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Experts Lobby to Restrict the Term ‘Cyberattack’

LONDON (AP) — When U.S. senator John McCain told Ukrainian television that the allegedly Russian-backed breach of the Democratic National Committee’s server was “an act of war,” Michael Schmitt cringed.

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Campus ‘Free Speech Zones’ Face New Round of Scrutiny

(Associated Press) — On some college campuses, students and outsiders are allowed to protest and distribute fliers only in so-called “free speech zones.” Supporters say it’s a way to protect against disruptions to school operations, but opponents call it censorship.

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Uber Suspends Self-Driving Car Program After Arizona Crash

Uber Technologies Inc suspended its pilot program for driverless cars on Saturday after a vehicle equipped with the nascent technology crashed on an Arizona roadway, the ride-hailing company and local police said.

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Police: Chicago Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped on Facebook Live

CHICAGO (AP) — A 15-year-old Chicago girl was apparently sexually assaulted by five or six men or boys on Facebook Live, and none of the roughly 40 people who watched the live video reported the attack to police, authorities said Tuesday.

Chicago police said they have arrested suspects seen on a Facebook Live video attacking an

U.S. Charges Russian Officials, Hackers in Mass Yahoo Breach

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States announced charges Wednesday against two Russian intelligence officers and two hackers, accusing them of a mega data breach at Yahoo that affected at least a half billion user accounts.

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‘Mass Effect: Andromeda’ – Launch Trailer

Set 600 years following Mass Effect 3, players take on the role of Scott or Sara Ryder in Mass Effect: Andromeda, members of the Andromeda Initiative, a colonization mission made up of various species from the Milky Way sent to establish new homes in the Andromeda Galaxy.

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WikiLeaks: We’ll Work with Tech Firms to Defeat CIA Hacking

PARIS (AP) — WikiLeaks will work with technology companies to help defend them against the Central Intelligence Agency’s hacking tools, founder Julian Assange said Thursday, an approach which sets up a potential conflict between Silicon Valley firms eager to protect their products and an agency stung by the radical transparency group’s disclosures.

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Senior China Government Adviser Criticizes Web Censorship

BEIJING (AP) — A senior Chinese government adviser has warned that the country’s internet censorship is hampering scientific research and economic development, in a rare public criticism of a sensitive policy that the government has vigorously defended.

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