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Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- June 1, 2016

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Headline Scan
Myspace Crowned King of Mega Breaches, With More Likely to Come
Silicon Valley Debates Thiel's Money Man Role in Gawker Suit
The Rise of Drone Racing, Part 2
What Will HPE Sell Next?
Gadget Ogling: A Homier Google, Flicking Lamps, and Busy Earbuds
Tiny HopperGo Neatly Stashes Loads of Mobile Entertainment
Twitter Loosens Tweet's Leash

Today's Story Highlights

Myspace Crowned King of Mega Breaches, With More Likely to Come
Myspace and Tumblr this week emerged as the latest in a string of mega
breaches that resulted in the theft of millions of user IDs -- not just
recently but years ago. "Over the period of this month, we've seen an
interesting trend of data breaches," wrote security researcher Troy
Hunt, operator of the Have I Been Pwned website. "To see a cluster of
them appear together is quite intriguing."
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83562.html

Silicon Valley Debates Thiel's Money Man Role in Gawker Suit
The digital media world was abuzz last week when news surfaced that
billionaire Peter Thiel had provided financial backing for a defamation
lawsuit against Gawker Media. The suit stemmed from Gawker's publication
of a sex tape involving ex-WWE superstar Terry Bollea, better known as
"Hulk Hogan." A Florida jury awarded Bollea $140 million in March.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83560.html

The Rise of Drone Racing, Part 2
With lucrative broadcast deals and cup competitions now crowding
calendars, drone racing has become one of the primary factors driving
the surge in demand for consumer drones. Mountain Dew and DR1 Racing
earlier this month announced a special DR1 Invitational presented by
Mountain Dew. The one-hour broadcast will air on Discovery
Communication's Discovery and Science channels in August.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83516.html

What Will HPE Sell Next?
I joined a bunch of analysts in discussing Hewlett Packard Enterprise's
next move at a secret conclave last week. The company had just announced
the sale of its IT services, which basically undid much of Mark Hurd's
work as CEO. It already had sold off PCs and printers, more than undoing
Carly Fiorina's earlier efforts. Granted, HPE spun it like it was an
acquisition.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83552.html

Gadget Ogling: A Homier Google, Flicking Lamps, and Busy Earbuds
Taking a page or 10 out of Amazon Echo's book, Home is a blend of a
smart speaker and a personal assistant, which you control using your
voice. It can handle the types of queries Google Now and its successor,
Google Assistant, can take on -- from simple questions like what's on
your schedule for the day to more complex ones about the history of your
favorite sports team.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83555.html

Tiny HopperGo Neatly Stashes Loads of Mobile Entertainment
Dish Network continues to change the way we view recorded TV. It made
location-shifting as easy as time-shifting via its Sling technology, and
its Hopper let users transfer recordings to a mobile device. Now it has
introduced another option for taking recorded content anywhere: the
HopperGO, a compact DVR hard disk drive that lets users transfer content
from a set-top box to the portable unit.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83546.html

Twitter Loosens Tweet's Leash
Twitter on Tuesday announced a number of changes to tweets, including
what will be included in a message's 140-character count. The changes
will be rolled out in the coming months. When replying to a tweet,
tagged @names at the beginning of the reply no longer will be included
in the character count. Photos, GIFs, videos, polls and quote tweets
won't be counted against the character limit.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83548.html

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