June 2013
Sony pulls PS3 firmware update on reports of bricked systems | Ars Technica →
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I’ve been burned by PS3 system updates in the past and don’t upgrade for at least a week after an update is available.
CVE-2013-3567 | Puppet Labs →
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Puppet Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Download Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 4.0 from Official Microsoft Download Center →
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Microsoft has released Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit 4.0
Google wants secret court to grant publication of two data points | Ars Technica →
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Transparency is a falsehood in our government. Google is trying to make us all realize that.
More Obama Administration Secrecy: Rep. Grayson Sees and Can’t Discuss Classified Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement Draft →
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Yves Smith, nakedcapitalism.com
OK, you remaining Obama fans: tell me why we should trust the biggest baiter and switcher in the history of the Presidency, particularly when he insists on unprecedented levels of secrecy? Because he …
Canon, Y U NO Security? | mattandreko.com →
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Three vulns in Canon printers. Two of which you should already know about. If your printer is exposed to the Internet I question your sanity.
Digg Blog: Digg Reader Update! →
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Over the last 90 days, the Digg engineering team — all 5 of them — has been heads-down building an updated take on the RSS reader. For our first public release, in time to (just) beat the shutdown of Google Reader, our aim has been to nail the basics: a web and mobile reading experience that is…
SpotTheStation June 17, 2013 at 11:58AM
International Space Station will be visible in Raleigh, NC:
Time: Mon Jun 17/11:52 PM, Visible:
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden live Q&A 11am ET/4pm BST : technology →
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“Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped.”
Apple Reveals How Much And What Information It Gives To The Feds - Business Insider →
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Are Apple’s FaceTime and iMessage going to become the mainstream way to avoid communique intercept (come iOS 7 when FaceTime adds voice only calling)?
10 Things You Need To Know This Morning - June 17, 2013 at 07:02AM
Good morning! Here’s the overnight and weekend news.
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Apple will call witnesses to the stand it in ebook antitrust cases this week.
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Like all the other online advertising industry people at the Cannes Lions Festival this week, Facebook PR man Adam Isserliss has a nice view out his hotel.
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Samsung phone owners will get the new Jay Z album early and free.
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NCAAF FLA - LB Antonio Morrison is accused of punching a bouncer and has been charged with simple battery (ESPN) →
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Florida Gators Breaking News via ESPN
Man of Steel
Absolutely amazing; do not listen to the critics.
Facebook Releases Data, Including All National Security Requests - Facebook Newsroom →
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The fact the government can force a company to hide information and not report on their activity that affects productivity and ultimately the bottom line is the real problem here.
Say hello to the Foursquare Time Machine | Foursquare Blog →
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A very cool journey through your Foursquare check-ins.
SpotTheStation June 14, 2013 at 12:58PM
International Space Station will be visible in Raleigh, NC:
Time: Sat Jun 15 0:43 AM, Visible:
10 Things You Need To Know This Morning - June 14, 2013 at 07:10AM
Happy Friday!
Now for some news.
- Apple’s Eddy Cue had to talk Steve Jobs into selling books through iTunes.
- Microsoft finally launched a version of Office for the iPhone.
- Boxee, the company that makes Web-connected TV boxes, is looking for a buyer.
- Symantec will reportedly lay off 1,700.
- Foursquare launched a really cool virtual map that shows all your check-ins.
- Nokia plans to launch a new smartphone with an incredible camera next month.
- This could be the first shopping app for Google Glass.
- The EU is investigating Google to determine whether or not it used anticompetitive practices to increase Android market share.
- Microsoft is opening mini stores in 100 Best Buy locations to sell Windows products.
- Samsung may launch an Android-powered camera with interchangeable lenses.
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Botox injections: Why it's done - MayoClinic.com →
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I’m warming up to the idea of Botox injections for pain mitigation. But, botulism scares me a little.
NFL CAR - Ted Ginn Jr. on role with Panthers: "I want to show that world that I can play receiver. I got bashed over the years." (ESPN) →
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Carolina Panthers Breaking News via ESPN
10 Things You Need To Know This Morning - June 13, 2013 at 07:07AM
Good morning!
Here’s the overnight news:
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Facebook finally launched Hashtags to show when people write a status update that is part of a larger conversation. It’s what Twitter and Instagram have been using for years.
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IBM is reportedly laying off thousands of workers worldwide.
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Apple’s dive into cheaper iPhones with larger screens continues, according to Reuters. It may produce the devices in 5 or 6 colors.
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Path may have paid Facebook a boatload of money in ads to boost its userbase.
- The Feds were searching for Edward Snowden days before the first media reports were published.
- Snowden snuck out of hiding to do an interview with South China Morning Post. He told the reporter that he intends to stay in the city, and that the U.S. government has been hacking into Hong Kong computers for years.
- Patch has proved to be a $200 million money-suck for AOL, and its traffic hasn’t grown in a year, according to ComScore.
- Here’s some reasoning behind the $1.1 billion Waze acquisition.
- Yahoo has acquired another mobile startup. It now owns Ghostbird Software, which makes photo apps for iOS.
- British Airways is paying for more than 100 notable people in Silicon Valley to share a flight to London. On it, they’ll figure out ways to get more people (women in particular) into technology. Then they’ll present their ideas to the United Nations.
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