Technology News
We can read memories by analysing brain gene activity
New Scientist - 10 Apr 2018 18:50
Memories have unique genetic signatures that reveal what they are. The finding could lead to ways to read and alter memories in people with PTSD or phobias
Windows 10 Spring Creators Update: The best hidden features
PC World - 10 Apr 2018 12:31
Microsoft's next Windows 10 upgrade, code-named Redstone 4 and informally known as the Spring Creators Update, improves Windows in numerous ways. But Microsoft has also added innumerable under-the-hood adjustments. That'...
5 questions Mark Zuckerberg should answer at Facebook’s congressional hearings
Mashable - 10 Apr 2018 02:14Facebook launches bug bounty program to report data thieves - CNET
CNET - 10 Apr 2018 17:04
The social network will pay anyone who can find apps like the one at the heart of the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Facebook begins blocking apps from accessing user data after 90 days of non-use
TechCrunch - 10 Apr 2018 16:25
Facebook has rolled out a change that limits apps’ ability to access users’ data. The change comes hours before Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony before Congress where it’s expected he will have to answer ...
89% of Android Users Didn't Consent to Facebook Data Collection
Dark Reading - 10 Apr 2018 16:07
A new survey shows most Android users did not give Facebook permission to collect their call and text data.
93-count indictment on sex trafficking charges revealed against Backpage founders
USA Today - 10 Apr 2018 05:32
Prosecutors, in a 93-count indictment, contend the classified advertising website that the FBI shut down Friday operated as an online brothel.
PRODUCT RED iPhone 8 Verizon, T-Mobile details announced
Slash Gear - 10 Apr 2018 04:49
The red iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are real and they’re coming on Friday. Of course, you can already pre-order one tomorrow. Naturally, retailers and carriers are also getting into the spirit and are putting up their o...
Cambridge Analytica tries to shoot down Facebook data sharing claims
Engadget - 10 Apr 2018 04:36
Cambridge Analytica is facing incredible pressure over the Facebook data sharing scandal -- and not surprisingly, it's determined to share its version of events before Mark Zuckerberg testifies in congressional hearings....
Wildlife Traffickers Are Illegally Selling Animal Parts on Facebook, Advocates Say
Time - 10 Apr 2018 03:46
Advocates say Facebook has failed to stop illicit traders
World's Hottest Pepper Sends Man to the ER With Thunderclap Headaches
Gizmodo - 10 Apr 2018 00:30
For one brave man, eating one of the hottest peppers in the world came with an unexpected side effect: Days of splitting headaches that prompted a trip to the emergency room.
If you can't delete Facebook yet, start by deleting the app - CNET
CNET - 10 Apr 2018 20:52
Until you're ready to kick your Facebook habit completely, deleting the mobile app is a great way to drastically change your scrolling behavior.
How to turn off autoplay videos in the YouTube app
Android Central - 10 Apr 2018 20:33Here's why a British politician will escape punishment for hacking
Engadget - 10 Apr 2018 17:01
Thanks to a silly statement made by its prime minister, most British politicians are now asked in interviews about the worst thing they have ever done. When MP Kemi Badenoch was handed the question, she confessed to some...
This Memory Prosthesis Boosts Recall in Humans by Roughly 40 Percent
Singularity Hub - 10 Apr 2018 17:00
This one's for the books: in a jaw-dropping study, a team just turned the human brain from a read-only memory device to a rewritable one. “What?” you might ask. Of course the brain is rewritable. It's constantly usin...
Ellen Stofan, Former NASA Chief Scientist, to Head National Air and Space Museum
SPACE.com - 10 Apr 2018 16:58Quant Loader Trojan Spreads Via Microsoft URL Shortcut Files
Threatpost - 10 Apr 2018 16:48
Researchers are warning of a new email phishing campaign that launches a trojan capable of distributing ransomware and stealing passwords.
Robot-sumo is an actual sport and it's not just popular in Japan
Mashable - 10 Apr 2018 16:43Man Charged Over Swatting Death Allegedly Calls Self 'eGod,' Tweets Swat Threat From Jail
Gizmodo - 10 Apr 2018 16:40
Tyler Barris is being held by police on charges of involuntary manslaughter after he allegedly placed a phony emergency call that resulted in the death of another man. But Barris reportedly managed to get access to the i...
Lucidity uses the blockchain to bring more transparency to online ads
TechCrunch - 10 Apr 2018 16:37
Sam Kim, co-founder and CEO of Lucidity, said blockchain technology offers a solution to cut down on fraud and bring more transparency to digital advertising. Kim was previously chief operating officer at The Mobile Majo...
Uber executives on the hook for criminal charges in France
Engadget - 10 Apr 2018 16:36
France can bring criminal charges against Uber executives for operating an illegal taxi service, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has ruled. The decision stems from events in 2015, when France's governmen...
Despacito, other YouTube videos deleted in suspected hack - CNET
CNET - 10 Apr 2018 16:31
Popular videos disappeared temporarily Tuesday. According to the BBC, it was the work of hackers.