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Lenovo, the world s largest PC maker, pre-installed virus-like software on laptops that makes them more vulnerable to hacking, according to research firm Errata Security. Ars Technica has a good explanation of the specifics. And the Electronic Frontier Foundation has more info.
Facebook, Google, Twitter reportedly will work with White House to fight violent extremist messaging from the likes of Al Qaeda and ISIS.
ICYMI: Uber — which raised more than $2 billion last year — seeks to raise $1 billion more.
Pinterest looking to raise $500 million at an $11 billion valuation.
Google is fine tuning subscription service that will let users watch YouTube videos without ads.
New ad products announced today by LinkedIn can follow you around the Web.
Snapchat worth $19 billion? Quartz compares the company s numbers to similarly valued companies. Revenue: not much. Net profit: doubt it.
Speaking of bubbles, biotech might be getting just as overheated as the rest of tech.
HP is taking aim at Cisco and Facebook by acting as a reseller of networking gear made by others.
Oregon is suing Oracle again, this time because the company is terminating its hosting of Medicaid enrollment in that state.
With Mark Zuckerberg s latest book pick, On Immunity, the Facebook CEO weighs in on vaccinations.
The Mozilla vice president in charge of Firefox, Johnathan Nightingale, is quitting.
