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Obama to focus on cybersecurity in heart of Silicon Valley

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Responding to unprecedented data breaches and cyberattacks, President Barack Obama is trying to spark alliances between policymakers who want to regulate the online world and tech innovators who traditionally shun Beltway bureaucracies.

Facebook users finally have say over their account after death

By Marina Lopes

Facebook, the site where members carefully curate memories of life’s most important milestones, announced Thursday it will allow users to put their online affairs in order and decide what happens to their profiles once their status can no…

Report claims automakers have failed to make cars hacker-proof

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Automakers are cramming cars with wireless technology, but they have failed to adequately protect those features against the real possibility that hackers could take control of vehicles or steal personal data, a member of the U.S. Senate is…

Cyberattacks keep TurboTax users from filing returns

By Anna Sillers

After seeing an increase of stolen information used to file fraudulent state tax returns, TurboTax announced that the processing of all state filing has been halted and the option to file state taxes online no longer exists.

Japan to probe melted Fukushima reactor with ‘snake’ robot

By Jasmine Wright

Tokyo Electric Power Co. is finally ready to examine the inside of one of the three compromised reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant -- with the help of a remote-controlled robot that uncannily resembles a snake.

Twitter CEO takes ‘full responsibility’ for lack of online harassment intervention

By Colleen Shalby

There’s a dark space on the Internet where crass remarks, seemingly fueled by hatred for hatred’s sake, live and thrive. They belong to “trolls” -- the term given to those who spew insults to people on Twitter, YouTube, in the…

FCC proposes treating all Internet traffic equally

By PBS News Hour

The Federal Communications Commission unrolled a plan to preserve equal access to the Internet for all users, treating broadband in a way that’s similar to a public utility. Leading up to the announcement, more than 4 million commenters weighed in…

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FCC wants to regulate Internet as public utility

By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press

Internet service providers, including those selling wireless connections, would be prohibited from slowing down or speeding up web traffic, under rules proposed Wednesday by a top U.S. regulator that would subject the broadband industry to unprecedented regulation.

Artist behind Newsweek cover: it’s not sexist, it depicts the ugliness of sexism

By Ruth Tam

Newsweek’s current cover story on sexism in Silicon Valley is getting negative attention for dressing up what it defiles: unequal footing for women in technology.