Remembering Michael Hastings

I think there’s unprecedented space now in journalism to really say things that you wouldn’t have been able to get in print, or at least a large audience for, even ten years ago.

– Michael Hastings, contributing editor for Rolling Stone and reporter for BuzzFeed, in a 2012 AMA on Reddit. Hastings died in a car crash in L.A. on Tuesday.

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As the Internet of Things escalates and the offline and online worlds continue to combine, this reporter will chronicle it.
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Next Up on Chinese Hacking Media List: The Washington Post

According to a report in the New York Times, along with that newspaper, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg, another media organization targeted by hackers apparently originating out of China is the Washington Post. But, it might be worse than that. Outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed the issue in her final meeting with reporters, noting: “We have seen over the last years an increase in not only the hacking attempts on government institutions but also nongovernmental ones. [The Chinese] are not the only people who are hacking us.”

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Yahoo Conducting a Search for a COO as No. 2 to Mayer

Wanted: High-level worker bee. Turnaround experience a must.
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Worrywart Wall Street is agonizing over facts.
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Introducing Lauren Goode

Meet our newest AllThingsD writer, who will cover consumer tech products and issues.
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Marc Andreessen vs. Reid Hoffman in Yahoo Savior Face-Off? Not Yet. (But Delicious to Imagine.)

Whoa, Nelly! How fantastic would it be for Silicon Valley tech legends Marc Andreessen and Reid Hoffman to battle for control of Yahoo? Too fantastic to actually happen. But one can hope.
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Saul Hansell Departs AOL to Be EIR at Betaworks

The prominent former New York Times writer is aiming to be an entrepreneur, just like the ones he used to write about.
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