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New York cop ‘assassin’ telegraphed intentions on Instagram

December 21, 2014 publisher account, brooklyn, execution, instagram, ismaaiyl, messages-went, parked-squad, police-officers, san, social-media, the-account, two-officers, wake

By Edwin Chan SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Popular photo-sharing service Instagram on Saturday took down the account of the man said to be behind the “assassination” of two New York City police officers, after the 28-year-old gunman’s veiled threats and provocative messages went viral in the wake of the execution-style shootings. Posted just hours before Ismaaiyl Brinsley allegedly walked up to two officers in a parked squad car in Brooklyn and shot them dead, the dark messages again cast a spotlight on the role of social media in spotting and revealing public threats of violence.

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Japan, South Korea condemn Sony hack; Chinese paper says movie is senseless

December 20, 2014 publisher attack-on-sony, berlin, fictional-plot, hacking-attack, north, north-korean, united-states, xinhua

By Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and South Korea condemned a hacking attack on Sony Pictures that the United States has blamed on North Korea and said they would cooperate in international efforts against cyber-crime as asked for by Washington.

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Sony trying to find alternatives to release ‘The Interview’

December 20, 2014 publisher also-consulting, chief-executive, countries, describing, film, interview, michael-lynton, other-platform, pictures, platform, studio-erred

By Mary Milliken LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sony Pictures said on Friday it is looking for alternatives to release “The Interview” after it scrapped the Christmas Day theatrical opening of the screwball comedy at the center of a cyber attack on the studio blamed on North Korea. After a rare public shaming of a corporation by President Barack Obama, who said Sony Pictures made a mistake in pulling the film and bowing to intimidation, chief executive Michael Lynton told CNN he hoped that the public would see the film but no other platform had shown interest.

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Risk modelers look to clarify cyber risk costs

December 19, 2014 publisher buy-insurance, calculate-how, cyber-attack, did-not, elizabeth, faced, file-picture, government, million-unique, obama, picture, president-barack, the-brokerage, warsaw

By Luciana Lopez NEW YORK (Reuters) – Even as the Sony Corp cyber attack laid bare the kinds of vulnerabilities that typically drive companies to buy insurance policies, the lack of a risk model for insurers means such protection is not always easy to get.

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U.S. consults Japan, China, South Korea, Russia on North Korean hacking

December 19, 2014 publisher fbi, interview, mobile, mobile-phones, north-korea, official-said, pictures, president-barack, russia, said-on-friday, south-korea, spetalnick, these-kinds, united-states

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has consulted with Japan, China, South Korea and Russia seeking assistance in reining in North Korean cyber attacks, a U.S.

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North Korea behind Sony hack, with possible China link: U.S. official

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S.

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Balotelli fined 25,000 pounds and banned for one game

December 19, 2014 publisher after-posting, instagram, leak-sensitive, manchester, mario, mario-balotelli, media, soccer-match, tokyo, trafford

LONDON (Reuters) – Controversial Liverpool forward Mario Balotelli was suspended for one match by the FA on Thursday and fined 25,000 pounds ($39,152) after posting an offensive message on social media.

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IBM says cloud business enjoying ‘breakthrough year’

December 17, 2014 publisher cloud-data, cyber-attack, film, laws-requiring, past, petah, petah-tikva, seen-outside, united

By Eric Auchard LONDON (Reuters) – IBM aims to expand the number of data centers it offers clients around the world by 25 percent to meet fast-rising demand for internet-based services, after what a company executive said has been a “breakthrough year” in 2014 for its cloud computing business. IBM has quadrupled the number of cloud data facilities it offers around the world to 49 in the past 18 months, responding in part to laws requiring the local retention of data following revelations over U.S. government Web surveillance as well as increased corporate compliance rules

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BlackBerry woos keyboard loyalists with launch of Classic

December 17, 2014 publisher black, blackberry, california, expanded-app, help-it-win, larger-screen, launched-its, officer, paris, telesocial, world, york

By John McCrank and Euan Rocha NEW YORK/TORONTO (Reuters) – BlackBerry Ltd launched its long-awaited Classic on Wednesday, a smartphone it hopes will help it win back market share and woo those still using older versions of its physical keyboard devices. The Canadian mobile technology company said the new device, which bears striking similarities to its once wildly popular Bold and Curve handsets, boasts a larger screen, longer battery life, an expanded app library with access to offerings from Amazon. ..

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Online lender OnDeck Capital’s shares soar in debut

December 17, 2014 publisher amid-heavy, black, california, capital, help-it-win, larger-screen, market, officer, online-lender, rose-as-much, shares, telesocial, their-market, wednesday, world

By Neha Dimri (Reuters) – Shares of OnDeck Capital Inc rose as much as 40 percent in their market debut, underscoring investor appetite for startups using technology to disrupt traditional banking. The online lender’s shares touched a high of $28 amid heavy trading on Wednesday, valuing the company at about $1.85 billion