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FBI PROBE AIRLINE HACKING CLAIM Airlines were quick to rebut claims by security researcher Chris Roberts that he had managed to hack into the onboard systems of aircraft. The FBI responded by launching an investigation, with Roberts telling them that he had managed to break in to the inflight entertainment systems on 15 flights on different aircraft. Roberts told the FBI he had opened up the box on the floor that pipes films and other items to the seatback screen in front of him and connected to it with an Ethernet cable. Security experts are divided
over whether what Roberts claimed to have done was actually possible, while Boeing said that the entertainment system on its aircraft were isolated from the flight and navigation computers.
SPOTIFY ADDS NEWS AND VIDEO Spotify, the music-streaming service, is adding news bulletins, podcasts and video clips to the content it offers its 60 million- plus active users from content providers including the BBC, Conde Nast, TED and Disney. It will also offer a service tailoring music to your running speed. Meawhile Deezer, a smaller
rival music streaming service, also said it would be add spoken word content to its offerings for its 16 million users, with its partners including the FT and Slate. Deezer will offer some 20,000 podcasts and radio programmes including shows from the US NPR network.
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he intersection of publishing and technology has been an uncomfortable one for journalists ever since Rupert Murdoch plonked terminals on desks.
The decision of media organisations, including the Guardian, the BBC, Buzzfeed and the New York Times, to publish articles straight to Facebook was greeted with a mixture of accolade from those involved and caution from those concerned about Facebook and its opaque algorithms managing news dissemination. Stories go directly into Facebook feeds rather than via posted links from the news organisations to their own Facebook pages. Facebook says that pieces will
launch much faster – at present, a linked piece takes up to eight seconds to load. Given the concern about Facebook’s
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in front of the telly occasionally. If there’s nothing you fancy on, there are a number of devices that add content from a myriad of sources Amazon’s Fire Stick is one of the best. It’s a £25 dongle that plugs into an HDMI port and delivers content from Amazon’s Instant Video. As well as its own content it offers
a range of apps, from the BBC iPlayer, Netflix and Curzon On Demand to kids’ content, navigated via a slick, intuitive interface with the included remote control.
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