Lawyer mom barred from Rockettes show by facial recognition tech
No Girl Scout cookies for you
AI + ML21 Dec 2022 | 90
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Video game players sue to frag Microsoft-Activision merger
Redmond accused of monopolising a market! How shocking
Personal Tech21 Dec 2022 | 9
Ukraine secures 10k more Starlink receivers with EU help
More cash will still be needed to maintain service come spring, says Ukrainian deputy PM
Networks21 Dec 2022 | 10
US postal service electrifyies its next-gen delivery fleet
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor lack of gas will stay these NGDVs from carbon-free completion of their appointed rounds
Personal Tech20 Dec 2022 | 31
Microsoft reports macOS Gatekeeper has an 'Achilles' heel
Insert your Trojan joke here
Security20 Dec 2022 | 12
NASA's latest AI will navigate the Moon using landmarks
Compass, protractor and map not required to triangulate lunar coordinates
Science20 Dec 2022 | 13
Epic payment: Fortnite maker pays record $520m to settle FTC case
Updated Someone thought of the children, and the dark patterns
Personal Tech19 Dec 2022 | 23
US Air Force signs $344m deal for hypersonic Mayhem aircraft
Part missile, part spy plane, all Mach 5+ and coming in 2028, maybe
Science19 Dec 2022 | 21
Google, Mozilla to collaborate with Apple on fresh Webkit browser benchmark
The lions shall lie down with the lamb on 'cross-industry' Speedometer v.3
Software19 Dec 2022 | 3
Email hijackers scam food out of businesses, not just money
In brief Also, TLC gets schooled by Karakurt, and Cloudflare is offering free zero trust stuff to some small companies
Security17 Dec 2022 | 20
Amazon, Games Workshop announce Warhammer 40k film deal
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only Bezos. Oh, and Henry Cavill
Offbeat16 Dec 2022 | 52
Bill Gates' nuclear power plant stalled by Russian fuel holdup
Putin it into operation will take a while at this rate
Science16 Dec 2022 | 94
Anti-money laundering bill targeting cryptocurrency introduced in US Senate
Frankly my dear, I do give a DAAML
Personal Tech15 Dec 2022 | 11
Musk bans private-plane-tracking @Elonjet on Twitter, threatens legal action
Updated Say what you want – until Elon decides it affects him, too
Offbeat15 Dec 2022 | 189
Seven smuggled US military tech for Moscow, say Feds
Nuclear, hypersonic hardware is one thing, but you can probably keep the quantum computer stuff, Vlad
Cyber-crime14 Dec 2022 | 5
Amazon graduate hires told they can't start work until next December
'Challenging economic conditions' blamed for delays, but here's $13,000 for your troubles
Off-Prem14 Dec 2022 | 13
TikTok could be banned from America, thanks to proposed bipartisan bill
If you listen really closely, you can hear Mark Zuckerberg's excitement
Security14 Dec 2022 | 27
Rivian abandons electric van partnership with Mercedes-Benz
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a ... oh
Personal Tech14 Dec 2022 | 50
US Air Force tests its first fully functional hypersonic missile
I used to be a missileer like you, then I took an ARRW in the knee
Science14 Dec 2022 | 52
KaRIn to hitch a ride on NASA's water-tracking sat
I demand to speak to the space manager
Science14 Dec 2022 | 1
The cubesats lost in space from Artemis Moon mission
To the four out of ten that didn't make it, we salute 'em
Science12 Dec 2022 | 23
Musk roundly booed on-stage at Dave Chappelle gig
Are they booing me, Smithers? No, Mr SpaceX, they're saying boo, boo-ster, booster!
Personal Tech12 Dec 2022 | 96
Raspberry Pi supply chain loosens just in time for the holiday season
100,000 units being sent to resellers as thanks for consumer patience, says CEO Eben Upton
Personal Tech12 Dec 2022 | 31
IT security teams, business execs still not on same page
In brief Also: Guri the air-gap guru strikes again, while pro-Ukraine hackers set up a proxy network in Russia
Security12 Dec 2022 | 6
San Francisco investigates Hotel Twitter, Musk might pack up and leave
In a $3,000/month for a bedsit city, how many seconds do you think it took locals to call building inspector?
Offbeat09 Dec 2022 | 199
Look like Bane, spend like Batman with Dyson's $949 headphones
Mask apparently addresses urban pollution and noise, but doesn't even seal to the face
Offbeat09 Dec 2022 | 155
Europe's USB-C deadline: Lightning must be struck from iPhone by December, 2024
Single market's worth $95.12 billion to Apple, so it's not like it had a choice
Personal Tech08 Dec 2022 | 92
Peekaboo: Once-hidden galaxy revealed to be window into cosmic history
For one so young, it's oddly not into heavy metal
Science08 Dec 2022 | 30
End of an era as the last 747 rolls off the production line
Boeing … Boeing … gone
Science08 Dec 2022 | 73
Energy being expensive and trickier to source is good news ... for renewables
Green tech will be largest power source by 2025, says IEA, but even accelerated rollouts might not stave off disaster
Science07 Dec 2022 | 38
Apple broke the law fighting Atlanta union, says NLRB
Hey Siri, is it illegal to pressure employees until they abandon organizing votes?
