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China investigates state television producer amid corruption probe

January 19, 2015 admin business, china, china-central, chinese, heilongjiang, last-month, media, northeastern, report, respected, the-leadership

Chinese anti-graft authorities are investigating a television producer related to a disgraced former presidential aide probed for graft last month, the media reported on Monday, as the leadership widens a crackdown on corruption. Luo Fanghua, an executive of the business channel at state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), is the latest of several of the network’s senior producers, executives and journalists to face investigation for corruption

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U.S. penetrated North Korean networks years ago – New York Times

January 19, 2015 publisher china, last-month, northeastern, obama, program, report, security, south-korea, the-leadership

The U.S. National Security Agency began tapping into North Korean computer networks in 2010, an effort that ultimately helped provide evidence to persuade the Obama administration that Pyongyang was behind the cyber attack on Sony Pictures, the New York Times reported on Sunday. Citing former U.S

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Exclusive: Facebook hiring spree hints at ambitions in virtual reality and beyond

January 18, 2015 creative among-the-key, northeastern, obama, oculus, product, ranks-as-much, san, some-analysts, speaks-during, the-leadership, university, virtual, virtual-reality

By Alexei Oreskovic and Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE (Reuters) – Virtual reality goggles, drones and data centers are all driving a hiring spree at Facebook Inc that is set to swell its ranks as much as 14 percent in the near term, according to a review of job listings on the company's website. Oculus Rift, the maker of virtual reality headsets that Facebook acquired in a $2 billion deal last year, is among the key areas slated for growth, with 54 jobs listed on its website, according to a review by Reuters of listings. Among the roles that Facebook needs to fill for the Oculus business are managers to oversee logistics, procurement and global supply chain planning – a sign, some analysts say, that the product is nearing its commercial release