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  US and Russia agree to use Cold War-era hotline to stave off cyberwar

  By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on June 18, 2013 06:53 pm + 24 comments

  The US and Russian governments have agreed to repurpose a Cold War-era hotline in a new pact that Continue reading…

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  Obama warns China that cyber attacks could be 'inhibitor' in relations

  By Sam Byford on June 8, 2013 09:25 pm + 18 comments

  President Obama held a two-day summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, where the pair Continue reading…

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  Rules of cyberwarfare remain unclear as hackers and governments clash

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on June 8, 2013 04:59 pm + 7 comments

  Cyberwarfare has become an increasingly serious threat and the subject of more and more political Continue reading…

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  Leaked presidential directive calls for the US to identify potential foreign cyberattack targets

  By Nathan Ingraham on June 7, 2013 05:31 pm + 28 comments

  One day after revealing that the US government is utilizing a widespread internet surveillance tool Continue reading…

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  Whistleblower reveals massive surveillance effort by NSA, FBI on consumer services

  By Adi Robertson on June 6, 2013 03:39 pm

  Do you use services from Microsoft, Google, Apple, or many other major Silicon Valley companies? If Continue reading…

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  Pew: over half of all Americans now own a smartphone

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on June 5, 2013 06:45 pm + 124 comments

  More than half of Americans now own a smartphone, according to the latest poll by the Pew Internet Continue reading…

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  Chemical weapons likely used in Syria, UN says

  By Amar Toor on June 4, 2013 06:33 am + 33 comments

  Investigators at the United Nations today announced that chemical weapons were likely used in Syria Continue reading…

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  US mobile networks superior to European counterparts, report shows

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 30, 2013 05:50 am + 182 comments

  A GSMA report has revealed the growing gap in both quality and usage of US and European Union (EU) Continue reading…

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  Lenovo wants to sell phones in the US within a year

  By Amar Toor on May 26, 2013 12:21 pm + 51 comments

  Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing this week said his China-based company is aiming to bring its smartphones Continue reading…

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  Children of US immigrants are dying younger than their parents, studies show

  By Amar Toor on May 21, 2013 07:08 am + 20 comments

  Conventional wisdom holds that children of US immigrants should lead more prosperous lives than Continue reading…