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- Lizard Squad goes after Twitch. Cyber criminals or just Internet Trolls?Lizard Squad, which has gained notoriety for a string of recent attacks on the gaming industry, has gone after video game streaming site Twitch.
- Apple sends out official invitation for Sept. 9 eventThe consumer-electronics giant fueled a media frenzy Thursday with a cryptic invitation stating only that it will be holding an event next month.聽
- Samsung, LG debut new smart watches as Apple event loomsA break-down of what you need to know to understand the latest smart watch offerings from Samsung and LG.聽
- With Internet outage, anger rises over proposed Time Warner-Comcast mergerA widespread Internet outage Wednesday that affected Time Warner Cable has raised eyebrows as to whether the company's proposed merger with rival cable provider Comcast will be good for consumers.聽
- Signs point to Apple iWatch debuting with the iPhone 6 in SeptemberNew speculation has triggered more discussions about a potential wearable device to be released by Apple next month.聽
- Microsoft debuts standalone Xbox Kinect with a free gameAt first, the Kinect was only available by buying an Xbox One with Kinect for $500. Soon, shoppers will be able to purchase the sensor on its own.
- Investigation details Uber's coordinated plan for undermining the competitionA lengthy investigation undertaken by The Verge details the heavy-handed tactics used by Uber to go after the competition, including a team of contractors complete with burner phones and credit cards to sign up competing drivers.聽
- Despite sci-fi tropes, robots make better managers, study says These films and television shows imagine just how wrong or right things can go when led by an algorithm that can walk, talk, and feel for itself.
- How will movies change now that Google has bought Zync?Google announced Tuesday that it has bought cloud-based visual effects company Zync, a move that puts Google in a position to compete with rival Amazon's cloud-computing offerings.聽
- Instagram's new Hyperlapse lets you take time into your own handsHyperlapse uses software to turn jittery videos into smooth time-lapse shots. Instagram releases the new app Tuesday.
- Click this headline to find out why Facebook is going after 'click-bait'Facebook announced Monday that it is changing its News Feed algorithm to reduce the number of posts users see that attempt to generate clicks through attention-grabbing headlines, otherwise known as 'click-bait.'
- How 'One-Day Wonder' websites help disguise malwareA new study released Tuesday reveals that 71 percent of all Internet hostnames exist for less than 24 hours, while a high volume of those pose threats to everyday Web users.聽
- Sony PlayStation Network back online after cyberattackSony says the PlayStation Network has recovered from a cyberattack that coincided with a perceived bomb threat on a plane carrying a top Sony executive.聽
- With Twitch acquisition, is Amazon taking on YouTube?Amazon announced Monday that it had acquired video game streaming service Twitch for nearly $1 billion.聽
- Althea Gibson, trailblazing tennis legend, honored with Google DoodleAn animated聽Google Doodle celebrates Althea Gibson as the US Open begins in New York.
- App attacks: How can mobile users stay safe?New academic research and a string of attacks show how susceptible mobile devices are to hackers, particularly a type of attack known as "ransomware."聽
- 8 great college apps for back-to-school From apps that help find the best sources for research papers to scheduling and social apps, here are 8 great back-to-college apps.
- New smart skin for aircraft lets planes 'feel' painBAE Systems has designed a spray-on skin that senses and reports damage.
- US government: Monkey selfies ineligible for copyrightIn an update to its rules, the US Copyright Office states that a work of authorship produced by an animal does not qualify for copyright.聽
- T-Mobile: Sign up a friend and get unlimited free data for one yearShortly after Sprint announced its new family data plans, rival T-Mobile said it would begin offering a year of unlimited data to existing customers who convince friends to leave their wireless carriers and sign up with T-Mobile.