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Handcrafted wedding gowns pay it forward one stitch at a time
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Steam tightens trading security amid 77,000 monthly account hijackings
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Account theft is a common and longstanding problem for all kinds of online gaming services, as I can personally attest after losing all of my Diablo III loot to a hacker a few years ago. But Valve says the problem is reaching epidemic proportions on Steam, with “around 77,000 accounts hijacked and pillaged each month.” Since the service launched item-trading features back in 2011, Valve says the problem of account theft “has increased twenty-fold as the number one complaint from our users. … What used to be a handful of hackers is now a highly effective, organized network, in the business of stealing and selling items.”
It’s not hard to see why the problem is increasing. Items in games like Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike: GO can be worth a lot of real money on the secondary market, not to mention the inexplicably popular virtual trading cards floating around the Steam social network. As Valve puts it “practically every active Steam account is now involved in the economy, via items or trading cards, with enough value to be worth a hacker’s time. Essentially all Steam accounts are now targets.” Goods transferred from stolen accounts can be relatively easy to unload on unsuspecting legitimate customers, too, making it hard to unwind the theft once it’s detected.
Now, Valve is taking additional steps to decrease the value of these hacks when they happen. By default, traded items will now be “held” by Valve for “up to three days”—hopefully enough time to give users a chance to discover their account has been compromised (and to prevent quick item transfer/liquidation by the hackers). Users that have two-factor authentication enabled will be exempt from this restriction, since their accounts are theoretically safe from most hacking attempts. Trades between users that have been friends for a year or more will only be held for “up to one day” even without two-factor, since that implies a real relationship between the traders.
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Steam tightens trading security amid 77,000 monthly account hijackings
SwiftKey Launches SwiftKey Symbols, A Keyboard For People With Speaking Disabilities
SwiftKey — the company behind the eponymous keyboard app — has just released SwiftKey Symbols, an app designed to make it easier for non-verbal individuals to communicate. The picture-based keyboard was developed by a small team at SwiftKey that wanted to make it easier for children with autism or other speaking difficulties to express themselves, and is especially geared towards those individuals.
The app lets users construct entire sentences by picking an image from several categories, such as people, actions, and colors, or from the smart suggestion bar.
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SwiftKey Launches SwiftKey Symbols, A Keyboard For People With Speaking Disabilities
Start cringing. These are the 10 worst selfies of 2015.
We don’t all have the selfie prowess of a Kardashian.
Not every selfie is a good selfie, and 2015 had its fair share of less-than-great shots. We’ll be honest: the rise of the selfie stick didn’t help much.
See also: The 21 best selfies of 2015. This is the world we live in.
Some are insensitive, some are ill-advised and some are just really … bad. Behold, the worst selfies of 2015.
1Several people took selfies outside the scene of a deadly NYC explosion — and social media wasn’t happy.
Image: Screenshot, Mashable
The woman above later …
2This man learned the hard way not to take a selfie with a sea lion.
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The Tab Raises $3M For Its Hyperlocal News Site Written By Unpaid Student Journalists
The online disruption of journalism continues apace! Today The Tab, a hyperlocal news site aimed at young people and written mainly by “grassroots” (read: unpaid) student journalists, has raised $3 million from Balderton Capital to build out its business. This is The Tab’s first fundraise and the startup — originally founded in the UK — will be using it to expand… Read More
The Tab Raises $3M For Its Hyperlocal News Site Written By Unpaid Student Journalists
12 incredible finds under $12 on Taobao for China's 'Double 12' sale
Shoppaholics, rejoice!
Following last month’s record-breaking sales during China’s Singles’ Day — its version of Black Friday and the world’s biggest online shopping event — brace yourselves for the follow-up sale coming on December 12.
Dubbed ‘Double 12′, the online shopping event was created by ecommerce giant Alibaba, which owns online shopping sites like Taobao, T-mall and JD.com. The idea behind Double 12, says Alibaba, is to highlight the small and medium-sized retailers that may have been drowned out by the larger brands on Singles’ Day.
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Uber riders jam to the Chainsmokers with world's coolest driver
Uber driver Jonathan likes to keep his rides interesting. So he invites his passengers to jam out to his favorite Chainsmokers song, “Roses.”
At one point, the Chainsmokers themselves even join in on the dancin’ fun.
We’re guessing everyone doles out a five-star review.
