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• Tor Project says it can quickly catch spying code

  The Tor Project is fortifying its software so that it can quickly detect if its network is tampered with for surveillance purposes, a top developer for the volunteer project wrote on Monday.

• China intensifies Internet censorship ahead of military parade

  As China prepares to celebrate a new national holiday, the country has been tightening its grip over the Internet by squelching online rumors, and cracking down on tools that can circumvent its censorship.

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  Dr. Dre's Apple Music exclusive paid off

  Dr. Dre's long-awaited new album Compton: A Soundtrack debuted last week on Apple Music as the service's first high-profile exclusive, and while the release was a big one, it was unclear if Apple could juice enough interest to make exclusivity worth ...

• Google delays Project Ara testing to 2016

  Google is delaying initial testing for its modular smartphone, known as Project Ara, to 2016.

• Google tool helps homeowners decide on solar system purchase

  A new Google tool, called Project Sunroof, lets users enter their home address and gives them information related to the costs and savings of having a solar power system installed on their home.

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  Mozilla tests a true stealth mode for Firefox

  Mozilla wants to make private browsing truly private.

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  Slack cofounder: 'We didn't have a sense of the scale it could grow to'

  If there's anything Cal Henderson knows about, it's scaling technology to keep up with extremely rapid growth.

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  Fujitsu brainstorm room lets you write on the walls

  If you take the concept of the paperless office seriously, Fujitsu has a meeting room just for you.

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  Apple, Intel cite gains in hiring women and minorities

  Apple and Intel are both making progress in their efforts to hire more women and minorities, according to figures released by the companies this week.

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  Microsoft updates Yammer to make working within groups easier

  Microsoft announced a smorgasbord of improvements to its Yammer enterprise social network today focused on helping people connect more easily with their teams.

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  Seller of melanoma detection apps settles FTC complaint

  Smartphone users might be better off seeing a doctor than relying on a family of mobile apps to diagnose whether moles on their skin are cancerous.

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  LG launching high-fidelity music download service

  LG Electronics is joining the high-quality audio delivery business with the launch of a service that can be used with premium smartphones.

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  Google's Niantic Labs to become independent company

  Two days after announcing a sweeping reorganization, Google has detailed its first departure. Niantic Labs, an augmented reality unit of Google, will be spun off into an independent company.

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  Dropbox adds U2F support for better security

  Two-factor authentication is often held up as a best practice for security in the online world, but Dropbox on Wednesday announced a new feature that's designed to make it even tougher.

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  Twitter drops 140-character limit for direct messages

  Now you can really vent next time you want to say something privately on Twitter.