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Heartbleed bug was consequence of “trivial error” The Heartbleed bug, a flaw discovered on encryption software used on about two-thirds of all websites, was created unintentionally, the programmer responsible has said. Robin Seggelmann, a German programmer, described the flaw as the consequence of a “trivial” error in an update to OpenSSL, the software widely used to enable secure connections, writes Jeevan Vasagar. Read more Google Glass goes on general sale, sort of It is nearly two years since Google took the wraps of Glass, its ambitious smart glasses project, and said it was aiming to put them on sale by the end of 2013. Dropbox CEO gets ready for IPO Dropbox chief Drew Houston is preparing for life as a public company executive. In an interview with the FT after Wednesday’s launch of Carousel, a new photo-sharing app, and a suite of other new products, Mr Houston didn’t even wait for the inevitable question about an initial public offering to address the topic. by Barney Jopson

The living map of the web? When you click on the mini-pearl, pearls just pop up from everywhere. They are the most connected pearls to the pearltree you selected. But, you might have also noticed that they gather as clouds. Actually, it means that they are also closed to one another. For instance, if you select a “music” pearltree, you will see an indie rock cloud. That means indie rock fans have many crossings in their “indie rock” pearltrees. Once you have found a beautiful pearltree you can also enrich it by adding other users’ pearltrees. Filed under: Help by Frocaboy on February 16th, 2009

Mergers, Acquisitions, Venture Capital, Hedge Funds - DealBook TechCrunch Le Nouvel Obs footnoted.com - Michelle Leder's guide to what's hiding in SEC filings DigitalMedia » VentureBeat مدونة أبو سفيان Real Time Economics China’s GDP growth fell in the first quarter to its slowest pace since September of 2012, slipping to 7.4% on-year growth from 7.7% the in the fourth quarter. The increase was slightly higher than economists’ expectations of a 7.3% gain. Authorities released other data that suggested continuing weakness, but not at a quickening pace. Industrial production grew 8.8% on year in March below expectations of 9% but up from an average 8.6% expansion in January and February, combined to limit distortions from the Lunar New Year holidays. Fixed-asset investment, meanwhile, slipped to 17.6% on year in the first quarter from 17.9% growth in the first two months. Markets rose on the data, with both the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock markets clicking higher. Some economists saw a massaging of the GDP figures.