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Mashable - 15 Feb 2020 02:36Busted: Huge malware operation targeted Google Chrome extensions
BGR - 15 Feb 2020 02:04
While she was performing some routine tasks one day that relate to her job of constantly hunting for digital threats online, security researcher Jamila Kaya stumbled across the first in a series of malicious Google Chrom...
Scientists Need Help Looking for Aliens in Massive New Trove of SETI Data
Motherboard - 15 Feb 2020 02:00
The Breakthrough Listen project just released two petabytes of SETI data, and anyone from scientists to coders with experience in Python and a bit of gumption can look for signs of extraterrestrial life.
Singapore orders Facebook page tagged as online falsehoods repeat offender
ZDNet - 15 Feb 2020 08:47
Singapore government has ordered the Facebook page operated by States Times Review to be tagged a "Declared Online Location" under the country's online falsehoods law, which requires readers to be warned that the page ha...
Google Maps changes political borders based on who's viewing, report says - CNET
CNET - 15 Feb 2020 03:15
Disputed regions are displayed differently around the world.
SETI search of interstellar Comet Borisov finds no sign of alien 'technosignatures'
SPACE.com - 15 Feb 2020 02:17
The Breakthrough Listen SETI project has scanned the interstellar Comet Borisov for "technosignatures" but come up empty so far.
New technologies, strategies expanding search for extraterrestrial life
Phys.org - 15 Feb 2020 02:00
Emerging technologies and new strategies are opening a revitalized era in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). New discovery capabilities, along with the rapidly-expanding number of known planets orbiting...
Looks like Millennials finally killed HQ Trivia for good
Android Central - 15 Feb 2020 01:48
Thanks to the short attention span of smartphone users and lack of investments. What you need to know HQ has shut its doors today, February 14, 2020, laying off all 25 employees. HQ Trivia and HQ Words apps are no longer...
SpaceX tests Falcon 9 rocket for Starlink satellite fleet launch
SPACE.com - 15 Feb 2020 01:23
SpaceX just fired up the Falcon 9 rocket booster that will launch the company's next batch of Starlink satellites into space this weekend.
Recommended Reading: The CIA-owned company that helped it spy on the world
Engadget - 15 Feb 2020 16:30
The intelligence coup of the century Greg Miller, The Washington Post This in-depth report tells the story of Crypto AG, a Switzerland-based company that achieved success for its code-making machines during World War II....
Rocket Lab wins contract to launch NASA lunar cubesat mission
Space News - 15 Feb 2020 16:20
NASA awarded a contract to Rocket Lab Feb. 14 for the launch of a cubesat mission that will serve as a precursor for the agency's planned lunar Gateway. SpaceNews.com
'The French Dispatch' and all the new movie trailers you need to watch from this past week
BGR - 15 Feb 2020 16:01
It's the weekend some of you have been waiting for, as Sonic the Hedgehog hit theaters, and people are actually saying that it's not too bad. If there's one thing to get you hyped about it, it has to be Jim Carrey playin...
Android Auto adds local weather icons to the status bar
Slash Gear - 15 Feb 2020 16:00
If your vehicle has Android Auto, you can now use the system to quickly view your local weather. Users started noticing the new feature over the last week, reporting that they show up as two small icons in the platform�...
The 'Robo Revenge' App Makes It Easy to Sue Robocallers
Wired - 15 Feb 2020 16:00
Mac malware, a Bitcoin mixer, and more of the week's top security news.
Microsoft pulls security update after reports of issues affecting some PCs
ZDNet - 15 Feb 2020 15:38
A standalone security update released as part of the February Patch Tuesday cycle has created headaches for some owners of PCs running Windows 10. After investigating reports of those issues, Microsoft has yanked KB45242...
Most distant object ever explored gives clues to how planets form
Digital Trends - 15 Feb 2020 15:35
The distant Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth has supplied evidence of how the building blocks of planets formed.
Vodafone assesses payment to India in dispute over dues
Reuters - 15 Feb 2020 15:32
Vodafone Idea Ltd said on Saturday it was assessing how much it would pay the Indian government as part of dues owed and said it proposed making a payment in the next few days.
Best Cheap Bluetooth Speaker Deals: Bose, JBL, Ultimate Ears
Digital Trends - 15 Feb 2020 15:27
Here are the best cheap Bluetooth speaker deals available today, headlined by top-rated models from JBL and UE.
Acura NSX road trip, Honda Civic Si and more: Roadshow's week in review - Roadshow
CNET - 15 Feb 2020 15:00
Here's a look at our most important stories for the week ending Feb. 15.
Has Microsoft Edge finally nailed web browsing?
Slash Gear - 15 Feb 2020 14:59
Microsoft is back for another stab at the browsing experience with a Microsoft Edge update out this month. The update will be right at home for many Google Chrome users, making it an enticing alternative to Chrome, which...
One of Antarctica's fastest-shrinking glaciers just lost an iceberg twice the size of Washington, D.C.
SPACE.com - 15 Feb 2020 14:48
A huge chunk of ice twice the size of Washington, D.C., just broke off of Antarctica's Pine Island glacier, continuing a troubling trend that could signify glacial collapse.
Disney's new 'Rise of the Resistance' ride puts you in an epic 'Star Wars' battle
SPACE.com - 15 Feb 2020 14:24
Have you ever wanted to join the Resistance and fight alongside Poe and Finn to free the galaxy from the tyrannical rule of the First Order?