Happy Pi Day, everyone! If you were way too busy generating decimals for Pi, we understand. We have you covered with your latest news in tech.
We would like to take a moment to send our condolences to those injured in the accident at SXSW.
Tragedy at SXSW
A tragedy occured at the 2014 SXSW. Two people were killed and another 23 injured, five critically, after a motorist drove into a street full of people. The driver was Rashad Charjuan Owens and may be facing two counts of murder.
Read the full article here.
NSA Used Facebook to Plant Malware
The NSA tried to be sneaky about their surveillance activities by posing as Facebook users. The initiative was called "Owning the Net" and affected 85,000 to 100,000 computers around the world.
Read more here.
What's App May be Open to Hackers
Facebook recently purchased What's App for $19 billion. However, it may have some security issues that can allow hackers to read chat activity. The flaw works if the database backup capability is enabled. This feature is typically enabled by default. Careful what you chat about, kids!
Read the full article here.
Key trends from the world's biggest mobile technology show
Trends: Getting the whole world connected, wellness and wearables, going big or going home, and the future.
Read all about the details of each trend here.
Google Encrypts Search
Google is sticking it to the man by attempting encrypt searches globally. This will get past any type of government censorship. This will also keep the NSA at bay, and from what they have been doing with Facebook, it is much needed.
Read the full article here.
That is our recap! Spring is just around the corner, and we can't wait! In the meantime, have a safe and festive St. Patty's weekend! See you next Friday