506 of the best viral videos from 2015 crammed into 21 minutes
Military dad returning home surprises daughters with help from Santa
Mom’s spot-on Adele parody tackles the struggles of parenthood
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Microsoft brings back Xbox One discounts; $50 off on all bundles
Microsoft has announced a $50 price cut on all Xbox One console bundles in the US till December 26, something which the company says is a thank you gesture for the “record-setting US sales” that the console saw during the Black Friday week last month.
“This special offer is valid for any Xbox One bundle, including the Xbox One Limited Edition Halo 5: Guardians Bundle, the Xbox One Elite Bundle and the Xbox One 1TB Holiday Bundle, which includes Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, Rare Replay and a full-game download of Ori and the Blind Forest,” the software giant said in a blog post.
In addition, it was also revealed that the Redmond, Washington-based company will be running a Countdown sale from December 22 to January 7, where-in over 200 titles will be up for grabs at discounted…
Microsoft brings back Xbox One discounts; $50 off on all bundles
Kids with common allergies at high heart disease risk
Children with allergic disease, particularly asthma and hay fever, have twice the rate of high blood pressure and high cholesterol, setting them on course for heart disease at early age, finds a new study.
Kids with common allergies at high heart disease risk
Verizon sponsored data starts as soon as next month
Verizon is about to test its sponsored data program, which it hopes to start early next year. Once this starts for real, Verizon customers will be able to view certain content without it counting against their monthly data allowance, since the content would be sponsored by a third party. According to Verizon Executive VP Marni Walden, the nation’s largest carrier will roll out the program “in a larger commercial way” during the first quarter of 2016.
The carrier is said to have a few partners that it is working with during the testing phase, and will open the door to all sponsors next year. … – Source
Verizon sponsored data starts as soon as next month
Nexus 5X gets $50 price cut in US
The LG-made Google Nexus 5X smartphone has got a $50 price cut in the US. The price cut is applicable on both 16GB and 32GB variants of the device, which are now selling at around $329 and $379, respectively.
Aside from the Google Store, the discount – which is valid until December 30 – is also available at many third party retailers selling the smartphone, including Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H Photo.
This comes just a couple of weeks after the handset received a solid $80 price cut in the country, although that was for a much shorter period.
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Nexus 5X gets $50 price cut in US
Two people, including boy, arrested in terror raids in Sydney, Australia
Two people have been arrested during a counter-terrorism operation in Sydney, Australia on Thursday, Dec. 10
The arrests are part of an ongoing police operation by the Australian Federal Police’s (AFP) Joint Counter Terrorism Team in Sydney. Three others are in the process of being charged with the same conspiracy
See also: Australian who claims he fought Islamic State returns home
The two people arrested on Thursday morning include one 20-year-old man from Raby and a 15-year-old boy from Georges Hall. They were later charged with one count each of conspiracy to conduct an act in preparation for a terrorist act. …
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FBI Director: Silicon Valley’s encryption is a “business model problem”
FBI Director James Comey. (credit: C-SPAN)
Leaders in both major political parties have increasingly been calling on tech companies to give law enforcement encryption backdoors in the wake of recent terror attacks in Paris and California.
Today, FBI director James Comey has suggested that Silicon Valley isn’t faced with a serious technical problem, but rather a “business model problem,” according to a report on his comments in The Intercept, based on C-SPAN video of the hearing.
On the face of it, Comey’s statement would seem to back away from earlier suggestions that tech companies can and should find a way to allow access to data when law enforcement wanted it, but provide otherwise secure services. Critics have pointed out that any encryption backdoors that can be used by the “good guys” also lead to widespread insecurity, since they can also be exploited by not-so-good guys.
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Lego elf channels his inner Edward Snowden and leaks Santa's naughty list
He sees you when you’re sleeping, he knows when you’re awake, he knows that you stole music this year so use Tor for goodness sake
An all-too-real Lego stop motion animation by Alisha Brophy and Scott Miles features Elvin Snowdin, one of Santa’s elves who has had enough of the lies, the spying from Santa and the NSA (Northern Surveillance Agency).
Fed up, Snowdin, an obvious parody of Edward Snowden who leaked classified documents from the NSA in 2013, leaked this year’s naughty list and Santa is not happy about it
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The Weeknd’s real girlfriend, Bella Hadid, is a stripper assassin in his new video
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New SmartThings service brings 24-7 security monitoring to the masses - CNET
Samsung’s smart-home company, SmartThings, is joining forces with DIY security system Scout to offer an optional 24-7 professional monitoring service.
New SmartThings service brings 24-7 security monitoring to the masses - CNET
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