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Did You Hear About MIT's New Civil Disobedience Award?
Thursday, March 16, 2017 - 8:37am | 357Read More...Did you hear about the MIT Media Lab's new proposition? If not, it's simple: win $250,000 by breaking the rules or shaking up the status quo. Yes, that's right. The MIT Media Lab's "Disobedience Award" will be presented to "a person or group engaged in what we believe...
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AirPods, Pokemon And 10 Of The Most Notable Tech Stories Of The Year
Saturday, December 31, 2016 - 3:45pm | 729Read More...Recode's Kara Swisher and The Verge's Lauren Goode took a look back at what they consider to be the top 10 technology related stories of 2016. 10. Apple's Headphone Jack Coming in at No. 10 is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s decision to say goodbye to its tangled earbuds which it...
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Insiders Claim BlackBerry Routinely Hands Over BBM Messages To Help Police Forces 'Kick Ass'
Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 1:48pm | 289Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) dominated the headlines when the company refused to give into the FBI's request to help it unlock the iPhone used by a terrorist involved in the San Bernardino shooting. On the other hand, a new report suggests BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) has been "enthusiastically"...
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Google Was Asked Repeatedly To Help U.S. Government Unlock Android Devices
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 1:36pm | 253Read More...The U.S. government recently dropped its case against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) which would have forced the company to help unlock an iPhone owned by one of the terrorists involved in the San Bernardino shooting. Apple's story has made national headlines and may have prompted civil liberty...
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U.S. Government Drops Case Against Apple, Claims To Have Gained Access To Locked iPhone
Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 8:37am | 352Read More...The U.S. government said on Monday that it no longer requires the assistance of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to gain access to an iPhone used by a terrorist in the San Bernardino attack. Bloomberg noted that the U.S. Justice Department was approached a week ago by a third party who claimed to be able...
