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It's Time To Cut Back On "Hack"

In light of the News of The World scandal, let's re-examine how we use the term "hack."READ»

How The Murdoch Email And Website Hacks Could Happen To You

Rupert Murdoch's digital properties were aggressively penetrated this week, with a website hacking and a treasure trove of corporate emails stolen. Here's how this sort of catastrophe could hit your company, and what you can do to stop it. READ»

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Google+ Hits iOS, Murdoch Attacked, LulzSec Promises Murdoch Files, As British Parliament Quizzing Murdochs Over Phone Hacking

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors.READ»

Leadership Requires An Outside Perspective

Outside perspective are always valuable in the middle of crises. In the age of social media, we don't have to go very far to find outside perspectives. READ»

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NBC Finds Pulse, Gaddafi Trafficking Female Soldiers, Oprah To OWN Network, Zuck Leaves Google+?, Murdoch Backs Away From BSkyB

Popular news app Pulse partners with NBC News. Gaddafi's female army. Oprah Winfrey will take over as the CEO and chief creative officer for her OWN network. Zuckerberg leaving Google+ rumors, Murdoch caves. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.READ»

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The Daily Turns Congresswoman Giffords Tragedy Into iPad Ad [Video]

Just 24 hours in, the buggy, first ever daily newspaper for the iPad blurs lines between print and digital, advertising and editorial, "wow" and "eww" with a featured video. READ»

Apple and News Corp's "The Daily" Hits the iPad for $0.99 Weekly, $40 Yearly [Video]

It's here, the first dedicated newspaper for the tablet era: The Daily, on iPad. Is it the savior of news publishing? READ»

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iFive: Microsoft's Finances, U.S. Ends India Embargo, Facebook's Groupon, Twitter's Ads Expand, Daily iPad Newspaper App

Enjoyed the State of the Union address? Great--now enjoy our early State of the Tech World news summary: READ»

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iFive: Intel-Nvidia Deal, Jobs to Intro "The Daily," Xoom Tablet's Barometer, Amazon Boosts Kindle Apps, Google Goggles Amazes

Coffee's a colorful liquid known for its accelerative effects on carbon-based life forms--it's perfect for perking you up before a day of work. But iFive, with its handy summary of the early tech news, is even better:READ»

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Amazon Brings Newspapers, Magazines to Kindle Apps, Starting With Android

Amazon's just revealed it's expanding the capabilities of its Kindle apps, starting with Android, to include digital newspaper and magazines singly or in subscription form. It's a big move, but is it timed to compete with the iPad "Daily" newspaper?READ»

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iFive: Facebook vs. Google, Saudis and RIM Agree, Spain Cold on EVs, Smartphone Security Highlighted, Oracle Boss on Hurd Affair

While you were sleeping (fitfully as the storm raged outside), innovation was wondering if the word "sky" within another word (example: Skype) was subject to copyright, and if so, would anyone called Skylar find that they were, as a ...READ»

Come January, Free NYTimes.com Is Dead, Long Live NYTimes.com?

This is it folks--the newspaper's last and best hope (so they think) for survival: paywalls. The New York Times has finally revealed the date that the wall will go up across the world's access to its news content. It's January 2011. ...READ»

Google CEO's Surprising Comment of the Day: Newspapers Will Thrive

When reading about developments in the ailing printed news industry, we tend to hear arguments presented from the old media side of the fence. Now Google's CEO, Eric Schmidt, has stepped up, and he thinks the industry will survive, ...READ»

Renaming Digital Piracy: A Smokescreen to Hide Movie's True Worth?

"Oh ar, oi'm a movie pirate, I am. Oh arrrr!"...does that sound sexy to you? Does it bring visions of a be-hatted Johnny Depp to mind? According to some content providers it might, and they want to rename online piracy. Losers.This ...READ»

Pay Walls Will Fail: Nobody Wants to Pay for Online Newspapers

The debate about the future of journalism rages on, with novel ideas and tantrums from all sides. But this piece of news is sure to give the argument a big shove: More research has shown that most people just won't pay for online ...READ»

A Wall Street Journal Parody That Hits Too Close To Home

Under-caffeinated readers of the Wall Street Journal might almost have been duped this morning by an interloper at newsstands nationwide. A parody of the monolothic paper, entitled My Wall Street Journal -- a pun on NewsCorp's other ...READ»