Personal Tech06 Dec 2022 | 4
NASA's COLDArm robot limb can handle seriously cool science
Bofffins claim lunar manipulator is tougher than a Terminator
Science06 Dec 2022 | 3
SpaceX chases government cash with Starshield satellites
If Starshield smells like Space-BACN, that's because it probably is
Networks06 Dec 2022 | 13
KmsdBot botnet is down after operator sends typo in command
Cashdollar: 'It’s not often we get this kind of story in security'
Cyber-crime06 Dec 2022 | 31
Stack Overflow bans ChatGPT as 'substantially harmful' for coding issues
High error rates mean thousands of AI answers need checking by humans
AI + ML05 Dec 2022 | 65
US could save billions in health costs if it changed wind energy strategy
Socio-economic disparities between who benefits from new plants still remain, say MIT researchers
Science05 Dec 2022 | 22
Remuneration coming for TrustCor customers impacted by CA revocation
In brief Also, a Capone henchman lands behind bars, while nearly 9/10 DoD contract firms fail security standards
Security05 Dec 2022 |
Twitter tries to lure brands back with spend-matching scheme
Spend $500k and we'll double your money, but please ignore the trolls
Networks02 Dec 2022 | 60
FCC gives SpaceX OK to launch 7.5k Gen2 Starlink satellites
Subject to conditions: offer only valid if you can get Starship off the ground
Networks02 Dec 2022 | 17
Mozilla, Microsoft drop TrustCor as root certificate authority
Updated 'There is no evidence to suggest that TrustCor violated conduct, policy, or procedure' says biz
Security02 Dec 2022 | 53
NLRB slaps down Activision's attempt to stop another union
If at first you don't succeed try again. Then fail again.
Personal Tech01 Dec 2022 | 4
Boffins' beam forming kit opens the door to more realistic holograms
MIT's hardware speeds up light manipulation by a factor of 10
Science30 Nov 2022 | 10
Foxconn factory chaos means more iPhone delays over the holiday period
Protests in Zhangzhou may equate to 15-20 million fewer Pro models in Q4, says analyst Ming-Chi Kuo
Personal Tech30 Nov 2022 | 5
NASA scraps budget-busting GeoCarb greenhouse gas observatory project
Being over budget, behind schedule, becoming obsolete, and impeding other projects isn't a way to get a green light
Science30 Nov 2022 | 10
Android users in 12 US states cleared to sue Google Play
Millions of people who bought apps since 2016 eligible for payout
Personal Tech29 Nov 2022 | 10
Lockheed Martin's Army cyber training platform goes civilian
Army civilian employees, that is, but aerospace biz says it could be used in the private sector, too
Security29 Nov 2022 | 1
Rolls-Royce, EasyJet fire up first hydrogen-fueled jet engine
Sustainable aviation will require something lighter than batteries
Science29 Nov 2022 | 105
Judge tells Amazon: Stop retaliating against employees
Pioneer Amazon union gets a boost, staffer still get the sack
Legal28 Nov 2022 | 8
ISS resupply drops off experiments for life in deep space
If we're going to go beyond the Moon, we'll need food, a way to build stuff, and health diagnostic technology
Science28 Nov 2022 | 17
Guess the most common password. Hint: We just told you
In brief Also, Another red team tool at risk of turning to the darkside, and Meta catches the US military behaving badly
CSO25 Nov 2022 | 108
Study suggests AI cruise control could kill traffic jams by cutting out the 'intuition' factor
The reason your morning drive sucks is because of you, the impulsive human behind the wheel
AI + ML23 Nov 2022 | 59
JWST snaps first chemical profile of an exoplanet atmosphere
We knew Wasp 39b was rich in CO2, but now we have the full molecular picture
Science23 Nov 2022 | 43
FTC urged to clamp down on businesses' voracious appetite for data
ACLU agrees that the only way to protect consumers is to control what can be collected
Personal Tech22 Nov 2022 | 4
Orion reaches the Moon, buzzes surface, gets ready to orbit
We're back - for the first of many missions to come
Science21 Nov 2022 | 26
NASA's meteor avoidance plan for James Webb Space Telescope: Turn it around
When a grain of sand moves fast enough to crack a mirror, it's best to put your back to the wind
Science21 Nov 2022 | 16
Biden administration earmarks $13b to modernize electric grid
We need more transmission capacity, and we needed it yesterday
Networks21 Nov 2022 | 48
Serendipitous discovery nets security researcher $70k bounty
In brief Also, a phishing gang goes Royal, while another employee at Snowden's old haunt gets caught nabbing data
Security20 Nov 2022 | 10
iFixit stabs batteries – for science – so you don't have to
The point? To demonstrate the safety of lithium-ion power packs when handled properly
Personal Tech18 Nov 2022 | 67
Artemis I isn't just a test run – there's science to be done
Amazon and Cisco even managed to sneak Alexa and Webex on board
Science18 Nov 2022 | 33
Israel sets robotic target-tracking turrets in the West Bank
Military says they'll save lives on both sides as tensions escalate
Security18 Nov 2022 | 89
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