High-tech home upgrades target seniors

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No, hackers didn’t steal 70,000 records from HealthCare.gov

Media reports of a breach turned out to be a misunderstanding.

Verizon buys Intel’s cloud TV service

Verizon buys Intel’s cloud TV service

The telecom giant says it will use the OnCue project to deliver “over-the-top” online video services.

Federal appeals judge suspends Apple’s antitrust monitor

Federal appeals judge suspends Apple’s antitrust monitor

The monitor is removed as the company appeals his appointment to watch over its e-book business.

Everyone is still terrible at passwords

The most common passwords found in data breaches suggest everyone is bad at password hygiene.

Google Glass user detained at the movies over piracy fears

Google Glass user detained at the movies over piracy fears

Pro tip: Don’t wear Google Glass to the movies if you actually want to see the movie.

Drone startup with D.C. area roots introduces ‘The Pocket Drone’

Drone startup with D.C. area roots introduces ‘The Pocket Drone’

At under $500, the personal drone comes ready-to-fly. The company sees 2014 as the “Year of the Drone.“

Ukraine’s 1984 moment

Ukraine’s 1984 moment

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How Verizon plans to weaken cable

How Verizon plans to weaken cable

Intel is giving up on streaming TV. But its technology, in Verizon’s hands, could work well against cable companies.

8 attempts to make shoveling snow easier

8 attempts to make shoveling snow easier

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Yale Web site crackdown creates more problems for the University

Yale Web site crackdown creates more problems for the University

After Yale forced the shutdown of a student-made Web site, another student developed a browser extension that replicates its functionality.

Why we should stick up for the Web

Why we should stick up for the Web

As Turks protest for Internet freedoms, Americans yawn at troubling attacks on net neutrality.

Switchboard: Are these coders linked to the Target malware?

Switchboard: Are these coders linked to the Target malware?

Tech companies fight to keep their tax loopholes, and the Pentagon signs a big contract with BlackBerry.

Humin envisions a better connected world

Humin envisions a better connected world

App provides helpful information about your contacts at relevant times to foster better ties.

A readers uses the Mafia to explain net neutrality

A readers uses the Mafia to explain net neutrality

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NSA program defenders question Snowden’s motives

NSA program defenders question Snowden’s motives

One lawmaker on Sunday called the contractor a “thief”; another said he was “cultivated by a foreign power.”

TechBit: Freshen up your French or Italian

TechBit: Freshen up your French or Italian

Duolingo guides users through games and lessons while teaching six languages.

TechBit: Sunrise, a clean, smart calendar app

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A new vision for Google

A new vision for Google

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Supreme Court to rule on warrantless cell phone searches

Supreme Court to rule on warrantless cell phone searches

A pair of cases will help determine whether police can look through your phone after you’ve been arrested.

Slumping Intel to cut more than 5,000 jobs in 2014

Slumping Intel to cut more than 5,000 jobs in 2014

Intel plans to trim more than 5,000 jobs from its workforce this year in an effort to boost its earnings amid waning demand for its personal computer chips.

Half of taxpayer funded research will now be available to the public

Half of taxpayer funded research will now be available to the public

Funding bill is a victory for open access proponents.

Security firm says it has identified Target malware author

Security firm says it has identified Target malware author

Russian teen wrote code but did not execute attack, IntelCrawler says; it expects more breaches to come.

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