How to Stop Worrying and Love Twitter's New Two-Factor Verification

Reuters

Twitter has added two-step verification to increase its security after all the recent hacks into high profile media accounts, but you should go sign up for it right this minute — because everyone's vulnerable to password attacks these days, even if the new cellphone hiccup seems cumbersome.

By John Hudson

Aug 2, 2010

BP's 'Static Kill' and 'Bottom Kill' Explained

A closer look at BP's final fix

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By Ray Gustini

Jul 30, 2010

Best Tweets: Summer Doldrums Edition

Summer + Friday = lazy day on Twitter

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By John Hudson

Jul 30, 2010

Google's Midlife Crisis

In social networking's brave new world, can the Internet giant expand beyond search?

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By Benjamin F. Carlson

Jul 29, 2010

By John Hudson

Jul 29, 2010

Hacker Harvests 100M Facebook Profiles and Publishes Data: Who's At Risk?

"People did not understand the privacy settings and this is the result"

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By Heather Horn

Jul 28, 2010

How Would You Like to Die?

Atul Gawande offers a thoughtful exploration of end-of-life options

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By Max Fisher

Jul 28, 2010

By John Hudson

Jul 26, 2010

Government Expands Fair Use: Your New Freedoms

Make way for "jailbreaking" phones and ripping DVDs

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By Ray Gustini

Jul 23, 2010

Evaluating the $35 Indian Computer

Indian government unveils what looks like a scandalously cheap iPad--but does it work?

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 23, 2010

Happy Hour Vid: Slate Mocks Apple iPhone

The bumper, it's revolutionary!

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 23, 2010

Best Tweets: Gunning for Geese Edition

All the animosity comes out on Twitter

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 23, 2010

Giggling and Fuming at Government's Goose Extermination

New York plans to euthanize 170,000 Canada geese

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By Max Fisher

Jul 22, 2010

Why Are Democrats Giving Up on Energy Reform?

You'd think it would be the perfect time

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By John Hudson

Jul 22, 2010

Facebook After 500M: Zuckerberg Talks the Future

The site hits 5 million users, and the young CEO talks IPO, legal issues and the upcoming Aaron Sorkin film

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By John Hudson

Jul 21, 2010

Could Mark Zuckerberg Lose 84% of Facebook?

If Paul Ceglia's lawyers have their way... Yes.

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 21, 2010

Flooding in China Threatens Millions

Can Three Gorges Dam withstand the storms?

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 20, 2010

By John Hudson

Jul 20, 2010

Apple and AT&T: A Match Made in Hell

Inside the fraught corporate marriage

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By John Hudson

Jul 19, 2010

Could Oil Seepage Cause Rift Between Government and BP?

Some say BP is ignoring concerns of government scientists

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By Ray Gustini

Jul 16, 2010

By John Hudson

Jul 16, 2010

Apple Hands Out Free iPhone Cases: Problem Solved?

The latest turn in the iPhone 4 drama

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By John Hudson

Jul 16, 2010

Oil Spill Flow Stops, But Will The Cap Hold?

What's next and why analysts are cautiously optimistic

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By Erik Hayden

Jul 15, 2010

By John Hudson

Jul 15, 2010

Killer's Facebook Fan Page Roils U.K.

The aftermath of Raoul Moat's grisly, tragic spree

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By John Hudson

Jul 15, 2010

The Genius of Old Spice's Viral Marketing Campaign

Tech writers explain the overnight success of Old Spice's social media marketing campaign

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By John Hudson

Jul 13, 2010

Does Apple Owe iPhone Customers a Recall?

It's an analyst vs. analyst smack-down

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By John Hudson

Jul 13, 2010

Offshore Drilling Moratorium 2.0: Will It Stand?

Tweaked language won't appease Louisiana Democrat Mary Landrieu, for one

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By Heather Horn

Jul 9, 2010

BP Backtracks on Predicted Quicker Fix

Please, just tell us when you've plugged it

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By Max Fisher

Jul 7, 2010

Conservatives Furious Over NASA Muslim 'Outreach'

Space exploration gets controversial

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By Jared Keller

Jul 6, 2010

Best Tweets: East Coast Heatwave Edition

It's so hot it's time to break out the "it's so hot" jokes

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