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Apple Will Start Disclosing App Takedown Requests From Governments
Gizmodo - 26 May 2018 03:30
Apple dropped its bi-annual transparency report Friday and offered a new pledge to its customers going forward. Starting with its end of year report for 2018, the company will disclose government requests to remove apps ...
The FBI wants you to reboot your router NOW to help destroy a botnet - CNET
CNET - 26 May 2018 02:33
DO IT NOWW.
Forgotten Element Could Redefine Time
SPACE.com - 26 May 2018 14:00Leaked Facebook documents show its shifting hate speech policies
Engadget - 26 May 2018 05:12
Over the last year or so, Facebook's public statements have reflected the ongoing process of its moderation policies, both when it comes to election fraud and the even pricklier issue of hate speech. Now, beyond its publ...
These poor creatures suffered from dandruff 125 million years before Head And Shoulders was invented
BGR - 26 May 2018 03:32
These days, if you notice a bit of dandruff on your shoulder you just stop by the drug store and grab some specialized shampoo, but 125 million years ago the birds and feathered dinosaurs just had to deal with it. A new ...
Emails show cooperation among EPA, climate-change deniers
ABC News - 26 May 2018 01:49
Newly released emails show senior political appointees at the Environmental Protection Agency working closely with a think-tank that dismisses warnings of climate change
ISS crew schedules delay need for commercial crew
Space News - 26 May 2018 01:17GDPR privacy law is inspiring some epic Twitter memes - CNET
CNET - 26 May 2018 01:02
You can count on Twitter users to make light of just about anything.
Apple could be secretly working on an ARM-based, touchscreen computer
Digital Trends - 26 May 2018 16:11
A recent report indicates that Apple may be working on an entirely new computer under the codename Project Star. The supposed device is said to be some kind of a hybrid touchscreen computer that "runs a derivative of iOS...
T-Mobile Web Portal Exposed 74 Million Accounts, and and More Security News This Week
Wired - 26 May 2018 15:00
Hacking back, Trump's poor security hygiene and more of the week's top security news.
What's the Absolutely Amazing Theory of Almost Everything?
Live Science - 26 May 2018 14:37Study Offers Pessimistic Outlook for Commercial Space Stations
SPACE.com - 26 May 2018 14:17Are Viruses the New Frontier for Astrobiology?
SPACE.com - 26 May 2018 14:09Israel's Self-Flying 'Cormorant' Whisks Soldiers to Safety
Wired - 26 May 2018 13:00
Tactical Robotics' autonomous aircraft may not look too cool, but it might make battlefields safer, and eventually help civilians fly around town.
A Classical Math Problem Gets Pulled Into Self-Driving Cars
Wired - 26 May 2018 13:00
A century ago, the great mathematician David Hilbert posed a probing question in pure mathematics. A recent advance in optimization theory is bringing Hilbert's work into the modern world.
Nokia is cooking up more stuff, will spill the beans May 29
Android Authority - 26 May 2018 12:10
It is not clear what HMD Global and Nokia will announce during the event, but you can reasonably expect smartphones and more.
Streaming music is clearly the future. Here's why that sucks
Digital Trends - 26 May 2018 12:00
Spotify and streaming services like Apple Music are taking over. But are we losing something valuable as we shift to on-demand music? Here's why streaming isn't all it's cracked up to be. The post Streaming music is clea...
Jeff Bezos announces Amazon is picking up 'The Expanse'
Engadget - 26 May 2018 06:41UNIST professors honored with government awards
EurekAlert! - 26 May 2018 06:00
(Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology(UNIST)) Two faculty members in the School of Urban and Enviornmental Engineering at South Korea's Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have been h...
Rumor: Apple working on new device family under codename 'Star'
AppleInsider - 26 May 2018 04:48
Apple is rumored to be working on a new device family that, according to a decidedly sparse report, combines technology from the company's iOS and Mac device lineups.
Two French teens arrested for hacking Taylor Swift's and Drake's music videos
Engadget - 26 May 2018 03:58
Back in April, hackers managed to deface YouTube music videos by Drake, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Shakira and others (including Despacito, the reigning king of views on the platform). The infiltrators swapped out their t...
Gadget Lab Podcast: The Very Human Element of Self-Driving Cars
Wired - 26 May 2018 03:20
WIRED's Alex Davies and Aarian Marshall join this week's Gadget Lab podcast to talk all things transportation-and yes, that includes Elon Musk.