China's propaganda posters used to depict idyllic landscapes and rustic villages, but today's scenery resembles something far different. To imagine what modern Chinese propaganda would look like, two British artists commissioned a North Korean group that once made propaganda for their own state,...
Contemporary China as it could have been
Berlin's dogs are being poisoned by the feces of drug addicts, according to a report from Germany's Tagesspiegel newspaper. Veterinarians tell the paper they've seen increased poisoning cases involving dogs that had eaten human waste, with many suffering from shaking, dehydration, and an...
If you have opinions on how to protect America's critical infrastructure from hackers, the government wants to hear 'em. The 45-day public comment period is about to open for the preliminary guidelines on how to safeguard power plants, mass transportation, and other large utilities from cyberattacks. The guidelines are set to be released in February 2014 by executive order of the President.
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The NSA has struck back at reports that it recorded millions of French telephone calls and stored metadata from them. In a statement on Tumblr, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said an article from Le Monde, co-authored by Glenn Greenwald, contains "inaccurate and misleading information" about US intelligence. He then issued a highly specific denial: "The allegation that the National Security Agency collected more than 70 million 'recordings of French citizens' telephone data' is false." The article in question claims that 70.3 million such recordings were collected from December 2012 to January 2013, and that the NSA's surveillance system apparently also "picks up SMS messages and their content using key words."
Clapper has previously answered questions based on highly abstruse semantic distinctions, denying "collecting" data on millions of Americans because "when someone says 'collection' to me, that has a specific meaning, which may have a different meaning to...
"The allegation that the National Security Agency collected more than 70 million 'recordings of French citizens' telephone data' is false." James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence
Tribeca, whose name derives from an abbreviation of "Triangle Below Canal Street," is a neighborhood in downtown New York, most noted for its annual film festival and historic industrial constructions converted to lofted live / work spaces in the '60s and '70s.
One of those spaces is now the home of FiftyThree, a group of designers, developers and entrepreneurs founded by a group of Microsoft...
Paper puns
We've seen rendered images of LG's G Flex and its curved OLED display, but the device itself has proven elusive — until now. Argentinian broadcaster Telefe apparently managed to obtain the phone for an in-studio hands-on video, and journalist Federico Ini has provided The Verge with additional photos.
According to Ini, the G Flex's curved screen is 6 inches across, and the phone features...
Google still leads consumer technology companies when it comes to lobbying legislators on Capitol Hill, but Facebook, Apple, and others are increasing their efforts. The search giant spent $3.4 million on lobbying in the third fiscal quarter of this year, according to a disclosure from the clerk of the US House of Representatives obtained by Consumer Watchdog.
Google's Q3 spending actually declined from the same period last year, when it spent $4.2 million amid a Federal Trade Commission investigation and ahead of the 2012 presidential election, but other firms saw their spending...
Microsoft started repackaging popular mobile websites into Windows Phone apps earlier this week, but it appears some of the companies involved weren't aware of the effort. The software giant has now removed three of the apps: Southwest, Cars.com, and Atari Arcade. It's not clear whether all three will return at some point, but at least one of the removals was related to a complaint from the content owner.
A senior White House official who served on President Obama's National Security Staff has been fired for leaking internal information and insulting public officials on Twitter. Jofi Joseph, 40, was a director of nuclear non-proliferation at the White House and had been anonymously posting updates to the widely followed @NatSecWonk Twitter account since 2011. The Daily Beast first reported the firing on Tuesday, and a government official...
"I deeply regret violating the trust placed in me." Jofi Joseph, @NatSecWonk
After being unceremoniously dumped by Beats Audio in September and recording its first quarterly loss this month, HTC is finding itself having to downsize. A Reuters report this morning tells of the closure of "at least one" of HTC's four main handset manufacturing lines, reducing its...
A federal court has ruled that a software developer's computer be seized and copied after he described himself as a hacker on his website. In an order published last week, the US District Court...
There was plenty of outrage, but little in the way of resolution, as attorneys for Apple and Samsung traded blows over allegations that Samsung's legal team intentionally shared confidential...
Along with the major updates to headline apps such as the iWork and iLife suites, Apple has refreshed some of its other offerings with designs in line with iOS 7. Find My iPhone, iTunes Movie Trailers, and Podcasts have all been updated with new...
Your iPhone will no longer look like a record player
Facebook has altered its stance on the issue of violent viral videos once again. Yesterday, it emerged that the social network was allowing clips of beheadings to be shared on users' news feeds after a six-month moratorium, taking the stance...
For several years, browser companies and privacy advocates have struggled to establish a universal "do not track" standard that would allow Internet users to click one button and opt-out of having their online histories tracked and used by companies, which use the information...
