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NSA seeks to build supercomputer to compromise web encryption
The NSA has secured a multi-million dollar research fund that, in part, pays for the development of a massive supercomputer capable of breaking nearly every kind of encryption standard used on the internet.
Senator to sue Obama administration over NSA spying
Senator Rand Paul announced his intention to file a lawsuit against the Obama administration over the National Security Agency's bulk collection of telephone records.
Dozens of journalists accept buyout, leave Reuters
The world's largest international multimedia news agency will have a very different newsroom come January 2nd.
Syrian Electronic Army compromise Skype social media accounts
In their first cyber attack of the new year, the Syrian Electronic Army compromised the Twitter profile of Microsoft's Skype service.
American companies respond to new NSA hacking claims
Several American tech companies have responded to a report published in Germany's Der Spiegel magazine detailing how NSA agents exploit vulnerabilities in their hardware and software.
New NSA hacking techniques, equipment revealed
Documents published by a German newspaper on Monday detailed techniques and equipment used by a top secret cyber surveillance group at the NSA.
Here’s how Conan O’Brien gets news anchors to say the same thing
Yep, all those news anchors in that "Conan" skit are reading from the same script.
Mormon-owned TV station: Don’t air gay kissing footage
Viewer complaints prompted a Utah-based television station to stop airing news footage of same-sex couples kissing during wedding ceremonies.
Clear Channel shuffles music, talk stations in Sacramento
Starting Thursday, Sacramento radio listeners will be able to hear Rush Limbaugh on three stations — at least for the next few weeks.
Exclusive: Twitter working on “edit” feature for tweets
Twitter is working on a new feature that would allow users to edit tweets once they are published, three sources close to the project have confirmed to The Desk.
Guide: How to remove unwanted apps from Apple TV
Here's how to make those unwanted Apple TV apps vanish from the main screen.
A live conversation with the Syrian Electronic Army
The Desk hosts the first-ever live conversation with a member of the Syrian Electronic Army hacker group.