Uber Advises Drivers To Buy Insurance That Leaves Them Uncovered


Uber Advises Drivers To Buy Insurance That Leaves Them Uncovered
At a presentation for would-be Uber drivers attended by BuzzFeed News, a company representative advised getting less-expensive “personal” insurance that can leave drivers uncovered and in some cases lead them to incorrectly register their cars in violation of the law.

December 22, 2014 at 09:05PM
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Meet The Man Who Could Bring ‘The Interview’ To North Korea


Meet The Man Who Could Bring ‘The Interview’ To North Korea
Park Sang Hak was a member of the North Korean elite who defected after watching people starve to death. He has now dedicated his new life in South Korea to informing the North about the outside world with technology sent via giant balloons.

December 22, 2014 at 04:03PM
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Hello, World!


Hello, World!
Even if you’re the kind of person who tells new acquaintances at dinner parties that you hate e-mail and e-books, you probably recognize the words above as being some kind of computer code. You may even be able to work out, more or less, what this little “Program” does: it writes to the console of some system the line “Hello, world!”

December 22, 2014 at 05:45AM
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These experts still don’t buy the FBI claim that North Korea hacked Sony


These experts still don’t buy the FBI claim that North Korea hacked Sony
President Obama has done his best to tamp down fury at North Korea for hacking Sony — “I don’t think it was an act of war,” he said Sunday on CNN, but “cybervandalism” — but to find true skepticism about North Korea’s role in the attack, you have to turn to the professional hacking and anti-hacking community.

December 22, 2014 at 02:39AM
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Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak To Acquire Australian Citizenship


Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak To Acquire Australian Citizenship
Steve Wozniak, the co-founder of technology giant Apple, is on the path toward Australian citizenship. Over the weekend, he moved one step closer to becoming Aussie by becoming a permanent resident, which was granted to him because he is a distinguished person.

December 22, 2014 at 12:36AM
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