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TAG SURPA Ultra-Slim Titanium Multi-Tool
The Gadget Flow - 17 Jan 2018 16:00
Keep an entire toolbox in your wallet with the TAG SUPRA Ultra-Slim Titanium Multi-Tool. Taking the shape of a credit card, this nifty EDC actually houses 14 tools in one. From five metric wrenches to a wire cutter to a ...
Watch: Safari 11 Tips and Tricks
AppleInsider - 17 Jan 2018 02:46
Apples web browser, Safari, has been updated to Safari 11 with iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra with some pretty impressive updates that might go overlooked by casual users. We round up the best new features in this video.
Hawaii's missile alert agency stored its passwords on Post-it Notes
Digital Trends - 17 Jan 2018 21:13
Concerns about security at Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency were apparently justified by an image showing a password stored on a Post-it Note. Obviously, the agency's systems have been characterized as poorly designe...
2 personalities Trump follows on Twitter apparently hacked
CBSNews - 17 Jan 2018 04:50
On Tuesday, a pro-Turkey entity claimed control of the accounts of former Fox News personalities Greta Van Susteren and Eric Bolling
Is your PC vulnerable to Meltdown and Spectre CPU exploits? InSpectre tells you
PC World - 17 Jan 2018 17:03
The vital information you need to know about the serious Meltdown and Spectre CPU exploits isn't whether your PC is inherently vulnerable to them--it is--but whether your system has been patched to protect against the fl...
Why many click farm jobs should be understood as digital slavery
Phys.org - 17 Jan 2018 16:53
The digital economy has created new opportunities and ways of working. But it has also created millions of tasks or jobs that involve intense competition, unregulated working conditions and extremely low rates of pay.
Video offers peek at ultra-wide Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
Engadget - 17 Jan 2018 06:36
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope has been a long time in the making when work on its mirrors started in 2007. It's finally coming together, though. The LSST team has released a brief clip showing progress on the Chile...
There's a new malicious link that can crash or hang Messages and Safari
AppleInsider - 17 Jan 2018 03:55
Yet another "text bomb" has surfaced, this time in the form of a website that can sometimes cause system crashes or hangups when received through Apple's Messages app on iOS and macOS.
YouTube tightens the rules around creator monetization and partnerships
TechCrunch - 17 Jan 2018 03:06
In an effort to regain advertisers’ trust, Google is announcing what it says are “tough but necessary” changes to YouTube monetization.
Nintendo will announce an "interactive experience for kids" for the Switch tonight
Pocket-lint - 17 Jan 2018 16:40
Nintendo has posted a teaser on its official website stating it will announce a "new interactive experience for the Nintendo Switch, specially crafted for kids and kids at heart." Nintendo Switch review: Return of the Ki...
It's about time: Google's Clips AI camera might finally launch soon
Pocket-lint - 17 Jan 2018 23:57
Do you remember Google's Clips camera?Shortly after announcing the new Home Max and Home Mini speakers, as well as the new Pixel phones last autumn, Google brought out a camera that uses artificial intelligence to captur...
Deadspin Police: Washington State QB Tyler Hilinski Dead Of Apparent Suicide At 21 | Jezebel Oh Hell
Life Hacker - 17 Jan 2018 16:56
Deadspin Police: Washington State QB Tyler Hilinski Dead Of Apparent Suicide At 21 | Jezebel Oh Hell Yeah, Ann Curry Is Finally Talking | The Root White Sorority Girl at University of Alabama Records Racist Rant for Inst...
Some Users Are Seeing A Dark Mode Option On YouTube App For iOS
Tech Times - 17 Jan 2018 16:42
YouTube is adding a Dark Theme option on the iOS version of its mobile app. It seems to be a slow rollout, and there's no word yet whether Android users will receive it, too.
Apple CEO Tim Cook talks diversity, coding, more in interview with high school senior
AppleInsider - 17 Jan 2018 03:59
Apple CEO Tim Cook recently offered a few words of wisdom to high school senior Rebecca Kahn as part of a National Center for Women & Information Technology outreach program dubbed "Innovator to Innovator," which grants ...
Bitconnect, which has been accused of running a Ponzi scheme, shuts down
TechCrunch - 17 Jan 2018 03:58
Bitconnect, the lending and exchange platform that was long suspected by many in the crypto community of being a Ponzi scheme, has announced it’s shutting down. In a release on its website the platform said the shutdow...
Origin PC invites you to gear up and see its etchings - CNET
CNET - 17 Jan 2018 02:45
At CES 2018, the custom system builder showed off new ways to jazz up its systems as well as updates to the hardware.
Hackers can't dig into latest Xiaomi phone due to GPL violations
Ars Technica - 17 Jan 2018 23:51
Xiaomi is dragging its feet on the GPL again, this time with the Mi A1.
Ireland's plans for Apple to pay $15.9B in back taxes may be delayed until Q2 2018
AppleInsider - 17 Jan 2018 22:51
Ireland's attempt to collect an estimated 13 billion euro ($15.9 billion) in unpaid taxes could take longer than previously thought, after Prime Minister Leo Varadkar advised to EU lawmakers that initial payments could c...
Here's the controversial key to NASA's bold plan for Mars
NBC News - 17 Jan 2018 21:22
Space agency eyes moon-orbiting space station as stepping stone to the red planet.
Swollen eye is setback for blindness treatment using stem cells
New Scientist - 17 Jan 2018 19:08
A man in a flagship stem cell trial for age-related macular degeneration has swelling in his eye, but the cause is probably surgery - not stem cells
Stack Ranking SSL Vulnerabilities: The ROBOT Attack
SecurityWeek - 17 Jan 2018 18:58
At least two additional security vendors, including IBM and Palo Alto Networks, have been added to the list of vendors vulnerable to a variation on the Bleichenbacher attack called the ROBOT attack.
Patient-derived organoids may help personalize the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers
Science Daily - 17 Jan 2018 18:49
A new review highlights the potential of 3-D organoid models derived from patient cells to help personalize therapy for individuals with gastrointestinal cancers.