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Reader Orome1 writes: The average data breach cost has grown to $4 million, representing a 29 percent increase since 2013, according to a report by Ponemon Institute. Cybersecurity incidents continue to grow in both volume and sophistication, with 64 p… Continue reading The Average Cost of a Data Breach Is Now $4 Million
An anonymous reader shares an Ars Technica report: Most cities and towns that build their own broadband networks do so to solve a single problem: that residents and businesses aren’t being adequately served by private cable companies and telcos. But th… Continue reading Municipal Fiber Network Will Let Customers Switch ISPs In Seconds
Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, writing for The Washington Post: A community college reform group has selected a handful of schools in Virginia and Maryland to develop degree programs using open-source materials in place of textbooks, an initiative that coul… Continue reading 38 Community Colleges Launch Entire Degree Programs With Open Educational Resources
Reader mikejuk writes: Coursera has announced that 30 June is the date when it will shut down the servers hosting courses that were the first, free, offerings on its platform. The new model isn’t just a revised interface, it is also a new monetization … Continue reading Coursera Commits ‘Cultural Vandalism’ As Old Platform Shuts
Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde has run into another setback. The Helsinki District Court has ordered him to pay $395,000 to record labels including Sony, Universal, Warner and EMI, after the music of 60 of their artists has been shared illegally thr… Continue reading Pirate Bay Co-Founder Must Pay Record Labels $395,000
Facebook will soon roll out a feature that will allow advertisers to see which brick and mortar stores you’ve physically walked into. These details are collected from anyone who has the location services feature turned on, Facebook says. The will allow… Continue reading Facebook Will Track What Physical Stores You Go Into
Harry McCracken, reporting for Fast Company: On Monday, Microsoft made headlines by plunking down $26 billion for LinkedIn. Now it’s announcing its second acquisition of the week: For an undisclosed sum, the company has bought Wand Labs, a Silicon Vall… Continue reading Microsoft Boosts Its Chatbot Future By Acquiring Wand Labs
Facebook is seeming shifting its attention to video — first by allowing people and publishers alike to upload videos on the social network, and then by Facebook Live, with which people are able to broadcast themselves to their friends and followers. R… Continue reading Facebook Is Wrong, Text Is Deathless
Pinterest has acquired the team behind the smart keyboard app Fleksy, it announced on Wednesday. The app will remain operational for the foreseeable future, the company adds, but the app update frequency will become minimal. What’s interesting about th… Continue reading Pinterest Acquires Team Behind Fleksy; To Open Source Some Technology Designed For Blind
Kellen Beck, writing for Mashable: Video must be doing well on Facebook, because an executive at the company just predicted that’s all Facebook will be in five years. Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook’s vice president of European, Middle Eastern and African … Continue reading Executive Says Facebook Will Be All Video, No Text In 5 Years