10 Tech Things You Need To Know This Morning
Jan 3, 2014, 17:48 IST
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- Snapchat finally released a statement about how 4.6 million usernames and phone numbers were hacked from its app. Hackers used the Find Friends feature to dig up user information. The statement does not include an apology.
- CES 2014 is next week. This year, it's all about wearable technology.
- A Kentucky woman posted a horrifying selfie on Facebook that may have saved her life. Her husband allegedly attacked her and tore out the phone line in her home, so she posted a picture of her bloody face with the words, "Help please anyone."
- A 6-year-old girl was hit and killed on New Years Eve by a driver in Uber's network. Uber has deactivated his account.
- "Bitcoin trader" is now officially a job at a hedge fund.
- Netflix uses 76,897 micro-genres to make extremely specific movie and TV show recommendations for its 40 million users. Here's how Netflix reverse-engineered Hollywood.
- Re/Code's Walt Mossberg tells Apple fans to calm down. "It's not a church, it's just an Apple store," he writes of their cult-like following.
- Two men in California have filed a class action lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly scanning their private messages to mine data and ultimately profit.
- Two massive cyber security companies have merged: FireEye just bought Mandiant for $1 billion.
- The New York Times is live-blogging the east coast's on-going blizzard. Eight to ten inches are expected in New York City, although other areas have been hit with 20 - 25 inches of snow. JFK airport is closed today until 8:30 AM.