Articles
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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February 21, 2014
The Messenger: Facebook's 19 Billion Dollar Bet
Facebook is paying 19 billion dollars for WhatsApp, the messaging app with 450 million users, in the biggest bet of the social era.
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January 15, 2014
The Thermostat: Google Buys Nest
Google agreed to buy Nest for 3.2 billion dollars on Monday, and the smart home became the next big platform.
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December 23, 2013
The Breach: Target and the Forty Million
Target confirmed a breach of 40 million card accounts on Thursday, and the holiday shopping season turned into a security nightmare.
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November 12, 2013
The IPO: Twitter Goes Public
Twitter's shares soared 73 percent in its first day of trading, and the little bird became a 31 billion dollar public company.
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