What do you do if your ailing internet giant has been outed for losing, and then keeping silent about, 500 million user accounts, then letting American spy agencies install a rootkit on its mail service, possibly scuttling its impending, hail-mary acquisition by a risk-averse, old economy phone company? Just cancel your investor call and with it, any chance of awkward, on-the-record questions. (via /.)
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Oct 15, 2016
After being outed for massive hack and installing an NSA "rootkit," Yahoo cancels earnings call
Wuhan virus puts airlines on high alert around the world
Here’s a good explainer from Reuters on the airline industry’s response to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak so far. If the virus spreads becomes a pandemic, this could impact world financial markets as did SARS in 2003.
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Google ads look like search results now, hard to tell difference
Latest update blurs ads vs. search results line
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Microsoft employs a giant plush Clippy whose performer has a large Clippy tattoo
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This Bluetooth speaker creates a unique listening experience based on where its placed
Traditional headphones are overrated, especially now that this HumBird Bone-Conducting Speaker allows you to enjoy a rich and completely unique listening experience depending on where you place it. A must-have item for true audiophiles looking to switch up their usual listening routine, this compact speaker uses cutting-edge bone conduction technology in order to deliver a […]
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