Technology News
Fox News host Dan Bongino suspended on YouTube over COVID-19 misinformation
Engadget - 15 Jan 2022 15:35
Fox News host and right-wing commentator Dan Bongino won't be able to upload anything to his YouTube channel for a week, according to Forbes and The Hill. The website has temporarily suspended his account over COVID-19 m...
Explosive underwater volcano eruption in Tonga spotted from space in satellite images
SPACE.com - 15 Jan 2022 13:00
Satellites orbiting Earth captured a powerful undersea eruption in Tonga from space on Thursday (Jan. 13).
Symptoms and Traits of Borderline Personality Disorder May Run In Families
Neuroscience News - 15 Jan 2022 03:22
Family members of people with borderline personality disorder share similarities in brain structure and personality traits as those diagnosed with the personality disorder. Findings may point toward a hereditary componen...
The Free-Energy Principle Explains the Brain
Neuroscience News - 15 Jan 2022 02:24
The free-energy principle can explain how neural networks minimize energy costs and are optimized for efficiency.
Tesla Full Self-Driving videos are prompt California's DMV to rethink policy on accidents
The Register - 15 Jan 2022 13:01
Plus: AI systems can identify different chess players by their moves and more In brief California's Department of Motor Vehicles said it's "revisiting" its opinion of whether Tesla's so-called Full Self-Driving feature n...
Russia Arrests REvil Ransomware Gang Responsible for High-Profile Cyber Attacks
The Hacker News - 15 Jan 2022 11:21
In an unprecedented move, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), the country's principal security agency, on Friday disclosed that it arrested several members belonging to the notorious REvil ransomware gang and neutra...
Biometric data at US airports calls for tighter controls, senators from both parties say
Fox News - 15 Jan 2022 05:44
In a letter to CBP earlier this week, two U.S. senators called for authorities to allow Americans to opt out of facial recognition at airports.
Russia captures hacker likely responsible for Colonial Pipeline cyberattack
Engadget - 15 Jan 2022 03:25
The hacker behind the ransomware attack that took down the Colonial Pipeline last year has been apprehended by Russian authorities, according to US officials. Russia's FSB intelligence agency said Friday that 14 people a...
New Screening Tool Developed to Automatically Identify Older Appearing Brains Typical of Dementia
Neuroscience News - 15 Jan 2022 02:51
A new artificial intelligence algorithm analyses MRI data to accurately predict the age of a brain.
Link Between Brain Cell Development and Risk of Schizophrenia Discovered
Neuroscience News - 15 Jan 2022 00:51
The genetic disruption of specific cell processes crucial to brain development was linked to disease risk in a wide range of mental health disorders including schizophrenia.
Google's Alleged Scheme to Corner the Online Ad Market
Wired - 15 Jan 2022 00:03
A newly unredacted legal filing sheds light on internal programs that antitrust enforcers argue advantaged Google at the expense of advertisers and publishers.
Google builds out Fast Pair and Windows integration, but we want more
Android Central - 15 Jan 2022 15:00
The new features announced at CES 2022 are a good start, but why can't we have Fast Pair and Nearby Share on every device? Whether it's iMessage integration in macOS, quick file sharing via AirDrop, or the instant pairin...
Learn the backstory of Grudge the Cat with IDW's new 'Star Trek: Discovery' comic miniseries
SPACE.com - 15 Jan 2022 14:49
Writers Kirsten Beyer and Mike Johnson reunite for IDW's new "Star Trek: Discovery - Adventures in the 32nd Century" starring Grudge the cat.
Suit says Google, Facebook chiefs OK'd market pact
Phys.org - 15 Jan 2022 10:35
Top bosses of Google and Facebook were directly involved in approving an allegedly illegal 2018 deal to cement their dominance of the online advertising market, US court documents revealed Friday.
Massive Cyber Attack Knocks Down Ukrainian Government Websites
The Hacker News - 15 Jan 2022 09:17
No fewer than 70 websites operated by the Ukrainian government went offline on Friday for hours in what appears to be a coordinated cyber attack amid heightened tensions with Russia. "As a result of a massive cyber attac...
And relax: no repeat car crash financials for SAP in 2021 as cloud services come good
The Register - 15 Jan 2022 03:54
Let's not mention on-premise licences.... ERP specialist SAP saw Q4 cloud revenue jump 28 per cent compared with the same period a year earlier to hit €2.61bn...
Team USA reportedly tells athletes not to take their phones to Winter Olympics - CNET
CNET - 15 Jan 2022 03:29
They're instead being encouraged to use burner phones, a report says.
Google's and Facebook's top execs allegedly approved dividing ad market among themselves
The Register - 15 Jan 2022 03:10
Latest iteration of Texas-led antitrust complaint against Google expands claims of bad behavior The alleged 2017 deal between Google and Facebook to kill header bidding, a way for multiple ad exchanges to compete fairly ...
CDC updates face mask guidance with emphasis on N95 respirators
Slash Gear - 15 Jan 2022 03:07
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has published its latest mask guidance update, stating that the public can wear high-filtration respirators like N95 and KN95 masks. The agency didn’t go so far a...
Iran's Supreme Leader Puts Out Animated Video of Donald Trump Getting Droned
Gizmodo - 15 Jan 2022 02:45
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, recently posted an animated video to his website depicting former President Donald Trump getting nailed by a drone strike.
States Appeal Decision to Throw Out Their Facebook Antitrust Case
The New York Times - 15 Jan 2022 02:05
The states' central claim is that Facebook acquired competitors -- particularly Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 -- in a predatory manner, by crushing competition.
US-China chip cold war? It's only helping the Middle Kingdom warn silicon makers
The Register - 15 Jan 2022 02:01
It's blowback time again China's cold war with the US on chips isn't slowing down the country's rapid growth in semiconductors, the Semiconductor Industry Association said this week....