Google's former top patent lawyer has been put in charge of America's patent and trademark office (USPTO).
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| Ms Lee worked as Google's top patent attorney until June 2012 |
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Former Google lawyer Michelle Lee to run US patent office
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Copycat ransomware demands cash to unscramble files
Malicious programs that demand a ransom to restore files that they have encrypted are starting to proliferate.
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| Cryptolocker's sophisticated use of encryption has made it hard to defeat |
Amazon's Jeff Bezos loses Nasa launch pad protest
A space company run by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has lost a protest over Nasa's plans to lease out a launch pad.
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| The space shuttle Atlantis was launched from the pad that Blue Origin is looking to use |
Southampton University supercomputer goes live
A £3.2m supercomputer, one of the most powerful in the UK, has been installed at the University of Southampton.
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| The supercomputer will allow academics to work on more projects at faster speeds |
Twitter backtracks on blocking changes
Friday, December 13, 2013
Twitter has reversed changes it made to how people block other users, less than a day after they were introduced.
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| There have been concerns over the rise in the number of cases of trolling on Twitter |
Bots now 'account for 61% of web traffic'
If you are visiting this page the chances are that you are not a human, at least according to research.
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| The study suggests humans only account for 38.5% of internet traffic |
Instagram adds direct messaging to take on rivals
Photo and video sharing app Instagram has added direct messaging to its service in a nod to the success of rivals such as Whatsapp and Snapchat.
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| Messages can be sent, privately, to up to 15 recipients at once |
Yahoo Mail 'being restored' following service problems
Some Yahoo Mail users have not been able to access their email since Monday following a service failure blamed on a hardware problem in one of its data centres.
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| Yahoo's redesign of its mail service has not gone down well with users |
YouTube culls game clips as publishers defend fans
Major games publishers have offered their support to fans who have had gameplay clips removed from YouTube due to "illegitimate" copyright claims.
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| Blizzard, creator of Diablo, said it did not call for the take-downs |
Zavvi threatens shoppers after accidental PS Vita deliveries
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Online retailer Zavvi has warned customers to whom it accidentally sent a video games console that they could face legal action if they have not arranged the machines' return.
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| Zavvi says that shoppers are legally obliged to return the handheld consoles |
Spotify to offer 'free' mobile service to Android and iOS
Spotify is to extend its "free" ad-supported music service to mobile devices.
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| Spotify says it is not worried about the competition from other music services |
GCHQ and NSA 'track Google cookies'
The latest Snowden leak suggests US and UK cyberspies are taking advantage of Google's proprietary cookie technology in an effort to track suspects.
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| Google chairman Eric Schmidt has been critical of the NSA and GCHQ's activities |
Ransomware creation kit 'sought by cyber-thieves'
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Cyber-thieves are seeking to mass-produce new forms of ransomware, the security company Sophos has suggested.
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| Sophos said Cryptolocker was "perhaps the most dangerous" ransomware |
China hackers 'target EU foreign ministries'
Chinese hackers spied on the computers of five European foreign ministries over the summer, according to research from US security company FireEye.
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The researchers say they were able to observe the hackers for about a week
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Hi-tech sensors aim to help prevent obesity
A range of hi-tech sensors that can measure food intake and activity in order to assess obesity risks is to be funded by the European Union.
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| Obesity causes 2.8 million deaths around the world each year |
Thirteen plead guilty to Anonymous hack of Paypal site
Thirteen people have pleaded guilty to disabling Paypal's servers in an attack US authorities say was orchestrated by hacking collective Anonymous.
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The defendants took part in a protest that was organized by Anonymous
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Google opens first data centres in Asia
Google has opened its first ever data centres in Asia as it looks to boost its growth further in the region.
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| Google said its new data centre in Taiwan has a 'robot' theme |
Warning over 4Chan Xbox One prank
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Xbox One owners are being warned about an internet prank message that could wreck their console.
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| The Xbox One went on sale around the world on 22 November |
Coach crash prevention system tracks drivers' eyes
Coach drivers' eye movements and blinks are to be tracked by computers as part of a test to see whether the tech could be used to prevent accidents on long distance trips.
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| The Dutch firm co-ordinating the trial says it does not believe the cameras are distracting |
Google lets users create own Street View
Google has unveiled a new tool that allows users to create a Street View - a 360 degree virtual tour - of any place and share it using Google Maps.
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| Google said the new tool will help it expand the reach and uses of Street View |
