High Def, Ultra Smooth Video Playback — Here Are The Examples — Just a few months back, YouTube bumped up the quality of the videos it hosts by allowing for gorgeous, 60 FPS video playback.
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| Jordan Novet / VentureBeat: |
Facebook announces Nuclide, an open-source IDE based on GitHub's Atom text editor — Facebook today announced that it's built Nuclide, its own integrated development environment (IDE) composed on top of Atom, the text editor that code-repository software company GitHub first released last year.
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| Kendall Almerico / Entrepreneur: |
SEC OKs rules letting technology startups raise up to $50M from unaccredited investors — SEC: Startups Can Now Raise $50 Million in ‘Mini IPO’ — The SEC on Wednesday approved game-changing final rules in the implementation of Title IV of the JOBS Act, known as “Regulation A+,” …
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Jonah Becker, HTC's head of design, resigns after less than a year, shortly after release of flagship One M9 — Jonah Becker, Designer Behind HTC's Flagship One M9, Is Leaving — Although revenues have stopped falling for now at Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC, executive departures continue.
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| Paul McNamara / Network World: |
Booth babes banned at RSA Conference as new guidelines prohibit overly revealing attire — RSA Conference bans ‘booth babes’ — In what may be a first for the technology industry, RSA Conference 2015 next month apparently will be bereft of a long-controversial trade-show attraction: “booth babes.”
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PC Magazine, Liquidmatrix Security Digest, The Register and Slashdot. Tweets: @alicetruong. Thanks:@buzzblog
| Alistair Barr / Wall Street Journal: |
Google partners with Johnson & Johnson to develop robots to assist surgeons, pending clearance from antitrust authorities — Google Moves to the Operating Room in Robotics Deal With J&J — Google search for big new industries for its technology has led it to the operating room.Sponsor Posts
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Gemini 2.5 Pro: Our most intelligent AI model — Gemini 2.5 Pro is now available, with thinking capabilities, enhanced performance, and improved accuracy. Try it at no cost in the Gemini app.
Gemini 2.5 Pro: Our most intelligent AI model — Gemini 2.5 Pro is now available, with thinking capabilities, enhanced performance, and improved accuracy. Try it at no cost in the Gemini app.
UiPath:
UiPath Unveils 10 Innovations that Will Shape the Agentic Future — Orchestration engine, API workflows and agentic testing among key features of new UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation, launched at UiPath DevCon 2025
UiPath Unveils 10 Innovations that Will Shape the Agentic Future — Orchestration engine, API workflows and agentic testing among key features of new UiPath Platform™ for agentic automation, launched at UiPath DevCon 2025
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New in Zoho Payroll USA: Multi-state payroll and more — Running payroll shouldn't get harder as your business grows. Whether you've expanded into new states or built a team with unique needs …
New in Zoho Payroll USA: Multi-state payroll and more — Running payroll shouldn't get harder as your business grows. Whether you've expanded into new states or built a team with unique needs …
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