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News about Tumblr

• Yahoo to slash jobs and close Web properties in major turnaround plan

  Spinning off its core Internet services remains an option

• Bad vibe brews about Windows 10

  Windows 10's vibe on social media has soured since Microsoft launched the operating system last week, Adobe said today, citing new data from its metrics ...

• AT&T, WhatsApp get low marks from EFF for data disclosure policies

  The advocacy organization has overhauled its annual study of privacy practices to ask more of tech titans

• How green is Amazon's cloud?

  Amazon, Google and Microsoft are under fire for not being transparent about how efficient their cloud platforms are.

• Yahoo commits to Mobile First with new developer suite

  Yahoo today unveiled its new Mobile Development Suite, which is aimed at helping devs "analyze, monetize, advertise and enhance their apps."

• Facebook builds platform for companies to share cybersecurity threat data

  Members of the platform will be able to query and upload data about the attacks they had to deal with

Features about Tumblr

• Python-powered StackStorm sets scripts for event-triggered automation

  Like Chef, Puppet, and Ansible, open source StackStorm system helps automate interactions between parts of IT

• When tech titans join forces: The verdict on 6 big mergers

  Some things go together like peanut butter and jelly. Others are more like peanut butter and motor oil. The joining of tech titans is no ...

• Top tech stories of 2013: Big Brother, wearables, and the struggles of aging tech giants

  Bitcoin and tech IPOs were also hot stories this year

• Home of the strange: The web's weirdest places

  The web is full of kooks, conspiracy nuts, cults, and crazies. Here are some of their best hideouts.