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Hackers so far ahead of defenders it's not even a game
The Register - 26 Apr 2016 06:01
Crims using multiple exfiltration points Cybercriminals are way ahead of the game against defenders without having to try anything new, according to the latest edition of Verizon's benchmark survey of security breaches.....
YouTube introduces six-second Bumper ads
TechCrunch - 26 Apr 2016 15:06
YouTube announced a new ad format today that’s all about brevity. In a blog post, Product Manager Zach Lupei said YouTube has been exploring formats that are better-suited for smartphone video watchers. Hence the cre...
Twitter makes it easier to report abusive tweetstorms
Mashable - 26 Apr 2016 15:34
When people attack on Twitter, they usually take more than one tweet to do it. Now, Twitter will finally let you report not just the first or last abusive tweet, but up to five of them, giving Twitter real context and, p...
EU invests 1 billion Euros to make quantum computing practical
Engadget - 26 Apr 2016 03:05
The European Union doesn't want to simply wait around while scientists figure out the fundamentals of quantum computing; it's giving the concept a big financial boost, too. The European Commission has revealed plans for ...
Meet Talkshow, the latest viral app the Internet is freaking out about
Mashable - 26 Apr 2016 23:59
Look out, Internet. The new Peach has arrived — and we have Taylor Swift to thank. A new text messaging app called Talkshow became the buzzy new social platform du jour on Tuesday for its quirky concept: it’s like ...
Apple posts historic drop in iPhone sales; forecast disappoints
Reuters - 26 Apr 2016 23:55
(Reuters) - Apple Inc on Tuesday posted its first-ever decline in iPhone sales and first revenue drop in more than a decade as the company credited with inventing the smartphone struggles with an increasingly saturated m...
CoreOS's Stackanetes lets you use Kubernetes to run OpenStack in containers
TechCrunch - 26 Apr 2016 16:00
CoreOS today announced Stackanetes at the OpenStack Summit in Austin. Stackanetes (and yes, that name probably isn’t ideal) brings together OpenStack, the open source cloud computing platform that allows enterprises ...
Apple by itself earns +40% of the profits of Silicon Valley's top 150 companies
AppleInsider - 26 Apr 2016 07:02
While the world waits to see just how many iPhones, iPads and Macs Apple sold in the March quarter, a report on the top 150 firms in California's Silicon Valley shows that Apple earned more than 40 percent of the region'...
Adobe's Document Cloud adds support for Box and Microsoft
TechCrunch - 26 Apr 2016 06:01
Adobe is launching an update to its Document Cloud service today that will bring support for both Box and Microsoft OneDrive to the company’s PDF-centric digital document solution. Adobe previously announced a simila...
Dangerous Windows 10 flaw lets hackers secretly run any app on your PC
BGR - 26 Apr 2016 05:17
A newly identified Windows 10 security flaw lets hackers install malicious apps on any machine, without business owners being made aware anything out of the ordinary is happening. The issue lets anyone familiar with Wind...
Uber aims to retain its 1099 workforce with a few new in-app perks
TechCrunch - 26 Apr 2016 05:00
Good independent workers are hard to find and even harder to keep if the cost of doing of doing business doesn’t make sense. So Uber is adding a new goody bag of rewards in hopes of retaining its workforce. One of th...
Snowden Leaks Advanced Encryption by 7 Years, U.S. Spy Chief Says
Time - 26 Apr 2016 04:12
Snowden says he's proud
Why Nuclear Fusion Reactors Won't Blow Up
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2016 04:00
Nuclear fusion holds promise as a safe, clean source of energy to power our future. We're probably decades away from using fusion as a viable source of energy, but some experimental reactors are already online.
Charleston distillery uses reactor to create "aged" alcohol
CBSNews - 26 Apr 2016 19:05
Fans of aged alcohol may want to celebrate a big disruption in the spirits industry
Apple Forecasted to Report First Quarterly Revenue Decline Since 2003
Mac Rumors - 26 Apr 2016 14:42
Apple is set to announce its financial earnings results for the second quarter of the 2016 fiscal year at 1:30 p.m. Pacific, and the consensus among analysts is that the iPhone maker will report its first quarterly reven...
Microsoft Surface Phone: What's the story so far?
Pocket-lint - 26 Apr 2016 11:46
Microsoft has had a tough time finding the perfect smartphone to push its Windows operating system, even after buying Lumia. Now the company is reportedly working on a fresh start to help push Windows 10 onto its ideal s...
Amazon Is Taking More Fake Reviewers to Court
Gizmodo - 26 Apr 2016 05:29
Amazon takes its reviews seriously. That much is clear from the multiple lawsuits the company has already filed against websites offering fake Amazon reviews. The latest round of legal action just reinforces that you pro...
Elon Musk discusses one of the best things about Tesla's Autopilot
BGR - 26 Apr 2016 04:28
Dozens of YouTube videos have already shown us the potential of Tesla's semi-autonomous Autopilot feature, but according to Elon Musk, we've only seen the tip of the iceberg. Electrek reports that Musk told an audience l...
2016 MacBook teardown: tamper-evident screws, still low score
Slash Gear - 26 Apr 2016 03:40
As expected, Apple unveiled last week a new batch of Retina MacBooks that is visually indistinguishable from last year's model. That is, unless you get a Rose Gold version. Of course, you do get a beefier CPU and more ca...
Apple reportedly winding down recruiting efforts, lays off all contract recruiters
AppleInsider - 26 Apr 2016 03:09
Ahead of Apple's earnings call, a report on Monday claims the company is reevaluating its recruiting program, a move that could potentially affect more than 100 current employees.
Waze vulnerability lets hackers monitor your travels
Slash Gear - 26 Apr 2016 23:53
A security vulnerability with Waze allows anyone to monitor a user's travels, according to newly revealed research by University of California, Santa Barbara researchers. Using this vulnerability, researchers were able t...
The hottest job in physics?
Symmetry Magazine - 26 Apr 2016 15:16
Accelerator scientists are in demand at labs and beyond. While the supply of accelerator physicists in the United States has grown modestly over the last decade, it hasn't been able to catch up with demand fueled by indu...