Microsoft leak details plans for two-step authentication process

Smoke goes up. Lights fade. The crowd roars. It's 2003, and the Dave Matthews Band is about to perform what would go on to become the theme song for security processes the world over a decade later. Weird visualizations aside, it sure seems as if two-step authentication has become all the rage these days. With Google implementing the process in 2011, both Apple and Dropbox have followed, and Evernote has made clear that it's going to join the fray as soon as feasible. Now, leaked imagery is demonstrating that Microsoft might not be far behind, with a two-step verification process evidently planned for its online services.

As you'd expect, the process should work pretty simply once it's instituted -- you'll need to enable two-step on your account, and then use an app on your mobile device to retrieve randomized keys when logging into a computer that's not on your trusted device list. Notably, the process isn't expected to work with linked accounts, and while a Windows Phone app appears to already be floating about, there's no word on whether Android, BlackBerry or iOS users will receive the same courtesy. Till then, keep your passwords guarded. And, of course, watch the video embedded after the break.

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What People in 1836 Thought the Moon Was Like

I wish I could live during a time when we believed creatures and aliens and things lived on the Moon. My imagination would have had so much fun! But alas, real life is too boring for that kind of fun. Still, in 1836, people believed that astronomers had found life on the moon. They imagined a world of hairy men with wings, unicorns and naked insect ladies. More »

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In gene therapy for breast cancer, the target is metastasis

Breast cancer remains the leading cancer diagnosis in women and, overall, the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. The American Cancer Society reports that the five-year survival rate for women whose breast cancers are diagnosed at an early stage ? when the cancer cells are still localized ? is 98 percent. But if the breast cancer has metastasized, that five-year survival rate drops dramatically.

Now, City of Hope researcher Carlotta Glackin, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Neurosciences, has developed a drug that demonstrates in laboratory tests the ability to switch off metastasis in breast cancer cells. The findings were presented today at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Washington, D.C.

The process of breast cancer cells metastasizing to other areas in the body is influenced by the Twist1 gene. Researchers are developing a gene therapy that turns off the gene.

Breast cancer stimulates metastasis by taking over a process known as epithelial-mesenchymal? transition. This process encourages cells to break apart from the tumor and travel through the body to new locations, usually another organ. To keep the epithelial-mesenchymal transition going, breast cancer cells turn on a gene known as Twist1 to produce high levels of Twist1 protein.

The research team focused on controlling Twist1 expression as a means to control metastasis of breast cancer cells. The Twist1 gene is considered a good target because it isn?t active in most normal, healthy situations. The research team wrote in the study abstract: ?Twist1 is also a desirable target because it is almost nonexistent in adult tissues and thus its silencing would have minimal side effects.?

Mobile Video Views Up 300% In 2012, With Tablets Driving The Charge With A 360% Increase

Adobe has released its Digital Video Benchmark for the U.S. for 2012, wherein the Digital Index team shows what it learned monitoring video performance throughout the year across digital platforms. The study compiles data from Adobe Marketing Cloud customers, scoring viewing habits and also monitoring ad performance. 2012 saw a massive increase in mobile viewership, according to Adobe's numbers, though desktop still dominates when it comes to online video.

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Annette Funicello: Disney family, costars, and famous fans mourn ...

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As news spreads of Annette Funicello?s passing at age 70 from Multiple Sclerosis-related complications, colleagues and fans have begun to share their fond remembrances of the former Mouseketeer and ?Beach Party? goer.

Lori Loughlin, costar in 1987?s Back to the Beach: ?Annette Funicello was really a wonderful person. I enjoyed working with her immensely and found her to be kind and down-to-earth. She faced her illness with courage and never wanted anyone to have pity on her. I have a fond memory of having lunch at her home many years ago and when she opened the cabinet to get something, there were rows of Skippy peanut butter. She was truly the embodiment of the friendly, all-American girl that we all loved to watch in the beach movies.?

Paul Anka, friend: ?Annette was a star from the time she was 12 years old, and I met her shortly after. In addition to her talent, she was self-possessed, determined, had incredible integrity, and was loved by everyone. When life threw her a terrible curve, she showed the best side of herself by coming forward to discuss her MS with courage and candor. As much as she entertained us as a young woman, she gave so much more by sharing her experience and raising awareness of this disease.

She was kind and intelligent and she will be missed by her family and her wide circle of friends, in which I was lucky to be included.?

Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company: ?Annette was and always will be a cherished member of the Disney family, synonymous with the word Mousketeer, and a true Disney Legend. She will forever hold a place in our hearts as one of Walt Disney?s brightest stars, delighting an entire generation of baby boomers with her jubilant personality and endless talent. Annette was well known for being as beautiful inside as she was on the outside, and she faced her physical challenges with dignity, bravery and grace. All of us at Disney join with family, friends, and fans around the world in celebrating her extraordinary life.?

Richard Sherman, Oscar-winning composer: ?Annette?s sweet, unassuming spirit, her love of people, and her capacity to exude kindness and good feelings to everyone she met was part of her beautiful charisma. Because the songs we wrote for her brought us to the attention of Walt, Bob and I always referred to Annette as our ?lucky star.? My wife, Elizabeth, joins me in sending a heartfelt aloha with much love to our ?Pineapple Princess.??

Diane Disney Miller, daughter of Walt Disney: ?Everyone who knew Annette loved and respected her. She was one of the loveliest people I?ve ever known, and was always so kind to everyone. She was also the consummate professional, and had such great loyalty to my father. Annette will always be very special to me and Ron [Miller, Diane's husband].?

Ron Miller, who helmed the Disney company in the 1980s and worked with Annette as a young assistant on?The Mickey Mouse Club: ?She was always in good spirits and ready to help out if she needed to step in when something unexpected happened.?

Fellow Mouseketeer and long-time friend Sharon Baird: ?Throughout all the years we were friends she never changed from that sweet person who cared so much about others. She always had time for everyone; family, friends and fans alike. It?s no wonder she was America?s sweetheart.?

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Fans get early look at 'Elysium' footage

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? The year is 2154, and Earth belongs to the poor. The wealthiest citizens live on "Elysium," an idyllic, disease-free utopia they built in space.

On Monday, a few hundred film fans in Los Angeles, Berlin and Sao Paolo got an early look at the future home of the 1 percent as imagined by "District 9" writer-director Neill Blomkamp.

Blomkamp showed about 10 minutes of footage from the anticipated film during a special screening. Matt Damon, who stars alongside Jodie Foster, introduced the footage in Berlin and appeared at Hollywood's Arclight Theater via satellite.

In the film, Earth is a trash-filled landscape policed unforgivingly by robotic droids. Flying military tanks patrol the sky.

Damon plays a diseased Earthling trying to infiltrate Elysium to save himself, and perhaps all of humanity. A group of Earth-bound rebels outfit him for the journey with a tentacled "strength suit." They use a drill to affix a digital box to his head that allows him to transfer brain contents as effortlessly as computer files.

Foster plays an Elysium administrator determined to keep Damon out. The star of "District 9," Sharlto Copley, plays a bearded villain who works on Earth to protect the wealthy space enclave.

Speaking to reporters after the screening, Blomkamp hinted that there could be a sequel to his breakthrough debut.

"I think the world of 'District 9' has a lot of very interesting race and impression-based ideas that I would still like to explore in that world," he said.

"Elysium" opens Aug. 9.

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