The investigation of Sony Pictures’ massive data hack continues, as the company is yet to draw final conclusions, but Re/code has obtained an internal email sent to employees by CEO Michael Lynton containing a security note from Kevin Mandia, head of security firm Mandiant, which is helping Sony throughout this crisis.
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If you thought the “Yo” app was kind of silly, though tremendously popular with users, then get ready for an even sillier version of it, yet one that might appeal more to you, especially if you’re a Breaking Bad fan. Aaron Paul, the actor who played Jesse Pinkman in the show, has released a “Yo Bitch” app for iPhone, based on his character’s passion for these particular words, used frequently throughout the show.
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Buying a new console (or receiving one as a gift) was only half the battle. Now you have to kit it out with all the best accessories. Thankfully, we’ve already done the job for you. This week, we combed through the dozens of accessories for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in order to find the items you’ll need.
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Anyone even vaguely familiar with the European auto market knows that diesel-fueled vehicles take up a huge portion of the roads there. A combination of high fuel efficiency, useful torque in tightly packed cities, low CO2 emissions and tax incentives all contribute to the popularity. However, ever the iconoclasts, the French government wants the oil burners off its roads in the coming years.
“In France, we have long favoured the diesel engine. This was a mistake, and we will progressively undo that, intelligently and pragmatically,” French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said in a speech, according to Reuters. Under his plan, the country would begin ranking vehicles by the pollution they create next year, and cities would be free to limit access from the worst offenders.
In addition, Valls plans to use taxation to push drivers to other options. Part of the plan includes raising the tax on diesel by two cents per litre in 2015. Also, drivers who trade in their oil-burner for an electric vehicle are eligible for up to 10,000 euros ($14,200), according to Reuters. The only problem with that, though, is that France’s network of nuclear power plants might not be able to take the added load of so many EVs charging.
The country’s environment minister suggested a similar tax hike on oil-burners in 2013 to improve public health. While the fuel has its advantages, diesel emits more nitrogen dioxide than gasoline. One report claimed that the substance could cause 420,000 premature deaths in Europe each year.
The move could rankle the roughly 80 per cent of French drivers who own diesel-fueled cars, but it’s the latest attempt to lower pollution levels in France. A proposed plan earlier this summer could cover much of Paris with an 19-mile-per-hour speed limit (30 km/h). There was also a very brief attempt to limit cars from entering the capital by their license plate number.
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Buying a new console (or receiving one as a gift) was only half the battle. Now you have to kit it out with all the best accessories. Thankfully, we’ve already done the job for you. This week, we combed through the dozens of accessories for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in order to find the items you’ll need.
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Apple’s OS X 10.10 Yosemite software introduced so many new features that users will still be trying to learn them several months after installing the update. But OS X also has some old features that you might not know about. In fact, there’s a hidden paint program on your Mac computer that has been sitting right under your nose this whole time, and a recent pose will show you how easy it is to find.
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Want to see how OS X has evolved over the years? If so then you should check out this complete guide posted over at Git-Tower that uses well done cartoons to illustrate all of the different giant cats that Apple has used to define its platforms over the years, from Cheetah to Leopard to Mountain Lion.
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In an extensive look at how Facebook wants to help people in emerging markets access the Internet (and turn them into Facebook users) with help of its Internet.org initiative, Time has also spoken to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the social network’s business model. This is particularly topical given the rise of the Ello anti-Facebook social network, and also Tim Cook’s comments about customers being “the product” for certain companies that make money from targeted advertising.
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Since Apple and Samsung are the most important players in the smartphone business — two fierce rivals bound by a complex supply partnership and engaged in a complicated legal battle — IEEE Spectrum has taken a look at both Apple and Samsung’s “changing smartphone recipes,” putting together a neat infographic that shows how much it cost Apple and Samsung to build every iPhone and Galaxy S model to date.
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As a relatively new version of Apple’s desktop operating system, Yosemite is understandably imperfect. In the past, we’ve covered how to fix the frequent WiFi issues that many users have reported, but there are plenty of other annoyances that you might encounter while using a Mac with Yosemite installed.
TidBITS has put together a list of five of the most common problems on Yosemite and how to fix them. Read on for some of the highlights.
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