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Facebook Turns 12 Today, And Here’s How It’s Celebrating

Social network celebrates “Friend’s Day” by delivering personalized video to a user’s feed.

It’s a bit crazy when you think about it, but Facebook is 12 years old today. On February 4, 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched his fledgling social media site at Harvard. And the rest, as they say, is history. Twelve years on, Facebook has become the largest social media company ever. It influences myriad aspects of our lives and recently passed a billion active users each day.

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How Silicon Valley Is Playing Defense To Prep For A Super Bowl Blitz

Most of the action takes place in San Francisco but the big game will be played in a distant suburb, which creates security challenges.

It’s one of the biggest logistical challenges imaginable—how to secure a major urban area hosting one of the world’s biggest sports events and expecting a blitz of tourists and fans. San Francisco is expecting almost 2 million visitors to the Bay Area for this Sunday’s Super Bowl, and all of the city’s hotel rooms are booked and dozens of local police departments are coordinating their procedures.

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How To Prevent Attacks On The Power Grid

A Senate energy bill provides for power grid security research and emergency cyber powers for the secretary of energy.

One of the recurring nightmare scenarios outlined by security experts—a cyberattack on the country’s power grid—has inspired lawmakers in both parties to come to rare agreement. A bipartisan energy bill pending in the Senate would give the U.S. energy secretary emergency powers in the event of such an attack and provide for research into digital energy security.

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