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Twitter is locking people out of their accounts because it thinks they’re bots [Update: it’s fixed]

Feb11
by on February 11, 2015 at 12:31 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Twitter is exploding with news that Jon Stewart is leaving The Daily Show. Too bad some users are being kept from tweeting their hilarious hot take because Twitter thinks they are bots. Twitter users are being automatically locked out of their accounts because the social network thinks they’re violating Twitter Rules with “automated behavior.” Update: Twitter is aware of the situation and according to its Status page, says that the situation has been resolved. ➤ Via Gizmodo

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Google hides everyone’s favorite shark on the Google I/O page

Feb10
by on February 10, 2015 at 10:47 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Insider, Shareables

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Oh Left Shark, you entered our hearts during the Super Bowl with your… actually, I’m not sure what was going on during that dance routine. But, people love you and now Google has hidden you in its Google I/O page. Noticed by Android Police, in addition to the Google I/O page housing a Chrome experiment that makes music, you can also hop into the developer console and relive your favorite Super Bowl halftime moment in ASCII art. Once you’ve launched the music experiment, just fire up the developer console and type “experiment.consoleDance()”, hit return and bam, shark dancing. Don’t forget to mark your…

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Microsoft patches massive bug that allowed attackers to take complete control of computers

Feb10
by on February 10, 2015 at 10:42 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Today, Microsoft has issued a critical patch to every supported version of Windows that resolves a bug that may have been open for as long as fifteen years could allow attackers to remotely take control of Windows devices that connect to an Active Directory domain. The flaw — named ‘Jasbug’ — could allow someone to hijack a machine in a fairly straightforward manner. Microsoft said on its blog today it could be executed as follows: This is an example of a ‘coffee shop’ attack scenario, where an attacker would attempt to make changes to a shared network switch in a public…

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Google’s I/O conference is slated for May 28 and 29, registration starts March 17

Feb10
by on February 10, 2015 at 8:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Spring is coming up, and that means Google’s I/O conference is as well. Google executive Sundar Pichai announced the event via a tweet; it will take place on May 28 and 29 in San Francisco. Excited to announce dates for Google I/O in San Francisco on May 28-29, 2015. More details at https://t.co/9CdxQHxEiS — sundarpichai (@sundarpichai) February 10, 2015 Registration begins on March 17 at 9AM PDT and closes on March 19 at 5PM. There’s no word on price yet, but tickets for last year’s event cost $900 for regular attendees and $300 for select students. For more on the…

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