Virginia Shooting Gone Viral, in a Well-Planned Rollout on Social Media | A gunman orchestrated his own moment in the limelight, a frightful twist in an age of online sharing and ubiquitous video documentation.
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The Appeal of Free: 75 Million Users Download Windows 10 in First Month | The early audience-building of both users and developers is crucial for Microsoft, and the early results look encouraging.
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Airbnb Appoints Chris Lehane, Former Adviser to Bill Clinton, as Head of Policy | Airbnb is appointing Chris Lehane, once a top political adviser to Bill Clinton and Al Gore and a longtime strategist, as its head of global policy.
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Security Blogger May Have New Lead in Ashley Madison Hacking | Fallout from the breach of the adultery dating site spreads as law enforcement investigates further. A song from the rock band AC/DC has a role in the inquiry.
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Facebook Tests a Digital Assistant for Its Messaging App | Facebook is wading into the increasingly crowded field of digital personal assistants with a new offering called M.
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The Melting of Mark Zuckerberg’s Donation to Newark Schools | “The Prize: Who’s in Charge of America’s Schools?” looks at how applying business principles to education can go awry.
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As Service Gaps Remain, City Says Verizon Broke Promise on FiOS | The company says it met its promise to have fiber-optic cable for FiOS pass all three million homes in the city by the end of last year. The city’s response: not even close.
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Joseph Traub, Who Helped Bring Computer Science to Universities, Dies at 83 | Mr. Traub, who founded the computer science department at Columbia, helped the emerging academic discipline garner respectability and resources.
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