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07 March, 2015

Speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, the 30-year-old Facebook CEO revealed what he looks for in a prospective employee. And the answer is simple. "I will only hire someone to work directly for me if I would work for that person," Mr Zuckerberg told the audience.

http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/expertise/mark-zuckerbergs-one-rule-for-hiring-at-facebook-20150306-13wpx9.html

Telstra has become the first Australian telco to offer its subscribers similar access that law-enforcement and intelligence agencies have to their private phone metadata, backflipping on its previous position of refusing them access to it. Starting April 1, Telstra will give their customers access to a limited set of their "metadata" for a fee — information about who they've called, the time, location and duration. It does not include the content of a communication, such as the detail of what you said or wrote in an email or SMS.

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/consumer-security/telstra-backflips-on-refusing-customer-access-to-metadata-20150306-13wv1g.html

Microsoft: Internet Explorer, Windows vulnerable to FREAK attack

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/200555-microsoft-internet-explorer-windows-vulnerable-to-freak-attack

uTorrent accused of bundling cryptocurrency malware with popular BitTorrent client

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/200602-utorrent-accused-of-bundling-cryptocurrency-malware-with-popular-bittorrent-client

01 March, 2015

Adobe Photoshop: 25 years of hoaxes, fails and enhancements

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/adobe-photoshop-25-years-of-hoaxes-fails-and-enhancements-20150220-13k8n6.html

How to uninstall Lenovo’s Superfish malware and re-secure your system

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/199565-how-to-uninstall-lenovos-superfish-malware-and-re-secure-your-system

Why digital natives prefer reading in print. Yes, you read that right.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/why-digital-natives-prefer-reading-in-print-yes-you-read-that-right/2015/02/22/8596ca86-b871-11e4-9423-f3d0a1ec335c_story.html?postshare=941424654403958

5 white-collar jobs robots already have taken

http://fortune.com/2015/02/25/5-jobs-that-robots-already-are-taking/

Artificial intelligence bests humans at classic arcade games

http://news.sciencemag.org/technology/2015/02/artificial-intelligence-bests-humans-classic-arcade-games

3D printing: Melbourne engineers print jet engine in world first

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/3d-printing-melbourne-engineers-print-jet-engine-in-world-first-20150226-13pfv1.html.touch.html

Will 3D printed food become as common as the microwave?

http://fortune.com/2015/02/26/3d-food-printing/

Lenovo promises bloatware-free PCs, free McAfee subscriptions for Superfish victims

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/199997-lenovo-promises-bloatware-free-pcs-free-mcafee-subscriptions-for-superfish-victims

How the NSA’s Firmware Hacking Works and Why It’s So Unsettling

http://www.wired.com/2015/02/nsa-firmware-hacking/

Aussie indie devs are thriving on Apple’s App Store

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/technology/aussie-indie-devs-are-thriving-on-apples-app-store/story-fni0byfm-1227243014830

The loophole that lets you get away with online piracy

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/computers/gadgets-on-the-go/the-loophole-that-lets-you-get-away-with-online-piracy-20150225-13ohn9.html