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Newly Patched SAP ASE Flaws Could Let Attackers Hack Database Servers
The Hacker News - 3 Jun 2020 17:10
A new set of critical vulnerabilities uncovered in SAP's Sybase database software can grant unprivileged attackers complete control over a targeted database and even the underlying operating system in certain scenarios. ...
Interventional radiologists modify protocol for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
EurekAlert! - 3 Jun 2020 08:00
(American Roentgen Ray Society) Radiologists who perform cross-sectional interventional procedures can take several steps to minimize the risks to patients and radiology personnel, including screening referred patients t...
Redmi Note 9 initial review: A new affordable champion?
Pocket-lint - 3 Jun 2020 17:00
You get a lot for your money from the Redmi Note 9, with impressive hardware and design, and power that leaves many rivals in the dust. The camera
Adidas RPT-01 Sport headphones review: Functional fitness
Digital Trends - 3 Jun 2020 17:00
With 40 hours of battery life and an IPX4 waterproof rating, the RPT-01 are made to aid the everyday athlete.
Open Zip Ties With a Broken Bobby Pin
Life Hacker - 3 Jun 2020 21:30
If you've got something that's zip-tied together that shouldn't be zip-tied together--whatever it is, for whatever reason--a broken bobby pin can be an excellent release tool.
Travel Photography: How to Keep the Dignity of Your Subjects
The Phoblographer - 3 Jun 2020 08:00
As exciting as travel photography is, there’s a way to approach and protect the dignity of your subjects. I’ve been exploring the world for the better part of four years. Being able to combine photography and travel ...
SpaceX to launch 60 Starlink satellites for megaconstellation tonight. Here's how to watch.
SPACE.com - 3 Jun 2020 19:35
SpaceX will launch its next batch of Starlink internet satellites into orbit tonight (June 3) after two weeks of weather delays and the company's historic first astronaut flight.
Airbus jobs on wire as underlying output falls 40%: sources
Reuters - 3 Jun 2020 18:33
Airbus is looking to hold underlying jet output at 40% below pre-pandemic plans for two years, an approach which adds new pressure to cut thousands of jobs, industry sources said.
LA Residents Endlessly Roast the LAPD in World's Most Satisfying Zoom Call
Motherboard - 3 Jun 2020 02:06
For more than six hours, caller after caller demanded the resignation of LAPD police chief Michel Moore.
The Roller Coaster Ride of Creatives
PetaPixel - 3 Jun 2020 18:19The Government is Regularly Flying Predator Drones Over American Cities
Motherboard - 3 Jun 2020 18:10
The aircraft flight data is a reminder that CBP does not only fly drones along the border.
Why You Should Add Alt Text to Twitter Images
Life Hacker - 3 Jun 2020 18:00
I'm a lazy tweeter, it's true. I don't use the service much, and when I do, I'll occasionally upload an image with some pithy comment and call it a day. But that's wrong on my part. I, like you, should also spend a momen...
Google faces class action for allegedly tracking private browsing activity
ZDNet - 3 Jun 2020 05:26
The lawsuit claims that Google still tracks and collects users' personal information even when they are browsing the internet in private browsing mode.
Google faces $5 billion lawsuit in U.S. for tracking 'private' internet use
Reuters - 3 Jun 2020 05:04
Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading the privacy of millions of users by pervasively tracking their internet use through browsers set in "privat...
Exclusive: China-owned Playtika hires banks for $1 billion U.S. IPO - sources
Reuters - 3 Jun 2020 04:13
Playtika Ltd, a mobile gaming company owned by a Chinese investor group, has hired investment banks to prepare for a U.S. initial public offering that could raise around $1 billion, people familiar with the matter said o...
England banned sex in response to the coronavirus pandemic
BGR - 3 Jun 2020 04:07
England effectively enacted a coronavirus sex ban with a law that would limit social gatherings of indoor groups consisting of at least two people. The
New Simulations Show How Black Holes Grow, Through Mergers and Accretion
Universe Today - 3 Jun 2020 02:54
One of the most pressing questions in astronomy concerns black holes. We know that massive stars that explode as supernovae can leave stellar mass black holes as remnants. And astrophysicists understand that process. But...
Congressional report refutes claim that a Space National Guard would be 'cost neutral'
Space News - 3 Jun 2020 02:35
CBO estimates that standing up a Space National Guard would cost about $100 million a year. SpaceNews.com
FIPS 140-2 security testing for wireless medical devices
Medical Design Technology - 3 Jun 2020 22:29
Design engineers should be aware of several testing issues surrounding encryption standards designed to protect data from bad actors. Jay White | Laird Connectivity The bad guys don't care about your social security numb...
Atomic blueprint of 'molecular machine' reveals role in membrane protein installation
Science Daily - 3 Jun 2020 21:00
Scientists have revealed the first known atomic structure of a 'molecular machine' responsible for installing critical signaling proteins into cellular membranes. The findings shed new light on how this process works, an...
Bose, Sennheiser, and Sony wireless headphones discounted for Father's Day
Digital Trends - 3 Jun 2020 20:55
The Sony WH-XB900N, Sennheiser Momentum 2, and Bose QuietComfort 35 II headphones are on sale from $180.
First life on Earth may actually have been built from both RNA and DNA
New Scientist - 3 Jun 2020 20:00
Many biologists suspect the first life on Earth was based on RNA, but a new study suggests DNA could have been in the mix right from the start