Articles
December 29, 2014
The Studio: Sony and The Interview
Sony was hacked, The Interview was pulled, and then released, and the studio's reversal became the defiant story of the year.
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November 17, 2014
The Statement: Obama and the Open Internet
President Obama called on the FCC to reclassify broadband as a utility, and the net neutrality fight reached the White House.
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October 31, 2014
The Essay: Tim Cook Comes Out
Tim Cook wrote that he is proud to be gay, and the most powerful chief executive in the world gave the strongest lesson in authentic leadership.
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September 26, 2014
The Bend: Apple and the iPhone 6
The iPhone 6 Plus bends, the internet exploded, and Apple's answer was nine customers out of millions.
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August 28, 2014
The Bank: JPMorgan and the Silent Theft
JPMorgan Chase confirmed a breach that began in June, and the largest bank in America became the largest target in the news.
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July 22, 2014
The Layoff: Microsoft Cuts 18,000
Microsoft announced its largest layoff ever on Thursday, 18,000 jobs, and the new chief executive made the painful cut that the transformation demanded.
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June 10, 2014
The Language: Apple Introduces Swift
Apple introduced Swift at WWDC, a new programming language for its platforms, and the future of iOS development changed on the spot.
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May 19, 2014
The Memory: Europe and the Right to Be Forgotten
Europe's highest court ruled that Google must remove links about a person upon request, and the right to be forgotten was born.
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April 9, 2014
The Bug: Heartbleed and OpenSSL
A flaw in OpenSSL exposed the secrets of the internet for two years, and the volunteers who maintain the web's foundations are finally getting attention.
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March 4, 2014
The Collapse: Mt. Gox and the Lost Bitcoins
Mt. Gox, once the largest bitcoin exchange, filed for bankruptcy with 850,000 bitcoins missing, and the crypto wild west got its first casualty.
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