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Terror Attack in Germany

Terror Attack in Germany

Posted by | Apr 8, 2018 | , , |

Two dead after vehicle hits crowd in Münster, Germany. Driver also dead after shooting himself after incident in historic part of German city, which also left 20 people injured. Two people were killed and about 30 injured after a van drove into a crowd in the western German city of Münster. The driver of the vehicle, who had not yet been officially identified on Saturday night, also died after shooting himself at the scene. Authorities have said that there is no indication that it was an Islamist attack. State interior minister Herbet Reuel said that investigators believe the perpetrator is...

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News of Facebook’s secret tool to delete executive messages caps days of chaos

News of Facebook’s secret tool to delete executive messages caps days of chaos

Posted by | Apr 8, 2018 | , |

As Sheryl Sandberg mounts apology tour, company is under fire again over special privacy privileges not granted to regular users When Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, embarked on a media apology tour Thursday, it seemed possible that the woman known as Mark Zuckerberg’s “adult supervision” would bring calm to the troubled company’s image. But the past 48 hours have shown that not even Sandberg’s steady hand can keep this car from spinning out of control. On Friday, Facebook was again under fire, both over the discovery that the company has a two-tiered privacy standard (one for executives, one...

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Final Cut Pro X update introduces ProRes RAW and advanced closed captioning

Final Cut Pro X update introduces ProRes RAW and advanced closed captioning

Posted by | Apr 6, 2018 | |

Apple is introducing a new update to Final Cut Pro X, the most popular version of its professional video editing software, with more than 2.5 million seats. Final Cut Pro 10.4.1 introduces a groundbreaking format from Apple, ProRes RAW, which combines the visual and workflow benefits of RAW video with the performance of ProRes. The update also adds advanced closed captioning tools that allow video editors to easily view, edit and deliver captions from right within the app. Apple is also adding complementary new features to Final Cut Pro companion apps, Motion and Compressor. ProRes RAW is a new...

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Trump to send military to Mexican border

Trump to send military to Mexican border

Posted by | Apr 4, 2018 | , , |

President Donald Trump has vowed to send the US military to secure the nation’s southern border with Mexico. “We are going to be doing things militarily,” Mr Trump said at the White House on Tuesday, adding that it would be a “big step”. Earlier Mr Trump threatened to cut aid to Honduras amid reports of a “caravan” of asylum seekers heading for the US. Both of his predecessors in the White House also deployed National Guard troops to help secure the US border. President Barack Obama sent some 1,200 soldiers to guard the boundary, while President George W Bush...

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A YouTube manager’s Twitter account was hacked to spread fake news during shooting

A YouTube manager’s Twitter account was hacked to spread fake news during shooting

Posted by | Apr 4, 2018 | , |

As Twitter users searched for news about today’s shooting at YouTube headquarters, hackers were actively compromising a verified employee account to spread misinformation. In the midst of the attack, an unknown hoaxer hijacked a verified Twitter account belonging to Vadim Lavrusik, a product manager at YouTube, and used the high-profile account to implicate a YouTube broadcaster in the shooting. The account hijacking seems to have taken place while Lavrusik and his colleagues were still near the scene of the attack: Lavrusik reported himself safe at 2:36pm PT, and the hoax tweets began posting just 20 minutes later. “PLEASE HELP...

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