Wednesday, August 20, 2014

As Ebola death toll rises, scientists work on nanotech cure

Twitter to remove images of deceased upon request

China paving the way for big Xbox One sales

IT News Daily
August 20, 2014
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As Ebola death toll rises, scientists work on nanotech cure

Scientists at Northeastern University are using nanotechnology to find an effective treatment for the Ebola virus, which has killed more than 1,200 people, and sickened even more.

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Issue highlights

1. Twitter to remove images of deceased upon request

2. China paving the way for big Xbox One sales

3. YouTube music might be a win for other Google services

4. Workers at U.S. nuclear regulator fooled by phishers

5. Heartbleed to blame for Community Health Systems breach

6. Hands-on: Mailbox for Mac Beta swipes, snoozes its way onto OS X

Twitter to remove images of deceased upon request

Twitter said late Tuesday it will remove images and videos of deceased people upon the request of family members, but it put conditions on the policy. READ MORE

China paving the way for big Xbox One sales

China has approved the sale of 5 million Xbox One units, opening the way for Microsoft to make a big splash in the country's emerging console sector. READ MORE

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Confront consumerization with convergence

Virtualization expert Elias Khnaser spotlights the security, compliance, and governance issues that arise when enterprise users "consumerize" with shadow IT and public cloud services. And he provides a prescription for modifying this behavior with a private cloud hosted on a robust converged infrastructure. Learn More

YouTube music might be a win for other Google services

A tricked-out version of YouTube offering exclusive content might prove lucrative bait for Google to lure some of its users deeper into its digital video and music services. READ MORE

Workers at U.S. nuclear regulator fooled by phishers

Nuclear Regulatory Commission employees were tricked into disclosing passwords and downloading malware in three phishing attacks that occurred over a three-year period. READ MORE

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Heartbleed to blame for Community Health Systems breach

According to a blog post from TrustedSec, an information security consultancy in Ohio, the breach at Community Health Systems (CHS) is the result of attackers targeting a flaw OpenSSL, CVE-2014-0160, better known as Heartbleed. READ MORE

Hands-on: Mailbox for Mac Beta swipes, snoozes its way onto OS X

A deluge of email apps are trying to rein in the chaos that can overwhelm one's inbox. Mailbox stands out from the pack, as it's been one of the most elegant solutions on iOS, with a unique take on swiping away and snoozing emails to reach that ever elusive Inbox Zero. READ MORE

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