Report: Chinese Government Hackers Behind Dozens Of Attacks On U.S. Companies
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Business
Law Change Makes It Harder To Unlock Cellphones
February 20, 2013 A copyright ruling from the Library of Congress covers whether people may buy a phone from one carrier and then use it with another. A recent change makes it illegal to unlock a phone, or untie it from the original carrier, without permission. But some people are petitioning the White House to undo that change.
All Tech Considered
In New York, Taxi Apps Raise Objections From Competitors
February 20, 2013 WNYCFollowing the lead of cities like San Francisco and Washington, D.C., New York wants to permit passengers to use smartphone apps to find a yellow cab. But the prospect of change has prompted a lawsuit from private car services, whose passengers already use smartphones to hail drivers.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The Two-Way
Like Facebook, Apple Says It Was Attacked By Hackers
February 19, 2013 This is the highest-profile cyber attack to target Mac computers. Both Facebook and Apple say user data was not compromised.
The Two-Way
Clues Connect Global Hacking To Chinese Government, Security Firm Says
February 19, 2013 Years of cyberattacks have produced evidence tracing them to Shanghai, according to researchers from Mandiant Corp. More precisely, to a place where the People's Liberation Army conducts such work.
Education
Cyberbullying Law Shields Teachers From Student Tormentors
February 19, 2013 WFAEThere's a new cyberbullying law in North Carolina — but it's not for students who torment other students. It's one of the first of its kind that punishes students who target teachers online. Teachers groups and free speech organizations are split on what the law hopes to accomplish.
All Tech Considered
As 3-D Printing Becomes More Accessible, Copyright Questions Arise
February 19, 2013 A 3-D printer allows people to easily create Yoda busts, Tintin's rocket ship — and even NPR action figures. But as this technology gets cheaper, the budding industry could face the same intellectual property battles that upended the music business a decade ago.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
All Tech Considered
Want To Keep Your Messages Private? There's An App For That
February 17, 2013 For a fee, Silent Circle erases messages from both the receiver and the sender's phones. The app's creators got the idea after hearing an all-too-familiar story: A friend of theirs inadvertently read a text meant for someone else.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
Poetry
Pentametron Reveals Unintended Poetry of Twitter Users
February 16, 2013 A program that makes poems from our tweets / With rhyming lines and smooth iambic beats ... Ranjit Bhatnagar wrote a program to find tweets in iambic pentameter and retweet them in rhyming pairs. With NPR's Jacki Lyden, he shares some of the resulting couplets.
Friday, February 15, 2013
All Tech Considered
DIY Broadband Comes To The English Countryside
February 15, 2013 When you live out in the middle of nowhere, you can feel like you're in the Internet slow lane because broadband just isn't available. Residents in rural Lancashire in England created their own high-speed Internet connection because they felt no major supplier would do it for them.
