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T E C H N O L O G Y Snapchat hack leaves phone numbers of 4.6 million users partially exposed The information, which includes usernames and partial phone numbers, with all but the last two digits on display, was published on a specially created site: SnapchatDB.info » P O L I T I C S Syrian Electronic Army hacks Skype's Twitter to warn of ongoing surveillance The Syrian Electronic Army has hacked Skype's Twitter account to accuse the company's owner, Microsoft, of colluding with governments to share user data » G A M I N G Q&A: Twitch TV on how game streaming is changing how we play Twitch.tv offers a video platform exclusively dedicated to gaming content. Wired.co.uk got in touch with Matthew DiPietro, VP of Marketing at Twitch to talk streaming, sharing and eSports » C U L T U R E In 1964 Isaac Asimov accurately predicted how technology would look in 2014 Writing in the New York Times in 1964, science fiction author and biochemistry professor Isaac Asimov predicted what the world would look like 50 years on in 2014 » C U L T U R E From Beyonce to The Oatmeal: the Streisand Effect at its most glorious Wired.co.uk has decided to highlight six examples of the Streisand Effect, the phenomenon whereby efforts to censor information has the unintended consequence of publicising the information more widely » N E W S How to become a World Memory Champion in ten steps Eight-time World Memory Champion Dominic O'Brien's top ten tips for improving your powers of recollection » T E C H N O L O G Y Happy New Year: five reasons your digital rights will continue to erode in 2014 2014 is upon us and Wired.co.uk has decided to look ahead at what the future may hold... and it doesn't look good » Promotion Shell Let's Go Shell and Wired are offering you the chance to win an iPad Mini, an iPhone 5s and a pair of on-ear Sennheiser Momentum headphones. Enter now to win this amazing tech bundle! Click here T E C H N O L O G Y How BuzzFeed mastered social sharing to become a media giant for a new era How did BuzzFeed grow from a much-mocked LOL to be a media-industry WTF? Wired finds out Listen » T E C H N O L O G Y Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) review The latest version of Samsung's biggest Galaxy Note has a bigger processor and better screen than its predecessor, and a whole range of other improvements too Listen » P O D C A S T Wired.co.uk Podcast Special: Our favourite stories from 2013 Listen this week for an entertaining 30-minute look at the most interesting technology and science stories from the last seven days Listen »

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