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Syria government supporters hack Financial Times

(Reuters) - The Financial Times' website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. Full story

Syrian hackers compromise FT blog, Twitter feeds

A clutch of Twitter accounts and a blog maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-government group which has regularly targeted media organizations it sees as sympathetic to the country's rebels. Full story

Pro-Assad hackers attack Financial Times

LONDON (Reuters) - The website and Twitter feed of British newspaper the Financial Times were hacked on Friday, apparently by the "Syrian Electronic Army", a group of online activists who say they support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Full story

'Doomsday Planet' Nibiru Has Cameo in 'Star Trek Into Darkness'

The new "Star Trek" film warped into on Thursday (May 16) and space enthusiasts may find something familiar in the opening scenes of the fictional universe: a made-up planet named Nibiru. Full story

Teletubbies Say Eh-Oh, Vine Says Oh, Yes!

Eh-oh, Teletubbies are making a comeback on Vine, Twitter's 6-second video-looping platform. And forget the tuba-tooting theme song of the original show, these Tubbies move to hip-hop. Full story

Mars Rover Opportunity Breaks US Record for Off-Planet Driving

NASA's long-lived Opportunity Mars rover is the new American champion of off-planet driving, breaking a distance record set more than 40 years ago by an Apollo moon buggy. Full story

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