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Are VPN services legal?
Pocket-lint - 14 Dec 2017 18:30
A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, allows you to surf the web and browse anonymously by hiding your IP address (your digital ID) and data traffic to external snoopers.Many people use a VPN to trick some streaming service...
Prosecutors read closing arguments in FIFA corruption case
New York Post - 14 Dec 2017 05:29
Three former international soccer honchos lined their pockets with millions of dollars in bribes from sports-media and marketing firms, federal prosecutors alleged in closing arguments at the officials' Brooklyn federa...
The Rock is totally ignoring Kevin Hart's suggestion for a baby name
USA Today - 14 Dec 2017 05:00
USA TODAY asked Dwayne Johnson how he's working on his baby's name. Step one: Ignore 'Jumanji' star Kevin Hart.
Hacked Password Database Found to Contain 1.4 Billion Credentials
The Mac Observer - 14 Dec 2017 00:54
Research into the database is still ongoing, with 4iQ posting a few updates yesterday.
It's been 5 years since the Sandy Hook shooting -- here are the names and pictures of the 27 victims, including 20 children, who were murdered that day
Business Insider - 14 Dec 2017 22:39
AP On December 12, 2012, 20-year-old Adam Lanza walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and shot 26 people, including 20 children, after also killing his mother in their home. News of the massac...
Triton Malware Targets Industrial Safety Systems In the Middle East
Wired - 14 Dec 2017 17:00
A rare and dangerous new form of malware targets the industrial safety control systems that protect human life.
WATCH: The year in tech: iPhone X, Russia-linked ads and the rise of bitcoin
ABC News - 14 Dec 2017 16:57
Check out five of the most notable headlines in tech news for 2017.
The Latest: Zimbabwe's new leader wants sanctions lifted
Miami Herald - 14 Dec 2017 15:11
The Latest on Zimbabwe's new president (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Zimbabwe's new leader is calling for the "unconditional lifting" of sanctions that he says has crippled the once-prosperous country's …
California firefighters gain on blaze amid wind threat
ABC News - 14 Dec 2017 05:26
They're still working to contain the fifth largest blaze in the state's history.
A Kentucky Lawmaker Who Was Facing Sexual Assault Allegations Kills Himself
Time - 14 Dec 2017 04:35
The Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting published an account from a woman saying Johnson sexually assaulted her in the basement of his home in 2013
Mistrial in case of girl raped while mom smoked meth nearby
New York Post - 14 Dec 2017 04:11
SALT LAKE CITY -- A mistrial has been declared in the case of three men accused of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl at a Utah home while her mother was in the garage smoking methamphetamine. Court officials said Thu...
Malware Decompiler Tool Goes Open Source
Dark Reading - 14 Dec 2017 03:20
Avast's RetDec machine-code decompiler now available for free on Github.
Hack attack that took internet offline was about extortion and revenge
BGR - 14 Dec 2017 01:42
Last year, hackers used a network of hundreds of thousands of hijacked devices to take major portions of the internet offline for hours. The Mirai botnet, as it's called, conscripted routers, smart fridges, and CCTV came...
Robotics researchers track autonomous underground mining vehicles
Phys.org - 14 Dec 2017 17:03
QUT robotics researchers have developed new technology to equip underground mining vehicles to navigate autonomously through dust, camera blur and bad lighting.
Apple details indoor maps coverage of 34 airports, multiple malls
AppleInsider - 14 Dec 2017 05:50
Apple started implementing indoor mapping data with iOS 11, offering users a new navigation aid for major airports and large malls. While rollout has been slow, the company on Wednesday compiled a list of the 43 indoor l...
'I would have won Alabama': Trump faults others, spreads blame for Moore's loss
Chicago Tribune - 14 Dec 2017 05:00John McCain hospitalized due to 'normal side effects' of cancer treatment
The Week - 14 Dec 2017 04:50
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was hospitalized on Wednesday for "normal side effects" of the treatments he's receiving for glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, his office announced in a statement. McCain, 80, i...
Struggling Subway is now facing a franchisee revolt
New York Post - 14 Dec 2017 01:12
Subway is staring down a menu of scary problems that's way more than a foot long. The struggling sandwich chain has seen customer traffic plummet a whopping 25 percent over the past five years amid fierce price competiti...
Spotify again attacks Apple for its gatekeeper-like policies
9 to 5 Mac - 14 Dec 2017 00:15
Spotify and other digital companies are again accusing Apple of unfair tactics. As reported by the Financial Times, Spotify, Deezer, and other digital platforms are urging EU regulators to put new policies in place in or...
Apple's iMac Pro is a love letter to developers
TechCrunch - 14 Dec 2017 17:11
The iMac Pro exists because it turns out that there is a lot of air underneath the aging Mac Pro and above the incredibly popular MacBook Pro. A single-digit percentage of Mac customers buy the Mac Pro and, in recent yea...
As Bitcoin, other currencies soar, regulators urge caution
Phys.org - 14 Dec 2017 17:10
The public's interest in all things bitcoin and efforts by entrepreneurs to fund their businesses with digital currencies is starting to draw more attention from regulators.
The Researcher Who Wants to Bring AI to Factories
Wired - 14 Dec 2017 16:45
Andrew Ng, formerly of Google and Baidu, has a new company to help manufacturers use artificial intelligence techniques.