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January 17, 2014
Connected Fridge Hacked To Send Malicious Emails
A security firm says more than 100,000 smart devices--including a fridge--were used to send out more than 750,000 malicious emails.
Attack of the … fridge? The slew of connected devices entering homes is bringing new points of vulnerabilities. Security firm Proofpoint found that more than 100,000 smart devices--including at least one connected refrigerator--were used to send out more than 750,000 malicious emails between Dec. 23, 2013 and Jan. 6, 2014. Other hacked gadgets include routers, multimedia centers, and televisions.
Beats Can't Save The Music Industry, But This New Business Model Could
Should consumers even pay for music? I'm proposing an alternative model.
On the eve of Beats launching its streaming music service, it's hard to feel anything other than disappointment. Music services keep popping up promising a new era for digital music, but no one has been able to fix the downward trends that hurt the most: that is, people's increasing unwillingness to pay money for music.
Confirmed: Your Web-Savvy Kids Are Outsmarting Your Parental Controls
A new report shows children are outsmarting their parents online, and they definitely know how to bypass parental controls.
Think you're keeping track of your 13-year-old's online habits? A new study suggests they may be outsmarting you every step of the way.
Twitter Gets Serious About Social Shopping
Twitter will reportedly allow shopping and payment directly from your timeline.
Have you ever scrolled through your Twitter feed and spotted that shiny, must-have new gadget? Next time, you might be able to just click "Buy," thanks to a new deal between Twitter and payments startup Stripe.
"Selfie Police" Site Tells You To Pay $1 Per Selfie
"Together we can turn vanity into charity."
Looking to control your selfie habit? An initiative called Selfie Police could help tame your narcissism, but it's going to cost you: For every selfie you snap and post to the web, you'll be fined a dollar that goes to charity. Now put that duck face away.
How This Tone-Deaf Startup Redeemed Itself After Founder's Comments About Bay Area Homeless
Last month Greg Gopman incited a lot of Internet antipathy for calling the homeless people of San Francisco "hyenas." Now his former company is taking the city's defining social issue head-on.
One of the things that perpetually ignites anger among longtime San Franciscans about the tech-infused change sweeping the city, isn't just that tech entrepreneurs dislike the city's homelessness problem or biking culture, but that the techies in question usually don't engage in helping to fix it.
On Mars, A Rock Appears Where There Wasn't One Before
Nicknamed Pinnacle Island, a fist-sized rock appeared in front of the Mars rover Opportunity a few days ago, and NASA isn't sure where it came from.
Scientists overseeing the Mars rover Opportunity, which landed on the red planet 10 years ago this month, are baffled by their latest discovery: a small rock.
An Open-Source, Nest-Like Thermostat, Built In One Day
No longer do you need millions of dollars to build connected hardware.
With Nest scooped up by Google for $3.2 billion, one company believes there's room for another sleek smart thermostat.
Obama Announces Overhaul Of NSA's Data Collection
A new directive requires intelligence agencies to have a court order before accessing telephone metadata.
On Friday, President Obama announced his plans to rein in the NSA's surveillance programs, following recommendations made by an independent review panel.
ModCloth Wraps Up A Very Social Year
The virtual vintage-style shop for indie girls has been busy growing its community and social footprint.
Wrapping up its year, ModCloth shipped 1.6 million orders in 2013, a 37% increase from 2012, according to the company's year in review.
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