FBI and Czech police arrest Russian hacker for US attacks

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According to Czech government officials, a Russian hacker on the FBI wanted list was arrested in a hotel restaurant on October 5. The man is allegedly behind attacks on US companies dating back to 2012, and not a suspect in the recent political hacks, according to sources from Reuters and The New York Times. Neither government has offered further details on why they arrested the man, only that he was wanted for attacks on US targets. The arrest was part of a joint operation between FBI and Czech law enforcement, and both are remaining purposefully quiet for ‘tactical reasons,’ according…

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You can now create Google Docs within Slack (plus other new features)

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Google’s G Suite – formerly known as Google Apps for Work – are getting a big swath of new features today with the usual round of productivity updates. The most notable of these might be updates to Slack integration. Mainly, you can now create Google Docs right within Slack. Tap the + button to import or create new Docs, Sheets or Slides right within Slack. You can share them with your channel, and if you’re importing, your sharing preferences will be conserved so that only specific people an access your files. Google Drive files are also indexed and searchable, so…

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4Chan’s Operation Hotpockets is trying to get Julian Assange back online

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Earlier this week, Ecuador’s government disconnected Julian Assange from the Internet in order to prevent him from further interfering with the ongoing US election. But Assange might not be twiddling his thumbs for long. Operation HotPockets is an initiative to bring Assange back online. It calls for Londoners to mob Ecuador’s embassy with open mobile Wi-Fi hotspots, taking shifts to provide the WikiLeaks founder with Internet access. #OpHotPockets We are now calling all BRITS to get their ass down to the embassy and stand around in mass, taking shifts with wifi-hotspots pic.twitter.com/Gu8tTCs2BH — 0HOUR1 (@0HOUR1__) October 19, 2016 #OpHotPockets #debate Go to the…

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These ‘EarPrint’ headphones will make you realize how bad your hearing is

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Get ready for the next audio trend: ‘EarPrint’ headphones that essentially work as glasses for your ears. Even, a newish company that recently made waves with its original set of $99 in-ear monitors, is today introducing its second product, the full-size $179 H1. I’ve had the chance to try them out for a couple of weeks, and the concept behind them is simple, but clever. Everybody’s ears are different; your own two ears may have slightly different hearing ability. Even tries to sidestep this issue to bring an idealized sound tuned exactly to your ears. The microphone and control nugget on the removable cables doubles…

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LinkedIn Endorsements are now marginally less pointless

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LinkedIn Endorsements are crap. They’re meaningless. They count for nothing. This, I suppose, is a consequence of its design. When you look at someone’s profile, LinkedIn suggests skills to endorse your friend for. Out of a sense of altruism, you do it, regardless of how irrelevant these skills are. It’s human nature to want to help out a friend. Furthermore, there’s nothing stopping you from endorsing people with complete nonsense, as I’m doing with my colleague Bryan Clark here. It’s funny because I’m twelve. It seems LinkedIn is aware that one of its core features is little more than a joke. It’s…

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Spanish phonemaker Zetta is selling rebranded Xiaomi phones as its own ‘iPhone killer’

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Spanish high-end smartphone brand Zetta has taken an interesting approach to selling phones. The company has been accused of passing off rebranded Xiaomi devices as its own, boastfully marketing them as the ‘iPhone killer’, Spanish publisher El Pais reports. Zetta’s trickery was brought to light over the weekend when users of popular Spanish forum Forocoches tore down one of the company’s devices only to discover it was actually a Xiaomi phone. The vigilante tech investigators came across a mysterious sticker placed beneath the battery of the Zetta device; when they peeled it off, it revealed another sticker – one with Xiaomi’s logo. Since then numerous users…

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Facebook now lets you order food and buy movie tickets in-app

Linq: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNextWeb/~3/4IPDqwCNdeU/ Facebook has become as essential a tool for businesses as it is for you and your friends, but now the company is doubling down on getting you to go to or buy from local stores, restaurants and events. First up, the company is making it much easier to poll your friends for suggestions. Now if you write a post looking for advice, you’ll have the option to turn on a Recommendations feature, which embeds business information to comments, and maps out all your friends’ suggestions in one place. You can check out facebook.com/recommendations or the new recommendations bookmark for more information.Second, Facebook is building…

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