You wanted thinner? We made it thinner...WAY thinner! How thin you ask? You know what a pencil looks like? Thinner! Ever held a Wheat Thin? It's thinner than that! Remember Listerine PocketPaks? No, it's not that thin. Actually, the Wheat Thin example might have been a bit of an overstatement, but it's still pretty gosh darn thin. Let's just go...
It was like I was flying through the air
Microsoft is altering its Surface RT name to just Surface today. After dropping the RT moniker for its Surface 2 tablet, the software maker is removing the RT branding on the Surface entirely. New...
An attempt to move away from the RT name
The government shutdown may be over, but its effects will be felt in next year's tax season. The IRS has announced that it will be delaying the date when it will start accepting...
Uruguay is moving forward with a plan that would combat drug trafficking by creating a government-run marijuana industry that could begin operation as soon as next year, reports...
170 million iPads. Two new iPad models. 43 percent thinner. Four times the resolution. 64 percent running iOS 7. Free 10.9. Lots of numbers, lots of announcements. This is everything that matters from Apple's fall 2013 event, in Apple's own words...
BlackBerry's BBM service is one of its most beloved features, and iOS and Android users apparently haven't forgotten about it. In a blog post, BlackBerry reports that over 10 million people have...
If you've always wanted to see the White House gardens but haven't been able to make it out to Washington, DC, you'll soon be able to hop on Instagram for a photographic tour. On Sunday, October 27th, both @WhiteHouse and @MichelleObama will be posting pictures from the Jacqueline Kennedy Garden, the Rose Garden, and the South Lawn as part of a...
Apple has just pushed out a fairly significant update for iOS 7. Version 7.0.3 adds the iCloud Keychain feature to the mobile OS, which promises to help users create and easily fill in secure passwords for websites they visit through Safari. A standalone password generator has also been added to...
According to an exclusive report by the Associated Press, Air Force officers entrusted with nuclear launch codes have been caught leaving open the blast doors to their underground command post on two separate occasions. The doors are a crucial element of American nuclear security, ensuring that...
Just as Apple promised, its OS X Mavericks update is now available as a digital download from the Mac App Store. The operating system upgrade weighs in at 5.29GB, so you'll want to set aside some time for the installation process. Thankfully,...
The just-announced iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display are Apple's first tablets to be offered with data service from T-Mobile. And right out of the gate, the uncarrier is trying to get the jump on its larger rivals. It's offering users...
Ever since Apple announced its first Retina display MacBooks last year we've been expecting the death of the company's last-generation MacBook Pros. It appears that day has finally come, but there's a notable exception. Apple has largely axed its...
When Apple debuted the iPad mini last year, the tablet was immediately behind the curve. Sure, it had a slim body and a great build, but the tablet's display — the part of the device that you interact with nonstop — had a fairly low resolution at a time when affordable tablets like the Nexus 7 had something much better. Fast forward a year, and that difference has increased dramatically, at least until today. The iPad mini now includes one of Apple's high-resolution Retina displays,...
Until today, the iPad hadn't changed much over the past two and a half years. It got a little faster, a little thicker, and its display a little sharper, but they were all piecemeal improvements on the same iPad design. But today Apple changed...
We've just taken our first in-person look at Apple's new iPad mini with Retina display, and our first impression is that it's an iterative change from last year — but sometimes that's all it takes to make a great product. Although it doesn't...
Apple has officially announced the latest version of its iPad tablet. The newly named iPad Air features a design that's reminiscent of the iPad mini released last year. It's thinner and lighter than prior versions, and features a smaller bezel, which shrinks the footprint of the tablet down without compromising on screen size. Apple says it's 20 percent thinner at only 7.5mm thick, and weighs just 1.0 pound (28 percent less than the previous iPad). The screen remains the same; it's a 9.7-inch...
Apple surprised the world when it previewed the new cylindrical Mac Pro at WWDC 2013, and now the other shoe has dropped. The company has just revealed that the tiny new desktop will start at $2,999 this December.
While Apple typically updates...
Apple has just announced the latest version of OS X, 10.9 Mavericks, will be available as a free Mac App Store download today. In addition to the usual promise of increased speed and efficiency, the update has a number of improvements over 10.8 Mountain Lion, including a more robust notification system (which includes inline replies), better support for multiple monitors and full screen apps, a revamp of Finder, and the addition of iCloud Keychain for saving passwords.
This month, visitors to the Cryptoseal Privacy VPN service were met with a troubling announcement: the service is shutting down. Spurred by the same concerns that led to Lavabit and Silent Mail's shutdowns, the Cryptoseal founders left a statement...
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