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Yahoo, Inc. is returning home with an announcement Tuesday that they have signed a deal with Google to provide search results and advertising. According to reports the deal will see Google will provide web search results, search ads and image search services …
What’s the best way to disclose a data breach? Atlassian’s Daniel Grzelak shares his thoughts
What’s the best way for a startup or enterprise to disclose a data breach? It’s sadly a question more and more companies are faced with in 2015 as various bad actors, some even state sponsored, hack into more and more user databases, …
Bitcoin karma: Former DEA agent gets 78 months for stealing during Silk Road investigation
A now former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent has been sent to prison for 78 months after pleading guilty to stealing Bitcoins during the Federal investigation that brought down notorious drug marketplace Silk Road. According to reports Carl Force, the former …
Google takes the SaaS fight to Microsoft with free Apps for Work when an EA is already in place
Google is taking the SaaS fight to rivals Microsoft and IBM with a new offer that provides its Google Apps for Work for free when a company has an existing enterprise agreement (EA) with another provider. Google to its credit didn’t name …
Time snaps up women-focused lifestyle site Hello Giggles for $20-$30m
Time, Inc. has acquired women-focused lifestyle site Hello Giggles, Inc. for a figure around $20-$30 million. The terms of the deal were not officially disclosed, however, The Wall Street Journal puts the figure at “in the range of $20 million” whereas The …
McAfee Labs Hidden Data Economy report prices how much stolen data is being sold for
McAfee Labs (a division of Intel Security) has released a new report that provides a fascinating insight into how different types of stolen data are being packaged and sold online. The Hidden Data Economy report (pdf) examined pricing for stolen credit and …
Bitcoin exchange Cryptsy may have gone full Mt Gox, refuses to pay out users
Bitcoin and altcoin exchange Cryptsy (Project Investors, Inc.) may be in a serious trouble, with one report over the weekend claiming that the exchange is refusing to allow users to cash out. A report from The Merkle goes as far as claiming …
Apple will now replace MacBook + MBP Retina screens with defective anti-reflective coating for free
Apple has established a “Quality Program” that allows MacBook and MacBook Pro users with defective screens to have the screen replaced at no charge. The Quality Program (Apple-speak for replacement program) comes as a significant number of users with the laptops have …
Gone to the birds? A chicken is now posting on Twitter to obtain a Guinness World Record
Some people may suggest that Twitter Inc., with its 140 character limit (possibly soon to be lifted) is little more than shallow noise on the internet. So why not take that further and extend that to the tweeting class… in this case …
In a surprising act of corporate benevolence Apple is giving all employees shares in the company
Tech giant Apple has surprisingly decided to be benevolent with a new program that will see all the company’s employees given shares in the company. According to reports the new initiative effectively means everyone who works for Apple is eligible for what …