The software behind the tiny padlock next to web addresses that promised
to protect sensitive information is broken, a team of security
researchers has discovered. Experts are examining how best to secure
user data.
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In a document on Comcast's corporate website, David
L. Cohen, an executive vice president at the company, alluded to it
seeing competition from the likes of Apple and Google, as well as more
established TV providers like AT&T.
In papers relating to its proposed merger with Time Warner Cable, the
company gives a nod to a future Apple set-top box, even though Apple
hasn’t introduced one yet.
European Court Rejects Data Retention Rules, Citing Privacy
By JAMES KANTER
The ruling strikes down a law, enacted after 2006 terrorist attacks in
London and Madrid, that required telecommunications companies to keep
information about calls and emails.
Bits Blog
Twitter Gives a New Look to User Profiles
By VINDU GOEL
The social network, which is struggling with slowing growth, will
automatically highlight a user’s most popular tweets and allow customers
to customize their profiles more.
Cuba Social Media Project Was No Plot, Agency Says
By RON NIXON
The head of the United States aid agency told Congress that the program
was not meant to destabilize the Cuban government, only to promote open
communication.
At Google, Bid to Put Its Glasses to Work
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER
The technology giant will give more assistance to Glass users at
businesses, where the wearable device has already found some acceptance.
Hackers Lurking in Vents and Soda Machines
By NICOLE PERLROTH
Companies are finding that their greatest cybersecurity threats can hide
in third-party systems, like networked air-conditioning equipment.
DealBook
Box Chief Invests in Supply Chain Software Company
By WILLIAM ALDEN
With ambitions of changing supply chain management, a start-up called
Elementum has raised $5 million from technology entrepreneurs.
DealBook Column
Tech Firms May Find No-Poaching Pacts Costly
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
Employees of technology companies have filed a class-action lawsuit that
contends that illegal hiring practices among their companies has cost
them billions in lost wages.
Bits Blog
Email From Steve Jobs Hints at How Apple Ticks
By BRIAN X. CHEN
A 2010 memo written by Steven P. Jobs, which Samsung lawyers obtained as
evidence to present to jurors during a patent trial, offered a peek
into how the company operates.
Studios File New Lawsuit Against Megaupload and Its Founder
By MICHAEL CIEPLY
The suit asserts copyright infringement at the now-closed entertainment website.
Bits Blog
The Big Data Challenge to Legacy Data Management Companies
By STEVE LOHR
Big-data software is a formidable threat to the economics of incumbents.
A look at Teradata, a data warehouse software company, shows the
challenge and how an incumbent is responding.
Video Service From WWE Starts Strong; Shares Dive
By SETH BERKMAN
The company’s stock dropped more than 14 percent on Monday, despite
strong support from the WWE’s core audience for the company’s video
streaming service.
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