Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Cyberculture agenda: R.I.P. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata

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Hacking Team
Barely a week after it was hacked and had 400GB of its internal documents and product source code leaked, security firm Hacking Team says it’s ready to fight another day.
Apple Could Have Bailed Out Greece—Twice
Apple Could Have Bailed Out Greece—Twice

How much cash does Apple have on hand? About as much as the value of Romania’s GDP. And enough to bail Greece out—twice.

 

Last week, Reddit CEO Ellen Pao resigned from her position, the latest in the ongoing turmoil seemingly eating the social networking site alive. Pao’s mandate was to build Reddit’s commercial appeal in an effort to better monetize Reddit’s audience. But as Pao discovered, it’s not that easy. The uproar at Reddit serves as a reminder of the fragile relationship between audience and social platforms, and why social networks must tread carefully when seeking to implement change.
Open-Source Information Reveals Pro-Kremlin Web Campaign
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Graph showing shared use of Google Analytics, server software, and social media by websites in the network. [Full size 1 2] Image by Lawrence Alexander.

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Two serious Adobe Flash bugs were discovered in security firm Hacking Team’s leaked files over the weekend, which allow malicious files to execute code and install malware on victims’ computers. That makes three major security holes for Adobe in a matter of days.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has died at 55
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Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata has died of cancer at the age of 55. Iwata started his career as a game programmer in the 1980s. He later joined Nintendo and was appointed its director in 2000.
iwataNintendo issued a brief statement tonight on the death of Satoru Iwata, the gamer and programmer who served as the Japanese gaming company’s fourth president and CEO.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has died at 55
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Nintendo’s president Satoru Iwata has died of cancer at the age of 55. Iwata started his career as a game programmer in the 1980s. He later joined Nintendo and was appointed its director in 2000. Two years later, he took on the role of president at the company. It was under Iwata that the Japanese gaming company released the popular Nintendo DS and 3DS portable systems, as well as the Wii console in 2006.
Reddit’s CEO Is Having An AMA To Discuss Offensive Content

The Reddit soap opera isn’t over yet.

Hacking Team leak underscores complexity of regulating software
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Geoffrey King
Publication Date:
July 13, 2015
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Two serious Adobe Flash bugs were discovered in security firm Hacking Team’s leaked files over the weekend, which allow malicious files to execute code and install malware on victims’ computers. That makes three major security holes for Adobe in a matter of days. Following the leak of Hacking Team’s internal files and correspondence last week, researchers at Trend Micro noted a document detailing the first Flash flaw that allowed attackers to control of users’ systems. The two newly discovered vulnerabilities affect Windows, Mac and Linux computers. Adobe says it’s working on a fix and will make an update available this week.…
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So many magical worlds are colliding in a single photo.

Reddit’s chief engineer quits
screen-shot-2015-07-13-at-10-37-24-pm-e1436841665113Reddit’s Bethany Blount is out, saying she has lost confidence in the company’s new direction.
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In yet another announcement addressed to the wider Reddit community, new CEO and cofounder Steve Huffman, also known as /u/spez, will host an AMA on Thursday to present an institutionalized Content Policy for users.
Google Provides Details on “Right to be Forgotten” Requests
In May last year, Google announced it would grant individuals the right to remove certain information about themselves from Google’s search database. The move was a controversial one, with many people voicing their concerns about giving criminals the ability to effectively hide their misdeeds from the public.
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One in 14 Americans may have just lost tons of their personal information — everything from their Social Security Number and birthdates to notes on their finances, relationships and even sexual proclivities — to hackers in a massive cyber breach, a federal agency said Thursday.

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