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Hunting for Magecart With URLscan.io
SecurityWeek - 18 Dec 2019 16:43
Hunting Magecart with URLscan.io
OnePlus 6/6T OxygenOS Open Beta 3 brings back the 'hide notch' option
Android Central - 18 Dec 2019 17:29
The update also comes with the November security patch and general bug fixes. What you need to know The latest OxygenOS Open Beta 3 brings the November Android security patch to the OnePlus 6 and 6T. It also brings back ...
Earth's Largest Scientific Structure, a WhatsApp Flaw, and More News
Wired - 18 Dec 2019 01:19
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Kindle Unlimited: We try Amazon's subscription service for ebooks
PC World - 18 Dec 2019 13:30
If you're a Kindle user, you've undoubtedly come across titles with that Kindle Unlimited logo and an enticing "$0.00" price tag attached. You're curious, yes? With titles in genres from mysteries and romance to sci-fi a...
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker's ending, explained - CNET
CNET - 18 Dec 2019 10:01
Major spoiler alert: Don't even go near this if you haven't seen the film.
Earth's magnetic north pole is moving at unprecedented speeds
BGR - 18 Dec 2019 19:55
Earlier this year, scientists revealed that Earth's magnetic north pole is shifting faster than anyone had predicted. Polar shifts aren't uncommon and we've long known that Earth's magnetic poles are always on the move, ...
Google And Facebook ad Dominance Faces Scrutiny in UK
The Mac Observer - 18 Dec 2019 16:00
The UK competition regulator may impose tougher regulations on Google and Facebook over concerns about their dominance of online advertising.
Different mutations in a single gene can wreak many types of havoc in brain cells
EurekAlert! - 18 Dec 2019 07:00
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Mount Sinai researchers have found that different mutations in a single gene can have myriad effects on a person's health, suggesting that gene therapies may ne...
Giant Black Hole at the Center of Our Galaxy May Have a Friend
SPACE.com - 18 Dec 2019 01:02
A second supermassive black hole may be lurking at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way.
A Surveillance Net Blankets China's Cities, Giving Police Vast Powers
The New York Times - 18 Dec 2019 04:57
The authorities can scan your phones, track your face and find out when you leave your home. One of the world's biggest spying networks is aimed at regular people, and nobody can stop it.
VICE Tests Amazon Ring's Security, and it's Not Good
The Mac Observer - 18 Dec 2019 04:20
Journalists at VICE tested the security of Amazon Ring security cameras, and they call it "awful." Ring is not offering basic security precautions, such as double-checking whether someone logging in from an unknown IP ad...
The Imperial Powers of the Tech Universe
Wall Street Journal - 18 Dec 2019 03:00
The biggest tech companies are ubiquitous parts of modern life, touch billions of people around the globe--and can shrug off fines in the billions
A Space Scavenger Makes a Very Strange Discovery in Sci-Fi Short Eden
Gizmodo - 18 Dec 2019 03:00
Would you hand over your soul for the ultimate score?
What types of problems can fiber optic kinetic sensor solve?
Medical Design Technology - 18 Dec 2019 23:04
At Sensors Expo 2019, Dennis Horwicz, Product Manager at Micronor explains how his company's fiber optic sensors for mechanical motion applications can be used in challenging applications that include electromagnetic int...
Zika vaccine protects fetus in pregnant monkeys
Science Daily - 18 Dec 2019 22:35
An experimental vaccine against the Zika virus reduced the amount of virus in pregnant rhesus macaques and improved fetal outcomes. The work could help support development and approval of an experimental Zika DNA vaccine...
Scientists find way to supercharge protein production
Science Daily - 18 Dec 2019 22:35
Researchers have found a way to increase production of proteins in bacteria up to a thousandfold, a discovery that could aid production of proteins used in the medical, food, agriculture, chemical and other industries.
Scientists identify harmful bacteria based on its DNA at a very low cost
Science Daily - 18 Dec 2019 22:34
Currently, the detection of food poison outbreaks caused by bacteria takes a long time and is expensive, but this does not have to be the case in the future. Researchers have found a method for the precise identification...
Early-life exposure to dogs may lessen risk of developing schizophrenia
Science Daily - 18 Dec 2019 22:34
Ever since humans domesticated the dog, the faithful, obedient and protective animal has provided its owner with companionship and emotional well-being. Now, a study suggests that being around 'man's best friend' from an...
Chemical compound found in essential oils improves wound healing
Science Daily - 18 Dec 2019 22:34
Researchers have discovered that a chemical compound found in essential oils improves the healing process in mice when it is topically applied to a skin wound.
Obesity could affect brain development in children
Science Daily - 18 Dec 2019 22:34
New research found that obese children had a thinner pre-frontal cortex than normal weight children. The thinner cortex could be factor in the decreased executive function earlier studies observed among children with hig...
Saccharin derivatives give cancer cells a not-so-sweet surprise
Science Daily - 18 Dec 2019 22:34
Saccharin received a bad rap after studies in the 1970s linked consumption of large amounts of the artificial sweetener to bladder cancer in laboratory rats. Later, research revealed that these findings were not relevant...
Comparing heirloom and modern wheat effects on gut health
Science Daily - 18 Dec 2019 22:34
Amid concerns about gluten sensitivity, increasing numbers of people are avoiding wheat. Most have not been diagnosed with a wheat-related medical condition, yet they seem to feel better when they don't eat gluten-contai...