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At Recode’s Code Conference, Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel announced something dedicated Snapchat users are probably going to like. Instead of pressing and holding the screen to watch video, Snapchat is working on a way to get video playing straight away. It’s not known if users will need to tap the screen (or a ‘play’ button) or if videos will just start playing as you view them. One of the reasons Snapchat employs a press-and-hold scheme for video playback is that it ensures engagement. Changing that model is risky as Snapchat wouldn’t actually know you’re viewing video. Spiegel may be confident Snapchat’s size means…

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A fix for the ongoing WiFi and connectivity issues many Mac users are experiencing may be on the horizon. In the latest build of OS X, Apple has dropped the discoveryd networking process, which many point to as reason for their headaches. In a surprising twist, Apple is going with mDNSResponder — the process discoveryd replaced. Apple hasn’t addressed the change, and we should all keep in mind this is a beta build of the operating system. 9to5Mac is reporting services like Handoff and AirDrop (any Bonjour features, really) may have brought on the regression to mDNSResponder. Reverting to mDNSResponder was also a clever hack…

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Another day, another hack. The Associated Press is reporting that hackers stole tax information from over 100,000 taxpayers. The says the thieves were able to access the system with a “Get Transcript API”. They accessed the information by clearing security screens requiring the person’s Social Security Number, date of birth, tax filing status, and street address. The IRS told the AP that about 200,000 attempts were made from “questionable email domains,” and 100,000 . The agency says 23 million transcripts were legitimately downloaded, but a 50% success rate for the thieves is not very encouraging. On the other hand, the…

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