Alex Hern

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• Twitter IPO: what it tells us about the future of the network

  4 Oct 2013: The company's S-1 form, filed with the SEC this week, reveals its hopes and fears for the future. By Alex Hern

• Bitcoin: what you need to know

  4 Oct 2013: The crypto-currency is back in the news after the closure of Silk Road. But what is Bitcoin? By Alex Hern

• Five stupid things Dread Pirate Roberts did to get arrested

  3 Oct 2013: Everyone thought the shady figure behind the Silk Road website was a criminal mastermind. The reality tells a different story

• Bitcoin price plummets after Silk Road closure

  3 Oct 2013: Digital currency loses quarter of value after arrest of Ross Ulbricht, who is accused of running online drugs marketplace

• Lockwatch app photographs your phone's thief

  3 Oct 2013: The Android app is designed to help identify thieves, but could have repercussions for the second-hand market. By Alex Hern

• From search to security: the five most important algorithms in tech

  3 Oct 2013: Algorithms such as those run by Google are the brains of the internet, encrypting data and helping us navigate online

• Apple's iPad 5: what to expect

  2 Oct 2013: As the expected launch event for Apple's next iPad release draws near, we round up the news and squash the rumours

• Lavabit founder raises $20,000 to fund court battle

  2 Oct 2013: New details emerge of court case against Ladar Levison, founder of secure email service used by ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden, as he hits halfway target to funding defence

• Tech Weekly podcast: Nicholas Lovell on the joy of the curve

  Audio (46min 07sec), 2 Oct 2013:

  Aleks Krotoski talks to Nicholas Novell about his new book The Curve

• John McAfee to launch 'NSA proof' P2P networking tool

  1 Oct 2013: A year after going on the run in Belize, John McAfee claims to have designed D-Central, a new secure file-sharing tool. By Alex Hern

• BitTorrent teases secure chat program

  1 Oct 2013: The peer-to-peer software company is planning an encrypted chat service as demand for secure communications tools rises. By Alex Hern

• The Faces of Facebook app shows all 1.2 billion users

  30 Sep 2013: Faces of Facebook is aggregating the profiles of every user to give a birds-eye view of the social network

• Angry birds developer sets sights on Hollywood

  30 Sep 2013:

  Rovio executive says firm is 'the entertainment company of the millennium' with full-length feature film in pipeline

• Apple case thrown out of court in fight over in-app purchase patents

  30 Sep 2013: Tech company's attempt to protect small developers from patent trolls rejected by Texas judge. By Alex Hern

• Twitter files for Thanksgiving IPO

  30 Sep 2013: The social networking platform has submitted documents to the SEC and is expected to reveal its flotation plans this week. By Alex Hern

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