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What To Do If You've Been Doxed
Wired - 9 Dec 2017 13:00
If a troll is spilling your personal info across the internet, you have ways to fight back. Eva Galperin, director of cybersecurity at the EFF, shares tips.
Try not to puke while playing 'Wipeout' in VR next year
Engadget - 9 Dec 2017 07:01
Wipeout might be one of the most ill-suited games for virtual reality, featuring high-speed races with brilliant flashing lights and neon streaks -- but it's coming to PlayStation VR anyway. Wipeout Omega Collection will...
The Earth is making a weird noise, and researchers have no idea why
BGR - 9 Dec 2017 05:02
Thanks to humans, the Earth is a pretty noisy place. We're loud creatures -- certainly more so than any other animal ever to walk the planet -- and we're even louder when we get together with other humans. But the Earth ...
Nvidia just released the most insanely powerful graphics processor ever made
Mashable - 9 Dec 2017 01:21Apple is reportedly close to acquiring music-recognition app Shazam
Digital Trends - 9 Dec 2017 01:14
Apple is close to acquiring the music recognition app Shazam, according to TechCrunch. The purchase is the latest in a series of acquisitions by the world's largest tech company. The post Apple is reportedly close to acq...
Amazon & Google-YouTube spat a good reminder to spend time and money elsewhere
USA Today - 9 Dec 2017 16:52When Is The Net Neutrality Vote? 'Break The Net' Protest Planned Before FCC Decision
IBTimes - 9 Dec 2017 16:00
The United States Federal Communications Commission is poised to vote on a rule change that would roll back net neutrality protections and opponents of the proposal are making one last-ditch effort to voice their opinion...
NASA to Unveil Exoplanet Discovery Thursday
SPACE.com - 9 Dec 2017 15:55Tuesday Will Mark SpaceX's 1st Launch from Complex 40 Since Fiery Explosion
SPACE.com - 9 Dec 2017 15:46The FCC Shouldn't Vote on Net Neutrality Until It Investigates Comment Fraud
Wired - 9 Dec 2017 15:00
Opinion: An FCC commissioner argues that the agency shouldn't vote to dismantle the open internet until it probes how bots hacked the comment process.
Google Maps will soon tell you when it's time to get off your train or bus
TechCrunch - 9 Dec 2017 13:07
Google is about to launch a small but useful update to Google Maps that will give you live guidance and interactive real-time notifications during your journey. The idea here is to give you real-time updates while you ar...
Android Flaw Lets Hackers Inject Malware Into Apps Without Altering Signatures
The Hacker News - 9 Dec 2017 11:30
Millions of Android devices are at serious risk of a newly disclosed critical vulnerability that allows attackers to secretly overwrite legitimate applications installed on your smartphone with their malicious versions. ...
T-Mobile Apple Watch Series 3 deal discounts wearable for the holidays
Slash Gear - 9 Dec 2017 05:53
Thinking about picking up an Apple Watch Series 3 for yourself or someone else this holiday season? T-Mobile is hoping you’ll get the device through it, and to help sweeten the deal comes a special offer: $50 off the w...
Surgeon Sued For Talking On Phone During Surgery
Tech Times - 9 Dec 2017 04:53
A surgeon is being sued for inappropriate behavior after taking a language proficiency test over the phone during an operation. The doctor has since admitted to his mistake.
Apple celebrates holidays with Beer Bash featuring Gwen Stefani
AppleInsider - 9 Dec 2017 04:43
To ring in the holidays, Apple on Friday invited employees to attend a semi-annual Beer Bash at its Cupertino, Calif., campus, where singer Gwen Stefani showed up to perform a few cuts off her new holiday album.
Twitter blames bug for accidentally banning a bunch of accounts
Engadget - 9 Dec 2017 04:32
What's allowed and isn't allowed on Twitter isn't always clear. Even though the company has come out with a hateful conduct policy and has unverified and banned some of those who violate it, it still makes a lot of mista...
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 keeps your next phone more secure than ever
Digital Trends - 9 Dec 2017 04:31
Qualcomm has unveiled the Snapdragon 845 processor, which boasts a series of helpful features like the "Secure Processing Unit," which is built to keep the important data on your phone more secure than ever. The post Qua...
Mars' Atmosphere Protected From The Solar Wind
SpaceRef - 9 Dec 2017 04:02
Despite the absence of a global Earth-like magnetic dipole, the Martian atmosphere is well protected from the effects of the solar wind on ion escape from the planet....
Uber has settled with a woman whose medical files an executive accessed after she was raped
Re/code - 9 Dec 2017 03:26
The woman, who was raped by her Uber driver in India, sued the company for intrusion of privacy and defamation. Uber has settled a lawsuit with a woman who was raped by her Uber driver in India. The woman, who has remain...
In the Los Angeles Fires, Drones Take Off for the First Time
Wired - 9 Dec 2017 02:18
As the flames spread, the LA Fire Department tries out a new tool.
Type 'let it snow' into the Apple Store app on iOS for a surprise holiday easter egg
9 to 5 Mac - 9 Dec 2017 02:14
Apple is getting into the holiday spirit this year. The company recently released an update to its Apple Store app on iOS, and hidden in that update is a neat little easter egg… more…
Apple's Jony Ive is back managing the company's design teams - CNET
CNET - 9 Dec 2017 02:06
The man who helped create the look of some of the tech giant's most iconic products is once again supervising product design.