Yahoo Says Hackers Stole Data on 500M in ’14
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/23/technology/yahoo-hackers.html I haven’t yet received notice from @Yahoo to change my passwd. Why?
Also:
https://www.ft.com/content/266aa154-8165-11e6-8e50-8ec15fb462f4
Tech’s ability to close #language gaps
deserves…support
https://www.NewScientist.com/article/mg22830453-200-techs-ability-to-close-language-gaps-deserves-cautious-support Will Google translate make foreign lang. classes obsolete?
The Road Ahead http://www.AmericanScientist.org/issues/feature/2016/4/the-road-ahead A future w. sensors in cars, roads & bridges. Could they also be added to #bikes to avoid collisions?
.@RedMonk Programming Language Rankings
http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2016/07/20/language-rankings-6-16/ Now in a period of little change after an initial “Cambrian” diversification
3 Google Sheets Functions to Track Competitors
http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/91862-3-Google-Sheets-Functions-to-Track-Competitors-More Amazing ability of gsheets to parse XML, CSV & scrape values out HTML
Research shows how MacBook Webcams can spy on their users w/o warning
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2013/12/18/research-shows-how-macbook-webcams-can-spy-on-their-users-without-warning/ non-obvious hacks that $AAPL doesn’t make easy
$MSFT Wins Appeals Ruling on Data Searches
http://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-wins-appeals-ruling-on-data-searches-1468511551 Does this mean US citizens storing data offshore escape gov. oversight?
#Bitcoin Rival Ethereum Gains Traction…. but suffers $55m theft due to hacked code. Wow!
http://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoin-rival-ether-gains-traction-1466461279
Google Keyboard for Android Makes…Typing Easy
http://www.wsj.com/articles/review-google-keyboard-for-android-makes-one-handed-typing-eas-1462551966 much better than supplied kb; does away w/ address-book autocomplete